The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-12
TOWN HEND.

John Plant returned Monday from
a visit in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. George Allbee of Brook
line visited two days recently at f. H.
Allbee s.
Master Maynard Robinson is spend
ing a few days with his grandparents
in Jamaica.
An unusual number of small children |
are i'll in the village, the cause in most |
cases being the severe cold which has
been going the rounds of late.
School probably will close Saturday,
March 90, for the spring vacation.
There has been some talk of an earlier
date on account of the unsettled roads
Lewis Pike, who had been working
in G. II. Willard s mill a year, has fin
ished work and gone to New London,
Conn, where he will be engaged in
carpentering.
Mrs. Emma Franklin has SO far re-
covered from the injury to her knee
that she can get about without
crutches. She has been confined to the
house several weeks.
The next in the series of dances in
the town hall will be held Friday even
ing, March 10. Leitsingers orchestra
will furnish music for dancing and will
give a concert from 8 to 9 p. m.
Fred II. Lawrence left Monday to
spend the week in Boston and attend
the automobile show If the weather
is favorable Mr.. Lawrence expects to
return home in one of the New Detroit
cars, for which he has the agency.
The regular meeting of Birchard Wo-
man s Relief corps will be held in Ma
sonic hall Saturday afternoon. A full
attendance is desired as there is special
work to be done. A meeting of Birch
ard post, G. a. R., viii be in the town
hall on the same day.
Almon Marsh received severe in
jury Saturday while at work in the
millyard. A log slipped while he was
unloading q truck, striking across his
foot, crushing one toe and severely
bruising his foot. He returned TO work
Tuesday.
L. \. Wilcox of North PownaI spent
sunday and Monday with Ira J. Dat
ton. Mr.. Wilcox made the trip for the
purpose of looking over Mr.. Dutton 5
fine herd of purebred Holsteins and be
fore he left he bought two purebred
four-months-old calves.
A regular meeting of the Farmers
union was held in the little red school
house Saturday evening with a large
attendance. After the business an in
stIuctive and interesting talk on the
European war was given by Mrs. l. !.
Dutton, which was much appreciated
by all.
A. w. Sweeton of Brattleboro, agri-
cultural agent for Windham county
viii speak in the little red school house
at . 0 clock on the afternoon Of March
10. His subject will be Feeds and
|, Fertilizers. A general invitation Is ex-
, tended to the public. The meeting will
be under the auspices of the Farmers
union of the red school house district
Ira Jay Dutton was taken seriously
i'll Sunday with phlebitis. At first il
was thought it would be necessary tc
take him to a hospital at once, but he
is slightly better at this writing. This
is a return of an old trouble brought
on as result of injuries received in a
railroad accident eight years ago. Mr.
Dutton probably will be confined to his
bed for sope time.
Prof. G.. w. Powers went Monday te
, Boston to spend a few days with hi:
cousin, !. J. Cudworth Mr.. Power.
will 90 from there to Burlington t.
! attend a meeting of the SchooImasters
; club, of which he is a member, and vii
!: attend the debate between members OF
Middlebury college and the Universit,
: of Vermont. His brother. Merrill Pow
F.: ers, a senior at the university, is one O
: the disputants.
= Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Willard and fam
. lily, Col. and Mrs. y. B. Franklin ant
5 Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Cheney wer
: entertained at a dinner party given b.
: Miss Emma Bushnell at Orchar,
!. House Tuesday, the occasion being il
: honor of Mr.. Cheney's Seth birthda,
!. anniversary. Mr.. Cheney is remarkabl-
: active for a man of his advanced wear
. and keeps up TO the fullest extent hi
. interest in the topics of the times.
An entertainment will be given b
= pupils of the graded schools, all thre
a rooms being represented, in the tow
s hall next Wednesday evening. TIL
t. comedy The Cabbage Hill School wit
:: a cast of about 90 characters, Will b
& presented by the intermediate AN
= grammar grades. There will be also
- pantOmime by the intermediate sehoo
q drills by the primary pupils and song
The teachers are putting good wor