The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

in the side Of the buildins he came In
contact With il injnring one eye, He TO-
turned 10 his work after Que days rest,
The injury not seeming TO lie Of q serious
nature,
The Ladies' Home aud Foreign Mission
ay meeting will le held with Mrs, \, !,
rafk "Wednesday 4 study will ie made
III the fijl Islands, New llebtides and
Melanesia. II Is desirable that the olil'
er,- 60 serve the sn-i-,s Zoe the seeming
war he elected Al this time. A inli az
tendance III all interested 10 this branch
bf church work Is requested,
A auiet wedding which caused much
surprise 10 friend. took plaee, q, the Ton
grrealional parsonage Monday evening
when Harry NJ. Sparks and Sadie D.
llold.n were united IN marriage by ReV,
nsnl.l Alelntyf,, Mrs. ", N, Sparks was
bridesmaid and Mr., Sparks best man.
The bridal couple went 10 Westminster
West Ia the brides home Tuesday
Miss Esther bale, who has a position Ia
a ehunh choir IN hraniiori, Ont, recent
| IA snpplied the place II an absent singer
m The nmioro Messiah given ~ Uali,
| IIer work is thus described in the city
paper, Miss Dale, the soprano solol,',
possesses voice oi remarkable range, she
sings with perfect ease and her tones
are remarkably true, Her rendition Of
Know That Ny Redeemer liveth was
exquisite
A letter has hecn received from the
Penn school ia fmgmore, :. G., contain
ING note Of thanks from David MAJOR
Ia the children 81 the ,ongregationai Snh'
laV srhool in Townshend who are paying
M scholarship. David i a little boy ia
The first grade aud his picture which ae'
COMMANDED the letter shows him 10 he q
very curly,hcadcd, roguish-cyed. colorei
boy.
A merry marty was that which gath
erred IN The Baptist Nesiry Monday even
ing Tor the white elephant social. IL
proved that things one did not want and
| brought for exchange were things that
other did not wan, as well and much eS'
changing was in order. Games made the
hours PASS swiftly. light Refreshments
we've served and an allwund good time
reported.
The auction at T. ID. Reeds Tuesday
was attended by a large number OF people.
The sales were good and fair prices ruled.
The pasture land was bought by y. Is.
Bntchelder. the moving by X. ID. Phillips.
The house and apple orchard had been
previously sold to J. 4. Grout OF Athol,
Mass. Expressions OF regret are, heard
ON every side at losing Mr.. Reeds fam
ily from town. Mr.. Reed has always
shown good public spirit, being helpful
whenever and wherever possible. The loss
of the family from the church and So
ciety will he greatly felt. The good wishes
OF the people of the town go with them
to their new home in Amsterdam, \. \.
Principal Lewis reports much benefit
received from his weeks vacation IN Bos.
ton. He returned Monday and the semi
nary opened Tuesday with good pros
pect for profitable, term; Three new pu;;
nils are Ruby Stark and Rena Allen OF
Jamaica. who room at DIR. Osgood's. and
Hope Waterman Of Hinsdale, \. H., who
rooms at Mr. McIntyre's. Mildred Pal
mer is with Mrs. T.. b. Batchelder this
term and Beatrice Emerson and Lottie
IIosley at Mrs. Dale's. Herbert Benson.
who is suffering from an iniiamed eye:
hopes TO begin school duties the last OF
the week. Several boys are unable to at
tend the spring term. being needed for
work on the farms, while some evidently
do not realize the Importance of good
education, II is to be regretted that pa
rents with their years of experience do
not value an education enough TO incul.
cate the idea OF It's necessary requirement
in the minds of their children at an early
age.
An interesting meeting of West River
grange was held last Friday evening when
the third and fourth degrees were con
ferred upon five candidates, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. NJ. Sparks, Leon Bruce, Ray Cobb
and Richard Pierce. A bountiful supper
of baked beans. pie and cake was enjoy
ed by the merry company. Guests OF the
evening were William Waite of Wards
boro, District Deputy Wilson Winchester,
Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Lockwood and Mrs.
Lila Micott of Newfane. Mr.. Winchess-
ter gave an interesting talk on the work
of the order. Words Of interest and en-
enlargement were heard from the other
visitors. 1t was voted to hold the next
meeting Friday evening, March q: The
program will be as follows: Music by the
grange; rollcall each member present to
respond with a quotation from an al.
manac, giving date of almanac; vocal
duet, Luther Stone and Park Osgood; adj
dress, Should Agriculture Be Taught in
Our Public Schools? Rev. Daniel Mcln-
tyre; solo, Miss Eta Marsh; question.
Should We Not Plant More Commercial
Trees on Our Waste Lands and See That
| the Same Are Better Protected? speakers,
F.. H. Willard, L. B. Batchelder, W. II
Miles, DIR. +. l.. Osgood, III. q. Cobb
and R. n. Marsh.