The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-14

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several varieties of cake and tea were
/ served by Mrs Miles's daughter, Mrs.
| F. c. Cutler, who planned the affair in
| her mothers honor.
! Mrs Miles is an active member of
/ Birchard Woman's Relief corps, in
which she has held the office of chap
I lain for many years, also of Blazing
4 Star lodge, o. Z. s., and of the Hadas--
| sab league. She says that the figures of
! her age should be reversed and instead
/ of being 76 years old she should be 67
/ young and her friends are quite willing
/ to agree with her.
! W. w. Whitney lost one of his horses
/ by sickness last week.
| Mrs. Lauren Pike went last week to
/ visit relatives in East Dover.
! Miss Eunice Heath spent the week
| end with friends in Brattleboro.
/ Miss Cora Mason of Brattleboro is
/ spending week with friends here.
! Mr.. and Mrs. R. w Phillips have
moved to their new home in the store
| block.
Mrs. Lauren Pike and baby daughter
| Olive returned home Wednesday from
! East Dover.
Mrs. F. T. Randall. who has been i'll
/ since her recent visit to Burlington, is
gaining slowly.
ing at Mortified Farms, is in the viii
| lage for a few days.
/ Miss Eleanor Willard, who has been
visiting friends at Dummerston Hill.
returned home Monday.
Miss Jennie Raleigh has finished work
/ at +. \. Blood 5 and will begin Mon
| day at C. II. Willard s mill.
Mrs. Lefty DuttOn, who has been in
serious i'll health this winter, is better
and is regaining her strength.
Mrs. F. L. Lowe of Brattleboro came
Saturday to spend a few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Batchelder.
Miss Eunice Booth of Elmhurst, l..
l., came Saturday to spend two weeks
at the home of her sister, Miss Lucy
J Booth
c. l.. Marsh of Evanston, H., who has
been at Providence. r. L., for the win
/ ter. spent a week recently at the home
of Q. W. Follett.
A pleasant meeting of the Home club
was held at the CONGREGATIONAL vestry
/ Wednesday afternoon. \ tempting sup
| per was served to the members.
Mrs Lois Harris. who has been liv-
ing f)r some time with her cousin, Mrs
III. $. Kidder. went Thursday to West
Townshend to stay few weeks.
Miss Helen Randall fell down the
/ basement stairs at the seminary
Wednesday. She was bruised and
shaken but was able to return to her
! classes Friday.
p. II. Holland went Monday to Wat
ertown. Mass, to accompany home his
daughter. Miss Doris, who viii spend
her Easter vacation with her parents
They returned April ).
The town basketball team has dis
! banded for the season after winning
nine victories in scheduled games with
other towns. The team has lost only
! three games this winter.
Miss Viola NJ: Cameron of Brattleboro
was in town Tuesday to assist a group
of women to make the convenient paper
dress forms. The meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. l. S. Sayre.
James Follett returned Wednesday
| to Vermont university for the spring
term and his brother, Robert Follett,
| came the same day from Storrs Agricul-
| tural college for a week S vacation.
a large number were present at the
| DOrcas guild meeting at the Congrega-
tiOnal vestry April and enjoyed hot
dinner served at noon by Mrs. III. G..
Franklin, Miss Mary Kelsey and Mrs.
! Mary Jenkins.
Merle Randall finished his duties as
teacher at the University of Vermont for
! the term last week and surprised his
parents by walking in on them Satur-
| day night. They had not expected him
home for the Easter vacation.
Much sympathy is felt for Mrs. H
| S. Kidder who, in stripping the bed and
! fumigating for scarlet fever in her home
/ last week, contracted the disease and
! the house Is again under quarantine.
| Mrs. Kidder is not seriously ill and is
doing well.
! William hobbs, who has been en-
ployed at Mortified. Mass, is with his
parents, Rev. and Mrs. w. III. hobbs.
and will attend Leland and Gray semin-
airy this spring. Paul hobbs of Brattle-
boro Business Institute spent the week
end at home.
Mrs E. l.. futile was called to Brat
| tleboro the first of the week by the i'll
ness of her daughter, Mrs. William
| Loosely. who was taken Friday to the
Memorial hospital. Mrs. futile has
been i'll in bed the past week and this
was her first trip outdoors.
Twenty members and friends of the
HadasSah league attended the meeting at
the Baptist vestry Thursday and were
! served q hot dinner at noon by the
hostesses, Miss Eunice Heath, Mrs.
| Florence Lawson and Mrs. Norma How
ard. Sewing was done on aprons for
a summer sale.
The high water in the brooks caused
| by the melting SHOWS in the hills raised
! West. river to the limit of its banks
| Tuesday and the heavy rain Tuesday
night flooded the meadows adjoining in
all low places. A washout was caused
| at JOY brook sluieeway, gullying the
| railroad for Is feet to a depth of 10 feet.
| Train service was stopped Tuesday but
/ with temporary repairs was resumed
! Wednesday. Water was over the road
| in several sections from brooks and
river overhows
A well attended social was held at