The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-03
THE nRArrlaBoso khrSssakze FRIDAY JANUARY s. 1908

M, wheTr he has recently visited SIS
ter, Mrs, Joseph forsin,
Guy :. stoekwell cut an ugly cash u
M. right fool near the ankle last frida,
whlle shifting wooi. The az slipped an,
turned IN his hand and struck his foo
with such fore that u Gu, through hi
shoe. The wound Is healing as fast a
can he expected aud he Is able 10 sci
about with the aid Of cane.
Mr. aud Mrs. II. A. stockwell enter
tanned the pnosfrsslye euehfc club al theii
hone Tuesday evening. The prizes wer
won by Mrs, Z. j. s,ockwell, j. :. Morss
aud j. T.. sargent, Refreshments Of sand
wiehes, cake, coffee and icc'eream were
served and musical program rendered
which gave the party the opportunity "a
watch the old year out and the new
one in,
Austin Jillson entertained u young PEG.
ple at his home. fairiew Farm, New
Years evening. Games and music fur.
nished entertainment for the evening and
Refreshments were served. The young neo.
pie watched the old year out and ON the
arrival al l9ls resolutions for the new
year were adopted and the party broke
up assuring their host they had spent q
most enjoyable evening.
DIR. aud Mrs. W. A. Chamberlin and
Mr.. H. 4. Briggs went 20 Springfield,
Mass, Saturday afternoon 10 spend Sun.
day with their sister, Mrs. Alice Fox and
niece. Mrs. j. w. Menard. DIR. and Mrs.
Chambcrlin left there Monday for a visit
in Spokane. Wash, and plan 20 make a
trip TO the Pacific coast before return
ing 10 their home in Waseca, MINI. Mrs.
Briggs went 10 her home in New York
Monday.
Rev. l.. VI. keneston entertained 20
members OF the Seminar class at the par
sonage Monday evening Games and mu.
sic were enjoyed for a time and then an
oyster supper was served the boys. The
officers elected for the coming year were:
President. Hugh II. Dunklee; secretary
and treasurer, Hugh o. Thayer. Before
their departure the young men presented
Mr. keneston with pair OF gloves in APP
probation of his work in the class dur.
ing the year.
The week Of prayer in the First Con.
gregational church will be observed and
he opening service will be Good Cheer
service at the town farm Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock, unless the weather and
walking be too unfavoable. The other
services OF the week will be held Tues.
day and Wednesday evenings at 1.30
and Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock in the chapel. The annual bust
ness meeting Of the church will be held
Friday evening at 7.So in the chapel.
The annual business meeting OF the Bap-
list church was held Tuesday evening I
Nearly all the old board were elected for |
he coming year. The reports OF the treas.
lrer show the society to he well out of |
lebt The church property has been con |
iderably improved during the year; the '
5araca room has been completely re.
modelled, the chapel newly decorated, run.
ing water installed in the kitchen, cleo,
nc lights put in the auditorium and
hapel and new carpet laid in the main
Dom.
Baptist church: The covenant meeting
1 the church will be held this evening
t 730 o'clock The order OF services for
unday will be as usual. The Lords
upper will be observed at the close of
he morning session. The Christian En-
eavor meeting will be the regular pionth-
, conservation service and report from
he committees will be. read. II is de-
red that there be large attendance.
he week of prayer will be obsered with
arvices in the vestry every evening ex-
apt Saturday evening, at 7.30 o'clock.
The annual business meetis, of the
'omans' association of the Coz xational
hurch was held in the parse e yester-
ay afternoon. There was unusually
as manifested in the plany Y work for
he coming year. The fold .ing officers
ere elected: President, Hrs. L. NJ.
eneston; vice-president, Miss Anna
NTH; recording secretary Mrs j. G@tte
rown; treasurer, Mrs. c. II Prentiss;
ome secretarytreasurer, Ms. G. S.
lark; foreign secretarytreay urer Mrs. !;
d. Z. Stowe; directresses Mrs. +. r. ,,
ann, Miss Augusta Fox AMI Miss Flor ,,
ice Warmer; hospitality committee,
rs. L. H. Stellmann, Miss Anna Smith
I'd Mrs. A. w. Stowe; solicitors for Yer t
ont missionary, Miss Emma Mixer; cor a
spondent for Vermont missionary Miss Il
orence Warmer; collector, Miss Emma
ixer. $
Branch / of the international Sunshine \
ciety met at the town farm Tuesday )
ternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. II. II.
lompson was in charge of the party "
lich consisted of about 20 members OF a
e society and others TO make the num-
r of 30 who attended the celebration
red with articles OF clothing, confec- 81
merry, fruit, jellies and canned goods. h
e whole house was opened and each
I'm tastefully decorated with potted
lnts and wreaths and in each window te
$ Christmas bell. Not the least in !, !
dence was the tree which was beaut- NJ
ly decorated and contained the va
us gifts. Miss Mabel Hunt assisted h
distributing the gifts. A pleasing pro- hi
IN was arranged by Mrs. j. L. Stock he
Il and was creditably rendered by the
ing people whose names are here men III
ned: Song Let Us Scatter Sunshine, We
rus; instrumental selection, Miss Irene pa
ther; recitation, Miss Elizabeth At
son; defamation, Hazen Stockwell; ho
lin solo, Miss Maude Miller; song, Miss in
tn Weatherhead; recitation, Miss Ruth r.
ntiss; recitation, Miss Emma Akin w
+; song, Hazen Stockwell; song, Miss :,
ude Miller; recitation, Miss Ruth a
and Miss Amy Mather; reci- ne
on, Miss Hazel Harris and an instru- n
ltal selection by Miss Irene Mather lie
ladies' carried cake and coffee which
served by them at 5 o'clock. None ne
question that this has been a Merry M;
istmas at the town farm and it is a of
nimous expression that it may prove a du
,py New Year.
GUILFORD CENTER. she
ne high wind of Monday put line Is toi
of business. mel