The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-21
West River TOlUns
TOWNSHEND.

Miss Harriet Fletcher spent Wednesda
in Brattleboro
H. O. Sweat Of Newport, VT, was j
town this week.
H. S. Kidder is putting balustrade o
his front piazza.
Carl Bruce came home from Wincher
don last Saturday.
Mr.. Miller of Guilford was in town o
Thursday of last week.
German Eddy of Londonderry was a
II. S. Kidder's last week
Winzor Whitney is carrying on Mis-
Susan Ross's land this year.
Mrs. Lois Rumril is visiting her cou
sin, George Bond, of Guilford.
George F. Carlton of Windham spen
the day at J. H. Wares Tuesday.
Ira Cone did not commence work a
Townshend Inn Monday owing to illness.
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Howard of Put
ney were recent guests at Bella Brigham
DR.. Larry of the Farrin hospital II
Montague, Mass, was in town last week
Frank Martin is enjoying all the pleas
ures and tortures that go with telon OF
his finger
Albert Brown is moving into l.. d
loves house. He will keep his horses al
Taft's stable.
Miss Ella Howard is displaying fine
line of millinery goods at the ToWnshend
Inn this week.
Mrs. Henrietta Clark Bemis spent Mon
day in Bellows Falls, returning Tuesday
by way of Brattleboro.
A. A. Blood has been working in New
fame this week making repairs on Mrs.
William Micott's house.
Miss Marion Clark of Bellows Falls was
the guest of Mrs. Henrietta Clark Bemls
at W. H. Miles's last Sunday.
Miss Cora Mason, after having spent a
number of weeks in Bellows Falls and
Fitchburg, returned home on Thursday OF
last week.
The water connections for the fountain
have been repaired this week and soon
its refreshing spray Will be dehghtlng the
eye of the wayfarer.
The Congregational Ladies Home Mis-
sionary meeting will be held with Mrs. E.
b. Batchelder Wednesday afternoon, May
26, promptly at 3 o'clock.
Reuben Park went to Greenfield on
business last Monday. From there Mr..
Park went to West Mortified to visit his
daughter, Mrs C. r. Nelson.
AL 1nG morning StlNltt ilCAb '1uiidoN
Rev. Mr.. Mexican will preach on The
Holy Warfare. and in the evening will
speak on The Christians Weapons.
Mrs C. E. Bruce of New York city,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
A. Blood, returned to her home last Fri
day, stopping on the way to visit rela-
tives in Brattleboro and Northfield.
Blazing Star chapter No. SO, O. E. s., |
oppfoppal IFS 1nuppp a class last w ed |
nesday evening Past Patron r. W.
Blood presented Mrs. Grace Richardson |
with a past matron's jewel in very |
pleasing manner. Refreshments were |
served after the work.
Mrs. C. C. Taft Mrs. Julian Taft and
son, Lincoln, and Miss Hazel spent We'd
nesday in Brattleboro. Mrs G. G. Taft
for the semi-annual meeting of
the Vermont Branch of the Womans
Board of Missions held in the Centre Con
church Thursday,
John Howard was one of the successful
fishermen last week, bringing in Thursday
as fine basket of fish as has been seen
this season Other adopts in the piscato-
rial art are the Sparks brothers and Mr.:
Barry, who tried their luck the first OF
the week The early opening of the sea
son and cold weather incident to the sea
fishermen are having good sport and fair
success the brooks are not being stripped
as they have been in other years.
The regular meeting of West River
grange will be held May 2Sth at the town
lall and the following program presented:
Music grange choir; What Book, Not
Religious. Is Your Especial Favorite?
David Copperfeld. Joe Cecil Snow;
The Last of the Mohicans, Roy Cobb;
oil call of members; music. grange male
Iuartette; reading Mrs. r. N. Marsh;
Have the Young People of Today Bet
er Chance Than Those of Fifty Years
Ago., William M. Sparks, Mrs. A.: A.
Snow, Mrs. Lettie Dutton, Miss Eta
Marsh. Hugh Phillips; song, Mrs. Harry
The program for the commencement
concert which is to be given by Ebert
Poland and the italian Boys at the Bap
list church Wednesday evening. June 9,
will be one of the best ever offered the
loving public Mr.. Falond
$ alive to the interests of the public and
will offer us not only the usual high class
program of instrumental solos, duets and
concerted numbers in conjunction with
lis impersonations and readings but will
LIso present the musical and literary fan
asy, A Night in Venice The name in it
elf is suggestive of beautiful costumes,
delightful vocal and instrumental selec-
ions blended with story of an Ameri-
ans life in the city of art and music
The first regular meeting of the year
With it's newly installed officers was held
~ Blazing Star chapter, O. E. S.. at
heir chapter room Wednesday evening.
\ high standard of work has been main
aimed during the first two years of the
ife of this chapter. 1t is presumed that
he same will be continued by the new
BOARD of officers. A pleasant feature of
evenings meeting was the
presentation to Mrs. Grace 7. Richard
on, the retiring worthy matron, of a
past matron's jewel by mem
,ers Of the chapter. Russell Blood, past
worthy patron, made the presentation ad-
lress, to which Mrs. Richardson, although
aiken wholly by surprise, responded in a
ew well chosen words. Light refresh
nents were served. The new year starts
nut with good attendance, three new mem
,ers, and with favorable conditions gen
rally.
The program of Birchard post, 65, G. A.