Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-30
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The annual meeting OF the Nale,
Fair association will be held in tn
Brooks House, Jan. IS.
Julius O.. Frost, the well know
Vernon man, has leased the EXehang
hotel in Worcester Mass.
The annual meeting of the Pros
pect Hill association will be held II
the office of William S. Newton
Jan. 8.
"A large number from Protectiv,
grange will attend the dedication o
the new grange hall in Halifax thi!
evening. Gov. C. j. Bell will bt
present.
There will be a hearing in the
county clerks office Monday before
A. E. Cudworth, referee, in the case OF
Mary Bakeslee Pigott against Dr. II
d. Holton,l trustee.
Rev. E. 7. Mathison will speak
at the Y. Nj. c. A. rooms Sunday af-
ternoon on Christian Obedience. Wo-
men as well as men are invited to at
tend these meetings the first Sunday
in every month.
The fire loss on the Washing
ton street school-house has been set
tied at $500 through Jenne's agency
The work of repairing the building
will begin at once, and until it is ac-
complished the pupils will be accom-
modated in the Canal street building.
Miss Maud Merriam, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bishop Merriam of Fair
Haven and Caesar Morris of this
town were married recently at the
home of the brides parents by Rev.
r. C. Penney. Mr. and Mrs. Morris
win make their home IN Brattle-
boro.
The annual meeting of the Estey
Organ benefit association was held
Wednesday when the following Off
GERS were chosen for the ensuing
year: Executive committee, George A.
Hines, Jerome w. Knight and Willis
D. ellison, secretary and treasurer H.
f. C. Todt.
The members of Beauseant COM
mandery, Knights Templar, gathered
in Masonic hall at 1130 Monday
morning and at precisely noon par
ticipated in the following sentiment:
ITO our most eminent grand master,
George M. Moulton May the Prince
of Peace reign in all our hearts and
His love unite all nations"
Between 60 and 70 people attend
ed the dance given in grange hall
Tuesday evening by Mrs. w. E. Has
kell in honor of her daughter, Miss
Caroline Haskell. The hall was at
tractively decorated with evergreen,
bunting and colored lights, and music
was furnished by Leitsinger and Du-
gan. Refreshments of icecream and
cake were served
Although there have been rumors
that Brattleboro, VT, and Hartford,
CT, parties have been here looking
over the field in regard to building
a new theatre, Secretary Flower of
the board of trade has had no over
lures from them or anyone else and
there does not seem to be any indica-
ton that Greenfield will have an up
to-date playhouse in the near future,
saws the Greenfield Gazette and Cour-
Ter.
The annual meeting of Wantas-
tiquet lodge of odd Fellows was held
Monday evening when the following
officers were chosen for the ensuing
year. Noble Grand, w. e. Coombs;
vice grand, w. j. Cain; secretary, A.
]. Currier; treasurer, Charles e. Stur-
gis; financial secretary, Charles L.
Cobb; trustee for five years, A. f.
The officers will be in
stalled Monday evening by District
Deputy Trask of Bellows Falls.
The children of the primary de-
partment of the Congregational Sun
day school held their Christmas en-
in the chapel Tuesday |
afternoon, and in spite of the bad
weather there was a good attendance. |
A Christmas tree handsomely illu-
with incandescant lights de-
lighted the little folk each of whom |
received a bag of candy in the form |
If a stocking In the evening the |
members of the Junior department |
received gifts from the tree and
we're treated to a short musical en-
.ertainment.
The Missourians company, which
played in the auditorium last even
ng, were booked to appear in Hol-
yoke, Mass, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, but the doors
# the Holyoke opera house were
hut in their very faces on account
# noncompliance with the fire pro-
ection regulations of the state OF
The managers of the
Iolyoke theatre were not given suf-
icient time to notify the manager OF
he company, which was on its way
rom Philadelphia, and consequently
was obliged to lie idle in New
FORK city until last evening. The
ompany plays in Hoosick Falls, N.
z, tonight, North Adams, Mass,
o-morrow night and then goes di-
ectly to Montreal
-Brattleboro branch No. of the !
Sunshine society gave
he inmates of the home for the aged /;
nd disabled an exceedingly pleasant :
christmas entertainment last Friday
fternoon. Presents were distributed I
O each member of the household ,
rom a wigwam arranged in the front {
DOM and after a musical program re-
reshments were served. The society ]
cid its annual meeting previous to
he entertainment and chose the fol- !
owing officers: President, Mrs. G. II. ]
,yder; secretary and treasurer Mrs.
ohm r. Ryder; refreshment commit
ee, Mrs. f. l.. Parker, Mrs. G. ID.
,lapp and Mrs. C. H. Davenport; en- |
committee, Mrs. E. d. {
Mrs. F. w. Putnam; COM
nittee for Christmas, Miss Emma
iregg, Miss Genvieve Slate, Mrs. s. I
J. Miner and Mrs. D. p. Webster. 8
THE observance of Christmas had /,
lore of a religious and less of a So
ial aspect this year on account OF
he fact that it came on Sunday and I
hat Monday was observed as the '
eneral holiday Appropriate services {
-ere held in all the Brattieboro I
hurches. and the clear, cold weather |
{ Sunday morning brought out large a
udiences Christmas decorations G
nd special musical programs were G
,atures at all the services. and as |
sual the story of the nativity was }
ne theme of the sermons from most {
Il of the pulpits. The observance Of
hristunas began with the celebra- 4
on of midnight mass in st. MichaeFs c
oman Catholic church. At this {
hurch and at the Episcopal church q