The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24

daughters of Rev and Mrs. d. NJ. Viii
son, sailed Sept II for the United States
Miss Helen has been abroad several year
and during part of the time was teacher
in the Philippines. Miss Marjorie ha
been studying the past two years in Italy
and Paris
There were rs who registered at Charles
Nations birthday party on his 65th an
niversary. a large number of packages OF
provisions were left with him and two
birthday cakes. Mrs. M. Malley read an
poem written by Mrs w. d. Morgan OF
Chico, Cal.
A reception was given under the aus
pices of the Y. W. G. A. of the seminary
for the 100 new students recently at the
| Skinner gymnasium. Addresses were given
by Miss Evelyn Hall and Miss Beuah
Clark, president of the Y w. G. A. "A
musical program was given during the
evening.
Last Sunday saw the Congregational
| church filled to hear DR.. G. f. Scotield of
Dallas, Texas, formerly for several years
pastor of this church. He has preached
for 80 years and Dallas and Mortified are
the only parishes of which he has been
pastor. Next Sunday Rev. N. Fay Smith
will preach.
A party from the Mortified and few
young people whom Mrs. A. d. FIT chap
eroned went last Saturday to explore the
primeval forest of Mt. Pisgah Herbert
Reed who has hunted raccoons extensively
in this region, went as guide Mr.. Reed
has already begun the coon season. having
secured five 'coons the last week. two of
which weighed 10 pounds each.
Mr.. Perham of Perhams Inn saw an ac-
count in a recent paper of a man in Athol
who nIcEp1 "A tomato from his Garden
weighing " pounds and measuring II
inches in circumference. Mr.. Perham went
to his garden and found he could do
little better than the Athol man. He has
one weighing pound II ounces and meas
uring Il inches in circumference.
At the annual business meeting of the
boys brigade the following officers We're
elected: Lecture course committee, George
Carr chairman. Capt. Holton, Lieut..
tee, chairman, Raymond Culver, Sergeant
McGrath, Lieut.. Holton. 1t was unani
mously voted to reduce the price of admis-
sion from S. to SO. Several new members
joined.
DR.. and Mrs George f. Pentecost will
attend the Hudson-Fulton celebration in
New York this week. DR.. Pentecost will
preach his farewell address before he
leaves Mortified in the Congregational |
cHUTtll ocl Du. L ne family are dlIeduN
packing their goods. DR.. Pentecost is
building house in Darien:- Ct, and will
make his future home there. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Phillips also have new home
in Daren. George Pentecost is at the
Pentecost homestead The family will
leave Mortified some time in October.
The Franklin county conference of Con
gregational churches will be held in Con
way Sept. % and 80 beginning at 10 o. clock.
The conference sermon will be preached by
J. B. Carruthers of South Deerfield: in the
gates of the Congregational benevolent so
ieties and reports of the conference com
nittees. Thursday there will be a dis
'usSion of the general topic, The Church
is an Agent for Evangelism, for Reform,
or Education. for Missions and as a So
al Mixer. Rev. \. Fay Smith will i
peak Thursday at lO.l5 on The Church as :
n Agent for Evangelism. A good delega-
ion from Mortified will attend. :
unter Walter Mann, a farmer on the.
orange road to Warwick, is today the c
MY of every nimrod of his town and vi t
unity. Mr. Mann has been much troubled
his season by deer destroying his crops.
'oing into his garden about o'clock a .
eek ago tonight he noticed three large !
eer eating his corn. Quickly going to the u
Ouse ne procured MS gun which he loaded
18th buckshot When he returned the a
eer were still feeding. In less than three '
nutes after leaving the house he had "
lied them all. The deer were very bold }
nd Mr.. Mann was able to get within Is
aces of them. The largest doe weighed b
ore than us pounds. Springfield I'm h
n Mr.. Mann is well known in North IL
ED He has peddled vegetables here for b
ears, and his sister. Mrs. Lucky Clapp. is
resident. He is also known here as an II
pert marksman :,