The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17
GOODNOW, PEARSON & HUNT

tied Tuesday with Mrs. Jane Mann, whC
! is ILL.,
Mrs. j. c. March and Miss Elizabeth
Purcell OF Turner's Falls, Mass, spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Maurice Purcell.
Squakeag tribe, |. o. r. NJ, held its
installation OF officers Tuesday evening
An oyster supper was. served after the
business was transacted.
A number of the members Of the
Queen Esther Rebekah lodge attended the
installation Of officers of the Winchester
lodge in Winchester Wednesday evening.
The Granite State Moving Machine
company began this week running four
days week, closing Friday and Saturday.
| The foundry has been on this schedule for
several weeks.
Miss Hortense Mead, a member of the
sophomore class OF the high school, has
been obliged to give up her school duties
for time owing to the fleets Of diphthe.
ria from which she recenM suffered.
At the regular meeting OF Golden Rule
lodge. A. +. and A. NJ, Thursday even
ing there was installation of officers and
other business was transacted. The +. A.
degree was worked on one candidate.
DR.. G. II. Foss has had three cases of
pneumonia, one of appendicitis and an
Italian with broken arm at Lynchs hos
pital in Brattleboro. DIR. Foss performed
a successful operation on the appendicitis
patient and the Others are doing we'll
Mrs. katherine b. Mead, mother Of Al
bert w. Mead of this place died Satur-
day. Jan. 4, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Wright, in Springfield,
Mass, at the age of 6S years. The body
was taken to Swanton, VT, for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. James O'Brien enter.
tanned a number of their relatives at their
home on Rue street Friday evening in
honor of the 18th anniversary, Of their
marriage 1t was entirely a family at
fair, the event being kept from the many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. O'Brien.. The
evening was delightfully."- spent and Mr.:
and Mrs. O'Brien were the recipients OF
many useful presents of silver.
The members of the high school and
teachers took their annual sleigh-ride
Thursday evening the objective point be-
ing West Chesterfield where. UNIVERSAL
ist festival and dance were the attraction.
The party upon arrival there were served
with a fine hot chicken supper with all
its fixings. Smiths big team furnished
and the party arrived home
about 5 O'Clock the following. morning.
An excellent time was reported by all.
Mrs. Hanna NJ. Adams, s., widow of
the late Edward Adams, died last week
Wednesday evening of pneumonia at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. George Lyons,
on the plain road. Mrs. Adams came to
this town about five years ago from New
fame, VT, to live with her daughter, She
was a quiet, retiring woman and had de-
voted herself to her home. She was
woman with many friends and well liked
in all her dealings Besides her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lyons, there survive son and
laughter, both living in Chicago. LII. The
BODY was taken Sunday to South New
,ane where the funeral was held at
o'clock Burial was in Newfane.
At the annual meeting of the Queen
Esther Rebekah lodge Wednesday even
ng the following officers were elected: {
Mrs. John Goodhue, noble grand; Miss
eta Moore, vice grand; Mrs. S. II. Nc
Donald, chaplain; Mrs. Clarence Fay,
ecording secretary; Mrs. Charles Pear S
on, financial secretary Meta Miss Clara
warden; Miss Georgianna Scott, conduc- I
or; Mrs. George Wilkins, right support {
r to noble grand; Mrs. S. G. Smith, left
Importer to noble grand; Mrs. John DAY.
nport, right supporter to vice grand;
Hiss Ida Stratton, left supporter to vice
rand. The installation will be held We'd d
esday evening, Jan. %.
Mrs. Mary Fraleyl Purcell, wife of
ohm Purcell, died at her home on Main
treet last Thursday evening at 8 O'Clock t
f pneumonia after an illness of about
eek Mrs. Purcell was born in Liner o
*, Ireland, IS years ago and came to this g
ountry about so years ago with her par
nts, going first to Northfeld, Mass, and t,
tier moving here. She had lived here a
ears ago. She was much devoted to her b
ONE and will be greatly missed there. S
esides her husband she is survived by il
nree sisters-Miss Honora Fraley and Il
[rs. Patrick Conway, both of this town, tt