The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14
TOWNSHEND.
Farmers Urged to Make Exhibits.

etiH4SlS OISeu 10 MAKE Exhibits.
All farmers in this locality are urged
to make full farm exhibits of all kinds
of fruits, grains, vegetables, etc. at
the West River Grange fair here Tues
day, Oct. II. Such exhibits make a bet
ter showing and better advertise
farm than if but few varieties Of
extra size or quality are shown. Farm
exhibits will be judged both for the
collection and also for single speci-
mems Of each variety. The name of the
farm or owner should be placed con
spicuously with the display.
An exhibit that will be of unusual
interest to farmers will be large va
riety OF seed potatoes shown by a To-
cal grower. Seed potatoes also will be
exhibited by other up-to-date farmers
of this town.
Tickets for the three-act drama. En-
listed for the War, which will be pre-
scented in the town hall on the evening
of the fair, are now on sale at the
| store Of c. c. Robinson. The drama is
bright and lively play, the plot. a
story of the Civil war, and all charac-
tiers will be costumed strictly in keep
ing with that era. Reserved seats NAV
be secured in any section of the hall
a few of the best rows at slightly
advanced price.
| The Grange fair supper will be served
at o clock in the Baptist vestry ana
will be appropriate for the occasion
and reasonable in price, consisting of
hash, beans, salads, hot rolls. brown
bread, pie, cake, pickles and coffee.
| Mrs Charles Waitman and Miss Lettie
Stebbeins OF Brattlehoro were recent
guests of Mrs. d. F. Boutelle.
Henry Miles is having new stills put
under his barn, and /. S. Savre is hav-
! ing his chimneys repaired
| Howard Lowe came Wednesday from
Brattleboro on his bicycle to stay few
| days at the home of his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Batchelder.
| Farmer who have dug potatoes early
complain that they have rotted badly in
the cellar and those who have lett them
| in the ground say the condition there Is
/ even worse, as mice and worms have eaten
| the unrotted ones.
! Mrs. Fred Ford started this week for
! Frognore, s. c., stopping for a short
/ stay at the home Of her mother, Mrs.
John Dale, III northampton. Miss Grin
| da Ford and Mrs. Mabel Danna, who
with Mrs. Ford had been at the Dale
and Evans homes all summer, went
| last week.
R. L. Fitch and family enjoyed
strawberry shorteake for supper one
| day this week The berries came from
| his own garden, being the everbearing
variety. II. II. Chamberlin also has
been eating berries picked from his
garden that are as fine as those Of the
spring bearing varieties.
\ special meeting of Birehard WON
an s Relief corps was held Tuesday At
| terno0n in Masonic hall Insnectiou
was held, Mrs. Nellie Crowley Of Rut-
land being present as inspecting officer.
| Refreshments OF sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served by the Townshend
members. The members of the corps
regret the loss of their president Mrs.
| lizzie Grey, who recently moved from
| Newfane TO Athol, Mass. The next
meeting of Woman 5 Relief corps will
| be held in the home of Mrs. William
Perry Saturday of this week, Oct. IA.
Every Tuesday and Wednesday be-
| ginning Oct. II and 18, Mrs. w. H.
Page will be at the Townshend Inn
prepared for work and trade. The stoc K
s from Mrs. G. II. Smith s millinery
shop and will be up-to the minute
Adv. 1o1-194