The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
Gifts to DIR. and Mrs. Osgood.

Every child in the village received gem
erous bags Of candy from the tree.
Gifts to DIR. and Mrs. 0sgOod.
West River Grange held its annual
Christmas celebration and tree at the
Congregational vestry the night of the
regular meeting. Friday. The families
of the members We're invited to be pres
ent and all were remembered with bags
of popcorn and candy from the tree.
4 pleasing program was presented by
Mrs. Earl Derry, chairman for the eve
ming. The numbers included original
verses of welcome by Mrs. Derry; read
ing, Old Christmas Customs, Mrs. b. r.
Phillips: chorus singing of carols, songs
and recitations by the children.
Rev. w. ii. hobbs, who distributed
the gifts from the tree, first called DIR.
on behalf of the Grange presented DIR.
OsgoOd a past masters jewel and Mrs.
Osgood a gold brooch set with green
stones in appreciation of their many
years of heIpfulness in the Grange in
the offices of master and secretary. Both
DR. and Mrs. OsgOod replied briefly. eX-
pressing their surprise and pleasure IN
the gifts.
DIR. Osgood has held the Office of mas
ter for a long term of years at various
intervals. Mrs Osgood has been an eff
eient secretary for IA years. She was
preceded by Mrs. Frances Snow. who
held the Office for II years Both DR.
and Mrs. Osgood have given generously
of time and labor to the work of the
Grange and the record of their attend
ance at the meetings since they Joined
has been nearly perfect.
During the evening a committee was
a00Ointed to have charge Of the oyster
supper at the next meeting, Tuesday,
Jan, q, when the installation of officers
will be held.
f. \. Blood was called as Juror to the
United States court at Brattleboro last
week.
Miss Alice Randall came Saturday
from Athol, Mass, to spend the holidays
with her mother.
Miss Lottie Jones of Philadelphia.
Pa, has been spending weeks vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ii. s.
Kidder.
Mr. and Mrs. Atherton Hale and little
son. Frederick. of Springfield Mass, Wis
tied relatives here over the Christmas
holiday.
Mrs. Ruth Filion and children Of
Brattleboro were at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Watson, for
Christmas.
John Allen and family have moved
from the north end of the town to the
Rutter house, so-called, owned by III. III.
Chamberlin.
The telephone linemen have nearly
completed the work of transferring the
telephone wires to the electric light
poles through the village.
Miss Clara Greenwood and Miss Eloise
Cummings are spending the week )
Christmas vacation from the Brattle
boro high school at their homes.
A party of about 80 young people
under the direction Of Mrs. ID. G.. Smythe
sang Christmas carols under the stars in
various sections of the village on
Christmas Eve to the pleasure of all
listeners.
DIR. f. L. Osgood will go Jan. ? TO
Montpelier as representative to the
legislature from this town. Mrs. Os-
goods mother, Mrs. Gratia Davidson of
Newfane, will keep her company during
the Doctors absence
Appropriate Christmas exercises
were held both at the seminary and
graded school Friday afternoon. At the
graded school the two rooms united in
program, which included songs and reci-
tations, also exercises by the primary
pupils. A tree held gifts for all and
brought the usual pleasure to the little
folks The teachers of the schools went
to their several homes Saturday morning
to spend the Christmas vacation.
Dwight NJ. Putnam and family, who
recently bought Merton Adams's farm.
met with discouraging luck in moving
their goods by truck from their former
home in Rockville, Conn. Not being
prepared for Vermont SHOWS, the wheels
were not chained and north of Williams
vile station they slowed into the ditch.
The truck was damaged enough to pre-
vent coming further and some of the
goods were damaged. Mr.. Putnam pro
cured teams for the remainder of the