The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-06
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contributors, To all OF WHOM ! nave VI
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Edward Stratton, %, who died Mt his
home in Greenfield Saturday evening,
was n native of this town. being born
nj the Farms Sept, II, 1918, the son OF
Elihu and Eleeta tilolton) Stratton'
After working ON farms and teaching
school for number OF years ne en-
tered the employ of the Vermont u
Massachusetts railroad ms draughts-
man. He was employed in n similar ca
pncity bv other roads, and was the first
man TO pass through the Hoosac tln.
mel. From 1850 to 1897 he was register
of deeds of Franklin county.
The girls at Weston hall invited their
Uermon friends over TO the gymnasium
last Saturday evening, From $50 I'LL IL
o'clock they enjoyed social time and re-
freshments. At II o'clock a watch meet
ing was conducted by Rev. n. Fay Smith
with singing and testimony and PRAYER
As the clock ON Stone hall struck II New
Years greetings were extended TO ALL The
seminary reopened Wednesday of this
week TO continue till about April |. Miss
Evelyn Hall, the principal, is i'll in Lake
hurst, y. j., where she went TO rest few
weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Lazelle gave a
New Years party Monday evening al
their home. in honor of Miss Ethel ia
eobus and Miss Hosley of Brooklyn, and
three girls from the seminary who have
been their guests during the vacation. In
yitations were extended to many OF the
Young people of the town and 20 enjoyed
the evening. The house was still dressed
in its Christmas decorations. Games were
played. solos were rendered by several OF
the guests and ghost stories told. Elabo
rate refreshments were served, the party
breaking up just before the wee sma
hours.
Through the management of the boys
brigade the music lovers of Northtield art
10 have another treat this winter. The
Kecne Chorus club has been engaged ant
will give concert the evening OF feo
3 in skinner gymnasium. The chorus u
composed of about 20 male voices, and \
7. Coffin. the conductor, says they are do
inc even better work than last winter, ant
The concert will be superior in many ways
William Nye, the baritone soloist, vii
sing again this year and three other solo
ISIS have been engaged. Reserved sea-
tickets will be on sale at the Mortified
Press and East Mortified bookstor,
after Jan. ID.
Inc town clerk report vi utdtht bl w
and marriages for the year is interesting
There have been IS deaths during thu
year, II of which were persons more thar
three score and ten years; % were owe
60 years. There have been only TIVE
deaths of children reported. There wer'
IL less births than last year, one less mar
riages and u more deaths than last year
Below is a list of the latter: Jan. -, WI
lard H. Flemming, Sc; Jan. 70, Nancy
Stratton, 76; Jan. IS Amos ID, Elmer
70. Feb 3. William Burrows, s3, Abigail
p. Hotou. So Feb %, Cornelia NJ. Wal
let. 10: Feb. -, Thomas b. Nation, 50
Feb. 2S, Horace Reynolds, 70. March !
Mary II. Jackson. II. April 1, Helen NJ
Smith. &c; April 20, Joseph i. Callen
der. 81; April %. Sumner G. Titus. 20
MAY %, John Rail, IS; May u, JOIN
Wallet: John Stebbins. June II, Francs
]. Stockbridge &C. July 26, Jessie l.
Miner. Al: July 81, John G. Houlilian
II. Aug. ). Laura p. iIalsted, -: Aug
10 Blanche Poodlinski; Aug Is, Harre
/ b. Moody. ~; Aug. 81, Warren S. Os
good, 90. Sept. 4, Clarinda C. Smith, 81
Sent. II. George II. Bansh, 40. Oct. !
Jessie A. Mansfield, 80; Oct 2 Laura NJ
Martineau, Is; Oct. 4, Lucy Nj. BigeloWW
Al, f. F. Boyd, 60; Oct. 10, Edwin .
Lee, &c. Nov. II, Emma Z. Bigelow, Al
Nov. II, Mary Ann Whitaker, -; Nov
u. William D. Alexander, 50; Nov. %
Mary G. George. AZ, Elvira 5. Metcat
90. Dec s. Warren f. Whitney; Dec. 10
Roswell f. Dickinson, SO; Dec. PC, Jen
ME NJ. Hammond, 40; Dec. y, Dwigh
L. Herrick, 60.