The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-28
NOrthfeId, Mass.
Prizes for the Grange Fair.


tober are announced as follows: For Il
best dozen of potatoes, LIST prize 80 cent
I'd % cents, the same TO be paid for ii
largest watermelon, best trace of popcor
q ears, finest muskmelon e specimens
heaviest citIon, best cauliAower. bgges
cabbage. hest dougmuts tone,half dozen
best loaf Of cake tto be Judged for te,
ture, flavor and looks, best loaf of brea
(wheatl best chrySanthemum in blool
leach girl will be given one plant by tn
committee), finest geranrum in bloom t
be started from slips this spring. Ais
prizes first and second of 81 and 50 cent
each arc to be given for the best genera
general collection for girls Eight specia
prizes of - cents each may lie awardc,
at the discretion of the Judges
According to the rules, all vegetables eX
hibited shall have been cared for by eX
hibitor only from planting to harvesting
and i'll food exhibited shall have been pre-
pared without the help of an older per
SON
Anything that the children can raise on
make may be entered for special prizes
and both boys and girls may compete fol
both vegetable and food prizes.
Miss Lila Dean is guest of Mrs. C. II
Green
Mr. and Mrs, N'risley and two children
have gone to Ohio to live.
Mrs F. G. Howard goes this week to
Putney to visit her daughters.
Rev. d. NJ Wilson is in Boston attend
ing the meetings of the Unitarian church.
1t i said that Station Agent Ellison is
soon to move his family into the Parsons
house.
The Young Peoples society held bust
ness meeting in the Parish house last
week.
The summer residents of Rustic Ridge
have begun to arrive. one cottage at least
being occupied.
The Eli Cotton place on Main street has
been sold by Mrs. Edward Barber to Miss
Leonard from the west.
pied the Unitarian pulpit last Sunday in
the absence of Rev. ID. NJ. Wilson.
Miss E. A. Field returned from Cam
bridge Wednesday after a several weeks
visit with Mrs. Edith Calender Norton.
Edward Severance, who suffered a very
painful accident a few weeks ago, is now
able to be out and attend to his business.
Childrens day will be observed June
in the North church when children may
be presented for baptism or conservation.
Rev George F. Pentecost occupied the
pulpit of the Congregational church last |
Sunday morning in the absence of Few. n. |
Fay Smith.
The officers Of the Sons of Veterans
auxiliary went to Wiliamstown Wednes-
day TO organize and install the officers of
local order.
The subject of the young peoples
meeting held last week in the North
church parlors was Lessons from the
Birds and Flowers.
A special meeting of the Fortnightly
club is to be held next Tuesday afternoon
at 8 p. M Every member is urgently re-
quested to be present.
The Mortified lecture course committee a.,
has arranged closing entertainment for
this evening, the business session to be
followed by a social hour. c
The Woman's Relief corps was well :
represented this week in Greenfield when l.
the members attended for exemplifcation !
Of the work of the order. l
c. J. Phillips, the veteran piano tuner, f
IS making his semi-annual trip in this sec ;s
ion and has been here for the past two n
weeks responding to numerous orders. a.
500 Hoo Wing has been in town this te
week after being several months in Bos- hi
on The laundry during his absence has
been successfully run by Albert Cum
nings.
have been in town calling on old friends. I,
His mother will be remembered by many O.
as Mrs. Fidela Newton Fiske, a former
resident.
Mrs I. F. Vennerbeck and her daugh- Il
er, Miss Matte Vennerbeck of Provi-
ience, r. t., have been guests of Mrs. n. T.
=. Alexander, returning to their home on /
Tuesday. u
A supper will be given in the Unitarian
,hurch parlors next Thursday evening at -,
$50 for the adults who are attendants of II,
hat church After the entertainment rs
social hour will be enjoyed. ~
The seth birthday anniversary of Miss
Fannie Crosby, the wellknown writer of >,
lymns, was pleasantly observed recently ~
md another song was written by her "
md sung at the church service by her !;
lome choir Miss Crosby formerly spent VI
Ter summers here in the family of l. D.
sankey and her hymns as well as herself tn
lave never seemed to grow old. tr
One of the important social events of nc nc
he Masonic circle was the meeting Of the ~
ir knights of the Orange commandery III ~
asst Friday evening when the members I'D
on ladies night" Two auto IS
Mobile parties attended from here. G. L. IN IN
Webster and family and DIR. A. L. New III
on and family. The affair was very an
well and the ball costumes worn by the Sslt
aides were most elegant, la'
Benjamin F. Streeter, SIS, one of the
owns Oldest inhabitants, died at his
ONE on Plain street Tuesday morning
fter an illness of only few days. Mr.. If
treeter had spent his life in farming tel
ere in this town and had been much of
,spected citizen. Besides his widow he
aves a daughter, Mrs. Carrie Rice. who inf
18th her husband had recently returned !
the old homestead to care for the aged ~
arents and a son Frank who lives near W., W.
lem. -,
The union Memorial day service will be ~;
I'D in the Unitarian church next Sunday n ny
orning Rev. d. NJ. Wilson is to give my
le address. On account of the size of the
aggregation it is thought best to hold ter
rvice as usual in the North church at W.
lie usual hour. After lunch at Sons of J
eterans' hall for the patriotic orders the TTa
aves will be decorated and the Memorial L.
" exercises will be given in the town we
III beginning at go p. m. ]. Willard |
rown. senior vice-commander of the de- pee
rtment of Massachusetts, will give the day
dress. TIL
The Mortified grange held a regular
Getting last Tuesday evening, the sub fel
IT being noteworthy. men or women Sun
the present day, each member taking Bn
1T or paying nickel. Among the 1
eminent characters spoken of were Mr. Gee
ever of Connecticut the corn special at
Mary b. Eddy, Helen Gould. DR.. cor
aries Elliot. Maria Van Worst. Queen \
lena. Fannie Crosby and Booker I. son
asbington 1t was voted to confer the We
nd and fourth degrees upon six candi- Mr.