The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-29
TOMNSHEND

Prof. ID. u. Smytne OF HARTFORD, conn,
spent the weekend at his home here.
Mrs. Nellie Miles returned Friday from
several weeks visit at the homes of her
sisters in Hartford, Conn.
Running water was piped recently to
Mrs. Nellie Miles house from a spring
owned by Haynes Saunders.
Mrs. Eugene Marryatt and daughter,
Miss Dorothy. of Brooklyn, \. Y, are
expected this week as guests at the home
. of Mrs. Clark Aldrich.
An auction of Mr.. Lackey's household
goods. etc. was held at NJ. ID. Adams's
! place Thursday of this week. Mr.. Adams
was taken to the Memorial hospital about
six weeks ago and has not yet recovered
sufficiently to return home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Taft and daugh-
ter, Miss Dorothy Bristol, left Tuesday
on a two-day's automobile trip through
Bennington county, visiting friends at
South SALISBURY. Mrs. +. T.. Randall
stayed at their home during their alb
Seuce.
An all-round figure dance was held at
the town hall Tuesday evening under
the management of Maynard Taft and
Harry Carlton. Shows fiye-piece orches-
ira furnished music. Refreshments OF
~doughnuts and cocoa were on sale by the
seminary senior class, .s,teo esfat ),
The silk American flag recently screened
by subscription from friends of the Bap-
fist church was displayed on an easel on
the platform Sunday morning. 1t re
quires a standard, and Raymond Phil
lips is to have charge of a subscription
for buying one.
Beginning Nov. 1 the local post Office
will be closed Sundays, breaking the Gus
tom of years,-probably since the first
establishment of the otfice,-f opening
for a short time directly after the morn
ing church service to- give out-of-the-vi-
lage residents the convenience of obtain
+ ing their mail.
Rev. Albert r. Mills of Pawtucket,
lR. L.. will come as a candidate to the
Baptist church Sunday, Get. 80. He will
have charge of the morning service on
that day and again on Nov. g., remaining
in town through the intervening week.
Rev. c. w. Bishop closed his passionate
and delivered his farewell address in this
church last Sunday.
The company of Community Service
workers who have been several weeks in
Brattleboro and have visited neighboring
towns will be in Townshend Tuesday eve
ming, Nov. 1, to give an entertainment
and community party in the town hall.
Everyone is urged to be present and join
in the chorus singing, games and a gen
eral good time. The whole evening is
entirely free, the only object of the visit
ors being to rouse a genuine live commun-
ity spirit in the neighborhoOd, which is
the work for which they are trained.
Leland and Gray Seminary Notes.
Miss Clara Greenwood is special re-
porter at the seminary this week.
Monday evening the chorus met to re-
, hearse some songs. Mrs. Bassett is the
instructor.
Miss Plumb gave an account of one of
the meetings at the Ludlow Library con-
ference at assembly Monday morning.
The second informal school dance was
held after school Wednesday. We are
glad to see so many learning TO trip
the light fantastic toe"
The H. H.. $. supper, given Oct. Is,
was hailed and patronized by some of the
older boys, as they knew they would be
sure of getting enough to eat for once.
Principal Wright and Miss Plumb at
! tended the librarians convention at Lud-
low Oct. 20. School sessions continued as
usual with Miss Deans and Miss Simpson
in charge Of the classes.
Mr.. Wright has appointed three com
mittees to supervise the entertainments
for Armistice day, Thanksgiving day and
Christmas. These committees have en-
tire charge of the programs.
During assembly Oct. 10 Miss Simpson
gave an account of her experiences at the
teachers convention at Rutland. This
was given in q most pleasing manner with
music as the principal topic.
Miss Carter of the state library COM
mission gave a short explanation of a
new c~ataloguing system at the close of
the afternoon session Oct. Is. She
acquainted the students with this new
method, which is now used in our public
library, so that no difficulty could arise
when they wished to obtain reference
books.
Thursday morning the students were
glad to stop work and listen for a few
minutes to an interesting program. Mr..
Brown and Mr.. Nolan, workers of Com
munity Service organization, furnished
the entertainment. The most interesting
features were the Punch and Judy show
and several clever piano selections. Mr..
Nolan led the school in singing songs
which we all know.
On Monday % of the older girls met
with Mrs. d. G.. Smythe at the school
building at 4 o'clock. Plans were made
for the reorganization of the Camp Fire
Circle. Another club for the girls who
are not Camp Fire members is in prog
ress. This is started with the idea of
getting together for recreation during the
school wear The first meeting was held