The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-04-30

Give? Church covenant meeting this,
Friday, evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Sure Go farm on Dummerston hill was
the scene of merry making last Friday
evening, the occasion being the birthday
anniversary of Mrs. Arthur Wiley OF
Grand View farm and of Austin Jilson
proprietor of Sure Go farm. About sc
neighbors congregated and the evening
was spent in games and dancing and q
musical program was rendered. Mrs. Viii
ley and Mr.. Jilson were each presented
with a birthday cake and other gifts.
The meeting of the Mems league last
Tuesday evening was well attended and
the organization which has heretofore
+. d. E. Stowe chairman and w. E. Minis
secretary and treasurer; program com,
mittee j. E. Mann, r. E. Dunklee and
r. C. Clark Other committees will be
appointed later. E. M. Goodenough gave
an interesting and profitable talk on Elec,
tricity and its Practical Uses, with illus
trations.
The students of Brattleboro academy
gave meritorous entertainment last
evening in Academy hall. The program
consisted of violin duet by Miss Helen
Weatherhead and Miss Maude Miller, vo-
cal solo by Miss Corinne Blodgett, read.
ings by Miss Lula Britton, an illustrated
song by Irene Mather Mabelle Weld,
cal duet by Miss Blodgett and Miss Ruth
Sprague, reading by Miss Eloise Saun,
ders, violin solo by Miss Helen Wealth,
erhead and a piano solo by Miss Ethel
Blodgett. Homemade candy was sold
and the proceeds were used for the an
nual Gibson prize speaking contest fund.
Charlotte, the six-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Knight, narrowly es-
capped being severely burned last Tues
day forenoon while playing near bon
fire in the academy yard She was IN
company with several small children and
it is not known how her clothing took
fire but it is supposed from a flying
spark. She ran to her home as soon as
she discovered her clothes to be burning
and when she reached there her dress
skirt and underskirt were almost burned
off. The fact that they were of heavy
wool material probably prevented the
child being seriously burned. As it was,
she escaped with only slight discomfort
aside from her fright
Mrs. A. w. Stowe entertained the
womans association and Needlecraft yes
terday afternoon at her home. Letters
were read from Mr.. Stoves son, f. h.
Stowe, who has been spending the winter
in Central America and Panama, ana a
musical program was rendered consisting
of piano solos by Miss Hamlin, Mrs. +;
r. Dye and Mrs w. E. Stellmann, vocal
solos by Mrs. Stellmann and Mrs. w. e.
Bartlett and violin solo by Miss Helen
Weatherhead with Miss Ruth Sprague ac-
Hot tea and hot chocolate,
fruit punch and light refreshments were
served. The tables were prettily decor
ated with arbutus and other spring flow
ers. Mrs Dye and Mrs. Bartlett poured.
Baptist church, Rev. A. M. Watts, pas
tor. Sunday services: Morning worship,
10 80 o'clock, with sermon by the pastor,
subject, The Necessity of Christian
Growth cd Peter 3:lS) y o'clock, Bible
classes followed by the communion ser
vice: 7 o'clock, evening service with adj
dress by the pastor, subject, The South
Wind of Deception ACTS 27:l3) This
address will be the first of a series to be
given by Mr. Watts during the month OF
May on Lessons From the Wind. The
subject of the second address, for May 9,
S The Winds of Doctrine (Eph. 4:l4;
or May 90, The Winds Of Temptation
Matt. 7:27); May 80, The Wind of Vain
Food Hosea l2:D. The church covenant
meeting will be held this, Friday, even
ng at 7.30 o'clock.