The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-26
THE BRATTLEBORO REFORMER, FRIDAY APRIL 26, 1907

enough to win the silver prizes may com
pete with other winners OF similar prizes
in the gold medal contest TO be held at
the county w, q, I, u, convention at
Jamaica in June,
The new l.. G., 5. Messenger came out
this week aud is a very cTedltahle sheet
The paper has lost its half'mouning coy
or and is decked IN more youthful .garb
Everyone interested ia the school should
have copy. Papers can he obtained at
4. l.. loves store or of Hugh Phillips,
the assistant business manager,
Two persons from Townshend who were
driving ON the Athens road last Sunday
saw four deer in the yard of the place
known as the Jane Derry farm now own
ed by DIR. Osgood. The deer evidently
knew that il was not the hunting sea
son for they allowed the spectators TO
watch them as long as they wished and
were still there when the peonlc drove on
Road Commissioner 4, \, Mason is lay
ing out the state money this year on the
West Townshend road near &, q, Steb'
bins's farm. The road is being filled with
sand then covered with gravel, Deacon
Stcbbins, Julian Taft, Mr., Pierce and
Mr.. Cook have teams ut work there while
a number of men are kept busy with their
shovels, The mudhole which has existed
50 long near the station has also been
filled with stones covered with earth, an
improvement highly appreciated by every
one who has occasion TO take the tram
On the invitation of Rev. aud Mrs,
Daniel Mcintyre 10 children gathered IN
the Congregational parsonage last Friday
afternoon in honor OF Mr.. and Mrs Me-
lntyres little son. In response TO q re-
From. al tho gl1iIpnn Iona
than entertained them with some songs
and recitations which he had learned in
the kindergarten at North Adams. Games
were played. stories told, and the toys
examined until at last 10 very happy little
faces gathered about the table in the
dining room for supper where, as one
small boy said. they had both kinds of
cake" and other good things.
An interesting Christian Endeavor
meeting was held at the Baptist church
last Sunday evening. The subject Of the
evening was Wise Ways TO Read Wise
Books" Mrs. Lewis was the leader and
spoke in an interesting way OF the value
Of reading, giving Robert Southey's test
Of good book. Most of those present
gave a quotation from a iayonte author.
Rev. Daniel Mcintyre spoke of the i'm
portance of reading biography and gave
books of this nature. Rev. Mr. Gushee
spoke of the need of owning books men
tioning Carlises Heroes and Hero-Wor.
shin as one which had been very helpful
to him. Mrs. Follett talked upon Some
Helpful Poems and the Best Way to
Read Them.
There will be an entertainment in the
Academy hall next week Friday evening
under the auspices of the sophomore class
of Leland and Gray seminary, the pro-
ceeds to go toward paying for the new
shades put in the chapel The entertain
ment will consist of the farce Something
New, or The Sixteenth Wife of the Sui
tan of Sulu. The first scene is laid in
Helen's home in America. The second
at the Sultan's court. Ine cast OF char
acters follows:
Helen, Florence Marsh
Mrs. Mcneil Cher mother, Nellie, Dale
Aunt Anna, Hazel TAFT
Sultan of Sulu, Claude Vincent
Sultan's Counselor, Fred Biekford
Attendants, Irene Corser, Ethel Sparks
Miss MAY Howe will act as pianist, a
portion Of each scene being recited to
music. The caste of characters proves
that the farce will be worth seeing and
bespeaks large audience for the even
ing.
In spite of the rain, large number
gathered at the Town hall Tuesday to
partake of the bountiful supper provid,,
ed by the women of the Home club and
to enjoy the entertainment which follow
ed. Rev. Daniel MCINTYRE read from the
Scriptures in Scotch and then sang a
Scotch love song which was followed by
a round of applause, at the end of which
a small boy piped up, loud enough so
that everyone could hear, Il didn't like
that" which brought down the house
again. Jonathan Mcintyre gave two
recitations in very bright and attractive
way; Col. Franklin, whose singing every
one enjoys, favored the audience with The
Old Oaken Bucket, Nellie Gray, and The
Sword of Bunker Hill. Miss Gertrude
Pike won much applause with her solo,
Alice Where Art Thou, and Miss Flor
ence Folett recited The Best Way to
Pray. Fred Graves of Maiden, Mass
spent Sunday with his cousin, Roscoe
Marsh.