The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-22
Vest RiUer TOWnS
TOWNSHEND.
,oughbred Poultry and a Poultry
mans Verdict.

Iriment Dec. /, 1910. and continued
ono wear. He commenced with "
,dc Island Red pullets aud III White
vondottes. He later lost two, when
iof, an average of 81 birds for the wear.
nnring the year the - hens laid o,3io
egos' or 4i2h dozen. The total receipts
Ear eggs and chickens sold and used was
Sl47.29. The total cost for ieed WaS
S7l,l6, thus doing away WIN tne on,
theory that hens can be kept Tor ~ each
per year. The average cost OF keelm1rhhS
for the year was S2O9 per men; ~
average profit per hen, without deduct
mo for the time spent in caring TOT
them. or for the interest on the invest
ment was S9.3i. After long and care
FIJI study Mr.. Miles found that the
Rhode Island Reds brought him u per
cent more than the White Wyandoties'
and he accordingly disposed of the la'
Tor He now has 1 Rhode Island heh
bullets and two cocks,
o. w. Follctt spent Friday in Brattle'
bOr0.
Lyle Batchcldcr was in Brottlcboro
last Friday.
Mrs. Clara Blanchard spent SATURDAY
in Brattleboro.
Mrs. +. II. Lawrence was IN Brat'le-
hOro Wednesday.
MI. SWEET of Portland, Me-, was in
town last Thursday.
lanes Greenwood of Bellows Falls
spent Friday in town.
T. L. Lowe was business visitor N
Brattlehoro Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Willard spent last
Thursday in Brattlehoro.
Miss Harriet Doanc of Jamaica visited
in this town last Tuesday.
G., II. Lakeman of Newport was Il
visitor here last Thursday
Lewis Wheeler visited former FRIENDS
in Jamaica last Thursday
@. A. Matthews of Rutland was IN
town a few days this week,
A. A. Bailey of Montpelier was IN
town a few days this week.
Earl Hamlin spent several DAYS this
week with relatives in Newfane.
Edward Walters of Putncy spent sew
eraJ days in this town last week.
G. II. Evans spent two DAYS last week
with friends in Springfield. Mass.
Mrs. w. NJ. Sparks and two children
spent last Monday in Brattleboro'
Mrs. Lydia Fullerton sprained her
ankle recently, She is doing well.
Mrs. II. w. Snyder and SON., Wilbur,
were in Brattleboro last Thursday
W. NJ. Sparks took trip to West
Wardsboro on business last Tuesday.
Mrs. Z. b. Batcheldcr and Mrs. +. i.
Lowe spent Tuesday in Brattleboro
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Williams of East
Jomo;co rocentlv visited nj William
Clark s.
David Knights of Jamaica attend ed
the annual senior sale last TUESDAY
evening.
Victor Boydcn of Jamaica visited ibis
sister Mrs. II. i. Howard. Il few days
this week.
Leland and Gray seminary closed
today (Fridav) for a Christmas recess
of two weeks.
Walter Kidder is working for j. c.
Tibbetts on his lumber Job IN the north
part of the town.
Mrs. Blanche Prince spent the week
end with relatives in Brattleboro. She
returned Monday.
II. +. Benson and T.. b. IIamlin are
working in the woods cutting logs for
Taft and Tibbetts.
Mrs. Robert Kearlev and four chill;
dren of Boston are visiting Mr.. ana
Mrs. Isaac Appleby
Miss Ethel Toilette. who is teaching
in Grafton, visited at +. l.. Lowe S last
Saturday and Sunday.
Martin Sparks has been seriously i'll
the past week. He is somewhat better
at the present writing.
Park Osgood returned Thursday from
Burlington where he is attending the
University of Vermont.
Miss Margaret Mills returned Friday
from Middlebury college to spend ten
days. vacation at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Kingshury, and
daughter, Louise, Of South Windham'
visited an this town Monday.
Alton Holden has put in sluiceway
west of the railroad track near his home
on the West Townshend road.
N. L. Jennson has recently. moved
from his new house on the MI TO ms
former home near his ice pond
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rydell has been seriously Ill the
past week, but is now recovering.
Miss Sadie Hewitt, Mrs. D. F: Bou-
telle. G.. w. Powers and II. G. Kinney
were BrattlebOro visitors Monday
Mrs. Mary Phillips accompanied her
granddaughter, Mrs. Blanche Prince on
her visit in Brattleboro last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Felch and Mrs,
Herbert Felch are spending the Christ
mas season with relatives in Lowell
Mass.
Miss Ella Stebbins came Saturday
from Springfield. Mass to spend the
Christmas season with her father and
sister.
Miss Hazel O 'Brien of Somerville'
Mass. came Friday night to spend the
Christmas season with her aunt, Mrs
Emma Person.
Miss Georgianna Mexican came Fri
day from the Massachusetts State, Nor
nal school at Westfield to spend the
holidays with her parents.
The Order of Eastern Star held its reg
uIar meeting in Masonic hall Wednes-
dav evening. Mrs. d. II. Richardson
and IT, f.. Stratton of WILLIAMSBURG were
present.
The topic for the Christian Endeavor
meeting next SUNDAY evening Will pc,
The Gift That Transforms the World
a Christmas meeting. Leader, Georgl-
anna Mexican.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Brown Of Scituate
Mass. were at A. Y. Bigelow : a few
DAYS last week While in. town they
closed the buildings on their farm and
nut the place on the market.
AJonzo Hines, who died in Brattleboro