The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18

= linilsstah, Alonieslnien AMI Tom Falns,
ls IA charge ~ Mis-, fnsl H. Caldwell, a
h sisted hS Mp, ;, Z, Walker, Mn, Iirril
l-asslls, and Miss Pauline sykes
iirS, aud Mrs, LAWS ,haier lra,e ia
Metk ter Crescent tily, fla, Nh-r the
). take an important Ian ~ the seventh al
nnal conference II the Soulhheld lhh
,onirienre association which begin fel
u. closing March q. 10. speakeIs will Il
Rev, I, u, >coiield. ~ u, 81 Dallas. Tex
! s,lltur II the nrw Seahvl Reference ~
linn II the ONiorl liihl., William u M0oi
/ "t Nunhii.li aud Rev. l., :, Chaier. +,
new auditorium has in,I hern provided IA
he conference l., the late Edwin Gilbert a
is"fgriown, Conn,
4 {, W. Russell II Siannards brigade, l6i
Vermont volunteers, will give an llluslla rates
hlsiufiarl lerlufe Ia the town hall Noinrs
llaN evening. Marh 2 The subject Of tn
lecture l. The story 1T the civil War from
Sumter io APPROXIMATION. Many Of III,
photographs were taken by government az
iii>ts al the time Of the war The lecture
i under the auspices Of the Sons Of Neler
ans, aud the proceeds viii go Ia then
building fund.
1harle. Preston, a former Nonhheld boy,
nov of Riga. Russia. WAS ~ town on Mon
daV calling an friends. lie, with Mr.
Pre-. ton. !. visiting Mr. and Mr. George
riror an Norihhch mountain Mr., aud
| Mr., Preston have been IN the United
State, since December and viii sail from
New York Mnrh > ior Russia where Mr.
Proctor l. an EXPERT buyer IL lrai her for
= large wholesale house ia Boston. They
hay. spent the time since Feb : with Nj
Preston, mother, MIR. Anna Preston, in
Orange Mass.
The annual social and business meeting
Of the congregational SUNDAY school last
THURSDAY hight was very pleasant al
fair. nld and Young especially the chill,
drcn, we've invited, LIS being present, II
was like the old.time snelable aud 81 an.
ioyed hy all. \ social time with games
aud pleasing music from 4. u. Fits graf.
anola was followed by refreshments Of ice
cream and cake. \ short time was de
voted 10 the business meeting and the fol.
lowing oiiccrs elected; Superintendent Of
senior department l. G.. Moody: assist,
ants, T.. + Howard aud Rev, y. Fay
smith: secretary.treasurer and librarian.
Miss Mary I. button, assisted by Mis-
lola Ilolton and Fred 4. lIolton; supcrin
tendent Of Junior department. William c,
Roberts. with W. w. Coe as assistant. 4
was appointed 90 secure new
hymn books for the iunior department.
Paul D. Moody preached last SUNDAY in |
the Congregational church His text was:
The Twilight Desired Has Turned Into |
Trembling Unto Me. II was thoroughly |
practical sermon Mr. Moody is always a /
iavorite in Mortified He also led the
prayer meeting Of the Junior class of the
seminary, which meets at \. =, Fits every |
sunday afternoon. He spoke in the even
ne at Sage chapel Miss Ruth Bobfsh
ang solo. At the Congregational church
sunday evening \. p Fit lectured on How
u. n,,, Int |
With stereopticon with pictures OF the
arliest known manuscripts dating 200 4.
D. down to the King James | version. The
ecturc was instructive, especially As II
ave proofs of the gcnuinenesS Of the Bible.
ir. Fit exhibited a Bible 300 years old
fhich is in good state of preservation.
ie also had scroll with the book of e.
her written on parchment. which was an
lent, and the property of Dwight l..
Ioody.
News was received in Mortified last
thursday of the sudden death OF Raymond
Weeks of South Acton. The family had
we'd in this town for several years and
st summer moved to South Acton. where | ,
re two sons. Raymond and Ralph. carried
D a milk business. Raymond was at the
alton on business and was watching a
yitching engine. As he went to cross the
acks behind II an express train struck
IN. He was taken to the Massachusetts i
eneral hospital where he died in a short
me. His body was brought to West {
orthfeld Friday and services in Dicken- /,
n hall were conducted by Rev. \. Fay
NTH Mr.. Weeks and his brother grad
tied from Mortified high school last n
me. He was 10 years old. The members e
his class who were in town attended
e funeral and gave a floral design. Four |,
the high school boys were bearers. +
,ung Weeks is survived by a father,
other. brother and three sisters. He was :.
e eldest child and great help in the :
pport Of the family, for whom great sym l.
thy is felt.
The minstrel show. which has been
lg time in preparation, will be given u
esday Feb. 90 in the town hall. Doors Il
Il be open at 7 O'Clock and the overture l
Il begin at 7.45 A bright. amusing en-. II
lgs. Jokes and special acts by local stars, st
listed by two specialists from out of G
vn Joseph Field is director of the b,
,hestra of FIVE pieces. The manager of &c
entertainment is J. T. Cummings:
asurer Fred Watson; secretary. Will p
tie. The entertainment is for the bene- a
of the boys brigade. The following peo- 10
take part in the show: Interlocutor, , ia
mes T. Cummings; bones; Henry. Smith, Is
P. Kennedy, F. w. Doane. Elwin >,
ng: circle. Miss Frances Cavanaugh, Miss ~
eel Dunnell, Miss Christine Henton. es
$. Eva Quinn Miss Hazel Hooo. Will IN
te. Fred Watson. Norman Long, Philip
rter Ambert Cummings, George Dun be
|, Fred Irish. John Dunnell, A. w. pr
ad: orchestra, J. W. Field, director w. ca
Holton, w. L. Hardy, Charles Slate. sh
, Toman, Mrs. Kennedy, assisted by III
w. Brown and w. W. Coe and members flu