The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-03
EAST DUMMERsTON.
How Mrs. Santa and Her Son Visited
the Church.

The Christmas tree at the church was
a delight to the eye, 80 far as II could be
without lighted candles-the one thing
lacking to transform the whole into fairy
scene. The decorations were good and the
Christmas fruit was abundant. Each child
seemed TO have enough and some a sur
felt. The march of progress has made
old Santa Claus a back number but Mrs.
Santa has come into her own and man
aged things herself with the help OF her
favorite son, young Kris. Having no
pockets like the good old-fashioned Santa
and womanlike refusing TO carry bundle,
she disposed of her oranges and small
wares in her umbrella which on being
| opened suddenly precipitated the contents
and oranges rolled in every direction. So
the one who did not get an orange must
go seek, 1t may be somewhere yet. Mrs.
Santa took her departure after her little
speech and the presents wre distributed.
y pleasing program was given before the
trees were unloaded. but only the names
of those who took part can be given as
the whole program Is not at hand with
titles of pieces. They are as follows Solg,
Mrs. st. Cyr; Rotations, Ruth Knapp,
Fanny Wilder; songs. Ruth Dutton Har-
old Reed, Forest Hail. Dale Boyle Hazel
Newton and Miriam Reed; recitation,
Ralph Blood; song, Dale Boyle; recitation,
Ruth Robbins; dialogue, James johnson,
Merton lIazelton, Edwin Davis; quartet,
l.. L. Stark, Ira Gates. Florence Miller
and Cora Boyle, Miss Lille Gates, organ
list; dialog Nellie Davis, Ida Davis, Clara
Evans, Edwin Hail. Dale Boyle; song. T.
II. Miller. Mrs. j. d. Reed, accompanist;
recitations, Ruth Fisher, Ernest Ray
Miss Elsie Hazelton returned to Castle
ton Wednesday.
Miss Denson passed the day at her
home in Bernardston, Mass.
Miss Esther Moss, student of North
field seminary, is the guest of Miss Flor
ence Miller at Maple Ridge Fruit farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Robbins went to
Brattleboro Friday to attend the funeral
of George Barker, their brother-in-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Laughton spent
Christmas day in West Brattleboro the |
guests of Mrs Laughton's mother Mrs |
Stark.
The annual church dinner was given in
the vestry New Years day after which
business meeting was held-resut not re-
ported at this writing.
Mrs. II. T. Spaulding and Miss Nellie
Spaulding went to South Vernon and with
F. II. Spaulding of Springfield were guests
IF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. johnson.
The pupils of the Center school sent
/ sum of money as their gift to their
,eacher, Miss Agnes Shea, who spent the
week at her home in Bellows Falls.
The Ladies' club will meet with Mrs.
Jogswell Thursday afternoon. 1t is hoped
here will be a large attendance as there
ire matters of Importance to be attend
ID to.
East Dummerston is awake-as the New
ear 1908 enters-and sends greeting and [
iear' to the Reformer and all its read I
rs, especially the sons and daughters of |
Id Vermont wherever they may be. ,
A midnight long-distance telephone [
monograph concert was enjoyed Tuesday !
light by those on the various telephone q
mes who were lucky enough to be awake :
0 hear it. The concert was given by A. :
1. Corser of the Putney exchange as a =
oodby to the old year and welcome to {
he new. The music of the records was !
lear and distinct and Mr.. Corser's New :
ears greeting must have reached far p.
nd wide. Blessing on the telephone and {
he man who invented it.
Christmas day was observed by pleasant
lmily gatherings as usual. Mr.. and Mrs. n
!. H. Brown entertained at dinner Mrs. k
mn Reed. Mr. and Mrs. f. 0. Downs, p
Iyron Evans and his children. Mr.. and a
[rs. Will A. Miller gave family dinner t,
nd Christmas tree that was enjoyed by il
A. Miller and his children, Miss Flor a
ice, Dwight and Floyd of this town and ii
very, Ernest and Irving of Brattleboro. 81
here were II in this party. Miss Frances m
urtis was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
AIRY H. Miller. :.
Tuesday morning before Christmas .;
hool room. 1t was prettily trimmed by \,
e teacher and older pupils and hung !.
It'll tokens and souvenirs which were dis 81
ibuted later in the day with appropriate l lil
ercises. Apples, boxes of candy and ~ u
anges were conspicuous against the dark nt
cen of the tree. The teacher received a.
nice comb and brush. the joint present OF
the children, and other individual gifts. TO
lie pupils were well remembered by the en-
acher who always has the welfare of ha
r pupils in mind. du