The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26
MORTIFIED, MASS.

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C. f. Abbott is suffering from blood
poisoning in his foot.
Mrs. Charles B. Field is recovering in
the Franklin County hospital in Green
field.
Mrs. C. Z. Diekerson has as her guest
Miss Clara c. Richmond, a missionary
from Turkey.
Fred Fox was home for the five DAYS
when the Westinghouse company Of
Springfield was closed.
Ray Dunnell and Misses Hazel and
Dorothy Wise leave this week to attend |
school at Deerfield academy.
Mrs. A. P Fit left Tuesday for St |
Johnsbury, where she will visit Mrs. |
Paul D. Moody and children.
Miss Minora Chamberlain took state
examinations at Hartford, Conn. on
Tuesday as a registered nurse.
Mount Hermon school has been in
quarantine several days on account of a
few cases of contagious diseases.
Mrs. Ernest Bartlett and daughters of
Sunapee, \. H., have returned and are
at Mrs. Moore s on Birnam road.
Philip Wood is home from Springfield
for a few days and has been helping his
uncle, Mr.. Wetherhead, in Vernon.
Mrs L. r. Smith s Bible class was
held on Wednesday afternoon at $50
o clock in the home of Mrs. S. F. Walk
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mcmillan of
Mount Hermon have been at Weston
hall week or two in charge of the
seminary girls.
Mrs. Williams, who had been visiting
in Providence, X. l., for several weeks,
has returned to the Britton house in
East Mortified.
Prof f. L. Duley has returned from
Camp Devens and Will complete the
term at Mortified seminary. He will
then begin his six months of work in
! training camps.
The installation of the officers of H.
| II. Johnson post, G.. \. R., was held Fri
day with Adjutant B. F. Field as in
stalling officer. Only five Of the veterans
We're able to be present.
Mortified seminary opened Wednes-
day, after nearly i've weeks vacation.
! Russell Sage chapel and skinner gym
nasium are closed for the present to
conserve coal. Chapel services are held
in Stone hall.
Miss Marjorie Chalmers, a teacher in
the English department of Mortified
eminary, was married during the Christ
mas vacation. She is now Mrs. Carl
ton, and her husband is in a southern
officers training camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Smith attended
the funeral of Amassa Davis in Hins
dale on Tuesday He was 90 years ole
and died one week after the death OF
his wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Davis wer,
known to many in Mortified.
The church missionary committee ha,
charge of the Thursday evening praye
meeting. Miss Clara c. Richmond, VIII,
is guest of Principal and Mrs. c. L
Dlckerson, gave an account Of her mis-
sionary kindergarten school in Yves
Turkey.
The following young men from North
field have been placed in class l of di
vision of registered men: Ernest {
Howard, Paul G.. Sprague, Sinclai
Sutherland, Raymond +. Culver. Modes
to Sargio. Armeng T. krosharean, Am
bert p. Cummings. Raffalc CappelluzzC
. Ross L. Spencer, Edward H. Fleming
The Mothers society met on Wedne,
= day afternoon in the parish house j
+. charge Of Mrs. c. L. Dickers0n He
: subject was The Dignity of Simplicity
= Her guest, Miss Clara c. Richmond
gave an account of the kindergarte
school in West Turkey, of which sh
: had charge until last summer, whe
Il war conditions became too threatenin!
Il The funeral of Herbert Woodwar
was held Wednesday afternoon at til
home. Rev. F. W. Pattison came froi
- the naval training camp at Portsmouth
y. H, to ot1ciate. The burial took plaC
in the Center cemetery. Those froI
i ont of town who were here for the fl
neral We're Miss Mary Milk of Chicag
t sister of Mrs. Woodward; Mr.. and Mr.
; Miles Of Dover, Vt, sister and brot
9. erin-law of Mr.. Woodward; Mr.
ar James Linton of Everett, Mass.
The Republican caucus was held Tue
e. day evening in the town hall with abo,
ct 60 voters present. Elmer F. Howal
* was chosen moderator, and Attorney .
l., 5. Gordon clerk. The following we
d. nominated for Office, to be voted for
Id the town meeting on Feb, 4: Tow
h clerk and treasurer, ". J. Wright; $
II lectmen, II. II. Crozier, j. L. Dunno
% c. L. Tenney; assessor, j. Lincoln Han
s. mond; school committee for three year
VS. David Med. Ross; cemetery commissio
err, F. '. Wood: tax collector, l..
Clapp; tree warden, j. r. Cotton; libra
trustees. Prof f. L. Duley, DIR. r.
Philbrick; constables, L. w. Doane,
er Q. Howard, l.. 0. Clapp.
he The January meeting of the Fo
Ut nightly was held in the home of Mrs.
P. Wood with an attendance of q. NJ
lie Z. f. Howard presided and Mrs Mite
r. ell and Miss Florence Lyman were vot
an into the society. Miss Isabel Thom
tie son has invited the Fortnightly to b
ed home for the meeting of Feb. /, VIII
Rev. G.. l.. Thompson will give q lectu
s.. on Emerson. Mrs. S. Catherine Rio
50 ardson will entertain the Fortnight
ed, in her home on February IS. Mrs. f.
> Caldwell gave a paper on The Bron'
and Miss Sarah Minot gave sketch a