The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-24

| STATION where the c0mmittal service
was held. Rev. N. Fay Smith ofliciated
and burial was in the Centre cemetery
Prof. George Arthur Smith of Yon.
kers, n. y, spent Saturday and Sunday
with his parents, Mr., and Mrs. Homer
smith. lie was accompanied by his old
est daughter, Carolina.
The democratic caucus was held
Monday night in the town hall, and the
following were nominated tor Office:
Town clerk and treasurer, W. II. Waite;
Fresto", f. w. Wliam nsi'G ASSESSOR D%'Yi or
three years, z. Il. Williams; tax col.
lector, Fred II, Watson; school com.
mittee, Mrs, Charles Gilbert; consta.
bles, Arson o. Howard, William w.
Merriman, i. G. Britton; auditor. Her.
bert Z. Stone.
Miss l.. Antoinette Field, SO, died
Monday night at the home of her
niece, Mrs. Edith Norton, in Cam.
bridge. Miss Field had pneumonia
several weeks ago, and never recovered
her strength, She was born in North
field and here she spent her entire life,
making her home with her brother,
Thomas Field, and later with her sis.
ter. Mrs. Joseph Calender, who was
with her in her last illness. She was
church and Sunday school, but was a
Swedenborgian in faith. The funeral
will be conducted by her cousin, Rev.
Mr.. Worcester, of the Swedenborgian
church of Newton, and the body
brought here by her nephew, Dr.
George Calender. of Boston. Burial
will be in the Centre cemetery, Rev. A.
+. Wilson conducting the burial ser.
vice.
A piano recital was given by the
pupils of Miss Mabel Lincoln at the
home of Mr., and Mrs. A. w. Proctor
last Saturday afternoon. Forty guests
were present, and piano selections were
rendered by the following pupils
Mrs. Charles johnson, Miss Emma
Newcomb, Marian Irish, Catherine
Mildred Coe, Elizabeth Soandt, Vic.
toria Sankey, Florence Weatherhead, !
Florence Hoton, Ethel Proctor, Ger.
trude Proctor, Dorothy Clapp, Doris
Chamberlain, Nina Wallet, Myrtle |
Andrews and Florence FELTON, The Sc.
lections showed the thorough drill and |
correct technique which have formed |
the essential part of their instruction.
Miss Lincoln comes to Montague each |
Friday and remains over till Saturday |
afternoon. She is thorough ana
painstaking teacher, and is much liked |
by her pupils.
+. w. Breed of Clinton, forester for
the state highway commission, gave a
lecture in Library hall Monday night
under the auspices of the Village I'M
provement society. The audience was
small, but made up in enthusiasm and
interest. Mr.. Breed gave paper ex.
cellent in its literature and of great
interest to lovers of nature. He dwelt
on the historical, commercial and ETH
cal value of trees. He gave helpful
on the care of trees, re-
setting, trimming, and general preserva
ton of trees. He spoke especially of i
the great value of town like this of
its trees. Many questions We're asked
by the men, which were intelligently
answered by Mr.. Breed. Mr.. Breed.
with George Bishop of Bratt leboro and
some of the town citizens, had exam
ined the trees through the street in
the afternoon. and gave many sugges-
tons for still more identifying our
streets.
William Field Calender, 50, son of
Joseph and Elizabeth Calender of this
town died at his home in Summit, n.
J.. Wednesday, Feb. 10. of Bright S
disease. He is survived by his wife.
who was formerly Miss Minnie Hoton
of West Mortified; two sons, James and
by former wives, his mother,
who is living in Cambridge, two broth:
ers, Thomas Russell of this town and
Benjamin of Franconia, n. H., and Mrs.
Edith Norton of Cambridge. He was
born in Cambridge but came with his I
parents to this town to live At. an
early age, receiving his education here.
For many years he had been in the
wooden business, having an office in
New York. The body was brought {
here last Friday night and the funeral {
was held Saturday at the home of his
brother, T. Russell Calender, Rev. A.
+. Wilson ofiiciated and burial was at
the cemetery at Mt. Hermon. Mrs.
Calender ACCOMPANIED the body of her
husband here. also the son, James, who
S lawyer in New York. Mr. Callen-
Ter had been i'll for about a year, hav- !
ng visited here last summer