The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25

guests of his mother, Mrs, Jane Mann
part of this week.
Miss Georgianna Scott is in Keene hos
pital, where she recently had an opera
| ton for appendicitis. At last accounts
she was doing well
Rev. w. 4. White preached in the Uni
versalist church Sunday morning owing
\ 10 the fact that Major Trckey was unable
TO conduct the services.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter II. Barrett have
returned from their wedding tour and will
! live in their newly furnished home in the
Spooner house on Highland avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A.. Robertson
reached home Friday from their visit IN
several European countries accompanied
by their daughter Mrs. Nat Butler.
Andrew l.. Sargent and Ralph Holmes
of Somersworth, n, H., have a camp on
Plsgah where they will remain indefinite
ly hunting, fishing and reeuperating.
| +. II. Bean has been in Rochester, n,
! H., to see his mother, who is quite III but
improving slightly. Mrs, Bean, who is
caring for her, is expected home soon.
Mrs. Holman of New York is visiting
her father, l.. +. Liscom, and her husband
will soon Join her. Victor Stearns has
been spending few days with his fam
lily there.
Miss Mabel Proctor was in Concord,
Mass, to attend a wedding Tuesday. She
has closed her engagement at j. NJ.
Lambs furniture store but will remain
here while.
The Todd block occupied by j. NJ. Lamb
and +. s. McFicld Is being much improved
by having the show windows extended to
the edge OF the piazza with plate glass
fronts and sides.
Mrs. II. c. Holland spent several days
last week with Mrs, X. w. Day in Spring
field. Mass. and attended the meeting OF
the alumni association of the Dread insti-
tute in Worcester.
J. II. Watson, who does blacksmithing
in the stone shop, has opened store IN
the Wise block on Canal street, where he
will sell harness, blankets, etc. Mr.. Wat.
son recently took trip through Massa-
chusetts on his motorcycle.
II. 0. Secrest OF Cleveland, o., was the
guest of II. T. Fisher several days last
week. He is the inventor OF the Capitol
lawn trimmer which is made by the
Granite State Moving Machine company.
Mrs. Locke went as delegate to the W.
c. L. L. convention held in Plymouth
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs.
H. W. Taylor also went to accompany ner
niece, Doris Seaver who is one of the
speakers there.
James F. Doran of Holyoke, Mass, at
one time on one of W. o. Amidon's
teams. will manage basketball team in
Brattleboro the coming season. He is con
sdered star among basketball players
and has played on several teams in Brat
tleboro.
The enumeration of school children in
the town of Hinsdale taken in September,
1907 reveals the following: Number OF
children between the ages of and 10
years, 800; boys, 1879; girls, ISL Last
years figures showed "A more, the decrease
being due no doubt to the fact that sew
eral families have moved from town.
The friends and neighbors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Monroe Dodge gave them a recep-
ton Friday evening which was thoroughly
enjoyed by all. They had just returned
from their wedding trip. They gave all
a hearty welcome Mr.. Dodge has been
having rather bad luck of late. Four OF
his cows got into the eornfeld and ate so
much of the green stalks that the result
was the death of one. Then shortly after
his best horse was taken i'll. A veterinary
was called but the animal could not be
cured and soon died.
A very pleasant affair was the social
at the Methodist church Thursday even
ing in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Pack
ard who are to leave Monday for Califor-
MIA, where they intend to make their
home. A collation. of cake and cocoa
was served after which Mrs. Packard was
presented by her class with cold meat
fork and an orange spoon. Master For
est was given a fine umbrella by members
of his Sunday school class and Stella re-
ceived a Junior League pin which was
to her by the members of the
Junior League. Mr.. and Mrs. Packard
have lived here many years, have been
,ctiye workers in the Methodist church
where they will be missed On their de-
parture they will be accompanied by Mrs.
Edna Kempton, a former resident OF
Hinsdale.