Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-07

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The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent
Q association will hold it's first meeting
= Tuesday evening in the Psrochial
school hall
= There will be basket ball game
n next Thursday evening between the
: second team of the local Y. M. G. A..
and the aggregation representing Tur-
q ners Falls, Mass.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y.
t M. G.. A. held it's regular monthly
meeting Tuesday afternoon in the as
sociation parlors A very interesting
paper on the Woman's Auxiliary was
read by Mrs. G. S. Clark.
The committee of the village
schools met Saturday evening for the
, purpose of discussing whether the
graduating class of the High school
: shall be allowed a reception this year.
No action was taken in the matter
Miss Gertrude Coghlan's tour in
Her Ladyship" has thus far been
followed by "A succession of the most
complimentary comments. In fact, it is
not too much to say that no theatrical
attraction has visited here which has
come more strongly recommended, and
the result will undoubtedly be one of
the largest audiences of the season at
the Auditorium Friday night, March IA.
John G. Baker has this week sold
the tive-year old trotting mare, Minnie
Lee, to Edward Bass of Springfield,
Mass. who made the purchase for Wor
cester, Mass, parties. MI. Bass will
begin training the mare this spring
and in all probability will campaign
her Minnie Lee is Ey Bellini, 2. 143
and although never used on the track
is said to have lots of speed. Patrick
Mcguire accompanied the mare to
Springfield Wednesday. Mr. Baker has
bought valuable saddle horse this
week.
I THE Gentleman of the Long
Sword" by Clarence Menzies Miller oc
cupies the first pages of the Brown Book I
of Boston for March and will be con-
cluded in the April number. The scene
of the story is laid in France during
the reign of one of the house of Valois,
and it deals with the fortunes of a cav
aler who is commissioned by the king
to capture a certain lady in waiting to
the queen on account of valuable polit-
zeal information which she possesses.
The narrative is given in an interest
ing style and shows wide reading on
the part of the author
In the annual report of the Yer
mont insurance commissioners the
number of fires in Brattleboro during
1901 is given as "a and the total loss
S45, lib. These figures sound erroneous
at first reading but in all probability
are correct There were numerous small
fires in the town limits during last
year which needed no alarm and many
were too trivial to be mentioned even
in the local papers. AS to the total
loss sl2, COO of the amount can be ac !
counted by the fire which destroyed I
Charles Miners place in West Brattle- {
boro.
The Tuxedo club Of Boston fur
nished an exceedingly enjoyable enter
tainment at the Vermont Wheel clubs
ladies' night Tuesday evening The
consists of d. Francis
Ramseyer, guitar, f. G. Voors, man $
dolin, and Burt c. Reese, violin, and c
the varied program which these artists t
have at their finger tips forms de- 9
lightful evening Popular airs, classics c
and selections from all the latest operas A
their repertoire and their
of the different kinds of
music leaves little to be desired. This +
is the clubs fourteenth season although !
it has appeared in Brattleboro only once {
before. I
The New York newspapers say that b
the kilties' Band had most enthu- t
sastic reception at Madison Square i
Garden on Saturday evening, January c
III, when over 5000 people paid admis- {
sion to hear Canada's unique killed
bandsmen. The dozen numbers on the r.
program were increased to over 30, SO r.
were the encores. This was .
1ne of the largest and most cordial au- Il
licences ever seen at New York's great n
auditorium. The kilties will be at the h
AUDITORIUM here Monday afternoon q
and evening next and judging by the :,
interest which has been aroused among II
music lovers and the public generally, ii
aree audiences will greet them. "
Mary A. King, IS, wife of Eben- Il
,zer Stratton of South Newfane, died
Saturday evening about s >,
o'clock at the home of her daughter, y,
Mrs. f. V. Morse on Thomas street as d
he result of an apoplectic shock which b,
he sustained about 3 in the afternoon. -
Irs. Stratton had been visiting her ~
laughter for several days and appar- NJ
ntly was in good health up to the a
ime she was stricken. She is sur VI
lived by one son, E. n. Stratton of i 10
springfield, Mass, and three daugh e.
ers, Mrs. G. f. Brown and Mrs. Geo IL IL
Whitney of South Newfane and Mrs LIZ
iorse of this town. The body was
aiken Monday to South Newfane where pl
he funeral and burial took place. on
The second meeting of the junior ar
lembers of the Audubon society was WI
ED in the High school building au
iednesday afternoon. 'Our Winter tu
'irds'' was again the subject and Mrs. III
Iorton reviewed the work of the pre- ro
ious meeting and spoke and showed re,
pecimens of several birds not men
oned then. A list was given of resi- fri
ent birds, birds often seen in winter tn
nd occasional visitors. Ellen Sher- ial
ian read well prepared paper on the he
olden crowned knight which she has ca
ID at her window this winter Sew tn
raj new members were received.
here are now over 100 junior mem ha
ers Of
Weather interfered with the at vel
ndance at the Fast Mail" which co..
as given at the Auditorium Friday 70,
'ening, but those who were present Br
one of the most enthusiastic me
Idiences of the season. The play no.
as genuine East side production col
it'll plot resembling Nick Carter del