The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-06-16
WESTMINSTER.

The Bible class met with Miss Mar
garet Wright Tuesday evening.
The junior G. +. meetings are closed
for the months of June and July.
The circus next week will probably
draw the usual number from TINS see
ton.
Miss Jean Dascomb has been spend
ing n few days in Boston and Andover,
Mass.
George HAYWARD of Springfield called
on his sister, Mrs. Emery Hawley, Sat
urday.
Frank Metcalf, wife and two children
of Walpole spent Sunday in town with
relatives.
Thursday was the 23d anniversary
of the burning Of the old church by
| lightning.
Mrs. Chaplin of Holyoke, Mass, was
in town Thursday and Friday, calling
on friends.
Miss Lila browne of Brattleboro has
been spending few days with Mrs.
Ellen Ward.
Mrs. Harry Miller goes today to Pitts
ford for Il few weeks treatment ut the
Sanatorium.
Mrs. Martha Miller of Westminster
part of the town.
Miss Barbara Leach is spending.
few davs in CharlestOwn with her
friend, Marion Tate.
George A. Dascomb is expected the
last of the week from Chicago for a
stay of a few weeks.
Mrs. Asmith Ranney spent Sunday
with her son, Rolin Ranney and family
in Westminster West.
On account of the death of Henry
Tenny, librarian, the library will remain
closed until further notice.
Helen Hall went to Pownal Tuesday
morning to spend a few weeks with
her sister, Mrs. d. F. Gardner
Mrs. Sears and little son of Spring
field, Mass, have been recent guests
of Mrs. Sears S sister, Mrs. Walter John
son.
Henry 4. Tennev died at his home
Wednesday shortly after noon. The
funeral will be this afternoon at l.30
o clock
Mrs. r. X. Harris and daughter, Ma
RE, and son. George, are at Mrs. Harris g
mother s, Mrs. Jane Fem s, for few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott of New York city
and Miss Mary Fits of Brattleboro
spent the day Friday with Miss Susan
Kellogg
Miss Edna Marsh. clerk in the post
office, returned Monday night after
spending a few days at her home in
Townshend.
The tobacco growers are very busy
setting the plants for the season s crop.
The damp weather is very favorable
for the work.
Word has been received that Mrs.
James Miller. who went to Salem, Mass,
for treatment few weeks ago, is much
improved in health.
Mrs. Eveine s Sumner, Elmersherst,
Connersville. Ind, spent from Friday
until Monday with her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman 5. Cady.
Henry X. Willard and family are at
their summer home in Walpole. lie IS
daily seen on our streets, looking after
the repairs on his home here.
Mrs. Augusta Ranney of Greenfield
and little granddaughter, Florence
Atcherson. are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Walker.
Patterson Smith of East Sandwich,
Mass. was recent guest of his niece,
Mrs. Solon Kendall. and nephew, Emery
Hawley, whom he had not seen for Il
years.
The rain of the past few days has
been of great benefit TO suffering crops
and pasture lands and very much more
will be needed to replenish the springs
and streams.
A pair of work horses owned by the
Loomis Bros. of Putney were found
dead in a swamp in pasture where
they had been turned out few days
before 1t is thought that they went
into the swamp to get water and being
unable to get out were soon submerged
in the mud and quicksand.
Next Sunday. Rev. Frank D. Hay
wards subject in the morning will be,
A Great Discoverer. In the evening
Mr.. Hayward goes to, Newport; N. a.,
where he breaches the baccalaureate
sermon to the graduating class of the
Richards high school. Mr.. Hayward
was once principal of that school for
several years