The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-30
WESTMINSTER WEST.
A Severe storm.

Saturday night and Sunday we We're
visited by one of the most severe
7.orms in many years. The storm be-
gan Saturday night with rain, which
fell in torrents, accompanied by light
ming and thunder. In the morning it
had washed away a great deal of the
snow, leaving many places of bare
ground. Then the storm turned to
sleet and hail. Next on the program
was snow with fierce winds. There
were some drifts in the roads. Martin
Gleason s corn barn was blown down
and the side and part of the roof of
has horse barn were blown off. The
horses were moved to a warmer place
and men began Tuesday to help him re-
pair the barn.
Sunday was the banner Sunday at
church. Three men and the minister
attended services. In the evening ser
vices were held in the home of Arthur
Harlow.
Many Christmas visitors who had
planned to return home Sunday were
obliged to remain until Monday.
Sharon Holden is visiting in High
gate, Vt.
The annual church meeting and din
ner will be held Saturday, Jan. l.
Miss Ruth Harlow of Brattleboro
was at her home here Christmas and
Sunday.
Conrad Baker came Thursday from
Michigan to spend the Christmas holt
days with his family.
Charles Clark of Boston came Christ
mas day to visit a week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt Clark.
Ora Codding, teacher in the high
school of Binghamton, n. Y, is at
home for the Christmas vacation.
E. E. Gorham of Boston is spending
| Christmas and New Years week with
| his sisters and brother, Henry Gorham.
Charles Hall and family left Monday
| TO visit for a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Phillips in West Drummer
ston.
Misses Mary and Lena Campbell of
Boston came Friday to spend the holi-
days with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Bacon and daugh-
ter of Jersey City, n. j., came Friday
20 spend the holidays with Rev. and
| Mrs. Walter Curtis.
Miss NJ. Louise Frazer of Springfield
| Mass, were Christmas guests of hel
sister, Mrs. Seymour Minard, returning
home Monday afternoon.
Miss Zella Rugg returned to hel
school in West Wardsboro Monday af
ternoon after spending the Christina:
vacation at her home here.
Miss Carrie Houghton of the Bay
Path institute, Springfield, Mass, came
Thursday of last week to spend tbs
Christmas vacation at her home.
Freeman Houghton and his friend
Miss Mildred Shepard of Hardwick
Conrad Baker came Thursday from
Michigan to spend the Christmas holi
lays with his family.
Mr. and Mrs Edwin Butterfeld anC
laughter, Nettie, went to Chester Mon
lay to attend the funeral of Mr. But
| erfield 8 mother, Mrs. Joseph Butter
field, who died in BrattleboroJ Wednes
day, Dee. %, at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. George ". Brooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Holden enter
aimed a party of Is at dinner OF
Christmas day. 1t was a family gath
ring. Besides the family living a
he home there We're present the fol
| lowing: Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Holder
md family of Springfield, VT, Mrs
| Harry Sparks and children of Town
| shend, Miss Hester Holden of Williams
vile, Miss Bernice Holden of Town
shend, Mr.. Ross Newell of West Wards
boro and Wilbur Snyder of Townshend
On Christmas eve many were presen
: ut the town hall for the Sunday schoc
E Christmas festival. The following Pre-
e gram was rendered: Music, by tn
Q choir; prayer, Rev. Walter Curtis
recitation, Pauline Harlow; song, b
e the Christian Endeavor juniors; recite
ton, Elizabeth Minard; solo, Mrs.
! Clarence Blodgett; recitation, Arthur
J Albert and George Ranney; duet, Dori
e Chapman and Pauline Harlow; recitg
f ton, Laura Fisher; song by the Juniors
{ reading by Mrs. RolIin Ranney wit
! tableau by Louise Chapman, Bett
Y Goodell and Robert Benson; address t
t the children, Rev. Walter Curtis; mi
: sic by the cheoir. And then came Sar
n ia Claus, who distributed the man
d gifts with which two great Christina
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