The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-08
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, Mr.. and Mrs. Harlie Virgins of Green
) field were guests over the Fourth of her
brother, Leslie Howe.
! The women of the Congregational church
will hold lawn party on the church
} grounds Wednesday evening, July 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ G. Williams went Fri
day to their cottage at Claremont juno
ton. Mr. Williams returned Sunday
night.
Mrs. II. c. Parker returned to Mont
gomery Saturday, after spending several
weeks in town and with relatives in West
minister.
B. f. Howard broke the small bone in
one leg while playing baseball on Monday.
lie collided with Dr. H. II. Lawrence at
first base
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Davenport and
children, Marion and Maurice, of Brattle-
boro were guests over the Fourth of his
mother, Mrs. Villa j. Davenport.
Mrs. j. E. Russell left Thursday after
noon to visit her daughter, Marion, at
Troy, n. Y, who has been there several
weeks for treatment in hospital
Rev. W. t. Sparhawk of Randolph
preached Sunday in the Congregational
church and four young people on profess
sion of their faith Were admitted to the
church.
| Lorenzo Scott and family of Springfield,
Mass, spent tie Fourth at Horace Scott's
and Chester Scott came to his grand
fathers Friday, bringing a friend and re-
manning until Tuesday
Mrs. Frank Mason and daughter. Mar
ION, and son, Carl, of Bayonne, n. j..
came Friday to be guest of Mrs. Leon
Fuller at Maplehurst farm Mrs Alvin
Graves of Rutland is also guest there.
First Congregational church: Regular
preaching services at 1915 a m. and I D.
IN, Sunday school meets at II The mems
class will consider the Preparation for a
Life Work. Prayer meeting Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Harriet Tucker of Brattleboro
broke bone in one arm lust below the
shoulder while staying at the home of her
daughter, Mrs b. F. Howard. She tripped
Just at night fall over a wire fence put up
on the piazza to keep the Howard baby
within bounds.
The committee for the 4th of July cele-
bration are grateful for the hearty CO.
operation of the townspeople in making
1t success. The following were on the
committee: Rev. r. B. Davis, Mrs r. B.
Davis, Merwin Pond, William barrow,
Cecil Douglas, Elizabeth Braley, Sylvia
Derry
Harold Washburn returned from Boston
Friday. While there he made arrange
ments for his next year of study at Har-
ward university Mr.. Nashburn is grad
uate, of Dartmouth and last year taught
French IN that college after spending sew
eral months in Greenoble, France, in per
~, h,4
Mrs. Charlotte Ely of Springfield, Mass.
and daughter, Mrs. Kittie Coar came Sat
urday to visit Mrs Addie johnson. Mrs.
Coar left Monday for her duties in a bust
ness college at Hartford, Conn. Her
months vacation beginning Aug. LIST she
expects to spend with her daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Furgeson, at Lambert, n J.
Mrs. IL. t. Coe entertained the Fort
nightly club Friday afternoon, which was
the deferred musical meeting of the club.
Miss Abigail Howe of Bellows Falls, a
pleasing soprano soloist, with Mrs Coe
accompanist and also many classic solos
on the piano by Mrs. Coe made up the
program. Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Coe.
Mr.. and Mrs Davis of Haverhill. Mass.
were guests over Sunday and part of
Monday of their son, Rev r. b. Davis,
but about IL O'Clock on Monday received
a message to return to their home ON ac-
count of the illness of their daughter
Word came to her brother of her death
Tuesday morning from diphtheria Much
sympathy Is expressed for Mr. and Mrs
Davis by the toWnspeople. Mr.. Davis has
only been the pastor at the Baptist church
for few months, but has won the respect
of his townspeople by his kind and cour-
teous manner to all.
First Baptist church, r. B. Davis, pas
tor. 1915 a. m, preaching service. Sub
iect, Why be a Christian? II m, Bible
school; p. m, monthly roll call and con
secretion meeting of the Christian En-
deavor society; subject, Making Life Worth
While. Thursday evening at 730 D. m,
Bible Study class meets in the vestry The
regular monthly business meeting of the
mems class will be held in the vestry of
the Baptist church Friday evening, June
8, at 7.30. A large attendance is desired
as matters of vital interest to the class
are to be discussed and acted upon.
There will be a change in the telephone
service about July 10 A lease has been
obtained from the Methodist Episcopal So
ciety for term of years of the parsonage
and the exchange will be moved there
an underground tube and other modern
methods installed. The exchange will be
in charge of Guy w. Davis of Chester,
who will install the instruments and do
the general repair work of lines He has
been for some time employed at the ex-
change in Bellows Falls and is thoroughly
acquainted with the work. There will be
some change in Office force and good ser
vice is assured the patrons.
The report of the intermediate school,
including the 18th, 9TH, and 9th grades,
shows that 26 pupils enrolled and six
pupils were perfect in attendance Helen
Smith, Pauline Smith, Nina Wood, Lau-
renee Divoll, Austin Gassett, Eunice John
son. Ten other pupils We're not tardy,
but had absent or dismissal marks: INA
King, Ruby Martin, Ralph Austin, Fran
els Goodrich, Charles Hannum, Leonard
Lewis, Roy Rowell Albert Townsend, Al