The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-20

with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r.
Dutton.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. q. Reed are visiting
their son in Three Rivers. Mass.
Mrs. Young is visiting relatives IN
Willimaniic, Conn, this week.
Albert l.. Reed and Myron j. Evans
have each lost horse recently.
Mrs. Bessie sharlon Of Windsor is
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. +. o. Downs.
Mrs. Lizzie Huntley went Wednes,.
day 10 Grove 10 assist in the care OF
her cousin, O. W. Amidon, who Is Ill.
Mrs. Wilson Winchester Of Newfane
visited her parents, MI ana Mfs' ~
:. Gates. last week
Mrs. u. q. Davis and Miss Ida DAVIS
spent Saturday and Sunday IN West
Chesterfield.
Mrs. Marcia Dix has returned from
her winter sojourn IN Baltimore, ND.
and opened her home in East Dummer'
ston.
Charles O'Neil left town Saturday
and his friends whisper, "That a com.
inc event has east its shadow before.
Congratulations may be in order.
Sylyanus Kelley. Mr.. and Mr.. Mer-
ritt HnntIey and Dwight johnson were
at the Kelley farm the first OF the
week doing the planting.
The next grange meeting. May. 81,
will be open to the public and VIII be
observed as memorial night for the
grange.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. g. Walker. who have
passed the winter in Southern Pines,
y. c.. returned TO Vermont last week
and are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry II. Miller
Mrs. Jennie Burdette of Athol,
Mass, was the guest of Mrs. 5. Is. Hol'
ton last week and with her brother,
Mr.. Williams, visited Pine Way camp
Sunday. Miss Edith also spent the
weekend with the campers.
The Birthday club did not forget
that Mrs. Mary +. Brown s birthday
anniversary occurred May ii and they
gathered at her pleasant home to eeie-
brate the event and bestow memento
of the occasion. gold pin, the EN-
blem of the grange, was presented, also
a sum of money. A repast OF many
good things was served to the IA guests.
who offered congratulations and good
wishes for many happy returns of the
day before taking their departure. A
neighbor gave beautiful pansies for the
occasion.
Miss Nellie Spaulding went We'd
nesday to have the care of Mrs. Alvlra
Field, who has broken her hip. Mrs;
Field is one of the "old people OF
Dummerston and with her brother,
Orrin Haven, lives at the old Haven
farm on the Putney road. This farm
was bought of the original proprietors
June %, 1770, by Ebenezer Haven,
great grandfather of Mrs. Field and
Orrin Haven, the present owners, and
has been kept in the family since 1t
was first settled. Mr. Haven, brother
of Mrs Field. is also i'll although he
rides out occasionally.
Evening Star grange will receive and
entertain Col. William II. Greenwood
post. the Relief corps of Putney, and
all others at dinner Memorial day in
Grange hall. Rev. Roy M. Houghton
of Brattleboro will give the address.
f. H. Miller and Mrs. Lenna Tenney
will sing. The school children will
have part in the exercises. Mr.. Ten
ney composes the Memorial day COM
mittee; Mrs. Lila +. Reed, committee
on interior decorations; and Mrs. w.
F.. Walker and Mrs. F. o. Downs, com,
mittee in charge of the dinner, to which
all are invited. The old veterans OF
the Civil war, the Col. William H.
Greenwood post, Relief corps, and Sons
of Veterans of Putney are expected to
arrive so exercises will commence at
$50, as usual.
The grange meeting Tuesday evening
was one of the best. After the routine
of business was over the meeting was
open to outside guests and the young
folks were greatly in evidence while
they executed pretty march which
ended by forming circle and conspic-
uously worn were letters. that as each |
wearer came into place spelled the
words, Evening Star Grange. Then
followed the Evening Star Grange Yell. |
The whole is reported as very pretty |
and a credit to the young people who
are interested and ready for grange
fun and work There were also recita-
tions and the meeting ended with the
farce, How We Kept the Secret, by
older members, which was also graft
fcation to all concerned. The next
meeting May 81, is open to the public.