Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-22
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

stated GOllNotdtlpil utsuhy
Two candidates were initiated.
The Ladies' Enterprise society Of
Esteyville will meet with Mrs, III. IL.
Burnett Wednesday at o'clock
"A regular meeting of the Brattle-
boro sewing women's association was
held in Festival hall Tuesday evening.
S. A. Daniels, agent for the Pro-
vident Life & Trust company, has tax
en- an Office with Lawyer +. d, -.
Stowe in Crosby block,
"A meeting of the First Regiment
band was held "Wednesday evening
when a report was given by the com
mittee in charge of the minstrel show
The net proceeds amounted TO $l9hss'
A passenger coach will be added
to the local freight from Bellows FANS
tonight to accommodate the hlgh
school baseball team which plays its
first game in Saxtons River with YER
mont academy this afternoon.
--Alonzo r. Stowe of West Brat
tlehoro and Mrs Augusta Morse were
quietly married Saturday evening az
the home of Mrs. Morses son. Frank
Morse, on Guilford street, Rev. 70. g
s. Osgood of the Unitarian church
performing the ceremony. They VIII
make their home in West Brattie-
boro.
At the annual meeting of the
ladies society of the Baptist church
Yesterday the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs ]. j. Estey;
vice president, Mrs. G.. B. lawson
secretary. Mrs. +. L. Smith; treasurer.
Miss Esther n. Thomas; chairman OF
foreign missions. Miss Alice Phillips;
chairran of home missions, Mrs. ;.
Wilcox.
The Sedgwick Woman's relief
corps of Brattleboro has been invited
IA attend a meeting of the Mortified
Woman's relief corps Mt Northteld'
Nav 6. The invitation has been ac-
cepted and it is earnestly hoped by
the local officers that large number
of the members of the corps Will aVall
themselves of this opportunity TO visit
the neighboring sisters.
e. II. Fitzhugh, vice president
and general manager of the CentrG
Vermont railway company W. y.
Nullens. superintendent of transpor-
tation. ]. e. Dalrympe general
freight agent. and =. d. Nash, as
sistant SUPERINTENDENT together with
several minor officials made tour OF
inspection over the narrow gauge ROAD
wednesday, leaving at a, m. ana
returning at noon.
After the regular meeting of Pro-
Itective grange wednesday evening
the program was in charge of Mrs
Lucy Sargent who presented the
Grange Family Album. The pictures
were very lifelike and the description
given by Aunt Jerusha' very inter-
esting and amusing, Songs were m
terspersed by Mrs. Knowlton ana MI
wilson. The program was followed ny
dance in which old and young par
ticipated,
The Green street property known
as Reeds castle" has been sold this
week through A. V. Mays agency by
Miss Addie Reed to Harry L. Emerson
who will at once tear down the old
structure and erect on its site hand-
| some dwelling for himself and family.
1 THE castle" is one of the landmarks
! of the town having been built near
Nv so years ago by the late James Reed
! and conducted as tenement house
| ever since.
The members of Wantastiquet
lodge, /. o. o. F.. will attend the Con-
! gregational church in a body SUNDAY
morning by invitation of Rev, IA. X
| Miles, on Wednesday evening the
| lodge will celebrate the S5th anniVer-
sary of the institution of the order IN
| this country James F. Hooker VIII
deliver short address. All resident,
odd Fellows are invited to attend
church Sunday and the entertainment
Wednesday evening which VIII take
place in I. o. Q. F. hall.
Miss Sadie Turner, proprietor OF
the Rrattleboro house, gave a dance
/ fria Wa6npg-
day evening. about As couples being
present. Dancing was enjoyed from
| until / o'clock, music being furnish
/ ed by Dugan and Hines. At IL O'Clock
refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served in the dining room whlch
was trimmed for the occasion with
cut flowers. Miss Turner expects to
leave in short time for Bangor, Me-,
where she has a position.
The Murray club of the Uniyer-
salist church will give samantha Al
| len at The Court of Fame THURSDAY
evening, May at the auditorium
This entertainment has been given
with great success in the large towns
and some of the cities in New Eng
land under the direction of Miss Har-
riet Harris, who will come to Brat
tIeboro next week TO begin rehearsals
and will meet the members OF the
caste, Tuesday evening, April 26th at
7.3O o'clock, at the universalist YES
try.
The address of Rev. III. A. Good
hue before the w. c. t. U. yesterday
afternoon was of a practical compare
tive character. He reviewed the tenn
perance conditions from 1920. citing
! the general use of cider and cider
brandy in all communities, and even
the humiliating results upon minis
| ters in their pastoral calls and ire
ouent imbibings were touched upon
! Mr.. Goodhues father was member
of the Vermont senate in 1882 ana a
member of the joint committee which
reported the prohibition law when
was passed that year. Mr.. Goodhue
was himself member of the last leg
islature and fought with vigor the
massage of the present license meas
IRE. He stated he was opposed to
the principle of license, but since 1t
was the law he urged all to see TO
it's proper enforcement and to make
the hest of it and labor toward sub
stitution of prohibitory law IN place
of the present system
"A pretty wedding took place We'd
nesday evening in the Swedish Con-
gregational church, over ZOo invited
guests witnessing the marriage OF
Alpott Larson. an employe of the >
A smith Co, and Miss Lillian Swan
son daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Swanson. The church was elaborately
decorated by Whitley. quantities OF
laurel palms and Easter lilies De-
ing ueed in the decorations Of the al
tar and chancel Rev. o. F. Koch. pas
for of the church, performed the ser