The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-27

mer guest at the home of NJ. w. Thayer
Mr. and Mrs Edward O'Brien of Bos-.
ton came Monday for a stay at their.
summer home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Series of Athol
have been recent guests at the home of
John \. Circuit.
Miss Amelia Hobert and guest, Mrs
Ballard, returned Tuesday from the
Mortified conference.
Ten friends were pleasantly enter
tanned at tea al the home of Mrs. Bessie
Billings Tuesday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson and
family of Buffalo, y. y, are guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. ii. Viii
lard.
Stanley Grout. who has again been at
Springfield hospital for three weeks. re-
turned home Wednesday in an improved
condition.
H. c. Franklin went Saturday to Rip
ton TO spend few days and accompany
home his wife, who has been visiting her
parents there
Ass Edna Moves of New Berlin. n
u. and Miss Mildred Jones of Mansfield,
Mass, We're guests of Mrs. Margaret
Ockels last week.
A meeting was held here Monday eve
Ming to interest the farmers in the Farm
Bureau grain pool and the town is be-
ing canyassed for subscribers to that
project.
Lauren Pike. has finished work at Will
lard's mill lie went Tuesday to vii.
iaington. where he has employment.
Mrs Pike and children viii remain here
for the present
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Smith and son of
Colerain. Mass, came Saturday te visit in
the home of her brother. Rockwell Davis.
Mrs. Charles Hawks of Charlemont ac-
companed them.
Miss Julia SIillington of West Brat
tleboro, who has been spending several
dayS with Miss Bertha Palmer of Green
field at the home of the latter'S parents.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Palmer, was given
q party July ~ in honor of her birthday.
Miss Mildred Palmer of New York was
present also. Games were played and
refreshments served. One of the guests,
Frank Lewis. also celebrated his birth
day the same day.
4 meeting of the Daughters of Dorcas
was held Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
C. H. Willard and the annual election
of officers was held: Pres. Helen Ran
dall vice pres. Marion Knapp; sec.
Anna richardson treas, Beatrice
Meacham: chairman of the work CON-.
Ruth Rogers: chairman social com,
Olive Straitiff. Sewing was done or
articles for the summer sale and refresh
ments of ice-cream and cake were served
by Mrs. Willard.
\ meeting of the newly organized
American Legion post was held Thurs
to draft bylaws. a regular meeting viii
be held the first Thursday in August to
begin the regular work. The name.
Adams Wright post, has been chosen in
honor of two boys from this town who gave
their lives in France. Hugh Adams died
ut base hospital in Bordeaux after an
attack of pneumonia following influenza,
and Raymond Wright was killed at
Chateau Thierry.
The annual summer sale by Dorcas
guild will be held ON the village park
Wednesday. Aug. ,, at 3 O'Clock. The
chairmen in charge of the tables are
Homemade cookery, Mrs. Will Sander
son +: needlework aprons. fancy work.
etc. Mrs G.. III. Willard; ice-cream.
cake. etc. Mrs Lyman Gale: rummage
sale. Mrs. G.. c. Robinson The Daugh-
ters of Dorcas will have n table of hand
kerchiefs. holders and other articles, III
charge of Miss Ruth Rogers. The sale
Will be on the date of the regular meeting
and the tea table viii be in charge of the
hostesses, Mrs. j. G. Taft, Mrs. Bessie
BeIlenger and Mrs. X. B. Prentiss If
stormy, the sale will be held in the YES
try.
County Agent r. w Harvey and Miss
Viola Cameron were in town Tuesday
and with the third Judge, Mrs. j. e. Hair.
and C. II. Stratiff, chairman of the
Grange garden committee. visited the
gardens of the boys and girls in town
who are competing in the garden contest.
Though n few who had entered evidently
had lost interest and neglected their plots.
the majority showed good care and some
splendid gardens with both flowers and
vegetables were shown. 1t is evident that
the contest will be close and probably
several visits will be necessary Three
prizes are offered by the Grange fer both
vegetabel and flower gardens. Amy boy
or girl whose garden has been missed
should send his name at once to Mr..
/ Stratiff