The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16
NORTHFIELD. MASS.

her teaching in Gill.
Miss Martha Whitehouse has re-
turned from a visit to her sister at
York Beach, Me.
Miss Sue Thompson is supplying in
the North district of Gill until a teach
er eau be secured.
Rev. j. East Harrison preached IN
the congregational church Sunday ana
Rev. Mr.. Pattison preached at Mount
Hermon.
Mrs, J.. L. Smith 5 Bible class has
resumed its sessions in the nome OF
Mrs. Mary Houghton on each Tuesday
afternoon.
Ector Wallet. who enlisted at the
opening of the war and served on the
Mexican border, has now been called to
Texas for service
The Fortnightly will meet on Mon
day, Jan. p, in the home of Mrs. !.
7. Wood. The subjects for study are
The Brontes, and Swinburne.
The deputy income tax assessor will
be at the town hall Jan. 25 aud Feb.
8 for the purpose of rendering assist
ahce to citizens here and to receive re
turns.
The Grange is making plans for their
annual old folks dance, to be given
IN the town hail. l.. O. Capp. \. ".
Mead and Mrs T. ". Harness are in
charge of arrangements.
The Knitting club of girls and bows
are meeting each Saturday at Mrs.
Charles Baxter s. Eighteen are now
attending and they are making comfort
pillows, wash cloths, wristlets ana
socks
The Northheld Brotherhood meets on
Wednesday evening in the vestry Of 4he
congregational church. After supper
ls served at 6 clock Henry w. Ran
kin will speak on the present world
situation.
LAWYER Brothers Of Greenfield an
nounce that they will not produce NOV
/ ing pictures IN the town hall on Fri
day nights until the roads are in bet
ter condition for travelling here from
Greenfield
On Thursday evening of this week a
meeting of lntercession for our bows in
the service OF the country will be hell
at the Congregational vestrv. Rev. M.
Pattlson also will relate the story Of
his weeks at naval and military camps,
The monthly business meeting and
social OF the Christian Endeavor socie-
ty was held Monday evening in the
vestry Of the Congregational church. A
covered dish supper was served at :
clock, followed by business meet
ing and social
Mr.. aud Mrs. T. r. Calender hav,
received the announcement Of the
transfer of their son, Major George Il.
Calender, from Honolulu to Camp Ere
mont in Palo Alto, Cal, where he IS
! director of field hospitals. There are
/ tour such hospitals in this camp
The following Mortified young men
. have been ordered to hold themselves
III readiness to be called on u hours
| notice for service at Camp Davens:
! William NJ. Broderick, Benjamin +.
James, Constantine G. Demyanof1, Al
! bn +. Franz They expect the call
/ this week.
! The local fuel committee has aoodt
y tons of coal for distribution among
| householders. n part of this coal was
taken from the town hail and part was
offered by T. W. Kellogg, who is not
using his house this winter. The con-
mittee on fuel is c. L. Williams, II. II.
! Crosier, c. 5. Warner.
The Republican town committee met
last week and organized with &. :
warner, chairman, George Carr, treas
! urer; q. y. hidder, secretary. and
I. r. Williams and DIR. Il. H. Philbrool,
members of the committee The Re
| publican town caucus viii be held in
the town hall Tuesday evening, Jan. .,
for the nomination of town officers,
The annual town meeting will be held
Monday, Feb. 1, in the town hall.
The Boys Brigade had an evening
of work and good fun Friday. At $50
moving pictures of Indian life and
stories We're given. The regular mill
tary drill followed, and Boy Seonf
manonvers, and then a game of basket
bali was played between a team from
the Methodist church of Greenfield and
the Brigade team. The result was q
! victory for tho local team, Is to Q.
| ROLLER skating and various athletic cx-
erclses which the Skinner gymnasium
affords were enjoyed. No further
drills will be held until notice is given.
but Commandant w. c. Roberts nooes
! they can be resumed when Mortified
seminary is open again.
Mrs. Ambert G.. Moody received a
telegram last week of the critical III
ness OF her mother in Daytona, Fla.
| She left on Thursday, accompanied ~
her daughter, Miriam, for Daytona. On
! trlaay Mr.. MOODY received anot Their
telegram announcing the death OF Mrs.
VIC ody s mother, Mrs. Henry Wells.
hra. Wells has visited Northfeld sev-
eral times from Dover, Ill. she is
survived by her husband and four
daughters, Mrs. Moody of this town,
Mrs. Miriam Reeves of Salt Lake City,
Utah, Mrs. Ruth Williams of Rushford,
Minnesota and Mrs Ada Anderson of
Chicago. Mrs. Moody will remain a
| few weeks with her father at MS win.