The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
NORTHFIELD. MASS.
INSPECTION OF. BOYS BRIGADE.

g lNSfEI1lON VE4roV4 ONAOADE.
Fine Showing Made in Competitive Drill
Friday Night. !
The annual inspection of the Boys
Brigade, Company A, 18th Massachusetts
regiment, was held in Skinner gymnasium
Friday evening before large company
of friends The program opened with a
selection by the orchestra, composed of
Mrs. c. H. Webster, cello, Miss Marion
Webster, violin; Mrs. L. r. Alexander,
piano. After the singing of America and
prayer by Chaplain A. n. Thompson, the
inspection of Company 4 was made by
Col. j. A. Cushman of Springfield and
Lieut. Col. James w. Duncanson of Gin
ton. Music by the orchestra followed
and then there was an address by Sergt.
W. i. Carson of Northampton, who gave
very interesting account of his expe-
rience in the trenches and showed souve-
Mrs of his army life. The salute to the
service flag was followed by the song,
Battle Hymn of the Republic.
A collection was gathered and then
the non commissioned officers held com
petitiye drill, when George Miller of
Greenfield won first prize and Harold
Pierson second. An exhibition of Butts
manual was given and competitive
drill of privates, when Donald Mack won
the gold medal and Ralph Parks the sill
yer medal. Harold Pierson was awarded
the cup for best drilled, all-round officer.
Albert and Bernie Goldsmith received
honorable mention for excellence of
work.
All were enthusiastic over the fine
showing of the 81 boys, which is due to
the efficient leadership of w. C. Roberts
lcommandant, and his officers This closes
the drills of the brigade until September
Max Huber of Jamaica Plain was home
several days. last week
Philip Howard is home from Wesleyan
university for the summer
Miss Mary Dalton has resigned hel
school at Mortified Farms.
Mr. and Mrs. f. w Harness are now il
their new home Oh Warwick avenue
w. H. Severance, who is i'll, sold hi
stock and tools by auction Monday.
Fred Foreman of Hartford has come t,
work at the seminary for the summer.
Miss Clara Richmond, missionar,
home on furlough, is a guest of Mr. an,
Mrs. A. G. Moody.
The Red Cross received $40 from tn
proceeds of the operetta recently givel
by the high school students.
Mrs. Charles Gilbert is substituting
in the Mortified intermediate schoo
i, from which Miss Rolfe resigned
The seniors of the high school wer
entertained at Grange hall Saturda
evening by members of the 1917 class.
) Mrs. Ladd of Amherst gave a demon
stration of cottage cheese at Grane
hall Wednesday at $50 p. m. under tn
auspices of the Grange
Lyman B. Wise has sold his place an
. ice business on Warwick avenue to /
: f. Sheldon, Lyndonville, VT. Mr. an
r Mrs. Wise have moved to Greenfield.
Dr. Richard G. Holton left Saturda
s for Camp Oglethorpe, Georgia, where
5 will enter the e. s. dental department
c DR.. Holton enlisted several weeks ago.
!. Miss Doris Laird graduates fro
? Wellesley high school June Is. Leonal
:, Laird graduates from Phillips Exet
2 academy June 25. Mrs Nellie B. Lai
e and Margaret will attend both the gra
c uations.
a Mrs. Merhige and daughter, Gra'
:. have gone to Winchester, Mass TIL
: plan to attend the graduation of OIL
:. tMerhige from Lakewood seminary
: Oakland Springs, n. Y,
= Mrs. Dorhety, mother of Mrs. Delev
p l.. Piersop, died at the home of h
daughter June 2, at Montclair, N.
Mrs. Dorhety and daughters spent ma
summers at the Mortified hotel yes
: ago.,
re Miss Gertrude Jameson of Antrim,
H., a graduate of Mortified seminar
- 1893, has been here for commeneeme
Va andsis atgWayside Inn. She sang at I
"a meeting of the Unitarian alliance at ,
ID home of Miss sSallie Minot last Wedn
,ts day.
Miss Mary Rogers, a former stud,
Ia of the seminary, is a guest Of Mr.. a
Al. Mrs. G. +. Dickerson. Miss Rog
q leaves soon to be associated with
r. Harriet E. Parker in Madura, South
Ia dia.. DR.. Parker is superintendent of
women's hospital there,
ed Mrs. Carrie Russell Bedding of sly
he mus, British Columbia, has arrived at
bt. home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
on Russell, for a visit. Her two child
IN. are with her She was met at Montr
,re by her brother, Henry Russell. A s
nd one and half years old, died just Def