The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-03
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teal sermon last Sunday ON Patience. A
collection was taken for the American
! Unitarian association.
Mrs, II, A. Caldwell suffered a martial
paralytic shock last Saturday morning in
her home at West Mortified. The entire
right side is affected
Miss Sue Smith OF Lowell, who was
stenographer at the Colportage for sew.
eral Years, will visit Mrs. George Mason.
Miss Madeline Long and Others, arriving
here this week.
Games of basketball were PLAYED between
Maryland and Weston and Betsey Moody
and iiolton ON Monday, Manuand and
Betsey Moody were the winners. These
are he beginning OF the challenge games
for the cup.
An enthusiastic game of basketball was
played ut the seminary gymnasium last
Saturday evening between the senior class
and members of the faculty. The seniors
won by the score OF n 10 H. The faculty
playing We're Misses Weidman, Norris,
Smith, Elliott, Rowe, and Morse.
a serious accident occurred Tuesday
afternoon at the seminary TO Miss Pattee
of Great Darlington, student. She had
been riding about the campus and when
dismounting she slipped in such way that
one foot was caught in the stirrup. She
was thrown against tree, iniuring her
face and sustaining other internal injuries.
Herbert $. Stone left town Friday and
Will be gone II days ON an excursion which
includes the Panama Canal, Cuba, ia.
maica, Porto Rico, Nenezua Bahama Isl.
ands, and many points OF interest. Some
of the party who went on the cruise to
the Mediterranean, last year with him,
accompany him this time.
Rev John Henry Jowett of Brming.
ham, England has finally accepted the
call TO the Fifth avenue Presbyterian
church of New York city and begins his
work March |. DR.. Jowett was exceed
ingy well liked in Mortified at the Au-
gust conference two years ago, and North
field people will be glad to have him so
/ near.
There will be mid-winter reunion OF
former students ON Founders Day, Satur-
day, Feb 4, at the Hotel Mortified All
former students living in the Connecticut
river valley and adjacent country are
asked TO make special effort to come up
for the supper at the Hotel Mortified on
that night and stay for the services on
Sunday. Members of the alumnae asso-
citation and Of the trustees will speak.
There will be special rates for accommo'
dation
A meeting of the Village Improvement
society was held in Library hall Tuesday
evening good number of the citizens at
tended. The treasurer reported balance
of S23S. Much time was spent in discus
sion of how TO use this money, II was
voted to Use 500 for the immediate i'm.
provement of the trees. 1t was also voted
to invest the executive committee with
power to settle questions of expense. 1t
was decided to ask Mr.. Breed of Clinton,
an expert on trees, to come to Northheld
and examine and report on the trees OF
the streets.
The Childrens society of the North
church held a social in the vestry We'd
nesday evening from q to $50 o'clock,
with Rev. n Fay Smith experimenting.
The children appointed their own com
mittees for the different parts of the
work and everything was done IN good
order. Games were played and refresh
ments of sandwiches, cake, olives, salads,
and ice-cream were served The committee
in charge was was Marion Laird, chair
man. Edith Steadler, Miriam Caldwell,
Philip Howard, Clinton Leslie and Rich
ard Smith.
Following the meeting Of the Ladies'
D
men of the Unitarian church cooked and
served supper which was very well pat
ronized. The menu consisted OF chicken
la cream. mashed potatoes, hot frank
furts, pies, cake and coffee. In the even
ing they furnished an entertainment. The
cooks sang a chorus and solos were sung
bv Rev. A. E. Wilson, B. F. Field, l.. K,
Howard, Robert Ware and Henry Smith;
A piano solo was rendered by Howard
Page and T. r. Calender gave reading;
The evening was thoroughly enjoyed and
the tables were reset to accommodate the
patronage. A good sum was realized.
The annual meeting of the Women's
Foreign Missionary society was. held IN
the pleasant home of Miss Merriman ana
Mrs. Lawrence. The meeting, was called called TO
order by the president, Mrs. Wilbur
Cheney. and the devotions led by Mrs. A..
Fay Smith. Mrs. Day read paper gis,
ing sketches of the work Tor missions IN
MANY countries She gave an interesting
account of the jubilee tour OF Mrs. Mont
pomery in the United States, which cul-
inmates in New York city in April with
GRAND celebration. Between three and tour
hundred thousand dollars has already been
subscribed to missions directly by her
work. The reports of the officers OF the
society were read. The secretarys report
showed an average attendance ior .ae
year of %, and great interest IN the nc, STUDY
Of Mrs. Montgomery book Western
Women in Eastern Lands. The treasurer
reported S23513 in collections during the ti
year The largest collection was ,, for the
month Of May, Soils TINS sr lnG.a1 rol c .lt
MsioHr' The Gef foor s%q OFF Act
ed for the year. President. Mrs Wilbur
Cheney; yieepresidents, Mrs ..d l.: r.
Smith and Mrs; W. G, Roberts; , seeret Rtfs
Mrs, George Witte; treasurer, Miss i Eta
Mer i chairman of cradle roll, Mrs
Walter Waite; chairman of home league que
Mrs Wilbur chairman Of a, program "a s Mri
w; W; cake. English cookies, tea and can
dies were served, and delightful social
hour enjoyed.
MORTIFIED FARMS.
Mrs. Kenney is guest Of Mrs b. H.