The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-10


iered ever struck the farmers Of this sec
ton. Hot tea aud COLES acre served IN
abundance, also an inexhsnslihle supply
were on hand 10 sec that each aud every
ga-st Mas supplied with everything he
sishai tay. After dinner esfr- si-eaking,
:, II, Hopkins II Boston delivering an
| addnrss ahlrh Was very well received.
Mr.. Gihson 81 im,ilehoo who Vas
expected 10 aidTrss the people, could not
be prrsenl on aeuonnt ol, court matters,
which Was disappointment, 10 many,
| Miss Ethel Bridges also gave a short adj
dives IN pleasing manner and four
young wamsn sang 10 an accompaniment
on the organ by Doris she,ld A payll.
lion had been built for dancing aud after
other exercises th0se wha wished Gu
gagod in the old'time dances Ia the music
IL l., lillson', violin, Miss Ethel Frank,
| liza accompanying on the organ. "Aloney
Musk" Was the iirsi figure and old and
young enjoyed u alike, Ia the late after
noon there Was ball game in Mr.,
Shields field, between the uulliorls and
team from Greenfield and gill, nm,
ming by srone Vt Il 10 :. fred and
III. Porter gave an exhibition Of clog
dancing which won great applause and
would have done credit 10 professionals. ,
In the evening more than hily couples |
danced on the iloor Of the pavilion. the |
place proving all too small Tor the great |
numbers present, Lawrence Cancdy was
master ui ceremonies and acquitted him /
seli Ia a most capable manner. The CRATE
iul thanks q all who attended this
unique assemhlasr arr extended 10 the I
people uf that ncighhorhood for their
generosity and hospitality ON this occa,
zion. when everything was free 10 all
who came, bcing furnished by voluntary
contributions from the public spirited
people OF that section.
The Broad Brook House has been sold
to q. A. Fay OF Athol, Mass
Mrs Addie Fay Of Bnttlcboro has
been spending few days recently with
her sister. Mrs, +, A, johnson.
Miss Annie Gorham Of Wardsboro has
been the guest OF Mrs. Will Martin for !
several days, returning 10 her home ON
Tuesday.
Miss Kate Gorham Of Westminster
West came Wednesday afternoon 10
rare for MS, &. c. Gorham Tor a short
time.
Mrs. j. L. Squier Of Brockton. with /
her sons Raymond and Delos. called on
I'D friends here last week Friday. Miss
Inez Akeley Of Vernon driving over from
Vernon with them.
The glorious Fourth was generally OBJ
eryed here in a quiet way a holiday.
There was a fine display OF fireworks in
he evening at the Legs place, "Bonny
irae, and several fire balloons went up n
rom Gale farm, where several cannon
hots reminded old timers that the spirit
4 20 was not sleeping. Forest Martin n
lso had a display OF rockets and candles
nd at other places fireworks were pro. >,
ided. y y
Boston papers Of july announced the
cath at Cambridge, on the previous day, q
( Professor Alexander V. G. Allen. who =
las born at Otis, Mass, May 4, lsil. lie y
'as the son OF Rev Ethan and Lydia :.
iurr Allen. In 1857 the family came i
rom Nantucket to Guilford, where Mr.. &
lien became rector OF Christ's church,
his labor here until his death al
early ten years later. At the time the 81
lmily came here, Alexander, the second "
IN, was youth OF about sixteen and
it'll his older brother was studying with :
leir father, a man Of brilliant scholarly 4
.tainments through unassuming in the 90
ltreme in his daily life. Under his ~
borough and systematic instruction the
ms fitted for college. entering Kenyon ,u
,llege at Gambler, O., at an early age W
here they graduated with high honors "
BON after both entered the ministry and 10
1867 Rev. A. V. G. Allen became
INJECTED with the Episcopal theological so
hool at Cambridge, where he remained to
It'll his death. Both Harvard and Yale ba
is father, Rev. Ethan lies buried in Gi
lrists church cemetery close TO the lit
church where he labored so faithfully
+ so many wears