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

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Don't forget the date OF Our New
Minister at the auditorium on tues
day, Dec, q. fo-ot
The Epworth league will hold q
pie social" at the home OF Miss Har-
riet smith, Cedar street, Nov 20, III
the evening.
The Epworth league OF the Meth
odlst church viii hold a special
meeting after Sunday school next
Sunday. All members are requested
To be present.
The Factory Girl which was to
have appeared In the auditorium to-
morrow evening, has been cancelled
by Manager Fox, the advance agent
falling 10 arrive In time TO allow sur
ficlent advertising.
Carl +. Cain will lead the 4
o'clock meeting at the Y. NJ. G, A.
sunday afternoon, the subject being
How To Express our Thanks to God
All men and boys are cordially invit-
ed.
Live stock shipment from the To-
cal station have been as follows dur
ing the past three weeks: oct 81, 81
head OF cattle. go calves; Nov z, 3S
head OF cattle, 81 calves. 20 sheep;
Nov. IA, 23 head of cattle, 40 calves
hogs
Next Thursday evening Thomas
j. Smith will present for the first time
the beautiful Irish drama, The Game
Keeper. This play seems TO be gain
ing in popularity with each success
slye season. II has drawn large
houses In New York and elsewhere,
and comes to the auditorium with
new scenery, new faces In the cast
and will afford new interest to the
atre goers. The plot of the story from
the opening domestic scene to the ell
max which ends the piece is inter.
estng. The story will have the aid
of mechanical accessories and accu-
rate costuming and furnishings.
The Brattleboro choral union held
its first meeting in the Baptist chapel
Wednesday evening. Conductor Nell
son p. Coffin was present and the FOL
lowing officers were elected: Presl-
dent, H. X. Whitaker; vice president,
e. II. Miller; secretary, Miss Alice
Locke: treasurer, A. l.. Maynard; di-
rectors In addition to officers, w. A.
Gilbert, C. b. Crowell and Miss Emma
Gregg: librarian, Harry Bingham.
The club extended a vote of thanks TO
w. f1dWltN lpi iiio SCI N'NN' 80
ident during the past year. The next
meeting will be. held Wednesday eve
ming at 1880 when the study of Fan
ing's Song of the Viking and Grieg's
Land Sighting will be begun.
The Canadian Pacific railway will
exhibit one of its new improved
tourist cars at Brattleboro station,
between the hours of $3.50 and lo:45
a. IN. tomorrow. Twenty-1our OF
these were constructed recently Tor
its through lines, some of which nave
their New England terminals at Bos-
ton, and are run in connection with
the Boston & Maine railroad; for
instance. Boston to Pacific coast and
Boston to st. Louis without change.
Persons who have seen these cars
speak in the highest terms of them.
and as being the most economical
accommodations for long distance
travel ever afforded the travelling
public, and say that they contain
very many features conducive 10
comfort that have not been in other
cars constructed for this class OF
travel In fact 1t would seem that
comfort has been the point to be at
tanned in the construction or these
cars. A representative of the rail-
way will be in attendance as well as
the porter in charge of the car, TO
explain details.
The next attraction at the audito--
rum will be a novelty In the shape OF
a romantic Irish drama entitled, The
Game Keeper, in which the title rode
is taken by Thomas J. Smith, who
will be remembered as the star In
those pretty plays, The Ivy Leaf and
The Fairies Well. The Game Keeper
tells a story of Irish life in which Mr..
Smith figures as the hero. He Is a
Jolly. delightful chap, full of mother
wit, with a heart as big as that of the
proyerbial OK, and as honest as the
,day Is dong, without fear, without
favor ready at all times to assist his
friends and protect the down trodden
A charming love story is woven
through the play in which our game
keeper" of course takes the principal
role His enemies set snares for MN
and even accuse him of murder, oul
he outwits them all, and in the last
act achieves the happiness he so well
deserves. Mr.. Smiths singing forms
a delightful feature, while the seen
ery carried by the company form the
most beautiful stage pictures ever
pfeSeilleu'
Mrs. julius ]. Estey opened hei
hospitable home Tuesday afternoon
and pleasantly entertained Brattle-
boro chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, from until :
o'clock The house was gaily Trim
med with the national colors. Inc
business meeting was OF unusual IN
terest Miss Zelia johnson giving q
good report of the business transacted
at the state conference recently held
in Montpelier and Mrs. Estey a re-
mort of Daughters Day" at st. Louis
at which President Francis of the ex-
position was a guest of the national
society. The program of the after
noon was completed by delightful
original paper by Mrs. A. e. Fuller
entitled, What the Old Oak Saw and
Heard The tree in question was the
old oak the stump of which may yel
be seen at the corner of Main ano
Flat street and which for more thai
200 years spread its giant branches
over that spot Mrs. Fuller treated
the subject as a soliloquy and inter
essingly traced what must nave
passed the ancient tree, giving facts
that had taken place under lts
branches from the time of the Ree
Man until now. Tne paper was ca
tremely bright and made httlnf
close to a very successful year O.
Brattleboro chapter At ocloct
the women adjourned to the taste
fully decorated dining room where !
choice lunch was served by Mrs. j. Il
and Mrs. ]. H. Estey.
A gang of bridge workers iron
Northfield, Mass, made things hVeL!
at the local depot Monday afternoon
and for a short time it looked as i
there was going to be rough house
involving all the depot employe
from station agent to transfer gang
There were nine of the bridge mel
and each had a slant of about 40 De
grees While waiting for the 4: ~ tran
| two of the men became involved In
dispute which led to blows. and forth
with the whole gang began to pountt
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