The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29

Miss Florence Sanders will hold hcI
regular fall millinery opening next
Thursday, Oct, ..
Miss Alice NJ, Wheeler, who has been
visiting at Rev. and Mrs, Joseph Me
| Kean +, went Monday to Springfield,
Mass, where she will spend n short
time before returning TO her home IN
| Winchondon.
\ mountaineering crowd from this
| town attended the Valley fair this wear,
| There were more than 100 railroad tick
cts sold the first two DAYS in addition To
which large number went in teams
aud automobiles,
Miss lydia Fellows has finished her
work at Miss Harriet Fletcher 5 and
has gone TO her home in Brookline. Dur
ing her short stay here Miss Fellows
has won many friends aud all are sorry
to have her 90,
Miss Alice NJ. Wheeler Of Winchen,
don, Mass, who has been visiting nj the
Baptist parsonage, sang a beautiful solo
nj the morning service in the BaptiSt
church last Sunday morning. Miss
Wheeler 3 voice is well trained, and she
held her audience enrapt with her rich,
full tones.
The women of the Congregational
church and society are requested to
meet with Mrs. T.. NJ. Plumb next Sntur-
dav afternoon, Sept. 30, at 3 o clock, to
discuss the question of making repairs
on the church vestry Will all who are
interested in this much needed work be
present to help by suggestion and vote,
Harry II. linton, student from Mt.
llermon, supplied the pulpit IN the Con
gregational church last Sunday. This
was the second time that Mr.. Upton has
been here this year aud those who heard
him before looked forward eagerly to his
second visit. His sermons, as before,
were deep and interesting. He is a
Young man of rare talents aud will
make friends wherever he goes. Mr. Up
ton was entertained hy Mr.. aud Mrs. G..
II. Willard.
The annual picnic for those who did
not attend the Valley fair was held here
Wednesday. Owing to the cold weather,
dinner was eaten in the Congregational
vestrv The tables were loaded with
the choicest food. and all who were pres
ent expressed it n very successful and
ENJOYABLE occasion. After dinner a so.
cial hour was enjOved by all, and the
Young people resorted to the common
where they played lawn tennis and
other games.
The hash supper which the Congrcga-
tiona women served in their vestry last
week Friday night proved decided
success in every way, although il was
arranged in very short time and not
very largely advertised. All responded
to the call for food in generous man
ner and over 100 people sat down to an
excellent supper. after which quite a
quantity of food was sold. 4 good sum
of money was taken towards paving the
insurance on the church.
Although Albert Franklin was sue
cessful in winning prizes on his Leg
horns at the state fair at White River
Junction this year he paid rather an ex-
orbitant price for the honor. When he
went to the station Saturday night to
get his fowls on their return from the
fair. he found ease of "the cage
empty and the birds flown for his
coop was returned but his birds were all
missing. Mr.. Franklin called the man.
ager of the poultry department of the
state fair by telephone but was unable
to get any satisfactory explanation.
William f. Blood found that poor speci.
mems had been substituted for some of
his best birds.
Townshend poultry men met with
their usual success at the fairs this year.
William f. Blood was awarded first
cock and first pen of fowls for his rose
combed Brown Leghorns at Hart
ford, Conn. At the Rutland fair he won
a first and club special for rose-comb
browns, and two firsts, two seconds and
two thirds for single comb White Leg.
horns. At the state fair at White River
Junption last week he was awarded first
and second cock, first. second and fourth
hen, first pullet and first and fifth pen of
fowls for his rose.comb Brown Leg
horns. Also for his single.comb White
LeghOrns, second. third and fourth cock
erel, second, third and fifth pullet, and
third, fourth and fifth pen Of fowls. At
the Valley fair this week he carried off
first, second and third cock, first, sec
ond and third hen and first pullet for
his rOse-cOmbed browns. and first, see
ond and third coc kerel, first, second and
third pullet, and first pen of chicks in
singlecomb Whites. Albert G.. Franklin
was equally successful in his exhibit of
singleromb Buff Leghorns At the Rut.
land fair he won two firsts, second and
third. At the state fair in White
River Junction he was awarded first pen
of chicks, first cockerel and second pull
let, while at the Valley fair he took first
and second cock, first and second hen,
first cockerel, third pnllet and first pen
of fowls, also special prize for the Leg
horn display. Evans Brothers had
fine display of White Plymouth Rocks
at the Valley fair this week. On their
nine entries they won first cock. first,
second and third hen, first pen of fowls,
second and third pullet and third of
chicks