The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-08-04

Mr.. aud Mrs. Henry Nido of Man
chester Depot visited Mrs. Nido' sis
ter, Mrs, r. W, Snyder, last Saturday
aud Sunday.
Lemuel Van Setback has returned to
Sandy Hill, n. Y. Mrs, Van Setback
accompanied him TO Putney, returning
Friday night,
Russell Aldrich of Springfield was in
town few DAYS this week when he sold
| his place to Mrs, William Franklin OF
| West Townshend.
G. II. Willard and family, accompa'
MED by Miss Emma Bushnell and Mrs.
Almon Whceloek, visited DIR. llamlin IN
Ludlow Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Brown and family.
who bought the Eugene Bemis farm last
winter. have returned TO their former
home in Scituate, Mass.
T.. b. Batchelder, 7. l.. Lowe, Herbert
Evans aud w, II. Miles attended the
| BrattleborO and keene baseball game
in Brattleboro last Tuesday
Miss Harriet Williams, who has been
spending month with Mr. and Mrs.
| Almon Wheelock, at their cottage, went
to Chester, Conn, last Thursday
Dr. and Mrs. +. H. Osgood, Mrs. Sha.
hin ana Miss Harriet Fletcher took part
In tlrt annual pilgrimage TO the Old
church in Rockingham last SUNDAY
Dr. c. f.. Bruce returned from New
! York CITY Friday to spend sunday nj
his home in town. lie was accompanied
by two grandchildren, Dorothy and
Janet.
The Hadassah league met with Mrs,
| II. j. Heath last Thursday, There was
good attendance and all enjoyed the
! bountiful supper provided by the
hostess.
Mrs. Plimpton and granddaughter,
| Miss Florence Hosford. of Greenfield,
Mass. visited at Mrs. Emma Eddy 5,
Mrs Mary Phillips's, and W. \. Eddy 5
this week.
Mrs. Lizzie Barber has returned to
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alma
Cummings, after an absence of several
months, during which she visited IN
Wardsboro.
Mrs. Addie Green met with painful
accident Monday when she fell aEd
sprained her wrist. She is now ~ the
home of her niece, Mrs. Elijah Wales,
in Brattleboro.
Mrs. H.. +. Nichols and grandson,
Royal f. Bradley. who have been visit
ing at Roe kwell Davis s the past
month. returned Thursday to their
The state road commissioner Charles
Gates, and the county commissioner,
David Perry, were in town Wednesday
when they conferred with the local
road commissions, 4. A. Mason. in re-
gard to the roads in this town.
The Dorcas guild will hold sale of
food, ice.cream, aprons and fancy artl-
cles on the common next Thursday
afternoon, if the weather is fair. In
case of rainy weather the sale VIII be
held on the next fair day.
Mrs. Chaplin, who has rented Mrs.
Ellie Farwell s furnished house for the
summer. received the sad news of the
death of her brother last Monday morn
ing. She left Immediately for her home
in Holvoke, Mass.
John H. Braley of Boston VISITED
friends in town Wednesday. Mr.. Braley
formerly lived in Putney and attended
Leland and GRAY seminary in 1s9l-93
under Professor Call. This is his f1rst
visit in Townshend since 1894.
W. X. Phillips and family, who have
been spending a week with his mother,
Mrs. Mary Phillips, left Tuesday morn.
ing for Millers Falls where they will
visit a few days before returning to
their home in Westfield, Mass.
Guy Powers of Athens, the principal
of Leland and Gray seminary for the
coming year. was in town few DAYS
this week, when he met number OF
the trustees and made arrangements
for the work of the ensuing year.
At the Baptist church next SUNDAY
morning the pastor, Rev. Joseph Nc
Kean will preach on the topic, An OPP
portunitv and an Obligation. Al the
union service in the same church IN the
evening the topic will be Some Things
a Man Should Do and Some Things a
Woman Should Know.
Miss Lydia Fellows of BrOokline, who
has been working for Miss Harriet
Fletcher the past few months, has been
detained at her home by her mother S
illness the past week. She called on
friends here Tuesday, after which she
accompanied her mother on month S
vacation, to be spent in various places.
The Ladies Home club Of the Con-
gregational church will meet at the
church vestry Wednesday afternoon,
Aug. 9, at 2.30 0 clock. All the women
are requested to be present and to bring
food, so that social time may be en-
loved. There is also some sewing to
be finished, and each one is asked to
bring thimble.
The West River grange held its an
nual picnic in this town today. A
large number of the members of the
Newfane and West Townshend oranges
attended, and all enjoyed pleasant
day. The picnic was held on the com
mon, where games and other amuse,,
ments were INDUCED in. The third and
fourth degrees were worked in the
uornino