Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-18
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

-1oiineStlCut Nullcy NpulSii, " "
:. NJ, will hold special meeting In
Masonic hail this evening.
Tickets for The Game Keeper,
which is here Thanksgiving day, VIII
go on sale Tuesday morning at the
box Office
-Beauseant commandery, *. T.,
conferred the Red Cross degree at q
special eonvocation in Masonic hall
Wednesday evening.
The matinee performance Of The
Game Keeper will not begin until 2:4j
p. m. In order that all may get their
Thanksgiving dinner before coming to
the theatre.
Glass No. 16 of the Baptist
church met with Lyman Smith on
Prospect street Tuesday evening. The
time was enjoyably spent in playing
games and refreshments were served
Congressman Kittredge Haskins
delivered an address before the Dunn
merston grange Tuesday evening, his
subject being. Congressional Legisla-
ton In Behalf of the Agricultural In
terests of the Country.
The first of the Brattleboro as
semblies will be held in the evening
of Thursday, Thanksgiving day, in the
Brooks house. There will be dancing
from $3.50 until / O'Clock with music
by Leitsinger's orchestra.
Mrs. Baldwin wishes to announce
that hereafter at her assemblies la
dies .unaccompanied by gentlemen
will be charged 20 cents. The next
date will be Tuesday, Nov. %, the
dance to commence at 8 o'clock.
Colonel L. d. Taylor has this week
sent to Edward l.. Bates, secretary OF
civil and military affairs to Governor
Mccullough, handsome sterling sill
yer loving cup as gift to the ex-
chief executive from his staff OF when
Col. Taylor was member.
The annual meeting and sale OF
the Brattleboro book club was held
Wednesday evening at Mrs. s. b. EN-
erson's, Col C. A. Miles making a most
successful and amusing auctioneer.
The old board of officers was re-elect-
ed, and after the business meeting
was over a social hour was enjoyed.
About 100 members of the YER
mont Wheel club partook of an excel
dent chicken pie supper served IN the
Grange banquet hall Wednesday
evening by Bingham chapter, o. e. 5.
The evening was spent In playing
progressive hearts, w. II. Perry ana
DR.. C. r. Aldrich tying for first place
| The union Thanksgiving service
will be held at the Methodist churcn
this year. In accordance with the
custom which has come to prevail IN
recent years in this place, the service
will be held on Wednesday evening
preceding Thanksgiving day. All
| the pastors of the village are expected
| to participate, and the usual Offering
for the Associated charities will be
received.
-Walshs Crystalplex carnival has
been the attraction at the Grange hall
this week and the performances have
been well attended. The program
consists of concert by the COM
pany's orchestra, several good vaude-
Vile numbers and an interesting ex-
hibition of glass blowing, closing with
dance. There will be performances
this evening, tomorrow AFTERNOON
and tomorrow night
The annual meeting Of the Asso-
ciated charities of the churches was
held at Mrs ]. M. Tylers Tuesday
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. j.
M. Tyler, showed that 26 families
had been assisted during the past
vear-$Ss.45 had been spent for fuel
s27.14 for provisions, $6.7S for cloth
/ ing, y1U Tor rent, anu Soo'oo Az '
Illness In addition a large quantity
Of old clothing had been distributed.
The regular quarterly meeting OF
the Brattleboro license commissioners
took place Saturday evening in the
office of +. w. Putnam in Ullery
block The deputy sheriffs, constaoies
and police officers stated that no IN
fractions of the law had been found
and when questioned said that they hao
received no complaints about any OF
the places nor heard any rumors OF
any complaints. Although the meet
ing was public no one was presen'
except the commissioners and the or
| ficers.
AT the annual meeting of the
young People's Home Mission circle
of the Methodist church, held at the
parsonage Nov. 10, officers for the
ansuinp year were elected as follows
PRESIDENT. Miss Mabel Baker; vice
presidents. Miss Minnie Rawson, MISS
Igtta Miner. Charles Hawkins; record
mo secretary, Miss Elizabeth Lewis
oorresnonding secretary, John Howe
traas,,rer. Dr. C. G. Wheeler; secre'
tary of mite boxes, William moore
secretary of literature, Mrs. M: II
Adams. Following the election OF OF
ficers and short literary prosra, li !
on .indoor field meet" was held. Th1'
proved a unique form Oh en a,e,nant
ment, much enjoyed by participant
and spectators.
Comparatively little damage wa
done in this section by the siioV
storm of Sunday although during TN
night the wind blew a gale am an,
drifted the snow badly on the NIL
roads The Jacksonville stage wa
unable to make a trip Monday on ac
count of the impassability OF TN
roads and it was with difficulty ina
tho stage from Wilmington reache'
bore having to make the entire tril
r,,nners and encountering dee
drifts in many places. Rural car
,.;ars 2 and 4 were unable to max
their usual deliveries Monday on ac
count of the large drifts. BY WORK
ing steadily all day Sunday ana Keep
ing the snow pillow running par
Sunday night the local s.ree. ,. ran" Z
u,as abde to adhere almost strlctiy I
sohes,Ile time. During Sunday even
ing the plow was derailed near IN
canal street schoolhouse, causing
deJay of about two hours
John Calvin has been granite
two patents on the autoIha.Io ,ta
. .m device which he invente
iast winter. His applications wer
sIed with the United States paten
n@co lime and the letters paten
,inne ;ssued Nov. s. Since then MI
Geiyin has received letters from a
,ts Of the country containing oner
20 bnv the patent outright, to sell IN
ay,inruisher on commission anu
eN.r . stock company for the purpos
~ promoting it. If suitable terms ar
of Mr.. Calvin expects to sell nj
oatents at once. The extl Ia;, ha,,
Consists of a tubular metainc cor nav
ing its ends united ana on nad a,
cila, .o1f and shoppers therefor where
alr-Neht a lie, ~ heat upon the me