The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-26

fracture hssis, when further tTsatmet
Nil b. considered 10 prevent siin loinl-
? Miss Esther Croweli and Mlss floIeas
futnam Teturned THURSDAY "a ihrl
homes in iiratilehoFo, having sishE ss'
rfal days al the lislieTley homestead,
Miss Alice and Miss Laura fhllllps, q
Halifax, ssd Mes FLORENCE limiting. q
lnmmrfs,an, were amons thosr iron ou
oi town Who took the state examination
here this week,
Mrs, y. II. l.ansinun, al kiiehlkan
Alaska, 10 a guest this week 81 Miss an
ME Siellnanh, Mrs. i.ansiron aud Mis-
sielmann were formerly associaie nafse
"a Lam, Mass,
The diGeeiors Of the Dummefslon Hi
Library association held their annual bus
iness mreling at the school house lac
Wednesday evening and electsd the ols
hoad oi oiticvs throughout,
Miss Kate Murphy returned yesiefda,
10 her home in Boston, after spending scV
eral weeks IA Town on account ot TN
illness Of her brother, who underwent al
operation Al Lyneh's hospital.
Miss Helen Woatherhead gave Lawn
party Friday afternoon al her home u
- children 1T the primary school, Game'
were enjoyed and Refreshments, consisting
II sandwiches, waters aud iecs, Ner'
served.
Miss T.. May Chamberlin came Friday
from East Northheld Mass, and Sainr'
day went 10 lake Minnipaukri, \, H.,
where she was met hy sryon Of the faculty
irom Nofthheld seminary for a 10 days
outing,
shelton Kencsion began work Monday
for the Vermont Printing company aud
Tuesday was laid of by an accident eaus'
cd by his night hand being caught IN a
Job press which resulted ia three OF the
fingers being badly bruised.
4 pleasant social event was the leap
year dance given Monday evening at the
Cenicn'illc nnk by the young women Of
this village There were about ~ couples
present aud music was furnished by Lett
singer 4 Dugan. Light wfrcshments were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". $. Whiteomb Of
llolyoke. Mas, VINO have been spending
some time at iEc Betterlcy Homestead,
were called 10 Gardner, Mass, Weines-
day. 10 tsld " funeral Of Mr.. " hit
combs aunt, Mrs, Myra DAY, who died at
her home ,hsr, last Sundli.
The strawberry supper served Tuesday
evening by the second division OF the Wo'
mans association was a financial success
also a pleasant social occasion. The Ia
blcs wen tastefully laid and the decora'
,ions Of the church paflors were roses
which presented a most pleasing effect.
DIR. +. w. Gwyer went "Wednesday 20
New York on account OF the serious Ill.
ness OF his brother, Eugene Gwyer. aud
on business in connection with the animal
hospital which has recently been estab-
lished in connection with the medical de
partment OF Cornell university. DIR.
Gwyer is superintendent OF the institu'
ton.
Mrs. Charles ID. Pettee Of Boston came
yesterday for a visit at the home OF her
father, A. f. Hill. Miss Margaret Hill,
who has been under treatment in the Mil
let Sanatorium at East Brdgewater,
Mass, for about three years, is very much
improved in health and expects 70 come
in the early part of July TO spend an in
definite time at her home.
Friends Of Mrs. l.. H. Ballou aud Mrs.
Ella Allen have this week received let
tiers from them saving they were visiting
at their old home in Princeton, JILL, and
were TO leave in a few days for Denver,
Col, where they will visit their brother,
Alvin Ballou, and Mrs. Aliens son Ar
thur, who are both prominent men IN
the Denver electrical works.
Several cottages at Sunset Lake have
this week been opened for the season.
Visitors at the lake greatly appreciate the |
afforded them by Mr.. |
and Mrs. Arthur Wiley, who have re- |
Gently bought and moved to the G. X. |
Wheeler farm. They furnish meals,
make food and ice-cream on order and |
nave opened livery and boarding stable |
which has heretofore been unavailable In
hat vicinity.
The school on Dummerston Hill closes
his afternoon with special exercises.
Miss Whteomb, the teacher, VIII serve
&c cream and cake to the children and
friends. Vina Jillson, Smaller Herriok,
Raymond and Lillian Dodge have no.
,een absent or tardy during the school
ear and Harlan Jillson has been absent
nut one day and that was on account OF
llness during this last term. Miss Whit
omb has been teacher OF the school for a
ear and has proven an efficient IN
tructor. She expects to return TO her
ome in IIolyoke, Mass, the first OF next
;eek.
1t is probable that high school at Brat.
leboro academy may be discontinued
nd the pupils sent to the Brattleboro
igh school. according to the sentiment
ypressed by members of the school board.
t the town district school meeting last
larch the question was agltated but
voted down and since then
canvass has been made by the super ,
ltendent whose report shows diiier-
nee of opinions which is encouraging
, the board in favor of the change. To
,me the change might prove. beneficial
ut on the other hand a small per cent /,
the graduating class from the. gram
ar school (which numbers 2O) this year 7
i'll be able to go to the Brattleboro high !
hool while many more could go through !
lie high school course in this village. as
any of them live in the rural districts