The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-11-03
R. p. crafts,s Buildings Burned.

that n. Il. Crafts i house about one mile
north Of the village was IN names. Inc
fire department and citizens immediate
IN responded and help arrived in time TO
save many of the household goods. From
the start il was obvious that the flames
were beyond control of any apparatus
that could be brought into play. and IN
n very short time the house and barns
were in ruinsa,The buildings were punt
before the Civil war but were IN GOOD
condition and were among the hnest IN
town. The community suffers with MI
Crafts the loss of slightly set OF bulld'
ings. They were well insured.
Greeley Brown was in town Sunday
O. O. Ware was in Holvoke over sun
day.
b. b. Fitch of Boston is visiting in
town.
Mrs. Ernest Harris was in Readsboro
Tuesday.
Merton Barber was in North Adams
Sunday.
W. 5. Brown was in West Halifax
Wednesday.
J.H. Goulding was in Brattleboro the
past week.
Mrs. A. C. Jones of Halifax was in
town Tuesday.
GEORGE Barre of Brattleboro was in
town over Sunday.
Miss Hester Millington was in North
Adams Wednesday,
Miss Annie Barre spent Sunday at
her home in Readsboro.
John Buckley returned from Wood
stock. n. H.. Wednesday.
Mrs. C. T. Batchelder was in Green
field few days this week
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Mann were Wis
itors in North Adams Friday.
Mrs. David Hastings of Wilmington
was a visitor in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Kidder returned
from their western trip Monday
Mrs. Belle Parker of Boston is visit
ing her brother, Rev. +. NJ. Bissell.
Victory grange met Wednesday even
ing and initiated six new members.
Miss Ada Bond of Searsburg spent
few.days this week with Mrs. Rist.
Mrs. Joanna Edwards of Jacksonville
is visiting at Mrs. Clarence Corhn $.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Maher of Reads
boro were over-Sunday visitors IN town.
L. w. BOYD started Saturday for a
trip to Chicago and other western points.
Mrs. C. H. Parmelee is visiting Miss
Kathaleen Parmalee in South Hadley,
Mass,
Mrs. Martin Darlington and four
children have been visiting Mrs. Albert
Boyd.
Mrs. Sam Fuller and Mrs. Henry
Haskins of Heartwellville were IN town
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Adams and daugh.
ter, Ruth and Mrs. Irene Fowler were
in North Adams Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Buell. Of Spring
| field spent a few days with Mr.. Buell. $
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Buell..
GLADYS Barnes has finished work for
Mrs. Porter Hubbard and is with her
sister, Mrs. Eva Brown, in Marlboro
Miss Ethel Millington of Brattleboro
spent SATURDAY. and Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Milling
| ton.
There were numerous Hallowe zen
parties around town the past week. Mrs
| Il. A. Brown, Mrs. Carl Adams and Mrs
| John Fowler gave a novel affair on sat
urday evening. In the early part of the
evening the company were masked ano
had a very jolly time trying to pene'
trate each other 8 disguises. Later
"5o0n was PLAYED. with about 10 tables
Mrs. Herbert Fox entertained Monday
afternoon. There were three parties
given by the different grades at the high
School buildings. Misses Jessie and
Beth Follett and Flora Brown invited
a number of friends to an "attic party
| T,,osaoy aran;np The large attic was
decorated with many iaek-o Lanterns
and colored lanterns, apples and black
and yellow streamers. After playing
Hallowe ZEN games the girls went down
stairs to the dining room and the young
men were presented with tiny brooms
attached to long strings. The strings
were wound from the attic to the dining
room and were badly mixed but the boys
succeeded in untangling them and reach,
ed the end to find the girls and lunch
waiting for them. After lunch the com
panv started in couples to find theil
! fortunes which were hidden in strange
and unheard of places.