The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-23
West RiUer TOlDns
TOWNSHEND.

fttdaNs d.
Harold Cobb Of Londonderry Is VISIT
inc In town,
Err. Ioyell Of Bra,tlehoIe spent last
Friday In town =,
A. ", button Of Messena, \, " Was
In town last week,
n Curry 81 Boston was here on bust
ness last saturday,
a. N. Mason ~ Maiden. Mass. WAS
NJ the Inn Thursday,
Charles T.. Sears Of Springfield Mass
was Ia town recently
Miss Anna TMiiehell of liaVerhill, \,
H., rs visiting at Martin Sparks .
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. II, Albee made = nv
ing Visit 10 Braiilehoro this week.
Kari I Maher OF Newfane called ON
several OF his friends last Monday
Mr.. Porter of Drewsville, y. H.. was
the guest Of Emory Jones las, week
Carlos Johnson Is in poor health, but
his friends hope for speedy recovery
Frank Jones 81 l.angdon, \, H.,
visited his father, Emory Jones' las'
week.
David J. Bemis. formerly Of this
town. was calling ON friends IN Town
last Friday.
Principal and Mrs. Roy NJ. .locelyn
and daughter, Eleanor, spent TUESDAY
In Braiileboro.
Bliss Preniiss spent the greater part
of this week in Windhain, returning
Friday evening,
A. u. Meacham and three daughters
drove 10 BratilcbOro last sunday 70
Sisit Mrs. Mcacham.
Fred u. Osgood of Burlington, stu,
dent M The state university, will spend
the vacation nt home
Mrs Grace Gould McGibbon - much
better, and her mother. MIS-. =. =.
Gould. was expected home last Shiut
day.
Miss Edith Sanders will return TO her
homr from BrattlehorO tomorrow night
Ia spend few DAYS with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. HAYNES Sanders.
Mrs. A. y. Meaeham. after spending
eight weeks with her sister IN Brattle.
boro. returned TO her home YESTERDAY.
She was accompanied by her lttle son.
Charles
Georeiana Mexican returned home
from Westfcld. Mass, where she = ~,
tending the state normal school, 70
spend the Christmas holidays with her
parents
II is reported that Eugene Bemis has
SOlu MS ltIHl w HtAAi'H
IL is hoped the report is without fonnda.
ton and that this family will always
remain in town.
Cola Martin and Ethel Sparks visited
schools in Brattleboro last Monday.
The progressive teacher will note what
other instructors are doing ms often as
three times year.
Earl Knapp and family are in Bel.
lows Falls this week. Mr.. Knapp re.
turned today. Mrs Knapp and chill.
dren will visit her parents in Westmlh.
ster West, returning the first OF next
week.
The fourth and last of the large
lamps recently placed on our dark WI.
lage streets was used on West street
last Monday night II is suspended be-
tween Dr. +. l.. Osgood s and Don Bou'
telle S.
The Christmas tree exercises will
take place in the Baptist church to-
night, Dee %, and in the Congrega-
tiopal church tomorrow evening, Dec.
"a. Parents are requested to bring the
presents to the churches, and all are
cordially invited to these festivities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln were
taking a sleigh-ride Tuesday afternoon
when, in making turn, the sleigh cap.
sized and frightened the horse. a part
of the sleigh was damaged and Mr.,
Lincoln s wrist sprained. 1t was for
tunate that there was not serious
accident.
Mrs. Lizzie Rand and Miss May *.
Howe came to town last Saturday even
ing from Randolph. Tuesday morning
they left for Brattleboro to visit Miss
Howe s father. Frank Howe, for two
DAYS. They will also visit in Leomin-
ster Mass, at Edward Rand s, formerly
of this town.
The Baptist church is rejoicing, in the
fact that the recent legaeies willed to
the church by Miss Augusta Fessenden,
late of this town, and Merrill Holland
of Winchendon, Mass, have been paid
over to the church. The trustees to
care for these and other legaeies held
by the church are f. l.. Hastings and
A. A. Mason.
At the Congregational church next
Sunday the pastor will preach on the
topic, The Story of the Birth of Jesus.
In the evening at the union service IN
the same church the theme VIII In De WY ny
Earth9 At the Y. p. s. c. E. meeting
the topic will be, Be Born in Us To
day. Leader, Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln.
The annual meeting Of the parish of
buc r''
Monday evening. j. Ii. Ware was
chosen moderator of the meeting and
Deacon James 0. Toilette clerk. The
prudential committee for the ensuing
year are DR.. f. l.. Osgood, Wilmer Tur-
ner and Fred.T. Randall; collector, +. b.
Bachelors auditor, Col. A. b. Frank
lin.
The annual election of officers in the
local grange took place last Friday
evening after the annual oyster supper.
The following is the list of officers
that will be installed on Friday evening
Jan. Is at s clock: Master, DR.. =. l..
Osgood; oveseer, Col. w. H. Miles;
lecturer, Mrs. Harry F. Howard;
chaplain, Mrs. w. H. Miles; treasurer,
William M. Sparks; secretary. Mrs. f.
L. Osgood; steward, Luther F. Stone;
assistant, steward, Fred E. Gilbert;
gatekeeper, Richard Pierce; Ceres,
Mrs. A. W. Barry; Flora, Miss Jessie
TORY; Pomona, Mrs. II. q. Franklin;
lady assistant steward, Mrs. George
Hebb; organist. Mrs F. l.. Osgood.
William E. Blood did remarkably
we'll with his poultry at both Bellows
Falls and Greenfield, Mass. At the for
mer place among 4S entries. in Rose
Comb Brown Leghorns he took the fol
lowing prizes on his four entries: Hen
second; cock, second; cockerel, fourth;