The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24
West RiUer TOlpns
TOWNSHEND.
Christmas Celebrated by School In
Holland District,

Christmas Morning, Fanny NiFN'"st .'u
Christmas Tree, Ernest ilrowne and Mril
Bruce, sang, Sleiehhells, \ Carol 4
Christmas, Harry stevens, The Fairy. y,
Ear stevens, Christmas Angrls, Hat
Stevens, 4 Note Ia Santa Claus, Mani
futile; The Quarrel, Arthur Cutler, an
A short discussion Oi different WAYS q
celebrating CHRISTMAS IN lorelsn lands
Then came fhe great event of the alter
noon, the Christmas iree with ~ gay drt
oratiens of ooloned paper and the slli;,
candy h0xes. and popcorn balls ~hlr'
soon made the hearts oi the little lsealh
merry, The pupils presented Their teaehr
with a very handsome gold pln 80 will
coral a. token II their appreciation g
her efforts in their behalf. names 81 al
kinds wern INDUCED IN and reinrshmrnt'
az ice crcam and cake served.
O. ". Follett wa. in Grafton Monday.
c. II. Willard .pen, Tuesday in Rta,
tlehoro,
Russell blood wa. IN last Sunday with
asthma.
Clifford IIolbrook went To Braitlcboro
Tuesday,
Charles Lowe spent Sunday in Wind
ham with hi. father.
Mr.. SandcrSon j. well and enjoying his
winter in the South very much.
Miss Carrie johnson !. spending this
week al her home in Brookline.
Gilbert Boutelc moved this week from
his farm in this town 10 Grafton.
Miss Winnie Packard went Il, her home
in Brockton. Mass, last SATURDAY
T.. II. Batchelder returned last Saturday
.iom Montpelier for the holiday season.
Mrs. A. +. Park is III this week. Miss
Ethel Sparks is there assisting with the
work
viii Holbrook and family Of Fairfax
came this week to spend Christmas at
Hugh IIolbrooks.
Ethel Follett came home Monday from
her school in Windham. She Will spend
Christmas day in Weston.
Miss Ella Stebbins. who has been in
Springfield for a number of weeks, re-
turned home Monday night.
Fred Osgood. who is attending the Uni
yersity OF Vermont in Burlington, came
home Tuesday night for the holidays.
While working in the woods last week.
Harry Pierce cut his foot very badly. sew
ering some of the cords on the top OF the
foot.
John jenkins is moving from the tene'
ment in the Ambrose house to the house
on the place known as the Everett Derry
farm.
Mrs. Alma Cummings has bought the
HAYNES Sanders house in Harmonyvllle, |
and will take possession about the middle |
of January.
Mrs. Earl Knapp and little daughter,
Marion. are spending Christmas with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph |
Barnes of Westminster West.
Mrs. Z. NJ. Plumb and her daughter,
Miss Mary, went Tuesday, morning 70
Providence, r. l., to spend part OF the
Christmas vacation with relatives and
friends.
ON Thursday of last week Rev. Daniel
Mcintyre and Rev. Mr.. Mexican visited
the village school in West Townshend,
district No. !, also calling on friends IN
that village.
Prof. and Mrs. Wallace went Monday
morning to Concord, n. H., to visit Mrs.
Walace's family for part OF the Christmas
recess. Before returning they Will visit
in several other towns.
Frank Stevens has moved his family 10
the Cutler farm in Brookline ana Dayton
clark has taken possession OF the lam
formerly occupied by Mr.. Stevens, known
as the Col. Franklin place.
Mrs. White, Mrs. Howard Burkes Sis,
ter, who has been spending several
months in Townshend, Jamaica, and other ;
places in this vicinity, left for her home
in Baltimore, Nd Monday morning.
Claude Vincent has gone to spend
Christmas week with his father, Rev. Vim
cent. in Windham. Letters have been
received from Royal Sanderson telling OF
the delightfully."- warm weather in Georgia
Mrs. Stella Bryant of South London
derry spent Monday in town calling on ,
friends. From here Mrs. Bryant went on
to Amsterdam, n Y, to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred Reed, who has been i'll
with uuinsy sore throat.
In the list of officers of the Birchard
Post. G. A. R., last week, Col. Frankllns
name as patriotic instructor. was omitted. !
Col. Franklin was also appointed to select
committee for the purpose OF arranging
a suitable celebration of Lincoln's birth {
day, Feb. II. {
At the annual business meeting of the
CONGREGATIONAL church held Monday night !
at he chapel, A. E. Park acted as chair
man and the following officers elected:
Fred Randall, C. H. Willard. A. d. Park,
prudential committee; j. o. Follett, clerk; :
Fred Randall, collector; Mrs. f. i. U.s. t
good, treasurer.
Mrs Sarah Wilson came Tuesday night
to A. A. Mason's, the first of large fam
iy party to arrive. DR.. and Mrs, Parker
and their son, Edwin of Fitchburg,
Mass: Miss Caroline Mason of Bellows
Falls and Holland Wilson of Brattleboro,
are expected to celebrate Christmas day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Mason.
At the morning service in the Congre-
patonal church next Sunday, the pastor
will preach on the subject The One
Found Worthy to Open the Book. At
the union evening service in the same
church the topic will be Samuels testl- 9
Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.
Come and bring your friends.
John Dale went to Springfield last Fri
day for a few days visit. While there he
attended the Christmas concert in the
second Congregational church of Holyoke
and also heard the Christmas music from \
The Messiah Sunday night. in the First \
church of Springfield
Judging from the bundles brought home O
on Tuesday night musical events were not '
the only attractions in Springfield. Miss
Esther Dale returned with him to spend :
part of her Christmas vacation. a q
The annual roll-call service Of the con-
gregational church will be held January h
at 1890 a. m. in the church. Dinner will f
be served at 1890. The after-dinner
speeches customary on this glad occasion
Will be assigned by the entertainment
committee Every individual in any, way
connected with the church is invited.
The Dorcas Guild sale held Tuesday at
ternoon proved very successful affair.
Evergreen wreaths and Christmas bells