The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-10

Charles Affair ha. moved to North
llinsiale.
Miss Florence wellman IL housed by
illness this week.
LR. Call has been in Greenfield this
week on business.
q, y. ellison 81 Boston was IN town ,es'
ief,lay on business.
John Rogers 10 visiting al his home IN
Concord this week.
George Hall leaves today for Boston
for an indefinite stay.
james y, Doran Of iielyoke, Mass, Was
a visitor Ia town yesterday
Harry knight went this morning 10
Boston for an indefinite stay
Miss Cora j. Browne 81 Athens has
been recent guest al A. l.. hafnss'
Mrs. Abbie Clark returned yesterday
from three weeks visit IN Townshehn'
Jerry Lowe Of Boston has been a fe'
cent guest Of his sister, Mns. Thomas
Rice.
Miss Ruth Childs is taking a weeks
vacation from lloughton siinondss
store.
4. O. Clark has recently purchased OF
DIR. c. q. Wheeler his driving horse, hen'
lucky.
George Whitney and family have this
week moved from Brook street 10 efeeh
street.
Lee Pike went TO Warisboro Tuesday,
being called there by the death oil his
father,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. q. l.. Pratt and Miss
Ncttie Dale Bishop visited In Springfield,
Mass, Monday.
Mrs. John i. Brasor returned Tuesday
from Boston, where she has been spend
ing several days.
Crosby Adams visited in town this week
on his way from Springfield, Mass, TO
Norwich university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Riley went Wednes-
day 10 fitehbure, Mass, 10 attend the
| funeral OF a relative.
Misses Bernice and Marion .Albee OF
Springfield, VI, are visiting their cousin,
Mir. l.. q. spaulding.
Miss Ella Newman OF Allegheny, Pa,
la. been in town this week, called here
by the illness OF her father, John New
man.
Herbert ID. RYDER Of Bellows Falls was
in town Yesterday on his way home from
| Londonderry where he held teachers eN.
aminations.
Miss Elsie McCloskey, superintendent
of the Memorial hospital, returned sun
| day from Philadelphia, where she mas
been spending two weeks.
Miss Marjorie and Clifton Dyke re-
turned Monday TO their home in Coils
town, n. H., alter two weeks visit with
their grandmother, Mrs. NJ. l.. Cray.
Col. II. T.. Taylor and Stephen Dutton
returned Tuesday from their southern
trip. They visited in st. Augustine, jack
sonyille. Daytona and Palm Beach, Fla,
stopping in Washington briefly.
Mrs. I. W. Bruce, who has been spend
ing the past two weeks with her son, Dr.
Tewksbury, in Littleton, n. H., has, re-
turned home Mr.. Bruce Is expected TO
return from Mt. Clemens, Mich, today.
Nelson W. Cooley, for the past % years
an employe OF the Carpenter organ com,
pany. finished work there Monday and
left the following day with his family
for East Hartford, Conn.,, where he has
bought large truck farm.
Mrs. c. p. Spencer and daughter Eliza
beth went Friday to Littleton, \. H., 70
spend Sunday with Mrs. Spencers moth.
err. They returned Monday accompanied
by Porter n. Spencer, who has been
spending 10 days at the home OF his
grandmother.
Mrs. C. r. Simonds was given a sur.
prise Friday evening at her home by -
friends. the occasion being her birth
day anniversary. Cards were enjoyed and
refreshments served. Mrs. Slmonds was
the recipient of cut glass water set. D.
4. Wilson made the presentation In be
half of the guests.
The Busy Bees is the name adopted
by about dozen young matrons, who
meet fortnightly at one anothers homes
A portion of each meeting IS devoted te
sewing, and the remainder OF tpe time &c
whist, and refreshments are served. Tues
day evening, the club observed as gen
tlemens night, when the husbands were
invited and entertained. The affair took
place at the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs
Louis S. Barnes, so School street. BY
the coincidence of successive birthday an
niyersaries- II. r. Eaton's, Tuesday
and Mrs. Barnes's Wednesday, Mrs
Eaton assisted as hostess, in dual OBJ
servance of the event. About Is were
present, and a very delightful evening was
passed at whist. The favors were won by
Mr. and Mrs. George Brigham. The
rooms were beautifully decorated with
, potted plants, carnations and candlepra
, at each table. and while refreshments were
being served several musical selections
were rendered by Mr. and Mrs. A.. NJ
Leonard. In recognition of the birth
dav anniversaries, Mrs. Barnes and Mrs
Eaton were presented with lovely bou
quets OF carnations. Another pleasing
incident was the presence of Mrs. H. B
, Larkin, whose birthday anniversary wa'
also Wednesday, and who came on from
; Brattleboro to be with her daughter, Mrs
Barnes, on her birthday. Everything
tended to the complete enjoyment of thu
: occasion, and all present testified to tn
) success of the Busy Bees first gentle
mems night.-Claremont IN. H. Eagle
April 4.