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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
7
A compendium of Northfield happenings covers school finances, church activities, community tastings, and holiday events. Reports note the seminary heating project, end-of-year exams, and ongoing fundraising goals, with social events, class dedications, and Christmas celebrations among churches and youth groups.
John Dage and family of Windham visited FE Dayle and Meated as Jobn Fountain rejoiced at Fred Binedix. Families of Ober and TR E Dive spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs Chases. A successful school entertainment was held Monday evening by the echolats of this school with attendees including Juliette Carey and others.
A fragmentary Vernon column records long letters from Charles Davin aboard a ship returning from Yokohama and Tokyo, detailing storms, sea routes, and impressions of Japanese cities. The piece also notes local Christmas gatherings, residents visiting, and small-town updates from South Vernon and Leyden, including families, travelers, and community events.
In Frinton the town treasurer, Lewis H Lynde, halted payments to schoolhouse directors pending appropriation. A special town meeting voted to move the building but funds were not allocated. Directors began tearing down and rebuilding due to rotten timbers, while Lynde warned the bank to stop payments without town approval. The situation prompts a future vote to cover costs and protect pupil health.
A Pleasant Christmas festival at Johnson's hall featured a tree decorated with fruit from Santa Claus land, child performances, and music. A special town meeting was called for January 2 to discuss funding for a sanitary schoolhouse, with choral and church events preceding the decision and numerous local residents visiting or returning home for the holidays.
Mrs W F Leomant and Mrs J W Keniston moved to Sharfiver Maine. Kate Hartnett of Brattleboro sent Christmas with Berister Are and B Rossel. Mrs Charles Taft and children visit her mother Mrs Stark at West Brattlebarn. Mine Gertrude Norcross and Robbie Kalebt were home from Brattleboro Christmas visiting their families.
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