The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-10

Chicago. He has been spending the sum
mer at w. w. Goes,
A. w. Proctor is soon to begin work on
4 new building in the center of Mortified
| 1t will occupy the site of the harness
shop which will be moved. 1t is to be a
two story building on the corner of Main
| street and Warwick avenue and the first
floor will be occupied by the Mortified
Press.
The Mortified Lecture course commit
tee held a meeting last Friday to make
arrangements for the lectures this winter.
They elected the following officers: Pres
ident, Rev d. M. Wilson, treasurer
Dwight Alexander; secretary, Benjamin
Field: committee ON lectures, Miss Ball,
Russell Calendar, G. G. Steams, +. F..
Howard and w. w. Coe
The new station being built at West
Mort hfield to take the place of the one at
South Vernon is made of wood and is
to be completed some time in November
IT will be onequarter mile nearer North
field than the South Vernon station and
no tracks will have to be crossed to
reach it, 1t is built on land bought of
Mr.. Belden of West Mortified.
\ conference of the Unitarian and other
churches of the Connecticut Valley is
called to meet here Oct and g.. One of
the speakers of note who is expected to
be present is Rev Reginald John Camp
bell. 1t will be remembered that he
spoke at the Mortified conferences few
years ago, and has become somewhat more
liberal in his views since then.
\ merry little party of sixteen met at
the Doolitte homestead in the Barber dis.
trct recently to celebrate the birthday of
the two little cousins, Paul and Alden
Doolttle, sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Doolittle of Illinois. Refreshments were
served The lusty cheers for Illinois and
Massachusetts from the two boys in whose
honor the party was given were good to
hear.
Who could plan a pleasanter auto trip
than c. Fl. Webster has mapped out for
cludes Mrs Webster, Mrs. Henry I1olton
and Miss Emma Alexander. They started
last Monday and will visit two chapters
of O. E. S. near Boston, from there down
the cape to Provincetown, to Newport, K.
l., along the south short to New York, up
the Hudson to Albany and back to North
field through the Berkshires.
The G. \. R. and w. R. G. were in
vited by the Sons of Veterans and aux
Hilary to a picnic in F. w. Doane's fine
grove. After the basket picnic the after
ioyment was created by the tug-of-war
and especially by the game of baseball be-
tween the married men and single men.
The married men won the game, the |
score being "a to %.
The Belcher fountain, the foundation of |
which has been laid, has arrived and is be-
ing set in position. James Walker of the
Aberdeen Granite Works of Quincy is
here to superintend the setting of the
fountain. The dedication of the fountain
and presentation to the town will take
place next Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Rev D. NJ. Wilson and DR.. n. P. Wood
will deliver addresses and the fountain
will be unveiled.
Wednesday was registration day and
lbout $50 new students reported for regis
ration A new department this year is
hat Of organ instruction. This is to be
aiken by Miss Tillinghast student of
Mt Holyoke, who has received organ
Instruction under Prof Hammond. Miss
Talbot takes Miss Gardner's place as
eacher of piano. Miss Clara E. Gardner
: at her home in Brewster, n. Y, and
ings in some of the churches there. Miss
Brooks returned to the United States from
er year abroad early in August much to
he pleasure of her many friends and re-
umes her work at Marquand hall.
The regular meeting of the W. r. G.
vas held last Friday in Sons of Veterans
all. Regular business was transacted
f the oldest members in years of the
orps - though young at heart - Mrs.
'tockbridge, who had the surprise in
barge said it is always pleasant to re- !
MEMBER birthdays and in few fitting
'ords presented Miss Mary Thurston with
sum of money. This was given by the
1any friends of Miss Thurston in the W. {
!. c.. the Women's Foreign Missionary :
1ciety and the Ladies' Sewing society all
which claim her as faithful member !,