The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-03

The laiblir ~ rnfdialt thshH '"
prrsent a, all 81 the commencement week
ekefcises.
Me. Alice waTs came wrine-ls, from
clanmoni. y, H.. To spend ise weeks a.
hef home,
". J, Mccoy Of filehhars. Mas
spent Memorial day With his SISTER Mfs'
lsalph Snyder.
". N. Ware and family Of Al''ead.
" H., spent last THURSDAY "a '"ah' W.
ting relatives,
Mis. Susie Watson II New York city
came Tuesday for a iso's"eks ''h |"
frrd Walsons, 49,
Mrs, winslow went Sunday 10 wrsi
rownshend 10 visit her daughter Mis'
llcnfy Slraiton,
Mrs. Richardson aud lou Of A,holi
Mass, returned Tuesday alter lew DAYS
Welt with Mr, Persons,
Jerry Lowe came Saturday. from New
York Tor a short Will With his PARENTS
Mr. aud Mrs. Leslie Lowe.
Asa Tompson Of New York came sat.
urlay 20 make lew DAYS Nisn WIN
his brother, Byron Tompson.
Miss Ruby siebhins went Saturday 10
spend Memorial day with her sister M's'
Fila Siehbins. in Springfield, Mass,
Mn. Otis Phillips and son Harold, q
Orange. Mass, came Saturday ,e spFhu
a few days with Mrs. Mary Phillips
Milton Thaycr wa. thrown ~ som.
calves while leading them 10 pastar. and
a. a result has a sprained ankle ahh .rN'
eral bruises, and - confined 10 inc
house.
Guests at A. 4. Mason's over Memo
rial DAY were: Miss Carrie Mason 81 Bel
lows Falls, Mr.. and Mrs, Albert Mason
Of Gardner. Mas, and Mrs. j. Il. Mich
OILS OF Brattleboo.
Al the Congregational church Sunday
evening the pastor will speak ON the
tonic, Overcoming Mans Proper Bust
mess, Al this fourth union service IN sue
ces~ion let all be in attendance.
Those who attended the probate. court
al the hotel Wednesday from out q town
F Fslls' j r. Meisndy, !. W. Melendy
and ii. A. Dudley OF South Londonderry.
W. NJ. Sparks wishes all trustees. mem
hers of the alumni, and graduating ciass
who wish tickets Tor the annual alumni
banquet to hand him their names and
number OF tickets wanted, on OF before
June q.
SATURDAY was stockholders day in Brat;
tleboro and the following Townshend
people spent the day there: Or. and MIS-
0sgood, Mrs. Atwood. Mrs; Plumb, y. Is.
Batchelder, j. II. Ware, +. l.. hastings'
c. Q. Stebbins.
For the next u Sunday afternoons
there will be preaching servlee IN ans
trict No. 3 at the schoolhouse. Next sun;
day afternoon at 3 o'clock the pastor OF
the Congregational church will speak on
the topic, How God Revealed Himself
to Moses.
In spite of the rain OF Monday morn.
ing the l.. G.. s. baseball team started Tor
Chester where they played Chester nlgh
school. and were defeated Q to z. Those
who attended the game other than the
plnyers were: Prof. +. w. Wallace, Or.
and Mrs. Osgood, Harriette Doane, Ella
Ware. Willis Taft, Dorothy Taft, Hazel
Landman and Edith Landman.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Baptist
church were invited to spend the DAY
Wednesday, this week, with Mrs; Sarah
Wilson, at 9 Williston street, Brattle-
boro. Notwithstanding the stormy morn
invitation: Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Miles, Mrs
Willard. Mrs. Truesdell. Mrs. Greenwood,
Mrs. Hastings, Miss Fletcher. Mrs. Ware,
Mrs. Dutton and Mrs. Mexican. Mrs.
Wilson served delicious dinner. and the
ladies came home feeling they had pass
ed delightful day.
The union Memorial service was held
in the Congregational church last SUNDAY
morning. The church was artistlcally
decorated with bunting and ported
plants, and the service was well attend
ed both by townspeople, the Grand Army
and the Relief corps. Key. Joseph NC
Daniel Mcintyre preached an appropriate
sermon from Neh. 4:l6. Music was fur
nished by male quartet, consisting OF +.
w. Wallace, first tenor, Fred Gilbert,
second tenor. Homer Heath, first bass,
Harry Franklin. second bass.
The dedication of the grave. Of Thomas
Barnes by his grandsons, Albert and
Adelbert Mason, in behalf Of the Sons OF
the American Revolution. his descend
ants, and the citizens OF IoWnshend, 0c-
cured May 80, 1910. They placed 10, on the
grave, which is in the so-called WlSWa u
Cemetery, S. A. R. marker, and Y. ;:
flag. Mr.. Barnes served in the War OF
the Revolution from April H.. l7Sl, to.
Nov. 20, 1881, as a private in the JOSIAH
Fish company and Samuel Fletcher regl,,
ment of Townshend, VT. His wal, record
has been made in the town clerks ONCE
of this place.
One of the most enjoyable events. OF
the season occurred Wednesday evening"
when Professor and Mrs. Wallace enter,
tanned at their home the class OF 1917 and
the faculty. Many games were played
during the evening and Miss Edith AZ
hest reptile out Of wax chewing. gum,
while Miss Winnie Packard carried oil
the prize for stabbing the greatest num-
Der Of peanuts with a. hatpin, threading
needles, picking up pins, etc. Refresh
ments were served, and the party. broke
up at an early hour after spending an
evening filled with pleasure.
John A. Grout, former well known
Grand Army man in Athol. now living
in Townshend, VT, had his pocket pick
ed while he was leaving the train at the
Athol station last Friday afternoon. ne
lost about SIS in bills and some change;
When he left the train he was jostled
about considerably by several men, and
Il was then he lost his money He thinks
the men got off at Athol The police
were notified. Mr. Grout is a member OF
Fl. v. Smith post, and always comes back
every year at Memorial day time to par
ticipate in the exercises of the day
Athol Transcript.
large number of -Townshend people
attended the Memorial day exercises In
Newfane Monday. A ball game, between
Townshend and the Cardinals OF Brattle
boro was an important feature. OF the
.day. Townshend won by making three
runs in the ninth inning, although the
Cardinals and their .rooters were, sure q
siv score OF Of Ga. The Townshend players,
with their usual tenacity, held on to the
| last. and made three runs in the nlnCn
inning after two men were out, bringing
I'D the score to rs, amid the cheers and
applause Of the onlookers.
The prayer meeting committee =, OF LIE
land and Gray seminary gave foreign
sociaP' in Seminary hall Friday evening
| The hall was prettily decorated in punt