The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-10

After the exercises II the evening.
banquet will be served aud there are 4
he few invited guests present besides tn
membens III the aniei,
TN account of seaIlet fever the Christ
mas iree and accompanying festivities Al
Will Dmsser's wem postponed until New
Years night, Their two daushters, Ethe
aud Myrtle, III Orange wefe pvscnt, alsa
a few neishbofs and all passed Yer,
pleasant evening. After the presents wefs
distributed irom a well loaded Christina.
lce refreshments wen served.
The hoani III trade has been trying for
several months to induce Mr.. Hartman.
the prime mover in the Vernon dam pro.
ieci, 10 come here and give talk before
the boarl aud others Interested on the
feasibility and expense III having electric
! lights for the streets and houses. II IL
now expected that Mr., Hartman will be
here about the middle Of the month.
The marriage Of Earl Field, youngest
son Of Charles Field, aud Miss Julia T..
Turner was solemnixed Dec, 81 at the
home OF the bride. Besides her father
and mother Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID, Page.
there were u few intimate friends Of the
bride present. Mr.. and Mn. Field are
Ia begin housekeeping in the cottage near
the home Of Mr. Fields parents owned by
Mrs, Conner, aud IL Is the same house
that MIR. and Mrs. Field began house.
keeping Ia ~ years ago and where hts
great grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred.
erick Doolii,le, began housekeeping ~
years ago.
Mr.. Louise VI. Wheeler, 20. who died
Monday morning al her home IN Orange
Mass, was native of Mortified and she
spent her girlhood days in this town.
where she gained her education and spent
much OF her married life. Her early home
was a part Of what is now occupied by
one Of the Moody buildings. About :.
years ago she moved To Orange with her
husband, Erastus Wheeler. who died about
Christian woman of fine qualities whose
gentle presence and charming influence
will long be remembered in her large cir |
Gle OF acquaintance. She j. survived by |
three daughters and two sons. Mrs. Ger |
trude Maynard of Greenfield Arthur i
Wheeler of Fall River. Herbert Wheeler, ,
Miss Clara Wheeler. who lived at home, |
and Mrs. Hattie Chamberlin of Orange,
The Sons of Veterans and the Sons OF
Veterans auxiliary had private installa.
ton last Tuesday evening OF the officers
elect who were as follows: Commander.
D. l.. Proctor; senior vice-commander, Al.
bert H. Irish; junior vice-commander, Fred
\. Irish; camp council. Fred w. Doane,
Fred l.. Proctor and George Cummings;
delegate, Fred Doolittle: alternate. Fred
n J. I. Cummings. The officers of the
auxiliary are: President. Miss Daisy
Dickinson; vice-president, Mrs. Myrtle
Proctor; secretary, Mrs. Maud Iolton;
reasurer, Miss Elizabeth Irish: guide,
'lrs. Emma Bigelow; assistant guide, Mrs.
Marion Proctor; chaplain. Mrs. Eunice
Jackson. The work of the installing Off
er, b. +. Field, received much praise and
hort speeches were made by Miss Dick {
nson, Miss Irish. j. 7. Cummings and
hrs. Cummings. After the business was q
oncluded refreshments were served and a |
ocial hour was spent. :
The oficers-elect of the Woman's Re. I
ef corps were installed last Friday even. I
ny by Mrs. Alice Chapman of Spring
ED, department instituting and install. I
X officer. The exercises were witnessed |
Y the members of the kindred patriotic o
EXAMINATIONS and friends of the order as t
lvited guests. The work was well done ]
y the members of the order, especially c
hat OF the conductress, Mrs. Maud Hol- o
IN. After the officers were installed a
lort speeches were made by the visiting {
fficial, b. +. Field, Rev. ID. Nj. Wilson, a
IF. n. =. Wood and the president of the d
rider, Mrs. Christana Stockbridge, who d
I'VE a short history of the soldiers enlist h
g from Northfeld during the civil war b
nd suggested that relics of the civil war b
ariod should be collected by the citizens il
I'd carefully preserved. At present among ej
lie relics in Dickinson Memorial hall 81
lere are but very few belonging to the 81
vii war and collection should be made p
fore the ranks of veterans are still fur fC
Ter decreased by death. Her remarks Il
ere supplemented by DIR. n. p. Wood, 81
ustee of Dickinson Memorial library, d
no said that the trustees of the Alex tC
lder fund were hoping that the building b
divided for by the will of the late Mrs. Il
NJ. ID. Alexander would be ready to
ceive and store just such relics. At
esent the trustees are waiting for the n,
cision of the supreme court to know
st what action they can take with the la
Iilding and the money and real estate
e yielding good rate of interest Be. y
les the officers elected the president APP n, IA
tinted as patriotic instructor Miss NJ. I. IL
lurston; press correspondent, Mrs. Mary
oolittle; organist, Mrs. Alvin George, IN
d color bearers who We're also installed til