The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-31

ing with appropriate exercises IN tine
church audience room.
Our village has been one sheet OF solid
ice for some time. The light snow which
came Tuesday night makes it still more
dangerous for pedestrians.
George Hamlin, who is employed at
Jacobs's bakery in Brattleboro was at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Hamlin, over Sunday.
A class for mission studies having been
inaugurated under direction OF Mrs. N.
S. Moore, the first meeting was held Tues
day evening at r. ID. Newton's.
Mrs. Clarence Nichols and child are at
the home of Mrs. Nichols's mother in
Lunenburg while Mr.. Nichols, butter
maker at the creamery, is in Burling-
ton.
Mrs. John Pierce is spending the week
in Brattleboro assisting her daughter,
Mrs. Lewis Breslin, about moving into
the house recently purchased by Mrs
Pierce.
The masquerade ball given by the Odd
Fellows Wednesday evening, Feb. 3, Is
the seasons event Leitsinger's orches-
ira will give an hours concert at the
opening and chicken-pie supper is to
be sandwiched between acts.
Mrs. A. Trip fell down the cellar
stairs at Mrs. Lawrence's Monday. One
wrist was sprained and several bruises
sustained but Mr.. Trip was able to, go
in the afternoon to the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. L. M. Carpenter, IN Brat
tleboro.
For a short term prisoner to run away
from the county Jail bespeaks an unrea-
soning kind OF mind, because such inmate
is sure to have his liberty before many
days, whereas, if caught, jail-breaker
can be made to suffer very tiresome
penalty.
The snow was an inducement to Mr..
and Mrs. r. ID. Bacon of Ware, Mass,
to prolong for day their visit this week
with relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. R. d.. New
ton and daughter, as their section OF Mas
sachusetts has been free from snow which
stayed upon the ground.
1t is expected that Rev. +. M. Wiswall
will preach Sunday morning in the Con-
gregational church. The Christian En-
deavor society will conduct the evening
meeting according to recent arrangements
for that society to have charge of the Sun
day evening services for two months.
1t shows the moderate quantity of snow
that the Winchesters drive from Grape
Dale farm on West River to the. village
by way of the old fair ground road
through the woods and over the hill, an
instance probably not hitherto known
continually from December to February
Rev. and Mrs. L. P. Broad, summer
residents of Newfane, are in Atlanta, ia,
this week on their missionary itinerary.
Mrs. Caswell Broad has just issued an
Easter service exercise prepared Tor the
national federation of Woman's Congre-
cfatn
tions.
Rev. F. M. Wiswall supplied in the
Congregational church Sunday morning on
account of the illness of the pastor, Rev.
NJ, S. Moore. In the evening service was
conducted by the Christian Endeavor So
ciety under leadership of Mrs. G. L. Hes
cock, who conducted an interesting mis-
sionary program.
Wilson Winchester's canvas cover,
which he rugged himself, gives an air OF
comfort and shelter to his conveyance
for carrying pupils from district No. to
Newfane village school. Though well
protected the vehicle would doubtless
pass examination from the Philadelphia
school commission which has established
cold air schools to freeze out tuberculosis.
The length of Miss Stella Micott's i'll
ness in a Springfield (Mass) hospital is
remarkable, this being the eighth week
of varied and serious fluctuations of ty-
phoid fever which she contracted at the
home of a patient. Miss Micott is con-
sidered one of the best nurses in Spring
field. Her mother, Mrs. F. j. Micott,
is still with friends there. As soon as
the daughter is able they will come to
their Newfane home.
Mrs. William B. Ballou, a guest from
Rampant City, at Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Bal |
LOUIS, is in Wilmington for week with |
her aunt and will 60 thence to spend