The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-25

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after spending Is months at Los Angeles
and Needles, Calf.
| Union service will be held Sunday. after
moons at 4 o'clock on the common IN thl'
village during the summer. The flrst OF
the series will be July 4.
Arthur Crouch goes today to Williams
burg, Mass, to attend commencement al
the high school where his cousin, MISS
Edith Hill will graduate.
Miss Edith Morgan closed successful
term of school in district number seven
Yesterday and went to her home IN Ludlow
for the summer vacation.
Miss Julia Graham came Mondey, from
Boston to visit her parents, Mr.. and MIS-
Robert Graham. She was accompanied by
Mrs. j. p. Graham and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bliss and Miss
Mary Underwood spent Sunday at Sunset
Lake with Miss Underwood's brother, M
y. Underwood at his cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Thurber of Halifax
attended the prize speaking exercises last
evening. Their two daughters Lucy ana
Maude being two of the contestants
G. r. Wheeler and daughter, Miss Edna
Wheeler attended the meeting Wednesday
evening of the Dummerston Hill Library
association of which Mr.. Wheeler is secre-
tary.
State examinations under the direction
of Supt. +. w. Rich, for high school appll-
cants, oDened Yesterday morning with a
large attendance and will close this after
noon.
The annual meeting of directors Of the
Dummerston Hill Library association was
held in the schoolhouse Wednesday even
ing. The old board of officers was re-
elected
Mrs H. A. Stone came Saturday from
Brooklyn, and will spend some time with
Mrs. +. A. Richardson before going to
Wilmington where she will spend the
summer.
Miss Anna NJ. Southworth matron Of
the Betsey Moody cottage i'll Northfield,
Mass, and Carlton Chamberlain, nephew
of Mrs. R. E. Gordon, are guests of Mrs
Gordon at her cottage at Sunset lake.
The season at Sunset Lake has opened
with a good number of visitors. Among
those who have opened their cottages are
Mrs. r. e. Gordon, NJ. n. Underwood, b.
S Miller and Mrs. F. d. e. Stowe.
Mrs w B. Houghton, who recently
underwent an operation at the Wesson
Memorial hospital in Springfield, Mass,
is improving rapidly and is expected to
come to her Ames hill home at an early
date.
Baptist church, Rev. A. NJ Watts, pas
tor. Sunday services as usual The sub
iect of Mr.. Watts morning sermon will
be Blessed Are the Pure in Heart, Matt.
SIS: and for the evening it will be Bear
Ye One Another's Burdens, Gal, 6:2.
Edward S. Clark, son of Dr. and Mrs.
C. S. Clark. and Louis M. Stelmann, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Stellmann, are
among those who are to be graduated this
week from the University of Michigan at
Ann Arbor, both young men having spe-
cialized in mechanical engineering.
Miss Corinne Blodgett left Saturday for
Ann Arbor, Mich, where she will attend
at the University of Mich
igan Before returning she will visit her
sister, Mrs Charles Dinwiddee in Buffalo,
for her as teacher of the sixth
and seventh grades at the academy.
Chidren's day was observed Sunday
at the Baptist church with special pro
gram by the children and a cradle call eX
ercise. Clara Thurber and Florence Dial
rymple were among the little girls who
sang solos. Mr.. Watts gave an interesting
and helpful talk to the children. The
church decorations were of wild flowers
and ferns.
The funeral of Mrs. H. D. Miller, who
died last week Wednesday, was held from
the home, 1856 Western avenue, Friday
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. d. E. Trout.
pastor of the Universalist church officiated
md Miss Corinne Blodgett sang, Saved
By Grace, and Nearer My God to Thee.
The bearers were relatives and burial was
n the West Brattleboro cemetery.
Miss Olive and Miss Helen Weatherhead,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Weather
head, will finish teaching next week in
Greenfield Mass, and spend the vacation
1t their home. Miss Olive has accepted
he position of domestic science teacher in
he Agricultural school of Montague,
Mass, for the coming year and Miss Hell
IN will teach the Chase street school in
Brattleboro.
The directors of the Dummerston Hill
Grove Meeting association held their an
lual meeting yesterday afternoon with
Mrs. Jennie Cheney. The old board of
,ficers was elected and it was decided to
lold the series of meetings at Sunset lake
,arlier in the season than heretofore, the
late to be announced later. Rev. 5. p.
Fairbanks of New York city will be
mong the popular speakers.
Miss Ruth Sprague goes tomorrow to
Ter home in Acton, Mass, for her sum-
ner vacation. Miss Sprague has been en- |
aged to teach the ninth grade in the |
,rattleboro high school building next |
ear. 1t is with regrets among the West |
5rattleboro people that she will not re-
ume her position at the academy where
he has given such efficient service as
principal of the high school during the /
ear.
An informal reception was given Tues
av evening at the Baptist church parlors
0 Rev. and Mrs Watts, who leave next
7eek for johnson. VT, where Mr.. Watts
as accepted the pastorate of the First
BAPTIST church. There was a large at
enhance and the church and parlors were
astefuly decorated with wild flowers.
Iiss Gertrude StoclIwell and Miss Jose
hine Phelps rendered solos, and refresh
rents of cake and sherbet were served.
The Dummerston hill school closes to-
az after another successful term under
ne direction of Miss Myra Whitcomb.
he final examination marks prove the
xcellent work of pupils and teacher.
pecial interest has been manifested in
Dtany and during the present term 80
,ecimens of wild flowers have been gath
ed and studied. Forty-three of these
ere gathered by Raymond Dodge. Ray
ond Dodge, Smaller Herrick and Vina
llson received no marks for absence dur ,
q the term and Merrill Dodge and Har
Rose were not absent. Miss Whitcomb
we a basket picnic in the Betterley ma !
e grove this afternoon for the members {