The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16

Il. Wales Nill give a reception
neat Tursday evening IN Grange hall u
Me sVenins classes, The pahlls u cor
dially ihNiied.
-nMins To The ahsehee ~ seirsimen
J,,hn s;slSin and 4, a, stafford Ia Meat
,riirr, there aas no masilng u THE
hoafi ef s9ieelmen last evening.
The Nomsn u the Congregational
saciriV Mill serve a ehickenspie supper
ThnTs.laV, Jan. ~, AZ q o'clock ~ the
chapel anl uaTioTs 81 the tehiEe church
The sshaeis ~ the iheoFpoIaied
spho0l district will close for the holiday
recess lice. n aud open Jan, !, The
iaNn sehools will rlose Dec, - aud open
iah, y,
STARK company, Red Men : league,
will held a dance In uTaner hall Mon
daV evening, Jan, 9. i.eiislneet =, or
ch-stTa will furnish music for dancing
The public IL Invited.
There will be Christmas party
for the members Of the beginners and
urinary departments Of tho Centre
Congregational Sunday school "a the
paFlors Of the church Thursday AFTER
noon from J 90 o'clock,
The New York Life Insurance rom
pany will pay add maturing endowment
lsolirles this Christmas, amounting Y"
nearly two aud 0ne'half million dollars.
The largest one. 1.s1a.AO, Will bee naid
90 Harry r. Hayward, prominent
Massachusetts, man,
The mission circle o. the Universal
III church met with Mrs, Z, ", hhfiH
on High street Yesterday afternoon,
There were n women present. Rev. u:
4 Trout read 4 paner on the lafe nnd
Theology ~ Rev. Hosea Ballou, which
WAS enioyed by all.
AT the meeting ~ the Social eiuh
Of the Clawson. Hamilton college Wed
nrsJay evening the officers chosen
were, President, Edwin Whitney; vice
president. Gertrude PHELPS; secretary
Helen Hopkins; treasurer GUY hhmh
ton. Plans are Ia pforTrss 10 hold 'he
first social IN January
Tn. sunday school Of the Centre
| Congregational church will send
| Christmas box. n ~ former Neais, 70
the SUNDAY school Of the Italian h,nh'
1 p,lirnl church. New York city, OF when
| Rev. Antonio Alright Is pastor. Ton
,ributions IL clothing, TOYS, books. etc.
NAV Ice left NJ the chapel next FRIDAY
and saturday.
Mrs. ", g. Norris was called 20
| Roxhurv. Mass. last week 10 attend the
I funeral OF her sister. Sarah tSmihl
! shaw. Mrs. Shaw was 60 wears old.
I She was planning Ia come 20 Brattle'
i horo this winter for her health when
i sndd.nly stricken with the Illness
which proycd fatal. Besides her hus'
! hand. y. IT, shaw. she leaves a brother
] &. W. Ash. and a sister, Mrs. Norris
While many Of the Youngsters at
I flieted with chicken,pox soon recover
from their indisposition they should
moi be allowed 20 return to their school
dnties for nearly two weeks from the
time they are found to have the as
ease. The danger of such children eN.
posing Others 10 the disease does no,
mass away until two weeks after the
| disease manifests itself. Though the
disease is not dangerous, an attemn'
should he made by all parents to ehee
It's spread
An friends of the tuberculosis
eamp will be very welcome NJ the 90
nation party TO be held tomorrow attet
noon in the chanel Of the Centre ehnrel
from until : o clock. The partv i
oiyrn for the benefit of the camn m
tients. Light Refreshments VIII h'
served. and n chance will be gwen th'
neonle of Brattlehoro to meet Miss
Schumacher and Miss Loveiov. the new
nurses in charge of the camp. " y
hored there NAV be generous cohttl
bution from housewives and friends IN
terested in this work.
"A weary COW furnished bit Of
excitement for Christmas shoppers OF
Main street YESTERDAY afternoon. NJ
animal insisted on lvinS down ever
faw rods and the driver was lnslsteh
that the animal should keen MOVING
All sorts of expedents We're resorte'
10. and after the cow S tail had hee'
twisted INTO a knot she moved alon'
only TO halk again in front OF w
! library. The SUGGESTIONS offered by tn
curhstone committee to the driNe
would make material for come ann
noe hnt tbe driver did not enjoy IN
! Jokes handed him and showed IL III III
: countenance.
The Tourist s Paris and the Peas
ant S France will be the subject OF IN
! stereopticon lecture at the UNIVERSE
, list church Sunday evening AT I c,ocI
, The names, Paris and France. lminedl
ataIv solicit attention. This interestin
country will be shown in all its varle
life and activity. The historic associa
tions Of the land of NAPOLEON VIII D
reviewed in story and slides. The lee
tnre will touch upon the history indus
trv and religion of France. The CIT
= ~ PARIS. rich in art and UNIQUE !
4 baautv will be pictured with unusual
5 beautiful views. The lecture IS one o
J the best vet given. The public IS II
vited
! The snow which fell yesterday wa
T enough to put an end to the me SKA H
, ing that had been enloyed on tne M m,
i necticut river for week previous. l
: river was frozen tightly as far SCUM u
the dam and north nearly to bel'oM
n Falls Hundreds of skaters we've on :"
0 ice every afternoon and evening, re-
t making trims as far up as Wes' III 'lis'e
+ Ethan Peeler of Vernon broke throue
o thin ice lust below the suspense
e bridge last Friday afternoon; ne WEI lei
y into the water IN to his neck ana ia
: to be pulled out by two comnan'o,n:
J. Though an elderly man, Mr.. feeler ~
l. not attempt to borrow Grange OF ia
: ment. hut skated back TO vernon w ~
/ wet clothes and arose the next morhl II
t anrarentlv none the worse lor Il
q frigid bath.
! The demonstration of electric coo
E ;no utensils in Grange hall Friday atte
i mnon under the auspices of the Brattil
horo Woman club, given through u
e conrtesy of the Twin State Gas Eie
y tr;c COMPANY, was attended by about
a women and a number of men. Ihe der
It onstrator gave practical illustrations
l. the use of electricity in the househol
a and the practicability of the. electr
e vance appealed to those watching 1t
IS oneration. All kinds of utensils opera