The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-30
MORTIFIED, MASS.

C. C. Stearns spent the week in New
York city.
n J. Tyler of Boston visited his
brother, f. L. Tyler on Saturday.
+. A. Welch, editor of the Mortified
i Press, attended the funeral of life
long friend in Quincy last week.
The public schools were closed Fri
day, with the exception of the high
school. The teachers attended the
teachers convention in Greenfield.
The annual game of basket bali be-
| tween the junior class and senior class
| teams was played Saturday afternoon
Fin Skinner gymnasium. The score was
l3 to s in favor of the seniors.
Rev Eugene n Hunt will supply
the pulpit of the Congregational
church of Montague during the sum
mer, to which church he has received
a call. His residence in Mortified will
probably terminate at the close of the
Isummer.
Miss Eta Merriman has received a
check for $50 from friend for the
use of Red Cross work. She plans to
buy material and with the assistance of
those in her home and other friends, to
make the needed hospital supplies,
which will be turned over to the Red
Cross headquarters at Greenfield.
The local branch of the Red Cross
had a very interesting afternoon on
Friday and accomplished much work
with gauze. Twelve ladies from Hins
dale came to inspect the work and get
points for the Red Cross society which
they have just organized. Mrs. Wood
has a quantity of knitting for distribu
ton and will have another consignment
of material this week for distribution.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pfefferle of
Greenfield are to spend the summer in
Mortified in the home of Mrs. Pfef-
ferle S parents, Mr.. and Mrs. a. E.
Lyman. Nh Pfefferle has been
granted q six months leave of alb
sence from the Express Company of
Greenfield
The board Of trade will hold the
May meeting Friday evening in Red
Men s hall. T. T. Howard will be in
charge of the program. The subject for
the evening is, Preparedness, and Ru-
fus ". Simpson of the state board Of
education has been secured to give q
talk on home gardening, illustrated
by the stereopticon.
Ralph Harlow, missionary from
Smyrna, Turkey, spoke to the students
and faculty at Sage chapel on Thurs
day, telling of the work and condi-
tons there. He formerly spent his
summers in Mortified on Rustic Ridge.
He returned last July on furlough
from Turkey. On Thursday evening he
spoke at the weekly PRAYER meeting in
the Congregational church.
The committees on public safety met
at Alexander hall on Friday evening.
DR.. \. p. Wood called for reports of
the various chairmen. Each gave en-,
couraging accounts of the progress OF
their departments with the exception
of pig raising. 1t is doubtful ii more
than normal can be done III this line OF
account of the high price of all swine
Another meeting Of the committees OF
lpuhlic safety will be held Tuesday even
ing, May |, in Library hall.
Funeral services for Monroe Henri,
of Mount Hermon school were held oil
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. +. b. Pat
tiSon pastor of the Mount Hermol
l. church and Rev. J. East Harrison. heat
of the Bible department o. the sehoo
4 were iii charge of the services TIL
!. Mount Hermon quartet sang. DIR. Franz
Henry of Missouri aud Virgil Henri,
= of Mclroy, Indiana, brothers of Mon
:. roe Henry, arrived on Wednesday. TIL
!, body was taken to Melroy, Ind, 70
I burial
t. The Franklin County Association 0
y Women s Relief Corps will meet wit
II. the Mortified corps on Wednesday, Ma
,, i'll the town hall. In the forcnoo
u there will be business session, wit
Mrs. r. ID. Dooiittle of West Mortified
!. president Of the county association, or,
siding Dinner will he served by tn
local society at noon aud the aftcrnoo
10 session Will be a miscellaneous program
er open TO the public At the same tim
ef and place the Franklin County associ;
n ton Of the g. 4. R. will hold thei
~ Ispring meeting.
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