The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-11-17

"nA hnu an entertainment IN being nle
pared for the evening.
Mr.; and Mrs. Frank kellogg and dauah.
YER, Harriet. left today for White Plains.
y. They were joined In Springfield by
AIRS Hitchcock, Mrs Kellogg's mother.
They VIII be gone one week.
Mr.. and Mrs. foste Steains have left
Maple Cottage and gone 10 their farm ON
The Ashu.lot road Nj. and Mrs. Leslie Of
Elm avenue are nov occupying Maple
cottage and will board the seminary en-.
ployes.
A supper VIII be gwen by the women
Of st. Patiick's parish Thursday, Nov.
~. at the town hall, TO be followed By
musical entertainment. at s y. M. by
Mrs Frank q. Wecl,s. Messrs. Reardon,
keeic, and others.
Ambcrt G.. Moody entertained the oill.
GERS and teachers OF the Congregational
sunday school ut dinner at the Mortified
hotel Wednesday evening. Mr. Moody
has been successful superintendent Of the
Sunday school for many years.
The Ladies' society of the Uniyersalist
society held q meeting yesterday after
noon followed by supper. The prize,
speaking contest wa held in the evening.
an account Of whicl will be reported in
next weeks issue Of the Rejormer.
DIR. u Il. Shcltei of philadjphia has
been at DR.. A. l.. Newton's this week. lie
j. noted eye specialist and was formerly
IN the service OF the government. DR. New
ton has finished his course in eye refraet
ing and is fully cqi ipped to examine and
III eyes with glasses
Hamilton :. Conant returned last Thurs
day evening with the delegates who al.
tended the Sunda, school convention in
Nlillers Falls He spoke at Sage chapel
and at Mt. llermon the following day. Mr.,
Conant * secretary of the Sunday School
association in Mass ehusetts
Mortified seminary has been fortunate
in securing Marshal Darrick for the next
number in its lecture course. Dee IL. Mr..
Darrick gave readings from Shakespeare
Hamlet last winter and they were con.
sidered the h-st en- eriainment of the kind
ever given here. The Merchant oil Venice
viii probably be gwen this time.
The entertainment given last Friday
evening 10y Charles X. Taggart was full OF
good fun and pleasing features. Mr.. Tag
CART was a student at Mt. Hemon 20
years ago. and can remember coming over
with the Mt. llermon band to play Memo
rial day when thu procession marched 10
the cemetery
At the cuisines meeting following the
supper given Wednesday evening by A.
n Moody to the officers and teachers of
the Congregations Sunday school, the fol-
lowing committee OF three was appointed
for ARRANGEMENTS for the Christmas cele-
bration: Mrs. A. p Fit. w. c. Roberts
and Miss Alice Varley.
Mrs. II. $. Kellogg and Mrs Farley gave
delightful reception to about 30 women
last Monday afternoon. The occasion was
a very pleasant one. Mrs. Joseph Field
presided at the tea tables and Misses May
and Fanny Green served Miss Mildred
Coe waited at the door. Mrs. Brown. Mrs
Coe and Miss Woollacott were matrons of
honor. Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg will close
their house about Dec. II and 90 to New
York.
A corn exhibition was held in the
armory at Springfield last week Tuesday,
"Wednesday and Thursday, Mr., and Mrs.
Daniel Sutherland attended on Wednes-
day Mr.. Sutherland entered the .competi-
ton for Judging corn by score cards. which
was participated in by many farmers, and
amateur Judges Mr. Sutherland received
the first plizc of $40 worth of seed, given
by the Lyman Seed company Of Spring
field. His score card was nearest like the
expert Judges cards of all those who com
peted.
According TO records kept at the semi
nary the rainfall from Aug. Is to Nov. ]
amounted to 1854 inches. BY days it
was as follows: Aug. is. 81 inches; Aug.
III. inch: Aug 2S, AZ inches; Aug. -
GO inches; Aug. 81, 90 inches; Sept. Q to
s. 81 inches Sept Q, 50 inches; Sept. -,
81 inches: Sept. 2. 81 inches; Sept. z.
.45 inches; Sept rs. 6S inches; Oct.
81 inches; Oct 4. 90 inches; Oct. Z, 80
inches: Oct. Is to 49,. 2.91 inches; Oct
II to %. 147 inches; Oct. 30. 81 inches.
The total for September was 3.I1; for
October. 6.SS
The second rehearsal of the choral cl9b
was held Tuesday evening with y. L.
Coffin the direct Much better work was
done on the chorouses Of the oratorio, The
Creation. than last week. Next week Mr..
Coffin will seat the members according to
the parts they sing. Thirty-ive new mem,
bcrs joined that evening. making total
OF nearly 100. Next Tuesday
IA from the Mt. Hermon glee club are
coming to join the chorus. Mr.. Coffin
also directs singing at Sage chapel each
Wednesday morning for the seminary
girls. and the boys at Mt. Hermon are TO
have The same privilege. Mr.. Coffin has
surely aroused all music lovers in North |
field