Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-04

Firstclass tailors and tailoress want
ed also a good helper. Laheche Bros
adv.
The next regular meeting Of tn
Ladies' Enterprise will be held wit
Mrs. L. II. Slater Thursday afternoon
The next and last dance will be he'll
at the MelroseFriday evening, the 18th
instead of the 10th. 1t will be an old
fashioned dance in part. l4-2t
The meeting of the Alliance stud,
class will be held at the Brooks Hous'
reception room, Monday evening, April
I, AT I 30 o'clock. Subject, Chronicles
The New England Order of Protec
tion gave a sugar supper in Grange
hall Wednesday evening, there being
very fair attendance.
The attendance at the hash supper
given by the m of the Congrega
tional church was very good and neaI
sum of money was realized.
The young women's sewing circle
of the Catholic church met with Miss
Hannah Lee on Elm street Wednesday
evening. Cards furnished the enter
tainment and refreshments were served.
The annual supper of the Oakdale
book club was held last evening at the
home of Mrs. W. p. Jones on Oak
street, about 80 members being pres
ent. After the supper the regular sale
of magazines took place.
The women of the Unitarian soci-
ETY. fed a number of people at their
supper in Wells hall Tuesday evening.
After the supper the Bernhardt dra-
matte club gave an exceedingly clever
rendering of the farce, "a Detective
in Petticoats.
There was an unusually large at
tendance at the annual sugar supper of
the men of the Universalist church
given in the church parlors last even
ing. The sugar was of excellent quail
ity and the accompanying articles of
food were equally appetizing.
One case of diphtheria has been
reported to Health Officer Waterman
this week, the victim being a child of
Mrs. Merrill who is at the home of
and Mrs. John Moore on Wash
ington street, The case which was
under quarantine in the Bushnell
house on Elliot street has been dis
charged.
For the enlightenment of those
who have occasion to send specimens
TO the state laboratory of hygiene and
who ask for "a report with bill' it
may be well to call attention to section
4 of the act establishing a laboratory
of hygiene which n that the use of
the laboratory shall be free to the PEG
pie of the state.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Episcopal church held an Easter sale
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. j. G. Ullery on Linden street.
There was a good attendance and
enough candy and fancy and useful ar
ticles were sold to bring in SOB. Re
freshments were sold also. The pro
ceeds will pay the remainder of the
Aid society's share of the church debt
John Lane, the we'll known Lon
Ion and New York publisher who has
been spending several months in Green
field, and who recently visited Brattle-
Doro, will sail for London April 10.
Mr.. Lane has been i'll, as has also Mrs.
Lane. who is with him but both are
low improved in health and contem-
1late a trip through Switzerland this
Iummer. Mr.. Lane will return to New
York IN the fall.
Members of the Catholic union
will begin selling tickets to their min
,trel show next week the tickets to be
exchanged for seat checks at the open
ng sale at the box office. Among the
performers who will appear il the olio
If the show are the LAMBERT acrobatir
of six; Boche, the slack wire
performer: Moran, in illuminated club
winging; Stewart and Blake, feet ma
lipulators the newsboy quintette and
he electric guard which will give an
exhibition drill. Costumes for the
performers will be secured in Spring.
ield and Boston, and the stage setting
,ill be n of the handsomest ever
cen here. \
An audience which quite filled the
congregational church last evening is
Indebted to the Brattleboro woman's
hub for a delightful evening of music
furnished by Professor Hammond of
1t, HIolyoke college. Professor Ham
lond is well known throughout New
as an organist and musical
|irector and his recital last evening ,
as one of the best ever heard here.
he program opened with Handel's ia {
lous water suite of four movements, ]
nd gave Professor Hammond ample
pportunity to show his mastery over +
lie organ. This was followed by Sc
from the works of Haydn, Ru- a
instein, Batiste and Dubois. all of l
hich were rendered in an exquisite .
Ianner. !
Local marketmen have been obliged
} raise the price on beef this week on d
count of trust operations. The ad- Y
amounts to about 20 per cent. =,
cal, pork, lamb and chicken remain +
lie same. Retailers attribute the high
rice to the combination of beef dealers O
the West and to the immense export II
ade which naturally causes a scarcity g.,
hich was at first felt at the time of 4
Ie Spanish war and has been growing
each year. There is a belief Il
there may be even a greater adj c
Ince in prices as the trust extends its .,
over more and more into the east and !.
ew England cattle become more
arce. The conditions are now such c
at good, fresh beef has become a a
Xury in many poor families and even
miles of moderate mean cannot af \
I'd the best cuts.
80
~, a ,yr ~