The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-02-21

and four hceks Of Wild geese have been
seen dying norhward,
Airs. Carnoek Of Lake Pleasant ha.
lu-n a feernt visitor Of Mrs. Eliza Hanks,
Felanins last Saturday.
The republicans Of the town 81 North
held will hold a caucus al $50 In the
town hall this evening, Feb, n.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miner belter remembered
as Pearl Slearns, are With their children
spending the winter Ia Florida.
A very heavy snow fall came wednes'
day aud ON Thursday morning II was
aboui eight inches deep 80 travellers are
uslns runners with good slelshing.
Mr.. and Mn. William Bigelow Of Tor
iing,on, Conn, and Mrs, Henry Lyman
ol keene, \. H., wer ~ town this week,
Mrs, Lyman returning home Monday.
The services next Sunday morning in
the North ehurch will be patriotic in
chameler and the boys brigade will be
present IN uniform IN response 10 invita-
lion.
The fonnigh,ly club viii meet next
Monday afternoon and Miss Evelyn ).
Hall Is 10 speak ON her Impressions OF
Florence during recent European trip.
rs courtesy OF the members Of the club
the meeting viii be public.
There will he business meeting Of
the Young Peoples society connected
with the North church Friday evening,
Feb, -, at 5 O'Clock. After the business
session is concluded them will be pov.
eriy social and large attendance is ex'
pecied.
Miss Charlotte T.. Perkins Of Green.
field was in town this week 10 represent
the American Humane Educational so
eiciy, particularly ON the lines Of proven
ton OF cruelty 10 animals by children,
Miss Perkins j. collector for the Massa'
scrptions for Our Dumb Animals.
Character Studies from Life viii be
the subject at the next entertainment
Of the lecture course Tuesday evening
Fyh. %, when John H. Ratio will be
b, md and seen in representations Of per.
sons of different nationalities. lie comes
with excellent press recommendations in
various cities where he has been heard
in some twice and three times.
There was a wedding in Hopedale Tues.
day OF Miss Bessie Taylor Roper and
Hamilton :. Conant OF Boston, both OF
whom are well known in Sunday school
circles and have been prominent in the
Sunday school workers summer confer
ence here last year. Mr.. Conant has been
general secretary OF the Massachusetts,
Sunday School association for the last II
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Gonant are TO live
in Boston.
The snow very quickly disappeared last
owing TO the heavy rain so that
was very bad. One of the mail
carriers delivered part OF his mail on
runners and the rest on wheels. The ice
went out OF the river Monday. All the
small streams were full OF water and
there was a washout on the railroad track
near Meadow street so the afternoon and
evening trains on Saturday were consid.
erably delayed.
Several of the members OF the Order of
Eastern Star are in Boston this week at.
tending the bazar Of nations, some GO
ing as attendants, others as visitors. 1t
is expected that the local order will be
by about Is, among them be.
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Z. c. Field, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. ii. Webster and Mrs. Nellie NJ.
Wood. There were some very pretty and
useful articles of value sent, from here, a |
very creditable display for the size OF
the order.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Bigelow was
held last Sunday afternoon from her late
residence on Plain street. Besides the |
regular burial service the ritual service
Of the Woman's Relief corps, Of which
Mrs. Bigelow was valued member, was
used. There were many beautiful flow
,rs, gifts from the Womans Relief corps,
Sons of Veterans and Sons Of Veterans
auxiliary. The burial was in the village
cemetery beside her husband, Amos Bige-
ow, who passed away about four months
Ego.
There was hearing before the county
and associate commissioner
asst Tuesday afternoon of the selectmen
md others interested in the new road
which is planned to go from the west APP
oroach of the Schell bridge to the main
road leading from Bernardston to South
Vernon. As o. l.. Leach is one Of the
county commissioners he was not allowed
% act on questions concerning his own
own, so the services of the associate COM
missioner were called upon. The pro-
posed location for the new road was look
ID over also the places for crossing the
Boston & Maine railroad, also the Cen
raj Vermont railroad and later reports
will be placed before the railroad COM
nissoners regarding the crossing of both
hese railroads by the proposed new road