The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-22


nary Mr.. Chamberlin attended the
| funeral,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 4. Stone returned last
week from three weeks visit IN Mas
sachusetts. They spent some time with
/ their son, Arthur Stone, nj Fair Haven,
and also visited friends in various other
towns.
Il. II. MehuTon recently had an offer
! for n position as fireman on the Central
/ Vermont railroad His run is to extend
l from White River Junction TO New
London. Conn. He is making his trial
+ trips this week.
Mrs. !, C. Taft aud two sons, May.
Inard and Lincoln. also her daughter,
i Mrs. j. II. Northup, visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sage, In Jamaica
SATURDAY. aud sunday They returned
! Monday morning.
Prof RAYMOND Mcfarland of Middle
bury college was in town last Friday
land attended some of the sessions at
! LELAND and GRAY seminary, Mr., Me
! Farland is interested in the establishing
of normal schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Fisher were IN
town a few DAYS last week when they
moved their household goods from Mrs.
II. NJ. Snow s tenement 10 the railroad
SItlloH. NHtlf lHtN were lbil'h w w
shipped to Guilford.
The following will be of interest to
/ TownShend people, rs the bride IS cousin
of Miss Harriet \. Fletcher; Miss Susan
| kellogg and George c. Wright, both of
| Westminster, were recently married ut
Fredonia. y. u. hv DIR, +, i. Palmer,
IPh. u,
Mrs. Hattie Marsh and son. HAYDEN,
were in Putney over SUNDAY where they
ATTENDED the funeral of Mrs. Marsh 5
father. Harvey Brainard. who died sud.
denly last Thursday while saving wood
/ with his gasoline engine M the home of
one of his neighhors.
At the Baptist church next SUNDAY
morning the pastor will preach ON the
topic, The Purpose of the Coming of
Christ The evening service viii con
SiSt of responsive concert exercises.
Christmas exercise. with a short talk hv
the pastor on The Old and the New
! 4 large number of the pupils of the
district school, rs well rs some of the
other Young people of this village. made
their appearance At the railroad station
Friday noon where they waited for
Santa Claus, who made n short visit
while ON his way from South London
derry to his home in Brattleboro.
There will be New Year dinner
and roll call in the Congregational yes.
try Monday. Jan. /. 1912. to which all
! the members of the church and society
and their families are invited. The pro
gram for the day will be as follows:
| Roll call at 10 Il. M: dinner at IL; so
ciety business meeting at p. M: church
business meeting AT go p. m.
The annual business meetin. of the
= Congregational society was held in the
vestrv Monday evening. There was a
good attendance. and the following off
GERS were elected for the ensuing wear
| Prudential committee. j. H. Ware. f. T.
Batchelder and T.. T.. Knapp: clerk,
| DR.. +. l.. Osoood: collector, h. PrcntisS
treasurer. Mrs. +, H. Osgood; auditor,
! II. II. Holbrook The meeting was adj
i0urned until Monday, Jan. ], 1912, Al
, y. m.
The annual business meeting of the
Baptist church and society was held in
the vestry Wednesday evening The
Injecting was opened with the report OF
/ the treasurer and collector. which
showed all bills for the wear to be either
paid or provided for. The prudential
committee reported the pledge for the
present year TO be satisfactory. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing wear: Clerk. II. J. Heath
president. +. II. willard; viccpresidcnt
| +. W. Watson; treasurer. +. l.. Hast
ingS: auditor Rev. Joseph Mexican
book keeper. Miss Celia Thompson: as,
sistant bookkeeper. Miss Cora Mason
prudential committee, L. ID. Phillips
Roe kwell Davis aud II. j. Heath; usherS
T. II. Ockcls. RAYMOND Watson. Raw
mond Phillips and Arthur Cutler:
chorister. H. j. Heath. There was a
] =, Of tDt mn la
pastor 5 services. !. F.. Chase was
chosen ms committee TO finish painting
the church building.
The senior class of Leland and GRAY
seminary held its annual sale in Semi
nary hall Tuesday evening. Dee. ~
There were Il number of booths. taste
fully decorated in the various class col
ors of the respective classes by which
they were managed. The class of 1915
had charge of the booth in which noT
lcorn and all kinds of home made candies
were sold This occupicd the southwest
corner of the hall. The southeast cor
ner was taken NJ by the sophomore
booth. where ice-cream was sold. The
Junior and senior classes together Ocru-
pied large booth directly opposite the
door. Here dress goods. trinkets, and
all kinds of fancy articles were sold
One of the chief centres of attraction
was the mystery box, conducted by one
of the members of the senior class.
Here articles valued from few cents
up to % or 30 were sold for 10 cents
each. Mr.. and Mrs. Greyhorse eXhib-
tied and sold some of their fine bead
work Mt this sale. When the first gen
era rush had subsidized the remaining
articles were sold nj auction, Prof. G.
w. Powers and !. II. Ware taking turns
as auctioneer. After the sale u social
hour was spent in marching. The sale
netted the senior class about $40.