Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27

singers OrcneStTd IuTniSuou musiC'
Rev. George b. Lawson will Civ
the sermon before the graduating clas
at the Vermont academy, Saxtons Riv
er, this year.
The Woman's Relief Corps gave I
supper Wednesday night to the mem
bers of the G. A. r. and families ane
the associate members.
The men of the Universalist parish
gave their annual sugar supper in thu
vestry last night. There was an unus
ually large attendance.
The Alliance study class will NEE
at the Unitarian parsonage on Monda!
evening next at 7 80 o'clock. Subject
"The Crusaders, and the Spirit Of
Fanaticism.
At the meeting of the board O
trustees of the Soldiers Home, hele
Tuesday at White River juno tion, Col
III. E. Taylor and II. W. Spatforc
we're chosen auditors, and II. w. Spaf
ford was elected secretary.
The annual meeting of the First
Baptist church and society will be
held at the church next Wednesday
night. A report of the official work OF
the past year will be given and officers
will be elected for the ensuing year.
The returns of the Y. M. G. A.
and Co. d game at st. Johnsbury
this evening will be given over the
telephone to the association, as eact
basket is thrown, and announcement
of each play will be made at the asso'
citation rooms.
Ernest Clark of West Brattleboro,
graduate of Dartmouth college and
of the University of Michigan, Will
speak in the Y. M. G. A. rooms Sun
day afternoon. A large attendance Is
desired. Mr.. Clark will soon leave
for Turkey to do missionary work.
Miss Annie Parks was pleasantly
surprised by about 20 Of her friends
Saturday evening at her home on Ell
lot street in honor of her birthday.
She was presented with handsome
bronze clock and sterling silver
bracelet. Refreshments were served,
followed by cards and dancing.
The New England Telephone anc
Telegraph company has announced
that, as an inducement to its subscrib
ers to contract for higher grades of ser.
vice, a reduction will be made on April
l in this exchange from the charges fol
unlimited business and residence ser,
vice on special and two party lines one
mile from Office.
Adj Gen. w. II. Gilmore has been
notified by the war department al
w ashington that the new magazine
arms ard equipments will be issued as
soon as each company of the First Yer
mont regiment has been inspected by
regular army officer. General Gil,
more has sent out notices to the several
companies giving them six days notice
for inspection.
Gov. McCulloug has designated
Friday, April II, as arbor day. he
urges the planting and preservation OF
trees and says that good road-beds
and shade trees build up the country
side, add to the wealth of the farmer
bv lifting farm values, attract and at,
tach the stranger within our gates anc
convert the summer visitor into per
manent resident. F"
The appearance of Isabel Irving IN
"The Crisis at the Auditorium Tues
day evening will afford local theatre
goers an opportunity to see the ceie
brated Churchill play with all the PIC
turesque stage effects with which !,
was so successfully given in many OF
the large cities. Miss Irving is pre-
sented BY James X, Hackett. She has
made the hit of her career as Virgins
Carvel Wilfrid North plays the par
of Stephen Brice.
At a special conclave of Beausean'
commandery, Knights Templar, held a
Masonic hall Wednesday afternoon ane
evening, the illustrious order of Rec
Cross was conferred upon companion:
j. H. Goulding, C. H. Thompson ano
II, c.. Hodgkins in the afternoon. a
BANQUET was served at 6:lo and at
O'Clock the orders of the Temple anc
Malta degrees were conferred upon Ly
man P. Bailey, j. II. Goulding, De
Weese +. Dewitt, Charles IL. Thomp
son and Harry c. Hodgkins.
The New York Bulletin, published
nv the New York Life Insurance Co.
tabulates the personal business pro
cured and paid for by \. p. Childs O
| Bennington, beginning with 1850. INT
yearly procurements are given ana ag
gregate for % years nearly IS, ooo.Ooo
| The largest year was 1856 with ISL,
600. while S709, 800 was secured IN 1881
/ A sketch of Mr.. Childs is given unde
the caption. 1.-The Ideal in Life lnsur
ance," and the Bulletin says it doubt
if his record has a parallel in life un
derwriting.
A good-sized Brattleboro delega
ton will attend the annual state
M. C. A. convention to be held in Bur
linetop April II, Is, 10. The conven
ton will open Friday evening with
business mems banquet at the VanNes
House. Saturday will be devoted t
conferences and Sunday will be occu
MED with religious services, thu
churches joining in the evening for
union meeting. Senators Proctor AM
Dillingham; and Gen. o. o. Howar'
are among those expected to addres
the meeting.
The latest fad in billiards is "gol
pool', and it is becoming very popula
among billiard players. 1t is played o
a pool table, and starts by placing
bal! on the centre spot and placing Tn
cue ball anywhere within the hrst wv
diamonds and shooting as many time
as may be necessary to put the paii
.hs nocket Oh the left. The oppositio
nlaver follows. and each takes tur
until all the pockets have been made
The one making all the pockets 10 tn
least number of shots Is the winner
The game is very exciting and wi
prove good winter substitute for golf.
Mrs. Lucia Gale Barber of Ceda
Rapids, Ia, we'll known here as an el
ocutionist of ability, spoke in Bosto
this week and the Transcript thus CON