Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-24

class will be held at the parsonag
y Monday evening at 1880 o'clock. Sub
ject: The Meeting at Jerusalem.
: Manager Fox has booked Babes !!
Toyland to appear in the auditorium
after Lent. This enormous production
will tax the local stage to its utmost
= Brink & Washer are moving par
of their machinery into their new Fla
street factory this week. They expec
Z to occupy the building in short tins
Henry ID. Miller has sold his hous,
on Guilford street to Horton j. Eames
who is employed in the Abbott market
Mr., Games will take possession al
once.
-Brattleboro camp Modern Wood
men of America, will give a Dress as
you-please bali in Festival hall Mon
day evening, March 6. Music will be
furnished by Leitsnger's orchestra.
The Masons of Brattleboro are in
vited to attend a special meeting of
Republican lodge, f. & A. NJ, of Green
field next Thursday evening. A special
train will carry the local delegation
and 1t is expected that large number
from this town will attend.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Episcopal church will hold a rummage
sale in Retting block Thursday, March
2. Articles of every description are So
licited and should be brought between
s and 10 a. m, that they may be Of
fered for sale early in the day
The Brattleboro Woman's club will
hold its next meeting in the Brooks
house Wednesday at $50 o'clock. The
exercises will be unusually interesting,
f, r. Vaughan giving a paper on Cut
Glass and Mrs. II. l.. Waterman one
on Old China. Music will complete the
program.
Jeremiah T. Moves, 81, died at his
home in Colrain, Mass, Wednesday
after a long illness. The funeral will
take place this afternoon and the body
will be taken to Guilford for burial
Mr.. Noyes is survived by one son,
Charles d. Noyes, formerly of this
town. and a daughter, Mrs, Charles
Ray of Chester.
Rev L. d. Temple of WATERFOWL,
Mass, a former pastor of the First
Baptist church, has engaged Rev. +.
L. Marble of Cambridge, Mr.. Tenn
pies successor In Brattleboro to
conduct a party through Europe dur
ing July and August of this year.
Rev. and Mrs. Temple have organized
and conducted numerous European
tours during the past few years.
"A meeting will be held in the audi
forum Sunday evening, March 5, in |
view of the approaching vote on the |
question of license or no license In I
Brattleboro next year. Rev. w, r. |
Davenport of Barre, at one time pre-
siding elder of this district, later
principal of Montpelier seminary and |
more recently editor of the Barre Daily |
Telegram. is expected to address the /
"A large audience attended the ex-
hibition of moving pictures given by |
the Lyman d. Howe company in the
Tuesday evening, and the 1
views were considered the finest that
have ever been shown here. The flick
er so trying to the eyes was almost
entirely eliminated and the sound eff
fects which accompanied the pictures
were unusually realistic. The number /
Of comic views was cut down and
more of an educational nature added
to the program.
The funeral of Alanson O. John
son, jr.. was held from his late home
IN Myrtle street Sunday afternoon at
o'clock, Rev. +. T. Mathison offic-
ating. Delegations from Company ]
md the fire department attended the
services. Private Charles Stockwell
md Arthur Wilson acted as a guard
If honor and the bearers were Pri- I
'ates F. W. Mickey, c. w. Trendall, !
iuy Jones, William Schorling, Charles t
Hilbert and Carl Ellis. The body was q
placed in the tomb in Prospect hill t
with military honors, salutes |
icing fired by squad and taps sound c
d by Bugler March. a
The Congregational Christian En- !
eavor society's Washington party,
which was held Wednesday evening, i,
vas very enjoyable affair, over 20 7
Dung people being present, including y
number from West Brattleboro. The .
ooms were tastefully decorated with d
ags each guest receiving a gilded
Ratchet tied with the red, c
'hte and blue Charming colonial u
We're worn by the women. 9
Iucn merriment was caused by the <
uessing contests, and by the manner >
choosing partners. Various games y
ere enjoyed, after which refresh q
rents We're served.
Three local license holders, Geo. p
J.. Danyew of the American house, II
nd John Bsset and James c. Sulii- If
an of the Brattleboro house, were n
before the local board of IL IN
,nse commissioners last Friday II
'ening to undergo an examination w
' c. c. Fits in regard to the con- s
let of their liquor business. Mr.. q,
tits charges the licensees with fur n
shing liquor to young men until p
icy were intoxicated and then fur n
shing them with rooms in which to a,
main during the night. The charges lie
ere admitted by the licensees XII
hereupon the commissioners
informed them that unless
oh proceedings were stopped as
rthwith proceedings for having their of
'enses revoked would be instituted. su
Col. j. Gray Estey has been la
osen one of the vice presidents of to
e newly organized New England 81,
ilitary rifle association, the first an mi
Ial meeting of which took place in tn
,ston last week. Col. Estey, Maj. pl
f. Dyer. Capt. C. F. Burnham and &c
cut. w. w. Russell constitute the to
ard of directors for Vermont. At M
e meeting it was voted unanimous wi
that a trophy, to be known as the to-
ew England interstate trophy, bu
ould be procured and that each ca
lte should be invited to furnish its
oportionate part of expense. this
,phy to remain in the custody of ms
e adjutant general of the state win tn
1g it for one year, and to be COM fel
ted for at each tournament by ma
ans from the different states. n nu
armament will probably be held the en-
ter part of July or the first of Au- Dl
ST at the new range of the Bay pli
ate military rifle association at mi
akefield Mass Matches will be esl
OF for interstate, regimental and wa
mpany trophies, and prizes will also ms
offered for individual matches. fbiI
The directors of the Greenfield and or;