The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-28

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Mrs. Fred A. Thomas 10 not ~ vel
this week and her condition 10 YER
serious.
School in district No. Is viii brsln 81
Monday, August II, Ailss hernloe hoy
Is teacher,
A. J. ilellen has a Tooofi II ten bushsl
II blaokbeuies from his pasture, - ia
this srason.
Miss Mia Newton Is assisting MTs
w. II. Tyler with her household Attain
al present.
A delegation 81 veterans from thi,
town attended the reunion at Towns
hcnd Tuesday,
Mail Carrier Frank A. johnson Is at
tending the mail carriers convention
AZ Essex Junction.
Miss Ruth Crosier went % Glare
mont Monday for visit with her sis
ter, Mrs, Florence fennelly,
Mr.. aud Mrs. ". II. Tyler went 10
l.eyden "Wednesday 10 attend the re-
union Of the Newcomb family.
A party from Greenfield. including w,
H. and d, II. t'lneh, visited Mr.. and
Mn, Eddy at the Maxwell farm, last
Sunday,
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. J, Beldcn lei, Mon.
day for Boston aud the beach, and will
visit in Webster. Mass. before returning,
Their sister, Mrs, Frank Leach. and
husband arr looking after the farm, IN
their absence.
Several families from the southern
part OF this town and Leyden held
their annual fishing picnic nj Central
Park. Vernon. Thursday. These pleas.
ant occasions, which began several
"a
have increased IN numbers every year
until they now have n regular organic.
alton Of which Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wilder are now president and vice
president. The men spent the day in
fishing on the banks Of the Connecti'
cut and the women prepared the dinner
and "visiied nj the park pavilion.
After dinner there was reading of a
paper. which consisted Of voluntary
contributions. edited by the Misses
Denison. This paper was one of the |
features of the day and |
was greatly enjoyed by all. BY the |
way. why do not the farmers. their |
wives and children have more of this
pleasant out.of door recreationf GAN |
work and no play" drives our young |
folks away.
Many old friends in this and other
towns in the county will be saddened 4
to learn of the death Of George W
Bryan of Rowayton, Conn, Aug. 10.
He was born in Sehagticoke, y. Y. son
II DIR. Lewis and Pcrsis Estabrook
Bryan. On his father side he was
descended from the famous Knicker
,ocker family of New York. His
mother was a daughter Of DR. ,lcrediah
sstabrook of Dover. When Mr.. Bry
N was yet minor he came TO this
own 10 work in the children s car
iage shop nj Green River where he
emained about ten years. He then
vent 10 South Norwalk, Conn, and
ngaged in the same business with the ,
Ioylston Brothers, remaining in their
mploy up TO the time of their death.
I will be remembered that about a
ear ago he was presented by Mrs ,
'oylston. widow of the senior partner,
nth an elegant gold watch and chain
4 recognition of his years of faithful
ttention to the business interests of /
he Boylston firm. For more than ten 1
ears he had held the office of post c
aster at Rowayton. Wherever he /
ent he was respected, as a capable
nd honest man, gentleman in the
uest sense. He was n member of the
Iethodist church and an earnest work
: for its upbuilding. His wife, who t,
lrvives him, was Mary, daughter of a
ev. III. Eastman of Jacksonville. He Il
ayes one son and one daughter. Lot !,
e, who is the wife of Capt. Stevens h
South Norwalk. His age was o.. n