Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-03

e George II. Howes of Tufts coleg
Will preach In the univel'salist churc
: Sunday.
G The village schools will clos
Y Wednesday afternoon, March 20, 70
the spring vacation, reopenng Tues
, day April IL.
. viii meet with Mrs. c. c. Winchestel
ON Chestnut street Wednesday after
noon ut 3 o'clock
The participants In the Foresters
! minstrel show were given lunch Ia
: Shea's restaurant after the perform
ance Tuesday evening.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the
Methodist church will meet with
Miss Helen Chandler Green street
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
The Epworth league of the Meth
odist church will hold food sale Sat
urday afternoon March 4, at w. II.
Geddis's store. The proceeds are to
be donated to mission church In the
north part of the state.
The sugar makers in this section
are expecting a good flow of sap when
! the weather moderates sufficiently. In
a few protected orchards sap flowed
last Saturday and Sunday but not
enough was gathered to make sugar,
and the cold weather since has pre-
vented any further flow.
! "A regular meeting of the Brat
tleboro professional club was held in
the Brooks house Wednesday evening.
DR.. f. H. O'Connor gave an exceeding
ly able paper on tuberculosis, relat-
ing the discoveries that have been
made in relation TO the disease and
telling of the various methods Of
treatment DR.. George +, Gale led
the discussion.
AT the auditorium next Sunday
evening there will be a public meet
ing for all the citizens, to consider
for Brattleboro for the ensuing year.
w. r. Davenport of Barre, an able and
well qualified speaker, will address
the meeting. Everyone cordially in
vited, Seats free, and there will be
no collection.
Mrs. d. p. Dewitt received news |
Tuesday of the death of her mother /
Mrs. l., b. Hurd, in a Baltimore hos
pital where she had been undergoing /
treatment for Brights disease. Since
her marriage she had lived in Spring
field, VT, but formerly resided in An
napols. She leaves one daughter, n
son, who lives i'm Manchester, n. H.,
a husband, three brothers and two
sisters.
-Brattleboro camp of Modern
Woodmen is making big preparations
for its annual masquerade bail in 1
Festival hall Monday evening, There
will be elaborate decorations, and ,
music will be furnished by Leitsing
ar's orchestra of eight pieces. Buc-
,holtz of Springfield. Mass, will fur (
lish costumes which will be on ex {
libition in the hall tomorrow evening {
md all day Monday.
The new railroad bridge across
he West river at West Dummerston !
$ practically completed. All of the ]
ron work is In place, the wooden {
has been removed and |
he work of riveting will be finished c
n about two weeks. The bridge was 7
,ut in with a view to broad gauge Z
rattle and is fully strong enough 10
AIRY any locomotive that goes out of y
in either direction.
The sewing classes conducted I'M }
er the auspices of the Woman's CLUB, q
ihich have met on Saturday after
oons at the high school building
ince Hast November have finished an
course in sewing, and the :
lasses will be discontinued for the
resent. There have been IL meet
lgs of the classes besides the prelim-
nary one. The smallest attendance =.
as been SO, the largest 49, the aver :,
ge so. A.
w Fl. Childs won the three ball OF
illiard tournament at the Vermont 1!
heel club Saturday by defeating l.. W
. Miller in the final game, while \. a
Wood became possessor of the dia n
l...r .s-4r
ny evening when he defeated DR. G. pl
Aldrich Mr. Childs has offered two d,
lndsome scarf pins which will be di
for in three ball and four is
I'll billiards, the prizes to go to the dt
aver making the highest run. Win Sc
.rs in this years regular tourna eS
ents are barred from competition. to
100 Brattleboro Masons co
ent to Greenfield last evening at the az
vitation of Republican lodge, +. & s.
NJ, of that town. The officers of NJ
e Greenfield lodge eXemplitied the sa
aster Mason degree after which ar co
cellent banquet was served to about Ut
o. This was followed by remarks. 10
nong the speakers being Rev. L. 7. je'
athison, Fred Cressy and +. |, tic
vift of this town. The delegation 49,
mt to Greenfield on a special train We
lich left here at $50, returning TO
out midnight pr
The relic day" arranged by the OIL OIL
rmont society of United States - -
lighters of 1912 will be Monday, w
lrch 10, from 8 until p. m. at the OH
me of Mrs. f. II. Holden, % Oak ms
eet. The committee having the We
air in charge has been active in
thering a collection of war relics W
sides souvenirs of travel, antiques, Az ~.
:, and a good exhibit is assured. m
addition tea will be served and s ~
my articles such as bags and ioi
rons will be for sale, There will uil
music during the afternoon and sne
,ryone is cordially invited. The VI.
air is not confined to Daughters pr pr
1872 lso
The meeting of the Brattleboro nv
,man's club in the Brooks house y
afternoon particularly in est
ested the members and friends be- der
Use of every woman's love for old hot
ma and cut glass. Ferris R. the
ughan gave an instructive paper mig
cut glass with a rare exhibition
this beautiful material, and Mrs.
l.. Waterman read a paper on The
for old China, giving the history
many famous pieces. On large nc
lie were shown many rare and co
utiful specimens, which were adj A
ed by all present. Mrs. Weeks Epi
tributed a vocal selection and an hel,
ore, and Miss Helen Crosby gave of
music. eau
Over 40 cases of measles have Ga
n reported to DR.. Henry Tucker Th'
18th officer, during the past two cei'
ks and more children are coming Inc
m with the disease every day 1t one
thought that the measles were abb.
night 70 Rrattaeboro from Towns fore
nv tbe basketball team of - T
I ana Cra,, ca,,;n,r,, go 90 AZ, for