The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
WEST BRATTLEB0R0


Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robinson of
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Barber.
Mrs. F. s. Fisher and Miss M. L. Sted-
man went Friday to Lynn, Mass, to
visit Mrs. Hiram Miller and family
Clyde Butler came Saturday from
Greenfield, where he has employment,
to spend the weekend with his family
here.
Mrs. William H. Gay will go tomor-
row to Stoughton, Mass, to be a guest
for several weeks of her sister, Mrs
Clarence Jones.
The women of the Congregational so.
ciety will meet tomorrow afternoon with
Mrs. F. K. Mann to make hospital shirts
for the Red Cross.
Leon Smith, who is employed on the
street railroad in Greenfield, came Sat
urday to spend Sunday and Monday
with his family here.
Mrs. Sewall Morse's pupils in the
academy held a social in Academy hall
Friday evening. Dancing, games and
refreshments were enjoyed.
Francis, son of Mr.. and Mrs, o 'Brien
of West Dummerston, was operated
upon Saturday by DR.. Lynch for the re-
| moval of his tonsils and adenoids.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Whittemore and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Whittemore of
| Guilford were guests the latter part of
| the week of Mrs. Frances Taylor.
| Mrs. Jesse Rider of Bellows Falls un-
| derwent an operation in the Melrose
| hospital Saturday. Mr.. Ryder and son
are staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
s. Rider a few days.
Carlton J. Austin, classmate of
Charles Compton at Storrs Agricultural
college, Storrs, Conn, also a. graduate
of the Brattleboro high school class of
1917. is g guest Of Mr. Compton here
4 during commencement week.
Mrs. Fred Thomas of Guilfdrd under
went an operation for the removal of a
Iibroid tumor Saturday morning in the
Melrose hospital. The operation is
considered to have been successful. Mrs
Ranney is caring for Mrs. Thomas. Drs
Lynch, Hunter, Hamilton and McGilli
cuddy were the attending surgeons and
physicians.
The regular monthly missionary meet
ing of the Woman s Missionary society
of the Congregational church will b.
held Thursday in the chapel. This i:
the last meeting of the season. Mrs
T. G. Taylor and Mrs. o. G. Convey will
have charge of the meeting and it il
expected that Miss Florence H. Well
will give report on the meeting of tn,
Woman s Home Missionary union helt
in st. Adams.
4 There was a large attendance yester
,rk
> tChildren' s day. was observed TIL
, members of the Sunday school occupie,
1.-The front seats in the church, whicl
= Twas decorated with. daisies, ferns, but
. ltercups and clover, Exercises consist
: ing of songs and recitations, were Civ
: len by the children and were much en-
ljoyed. At the close-.of the program
I Rev. Mr.. Compton gave short talk es
4 lpecially to the children.
VI Childrens day at the Congregations
$ church was an enjoyable occasion fo
e the children and for the good size
i congregation present. The choir we
o composed of young people of the il
8 termediate department., whose singin
Twas especially enjoyed. The exercise
e began with professional by all classt
a of the Sunday school. Various sonl
It by the children of the different classe
W solos by the children, number of. e.
:. ercises and recitations made up the pr
It gram. A baptismal service was hel
% Bibles were presented to Edward Cha
and Isabel Gay, the latter from Il
II Centre Congregational church. I'll
70 decorations in the church were of fern
buttercups, daisies and clover. TT
= pastor told the children story al
" an offering was taken for the work
10 the Sunday School Extension soeiet