The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-01

Ind, are occupying the Brigham
house and boarding at the Townshenu
Inn. Both are former residents of the
village.
Four little guests, Helen Thompson,
Evelyn Thompson and Dorothy Allen
of Willimantic, Conn, and Dorothy
Corbin of Hartford, are being enter
tanned at Prof. and Mrs. Smythe s
summer home.
Little Ida Boyden celebrated hel
seventh birthday anniversary Thurs
day by a picnic party in Maple
grove, beside Mill brook, to which her
Iplaymates were invited. Ice cream was
served and a merry frolic enjoyed.
Harold Franklin, Leon Pike and Ar
thur Wright went Sunday ON the ex-
cursion to Burlington and Plattsburg
Arthur Wright stopped at Fort Ethan
Allen and had the pleasure of seeing
the enlisted boys from this village
who were encamped there.
Miss Myra Hobert recently enter
tanned her nieces, Miss Maude Ever
| Redfeid, S. D., who are making an ex-
tcnsive trip through the eastern states
They will visit in Greenfield Boston,
1 -NtN OIh anu w tiSIIuSlOl, u. y.
A meeting of the Women s Mission
airy society was held in the Congre-
gational parsonage with Mrs. Il. IL.
! Bosworth Wednesday afternoon. Spe
cial sewing was done and chapter of
the missionary book, The Kings High
way, was read by Miss Katherine
Plant
Twenty members of West River
Grange visited Grafton Grange on
Tuesday to observe neighbors night.
A program including songs, readings
and charades was given by the local
Grange, and refreshments served by
Grafton Grange. All enjoyed the oc-
casion.
A meeting of the citizens interested
in forming a rifle club will be held
in Academy hall Saturday evening for
Organization. 1t is called by the com
mittee appointed at a previous meet
ing to investigate the workings of
such clubs. All women in the village
interested are especially invited to be
Ipresent and to become members. Sew
| eral hunting licenses are issued to
women of the town each year.
Nineteen members of the Helping
Hand society enjoyed a day S outing
and picnic dinner on the hills east of
Harmonyville Wednesday. They ex-
Iplored Roaring brook for a long dis
itanee up the mountain, one of the most
picturesque waterways in this local.
Iity, Astounding in waterfalls, chasms
and ravines. Dinner was eaten in a
shady grove near the brookside and
late afternoon brought the merry
lcompanv of girls back to their homes
in the village.
\ rear flight of stairs which can be
; used as a fire escape is being built by
= Blood Brothers in the Congregational
= church under the direction of the
: church prudential committee. The pc
sition of. the furnace directly under
the front stairs has long been felt to
be a menace and this rear flight will
. furnish safe and convenient exit
) The stairs will lead to the outside OF
the building with door opening out
, ward. Cement steps will be placed
on the outside.
Mrs. Almon Marsh and daughter
Miss Edna Marsh, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r
Marsh, Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Lawrence
land r. c. Kearlev went Tuesday even
ling by automobiles to BrattleborO tC
IBID farewell to the Vermont troops
which contained three of Townshend' :
finest young men. Hayden Marsh OF
| Company |, Herbert Harding of the
Springfield company and Raymond
Watson of Company c. Herbert Hard
ing, who has been at work severa
months in Springfield, was at first re
iected for disabilities, but afterward:
: was taken into the company. Boil
Harding and Marsh were greeted 10y
their friends for a short time at the
Istation, Mrs Marsh reaching her son :.
side just before the train pulled out.