The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-21
NORTHFIELD. MASS.


+. Jacobus, are in Brooklyn.
Miss Brown is a guest of her cou-
sins, Clifford and Nerna Sanborm.
Mrs. Cowles, a practical nurse, has
rooms in the East Mortified drug
store.
Mrs. A. G. Moody is in Boston as
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Proc
tor, trustee of the Moody Schools.
Mrs. c. w. Foreman spoke in the
congregational church of Millers Falls
Sunday evening, on her work as a mis-
sionary in India. -..
The Misses Cutler, daughters of
Principal Henry F. Cutler of Mt. Her
mon, who studied abroad a year, are
now on their way home.
Mrs. E. F. Howard has been enter
tanning her mother, Mrs. Newton, and
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ
Newton of Wallingford, Vt, since last
week.
Russell E. Long and family went by
automobile to Brattleboro Sunday to
visit Edwin Long at the Brattleboro
Hospital. Though badly bruised, he is
on the gain.
Mr. and Mrs John Bedding and two
children, who spent the past month at
Edmund Russells, returned to their
home in Sicamous, British Columbia,
Monday by way of Montreal.
The members of the Choral union
are anticipating the rehearsal of Fri
lay evening of this week, when their
lirectcr, n =. Coffin, is to bring about
Is men from the Keene Chorus club to
assist in the singing. +. II. Holbrook,
pianist, of Keene will be present
; Rev. Harvey Eastman of Temple, N.
] H., was heard with much interest in
the Congregational church Sunday. He
will occupy the same pulpit next Sun
day. During this week he is speak
3 ing at The chapel service at Northfeld
' seminary and Mt. Hermon school
The Lotus quartet of Boston gave a
delightful concert in Skinner gynna
stun Monday evening. They were
t greeted by a large audience and each
number was repeatedly encored They
/ also sang at the Sage chapel services
Tuesday morning, giving five selec
5 tions.
!. The Fo:tnightly began its study oil
+ Our Own Country in the meeting Mon
b day afternoon. Mrs. +. NJ. Brown
opened the meeting. and a short bu
+ excellent musical program was given
; Miss Marion Webster gave two plan,
selections and Miss Hazel Holton san.
n The Breaking Waves Dashed High
: The subject of study was The Grea
Migration and was in charge of Mrs
., c. c. Stockbridge. Three papers o
much interest were given. Miss Mar
- ion George told of the Cavalier of VII
gina, Mrs NJ. Z. Moore of The Puri
tans of New England and Mrs. Stock
," bridge related much of historical in
terest. connected with the French an
" Indian wars, here in this locality an
of the early settlements in New Eng
e land. There was a small attendance
" on account of rainy weather.
Northfeld people will he intereste
in the welfare of Rev. Howard A N
=. Briggs, formerly of this town. VIII
r, accepted a call to the Congregations
- church of Chester, Mass, two year
ago. His work there has been yer
i satisfactory. He has now received
> cali to the Second Congregations
n church of Huntington, Mass Unde
il his pastorate broad and far-reac hin
h ttown and country work will be unde
taken With Huntington as q cente
p. the outlying districts of Montgomer,
10 Littleville, North Chester and -Chestt
8 Centre will cooperate in all that pc
p tains to the general religious life {
m these communities. Mr.. Briggs wi
have an assistant and other helper
" During the time Mr.. Briggs has bee
>. in Chester he has done a large amour
~ of supply work in some of the be,
o. known churches near New York an
is Philadelphia. Mr.. Briggs has mac
IN his summer home in Northfield man
I'd years. While pastor in Jersey City /
e. conducted large boys camp hel
each summer. He still owns a lars
d. amount of property here, where he
I frequent visitor.