The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-15

bny and which brought over SIS into
its treasury. -,
A. l.. Saxton has rented the Willard
farm In Newfane and is moving onto ~
Ths farm was formerly owned by Mt;
benedict, who improved the buildings ana
put everything in excellent shape; mere
nrc an The place II cows, three fat hogs,
a nair al horses, and all the necessary
farming tools. Mr. SaNton Is, a good
farmer and will, no doubt, do well IN ms
new home.
The eyangelistie meetings held by Rev.
Mr. Hafer are well attended and are BRING
ING forth good fruit. Mr. Hafer is in no
sense of the word a sensational evangel'
ist He makes no attempt to drive peo'
ple into the church but invites them most
earnestly to consider the truths OF the
Bible aud then to use their Judgment a.
to the right course TO pursue ABOUT y, ~
have shown themselves to he especially
interested and more viii doubtless follow
before the close Of the meetings,
The body of Choate Howard was
brought here Thursday evening for burial
in tbe family lot in lakewood cemetery,
There were services at the inn Friday
morning at 10 o'clock, many OF the for
mer friends and acquaintance OF MI
Howard attending. Rev. W. W. Gpshee,
pnstor of the Baptist church, OBLIGATED.
The bearers were w. W. Holland, j. H.
Mare Herbert Evans and Charles Evans.
The body was accompanied by, Col;
Charles tpham and Christopher Howard
of Meriden, Conn, who returned Satur-
day.
At the annual meeting of the Towns
bend Hotel company Saturday evening
in the Townshend inn the following OH
GERS were chosen: Directors, j. Ii.
Ware. w. 5. Holland, II. w. Sanders,
!. c. Whitcomb, \. ~. Snow, +; l.
Hastings. 4. Il. Batchelder; clerk,
Charles H. Willard. Inc board OF direc-
tors organized with the following DIN
GERS: President, J. II. Ware; vice presii'
dent, II. W. Sanders; treasurer, w. ;.
Holland: auditor. Z. b. Batchelder; pru-
dental committee, j. IL. Ware, W. D
Holland. II. W. Sanders.
We repeat the following notice winch
apucared in last weeks paper lest some
should forget the date: \ special meet
ing of the trustees Of Leland and uray
seminary is called at ! O'Clock p. m,
March 10. to consider: First, II the board
of trustees shall be increased in number
and if so. by what number; second, II 1t
Is voted TO increase the number OF trus-
tees to elect such number as may be re-
ouired to make the board consist OF the
full number without reference to place
of residence; third, to transact any other
business that may legally come before the
meeting,
Townshend hens have learned that eggs
are high during Lent and are sampllng
them to see if they taste better during
that season. \ Young man belonging to a
family whose biddies had been troubling
IN this way. confidently remarked the 9th
cr morning. I'm fix those hens!' Ac-
cordngly he took the white Of an ePo.
mixed it with cayenne pepper and mus
tard. and filled an egg shell with the mix
ture. carefully FASTING a piece Of white
paper over the hole in the shell Then he
and his brother retired to the barn to
see the fun. The egg was placed on the
floor and the hens charged upon it in a
body. The boys waited in glee to see
them sneeze or wipe their weeping eyes
or choke but those hens would not ac-
knowledge themselves fooled and when
they had eaten the last particle, calmly
lifted their heads and said with a smile,
Give us some more We like it.