The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-06-30

grim's Progress, Church prayer meetinl
Friday evening at 7,3O o'clock.
Mrs. Maria knight went to Keene, \
H., Tuesday for an extended visit
Mrs. w. j. Batchelder of Plainfeld VI,
il guest OF Mr., and Mrs. John Renfrew
Miss Myra Whitoomb Of Amherst, Mass,
Is spending the week at the BetterleS
! homestead
Mrs. j NJ, Nourse and Mrs. p b. Stock
well and two children visited in Greenfield
Mass, yesterday.
Mrs Dora II. Strickland and Miss Eva
! Bradley OF New Haven, Conn, come today
to the Betterley homestead for the sum
mer
Hollis Goodall was called 10 Greenfield
! Tuesday on account OF the serious condi.
ton of his brother Paul. who is in the hos.
pital for carbuncle and blood poison.
Miss Julia Brooks Of Lakewood, n. j., is
TO spend several weeks with Mrs. r. 4.
Gordon at her cottage at Sunset lake. G.. q.
Chamberlin of Brattleboro il TO spend 10
days with her,
Mr.. and Mrs, d. NJ, Stockwell, who
spend the winters with their daughter,
Mrs. Adelne Winchester, in south Had.
ley, Mass came Saturday TO their summer
home, Glenwood, Mrs Winchester came
with her mother and stayed until Monday
Mr.. and Mrs Stockwell are now spending
a few days with their son, l.. j. Stockwell,
at Sure.Go farm.
Miss Florida II Nichols, who moved to
Holyoke, Mass, few months ago with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nichols,
was graduated with high honoTs from the
llolyoke grammar school last Monday in a
class OF 300. The exercises were held in the
opera house Monday evening Miss Nichols
intends TO continue her studies in the high
school next year.
Miss Myrtle Briggs closed a successful
term OF school Friday in district No. I,
and Saturday the pupils, numbering 10 IN
all, We're gwen an auto ride from the dis
trict to Miss Briggs's home on Guiford
street where picnic was enjoyed on the
lawn. Games added TO the pleasure, and
dainty refreshments were served, The day
viii he memorable TO many as il dated
their first automobile ride.
The Missionary society of the Woman's
association of the Congregational church
will hold their next meeting Thursday
July O, with Mrs 4. Wells Stowe The
leaders Of the meeting will be Miss Emma
Mixer and Mrs. Alice H Cook. The pro,
gram includes roll call answered BY girls
schools OF the Orient Subjects will be,
Achievements of the Christian Women,
and Sketches of Some Oriental Christians.
The ninth grade graduating exercises OF
Brattleboro academy were held Friday
evening in the First Congregational church.
The program, which was given in The Re.
former columns last week was exception
ally well rendered. There were 10 gradu.
ates and each received high department
Fred Ryan's whistling solo called for an
encore to which he responded with Old
Black joe Ruth Dowley read the class
prophecy which contained many apt sug
gestionS and possibilities for the class mem.
bers The class song He Conquers Who |
was taken from the class motto |
and was written by Richard Briggs who de-
serves much credit for the production. The |
audience filled the church and general +
praise for the pupils was expressed, also |
appreciation of the work of the principal. |
Miss Alta Dennison, and Superintendent /
Whittier who, with the associate teachers |
have spared no pains TO bring the school /
to its present standing. The decorations
were simple and artistic, in green and gold. |
the class colors Stationed at the back of
the stage was a large green plaque bearing
b A., 1911, in gold.
G.. w. Curtis is to conduct a demonstra.
ton Of Wear Ever aluminium cooking
utensils in the parlor Of the Congregational II
'hurch in West Brattleboro. Friday, July n
!. For all purposes these are the most sat
sfactory utensils of any yet devised.
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