The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14

dle IN, also 10 1--we In. The last
speaker, ii. l.. Hindley of Rutland, was
capital talker, got right after the
legislature, told stories and made Jokes
at their expense. The Normal schools
that would turn out good teachers if
they only had money enough, etc. etc.
al IN his inimitable way that must have
been heard to be appreciated. Mr.. Minis
made few closing remarks and r. II
Miller sang again.
Death of Mrs. Harriet M. Bradley.
Mrs. Harriet NJ Bradley. Is. passed
away about Z clock p. m. Nav =
after, long illness caused by heart
trouble and complications. Although
her suiferings were often intense She
pore them very patiently. Mrs. Brad
icy IVA was born July 2, 1888, daughter of
aired ana Amy Temple Bennett. Oct.
., 1872, she was married to Alonzo
bradley who survives her. Their only
ehlld, a daughter, died in infancy and
Mrs. Bradley was the last Of her
father S family and besides distant
cousins, her only living relatives are
niece, Mrs. j. w. Patch, Mrs. Phoebe
Lindsey OF Brattleboro and Hardin Ben
nett OF Putney, cousins. She has al
ways lived in the home where she died.
Inc nome OF her maternal ancestor,
,SSP' iSAipiNs oHS VI lHe nTSI sell
Tiers OF Dummerston. The funeral of
Mrs. Bradley was held at the home
Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Mrs. j. Fan
ny Allen of Stoneham, Mass, otficiated
and l.. i. Stark sang Lead Kindly
Light No Burdens There and Gathering
home with Miss Lille Gates. accom-
PIANIST The flowers were beautiful. The
burial was in the family lot at the
Center, The bearer were Henry Halla-
day, Chiffon Worden, Leslie Halliday
and Dwight Miller.
Mrs: H; H. Hall is spending several
days in Brattleboro.
The g. B. society will meet with Mrs.
Charles Williams May 81.
Arthur Brown is riding a new bicycle
that he has recently purchased.
John Sheldon of Greenfield is spend
ing few days at his farms this week.
Miss Alice Laughton went Wednes-
day to Shelburne Falls, Mass, for sew
eral days.
Miss Bessie Dutton, the teacher, has
gone to her home in Townshend for a
week lend visit.
G. d. Sargent is making arrange
ments for Memorial day exercises and
program will be given next week.
Mrs. Marcia Dix has returned from
winter s sojourn in Baltimore, Md.
and has opened her house at The Hol-
low.
Miss Mary Armand of Watertown, n.
T., is passing several weeks in town
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Armand.
Mrs. W. E. Minis of West Brattle-
boro was the guest of Mrs. H. H Miller
T,nG ,lnt H.
meeting was in session.
George Holt has sold his farm to
William Wentworth of Bellows Falls.
Possession given at once. Mr. Holt has
not yet decided where he will locate.
The birthday club met with Mrs. E.
Fl. Brown Wednesday afternoon and
enjoyed a social visit and a bountiful
supper. Birthday tokens were in evil
dence.
Congregational church-Sunday ser
vices as usual, 1915. The pastor, Rev.
J. S. Cogswell will take for his text
Malachi $40. Subject: The duty, pleas
ure and blessing of giving.
At the next meeting May IS, of Eve
ming Star grange, the third and fourth
degrees will be conferred upon class
of five followed by harvest supper
and other exercises. Contributions for
the supper expected without further |
notice.
Your correspondent is indebted to
a special reporter for these notes, who
closes her notes by say: "They are all
borough Neremonters working for the
good of the state in the interests of
education. good roads, forestry. politics,
etc, etc.
Mrs. Louisa Halliday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Halliday of Brattleboro, Mrs.
George Worden of Guilford and Mr..
and Mrs. Clifton Worden of Spring
field and Mr. and Mrs Leslie Halliday
attended the funeral; the second with
n a month at the home of Mrs. Angus
"a Bennett. The other that of Mrs s.
B. Craddock.
We would like Superintendent Stone
@ tell who is to blame for the present
;ystem of education in our schools. We
AN all deplore the useless knowledge
~ which make the pupils ''top J
parents have no remedy
heir children are obliged to be run
through the same machine and come out |
II alike. AS the parents have no voice I
n the matter. Cannot State Superin- |
endent Stone devise some way to /
emedv the "intellectual dyspepsia?'
We all know the need in our schools of S
ess cred tape and more common !
ense. But what is the remedy and who |
hall apply it9
The teachers meeting at the school
ouse in Dummerston Centre brought
Dgether all the teachers engaged in
own school work. namely. Miss Bes- \