Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-13

The opening concert OF the FRS
Regiment band win take place on the
common wednesday evening May 20
The baillnfs win hold n meeting
this evening for the purpose OF or
| ganlzlng and beginning the work Of
the new year.
A petition has been circulated IN
town this week To see how many local
men viii Join a lodge OF Elks II one
Is formed here.
The advance sale of tickets fol-
the Choral union concerts began last
evening and has been very encourag-
Ing. The best seats are being taken
rapidly.
-Caspar ~ Moran, an employe In
the Office of the Estey organ COM
pany and Mrs. Jennie ID. Peach Were
! quietly married yesterday afternoon
at $50 at the Baptist parsonage,
Rev. George Il. Lawson performing
| the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Moran
| left for short wedding journey
after which they will live at IL
Chestnut street.
Petitions have been circulated in
Bennington and Rutland counties
asking for the appointment of Hon,
i II. l.. Waterman as successor to
Judge Wendell +. Stafford on the SUI
preme court bench. Judge Water
mans candidacy Is looked upon with
/ favor by many of the most prominent
lawyers i'm the state and his chances
for the appointment seem extremely
good.
The Christian Endeavor society
OF the Congregational church held a
sociable i'm the chapel last evening.
The program consisted of a plano
duet by Misses Ellen Hunt and Flor
ence Hildreth, vocal selections by
Fred c. Adams, readings by Miss
Florence Clark and violin solos by
Miss Page. The high school glee
club also sang. There was a good
attendance.
Mrs. Jennie B. Powers found a
sad case of cruelty to a child I'm YER
non Saturday. A 12-year- old girl,
pretty and bright, showed the ef-
fects of repeated whippings and was
dressed In garments that evidently
had been worn all winter They We're
in the fllthiest Of condition. Mrs,
Powers took the child away from her
home and brought her to Brattleboro
where she is now in Mrs. Powers's
charge.
The annual meeting of the Fes-
held at the home of Mrs. II. c. Rice
yesterday afternoon when the follow
ing officers were chosen: President
Miss Alice Waterman; vice presi-
dent. Miss Rose Putnam; secretary
Miss Pearle Gibson: treasurer, Mrs
C. A. Boyden executive committee.
Mrs. +. c. Adams and Mrs. H. c.
Rice. The annual reports of the Of
ficers were read and accepted and
letter was read from the Indian girl
at Hampton university, whose
scholarship the society pays. Eight
new members We're voted in.
One Of the United States collec-
tion boxes on rural route No. 3, To-
Gated near "Weatherhead Hollow
bridge" was broken from its fasten
ings a few weeks ago by wagon be-
ing backed against II, and on the
postoffice department being notified of
the fact and asked If another box
would be sent to replace il, the super
lntendent of the rural delivery sys-
TEN has written the Brattleboro post
master that having referred 10 the
count of pieces of mail collected by
the rural carriers from each box on
their routes during two weeks, as or
dered reported by them In November
last, they consider none of the boxes
sufficiently patronized to warrant
their continuance in service, except
those at Guiiford and Guilford Cen
ter, and the postmaster is Instructed
to take up the ten remaining boxes,
on routes l, and 3, (none We're To-
Gated on routes and 81 and forward
them, with the broken box, to the
postmaster at Burlington, VT.
A man claiming to be the
switchboard inspector of the New
England telephone company came
into the local exchange Wednesday
morning and asked Manager Henkel
if his board needed any attention.
Mr.. Henkel mentioned a few repairs
that might be done and the man be-
gan to work, borrowing a screw-d riv-
err on the plea that his kit of tools
had gone through to Greenfield. 1t
soon became apparent to Mr.. Henkei
that the man did not know his bust
ness very well so he inquired where
he had been working He said
at Bellows Falls and White River
but inquiry over the tele-
phone failed to prove his allegation
Manager Henkel then made up his
mind that the man was an imposter
and told him to clear out unless he
could show his credentials. These, |
the man said, We're in his other
clothes and he asked Mr.. Henkel to |
call on him at the Brooks House. In |
showed the alleged in /
spector was staying at the Brattle- |
boro house under the name of E. w. |
Dickinson, Chicago. He went away |
yesterday morning saying he was
going TO South Vernon and back at
noon, but nothing has since been
seen of him.
Wilson Barrett's famous histori-
raj drama. The Sign of the Cross,
was presented by competent COM
1any in the auditorium Wednesday
evening before n fairly large audi
ance AS the last play of the season
md as a first class attraction it is
o be regretted that the house was
lot filled. The stage settings and
he costumes, particularly those of
he men, were very good, and the act
ng was satisfactory The character
If Marcus the project was perhaps
,est portrayed considering the promi-
renee of the part while the imper-
,onation of Nero the emperor per-
ectly agreed with the conception of
hat cruel Caesar gained by the
.asual reader of history. Among the
women in the cast, the parts of Dacia
md Berenice, Roman patricians, and
Marcia the Christian heroine were
rood: the effect was somewhat mar
ed by the apparent willingness to
acrifice consistency for the sake of
ollowing modern styles of hair
lressing and gowns. The story of
he play is of the persecution of the
Christians and of the love of Marcus
he project. Neros trusted lieutenant, ,
nd Marcia the Christian ending with
he conversion of Marcus who faces
he lions in the amphitheatre with
he martyr girl.
The local theatrical season was