The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

county to be held in this town some time
this month.
The final number on the Fortnghtly pro.
gram will be a musicale in Library hall next
Monday afternoon under the direction Of
Mrs. w. X. Moody. Each member of the
society is entitled to invite one lady guest
for the afternoon.
The a. w Proctor property and stock
OF clothing has been sold TO the w. l..
Goodnow company of Keene, n. II. The
store will be reopened next Monday under
the management of Mr.. Drugg, who has
had the management of the company's
store in Winchester, N. II.
Last Saturday evening at the home of
the bride and in the presence of the imme.
date relatives, Mrs. Amey Il. Slate was
married TO Il. II. Starkey by Rev. Arthur
r. Wilson. Few knew of the event until il
was over. They will occupy Mrs. States
house ON Warwick avenue.
Miss Delphine Lazelle is spending the
week in Boston attending the graduation
Of her cousin, Miss Helen Simonds, from
Emerson School of Oratory She will also
visit Miss Ellen Howard at Wellesley col,
ege. Mrs. Sadie Davidson Boardman of
West, Wardsboro, VT, accompanied Miss
Lazelle.
y town meeting has been called for Tues.
day, May Q, in the town hall TO consider
the following articles To elect n selectman;
to appropriate $500 for wiring the new
high school building and 5000 for furnish.
ing this building; TO appoint town ac-
countant for three years; to build a road
to the house of G. W. Slate.
\ supper was given by the women of st.
Patricks parish in the town hall last even
ing This was followed by an Irish drama
entitled Captain Jack, by talent from
llinsdale, n. H., under the direction of
j. L. Mann, This play has been given in
towns in the vicinity with excellent results
and the Catholic society hoped TO have a
very successful evening from 1t.
Miss Fanny Nation, so years, II
months, only daughter OF James and Mary
Mattoon, late of this town died at her
home of pneumonia Monday. She had
spent most of her life in this town and
was one of its interesting people. She was
a woman of literary tastes, and wrote
some poetry She had lately made a trip
to Boston The funeral was held yester-
day, Rev A. 4. Wilson conducting the
services.
The Village Improvement society met
Monday evening in Dickinson Library hall
with a small but interested attendance.
They voted to appropriate 500 to supple
ment a similar amount given by the state
for the care Of the trees along the public
highway. They also voted to expend $50
for sprinkling the streets. The secretary
was instructed to make inquiries why the
sign at the corner of Main street and War
wick avenue has not been completed or
moved to more favorable spot.
Ernest Harvey, 81, died in Gill of pneu-
monia last Saturday. He is survived by
wife and two children in Warwick. He was
adopted by Henry Harvey OF Warwick
when boy, and three sisters survive him
in Mortified. These are Mrs. A. w. Proc
tor, Mrs. Fred Irish and Mrs. Lincoln
Howard. The funeral services were held
at the home of Mrs Irish Wednesday,
Rev. A. E. Wilson officiating. THE body
was taken to Warwick for burial.
Cards have been received announcing the
marriage of Miss Grace Ethel Holton and
Thomas Edwin Elder, in Lyndonville, VI,
on May l. Mrs Elder was matron at Hill
side for the last few years. Mr.. Elder is a
graduate of Mt. Hermon and receives his
diploma from Cornell this June. He has
been engaged as superintendent of the
farm and instructor in agriculture, at Mt
Hermon. beginning with the fall term.
They will be at home at Mt, Hermon after
Sept. 10.
The service at the Congregational
church Sunday night was given by the
members of the Friday Children's meeting,
under the direction of Rev. n: Fay Smith;
They gave the Missionary school several
classes in geography and arithmetic, of
missions being called out and questioned
by Mr.. Smith Their ready answers show,
ed the help their weekly meetings had
been to them. The singing rendered by the
school was excellent The children took a
collection, receiving about $50, which is to
be sent to the famine sufferers IN China.
The Nav Women's Foreign Missionary
meeting was held Wednesday afternoon IN
the church parlors. The meeting was pre-
sided over by Mrs. Wilbur Cheney. Mrs.
Cornell conducted the devotions after.
which Mrs. A. G.. Moody took charge of
the program. She called upon seven young
women from the seminary who are daugh-
tiers of missionaries and who told OF the
progress of missions in heather lands,
especially of the great work for uplifting
women which is being wrought. Those
who took part we're /: Miss Margaret Jones,
who spoke of Corea, Miss Pauline Roland
for Japan, Miss L. Mattox for China, MISS
Laura Griswold for Siam, Miss Ethei
Wandless for India, Miss Charlotte wy
koff for Egypt, and Turkish girl for her
own country The girls were dressed IN I'm, the
costumes of the countries for which they
smoke. some Of which were very beautiful
Mrs Moore. who is summering on Rustic
Ridge was called on to give a little ae-
count of the characters which the girls
had impersonated. Mrs. Moore has been
a foreign missionary for many years and
will give an account Of her work at another
meeting.