The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

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The Dorcas guild will meet next week
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Il. J.. Lowe
To complete the articles fol the sale which
win be held at the chapel Tuesday, Aug
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MIR. and Mrs. Taylor and their two
children, who had been visiting their aunt
Mrs. Green, in Harmonyville, left last
week Thursday for their home IN Green
field, Mass.
The steam mill was closed Monday as
il was necessary to cool the boiler that
il might be duly inspected by Mr.. Per
kins OF Hartford who had come to town
foc that purpose,
We hear that Miss Blanche Brigham
would take the prize ii one were offered
for the handsome varieties and great
abundance of sweet peas which she has
raised this summer.
Mrs. Hodgkins, a sister Of Mrs. Samuel
Winslow and niece of Rev. Mr., Wood,
who was at one time pastor of the Con
gregatonal church in this place, was the
guest of Mrs. Abby Taft this week.
Edward Dale OF Frogmore, 5. g., who
has been in New York buying goods lor
The firm of Macdonald Wilkins X Co.,
came lne ldsl VI tnc MtVh " 7F.s"'
few days with his mother Mrs IL. "
Dale.
Leon Truesdell, who graduated last
June from Brown university with high
honors and who has been helping Prof.
Wilson of the university ON literary
work, is at home for q few weeks Vaca'
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. Theron S. Parks of Glens
Falls. n. y, are receiving congratula'
tions over the birth of daughter, Bea-
trice, Mrs. Parks was Miss Mabel Mar
tin, formerly of Townshend and is a
graduate of Leland and Gray seminary.
Music, by the grange; reading, Mrs;
Il. n. Marsh; address, The Value and
Uses of Milk. DR.. +. l.. Osgood; music,
Ethel Sparks; reading, Mrs, A. \. Mason;
selection, Mrs. Lyman Gale; question for
discussion. Should Every Farmer and
Dairyman Test His Cows for Butterfat.
Mrs. T. II. Scammon and two children
visited DR.. and Mrs. +. l.. Osgood on
Tuesday. Mrs. Scammon was Miss Nina
Landman and is graduate OF Leland
and Gray seminary. Rev. i, II. Scammon
is attending the conference at Northheld
but will come to Townshend for a few
days.
]. o. Follett has been building an arch
ed bridge in the Lowe district this week
above the Dennis Jones place. X. ID.
Phillips and Herbert Evans are helping
him and Mr.. Coolong is working with his
team. Arched bridges seem to be in de-
mand. Mr.. Follett Just declined an offer
to build one in jefferson, n. IL.
Miss Florence Follett was called to
Weston on Wednesday to be inaugurated
as president of the Old Maids Matri-
monial club to which office she has been
recently elected During the first OF the
week she was to be seen seated in the
shade of the apple trees carefully learning
by heart the inaugural address which she
il to deliver this evening. We understand
that she will there undergo a process by
which her wrinkles and gray hairs will
be removed so that she will be once more
fresh and charming.
The Townshend baseball team played
last at Newfane where two practice
games were put in. The first was the
quickest game ever played by the team
lasting only one hour and fifteen MN
utes and resulting in score OF to |,
in favor of Townshend. Five innings we're
PLAYED in the second game with a score
OF 5 10 =, Ill ldNOl VI IuNhoh1ih'
team made the best plays that it has made
this wear. The team expect to play Raw
sonville on Reeds field on Saturday, Aug.
H. and South Londonderry Tuesday,
Aug. 90.
The Dorcas guild met Wednesday after
noon at the cosy home of Mrs. Park
Holland, Mrs. Holland ana Mrs. Fred
Randall being hostesses. Nineteen were
present. 1t was voted to hold the sale
of fancy articles, aprons rugs, etc, at
the chapel Aug. 81 and to sell, at the
same time. ice cream and candy. 1t was
also voted that each member be asked to
contribute some article for the sale. At
/ o'clocl, the work was laid aside and a
dainty supper was served. Everyone en-
loved the afternoon and pronounced Mrs.
Holland and Mrs Randall delightful hos
tesses.
Tuesday morning telephone messages
began to fly, everyone inquiring Where
is the FREE" or What is burning in
yom neighborhood" and no wonder for
a dense cloud of smoke was seen rising TO
the north of the village. 1t was sup.
posed by many that some Of the Towns
bend farm houses or barns were burning
but those who were on the hills could see
that the smoke CANT lloHl btSohh wy
high hill sometimes called the Acropolis
because it is in Athens. Report says
that the fire was in the woods near
lumber mill The smoke continued to
pour up until late in the afternoon.
Last Friday evening a dozen or more
guests assembled in the pleasant living
room of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. VIII
lard. After all had had pleasant time
talking and telling stories, hush fell
over the company while they listened to
the solos and duets sung by the Misses
Esther and Alice Dale and to Miss kath-
crime Frasier's story of her experiences
in trout fishing told by the piano keys.
The happy faces and hearty applause PROV
ed that this part of the evening was high
Iy appreciated. Fortunately the weather
was sufficiently cool to admit of a fire IN
The big oldfashioned fireplace and the rest
IF the evening was spent in watching, this,
eating the dainty refreshments, and en-.
owing the beautifully illustrated copy. OF
Schilier's Wilhelm Tell which had Just
arrived from Switzerland.
WEST ToWNsHEND.