Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-01

Diiiitu o.. -tuN'
Mass was celebrated at 3 o'clocl
this morning at the Roman Catholic
church in observance of New Year.
day.
The Murray club will hold New
Years party at the home Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. III. f. Brooks Wedp vday even
ing at 8 o'clock.
There was a large attendance al
the watch night service held in the
Methodist church last evening. The
meeting was led by Rev. +. w. Lewis.
THE March of the Magi" was rem
dered by male chorus at the Choral
Union rehearsal Wednesday evening
A number of people not members OF
the club attended the rehearsal.
The board of officers of the Valley
Fair association have elected the fol-
| lowing executive committee: George
w. Pierce, j. A. Taylor, +. L. Hough-
ton. H. G. Clark and James F. Hooker.
The New York Life Insurance
company announces that 1t has issued,
during 1903, over 10000 policies for
| 1896, 600, 900 of new insurance on which
the first premiums have been paid in
cash.-adv.
The Criterion club of Boston will
appear in the Auditorium this evening
in the three plays; "a Woman,s Won't"
THE Littlest Girl" and the Circus
Rider" There are still number of the
best seats left.
hn folln,xsft,er orat, hnap
played this week In the Vermont Wheel
club tournament: Four ball billiards:
Perry, 90, Bissette, AL J. A. Allen, 10,
c. NJ. Miller. 81; Childs, It's, Fox, 81.
Pool: Pratt, So, Williamson, 81.
Peter V. circuit of Turner's Falls,
Mass, a former resident Of this town,
and Miss Alice r. j. Snyder OF Roslin-
dale, Mass were married last evening
by W. S. Newton, Esq, in the town
clerks office. They returned this morn
ing to Turner's Falls where Mr.. Orcutt
is employed in a mill
"A. e. Wood has rented the store in
Marshall block formerly occupied by l..
l.. Daviss printing Office and is max
ing arrangements to open a hardware
for the past four years for the Dana
hardware company Of Boston, and for
merly was employed by Robbins e.
Cowles.
The marriage of Harry Piper OF
Springfield. Mass, and Miss Bertha
Dodge, which took place at the home Of
the brides mother In WilIiamsville last
has a local interest from the
fact that Mrs Piper formerly lived in
Brattleboro and attended the High
school here, graduating In the class of
1896. Mr.. Piper is a reporter on the
Mass. Union. and both are
graduates OF Tufts college.
Willis Knowlton Of Shrewsbury,
Mass. was in town Friday to consult
with Chief of Police Hall about his
brother. Harry Knowlton, who disap-
peared from his home In Shrewsbury a
few weeks ago and has not been heard
from since. Chief Hall and Mr.. Knowl-
ton went to Putney where II was said
the man had been staying. but no
traces OF him were found Harry
Knowlton has been prominent man
in Shrewsbury, having served four
years as postmaster and held other Of
fees Of trust. II is understood that
family trouble is the cause of his de-
parture.
The Brooks House parlors and din
ing room were the scene Of a gay as
semblage last evening at the New
Years eve dance. the second in the
series Of dances given during the win
ter under the management of L. ID.
Taylor The dining room was elabor-
ately decorated with evergreen, laurel
and running pine. and Leitsinger's full
orchestra furnished music from behind
/ screen of evergreen trees. The cleo !
trio lights were covered with red /
shades. giving the room beautiful |
color effect. A buffet lunch was served |
Turing the evening, and dancing con- |
inued until I o'clock.
The Christmas festival of the Con- |
church was held in the |
,hapel Friday evening with large at !
enhance. a supper was served to the 1
,hildren Of the primary and Junior de- I
oartments after which a short program l
vas given. Santa Claus then arrived in |
he person Of Crosby Adams who dis T
ributed handsome candy boxes among I
he young people. The Universalist /
Christmas celebration took place last /
Thursday evening and was along the |
same lines as that Of the Congregation |
Il church. the young people being enter
aimed with a Christmas tree and re-
THE Nfashn1fc+ church hold I
Is regular Christmas concert Friday |
evening when the program announced !
n this paper two weeks ago was given.
A session Of the United States dis |
.rict court was held in the Brooks
House Monday before Judge II. II. |
District Attorney ]. L. Martin, United |
States Marshal Bailey and Assistant |
Marshal Chapman, and James and Ru- /
'us Brown of Burlington Several |
Chinese cases were taken up. In those |
against Yee Wah and Gung Due the |
orders of deportation were affirmed; |
hose against Sing Lock and HON YEN /
we're submitted TO the court on record; |
he case against Yue Yuen Lu was
suspended as was that against Moy /
Yek pending a rehearing of facts be- |
fore Inspector Schell. In the case I
gainst Yee Yet evidence was offered |
~ the defendants attorney. James |
Brown, and the defendant was dis
charged
The Peekskill, N. Y, Evening |
News says of the Marion Francis |
which will appear at the au-
itorium during the week of January |
II: standing room only came near \
being the case at the Colonial theatre
asst evening when the Marion Fran
lis Co. opened their weeks engage
nent. The play selected for the OPP
ming production was the Princess OF
Patches and judging from the fire.