Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-17

The women of the Episcopal par
} ish will hold "A sale ut the house o
Mrs. +. w. Childs this evening.
The board OF civil authority vii
, meet In the selectmen's rooms Mon
day for the purpose OF revising the
check list.
Protective grange will give q
masquerade ball In Grange hal
March IA. All members of the or
der are invited.
The Green street club held Its
annual supper and sale of magazines
lat the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. IL
Putnam Friday evening
There was a very large attendance
at the supper given by the Sunshine
society at the home of Mrs. j. j. Estey
last evening and neat sum of money
was realized
James II. Livingstone, formerly
in partnership with C. ii. Davenport,
has started a four-page weekly paper
called the Advertiser In Bennington.
Edward +. Houran is the editor
A Washington party will be given
Wednesday evening, at O'Clock by
the Christian Endeavor society in the
Congregational chapel. II is hoped
that a large number Will be present,
as the society has extended an invita-
ton to the society in West Brattlebo-
no. All women attending are earnest
ly requested TO dress In colonial cos
tune.
Twenty members of Protective
grange took a sleigh ride to Guilford
Center Wednesday to attend the Po-
mona grange meeting. There were
| also delegates from Dummerston
Vernon and Spofford n. H., oranges.
Broad Brook grange gave a hearty
welcome to the visitors and served an
excellent dinner. Both morning ana
afternoon sessions were interesting
and profitable,
The school of instruction for the
officers of the Vermont National
guard will be held in Burlington Mon
day and Tuesday. Feb. 81 and rs. Col
]. Gray Estey will direct the course of
instruction, which will embrace all
the military subjects, so far as time
permits, required for examination in
the various grades. Col. Estey ana
Lieut.. Col. C. NJ Bennett viii consti-
tute a board to observe and report
upon the work accomplished at the
school for the information of the
commander-in-c chief.
observe Washington's birthday at the
Brooks house Thursday evening, Feb.
I23 when songs and piano music OF CO.
lonial times will be rendered. Mem
bers of the chapter are requested to
powder their hair and dress In cos
tune of the olden time. Each mem
Der may invite two guests by paying
a nominal fee for each II will be an
accommodation to the committee If all
will let Mrs. G. +. Barber know, as
soon as Tuesday, what number of in
vitations are accepted
Columbian lodge, f. & A. NJ, con-
ferred the Master Mason degree at a
special communication Monday even
ing and at a regular communication
Tuesday evening. on wednesday
evening Beauseant commandery ex-
emplified the Temple and Malta de-
grees and last evening Brattleboro
lodge worked the Fellowcraft degree.
The officers of Columbian lodge will
go to Bellows Falls next Friday even
ing to exemplify the Master Mason
degree at the annual meeting of the
eighth Masonic district
-Alanson o. Johnson. jr., 10. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Johnson, died early
this morning at the home of his par
ents on Myrtle street after an illness
of four days with pneumonia. He was
born in Brattleboro and had lived here
all his iife with the exception of few
years spent in Keene. Besides his
parents he Is survived by one brother,
Herbert John of Springfield, Mass.
and two sisters Mrs. Mabel Goodhue
Of Keene. n. H., and Miss Alice John
son of this town Young Johnson was
member of Company |, v n. G.
The Brattleboro Woman's club
met at the Brooks house Wednesday
afternoon. The rogram was a lee
ture song recital arranged by the
music committee. who gave the au-
dience of more than $50 members and
guests delightful afternoon with
Shakespearean music. A paper on
musical instruments of that period
was read by Miss Hattie Clark ana
Miss Izetta Stewart gave reading
from Louis c. Elson's work, Shakes
peare in Music, interspersed with ex-
amples of song by Mrs. Henry V.
Durham of Bellows Falls and duets
by Miss Addie Warner and Miss
Emma Gregg. There was a trio by
Miss Gregg, Miss Warner and Mrs
Wood and selections by a quartette
of Miss Gregg, Mrs Dun
ham, Mrs. Landry and Mrs. Bacon. /
Mrs John Barrows and Miss Alice !
Holden were heard in piano duets
The time for filing nominations
for town officers expires Monday |
night at ~ o'clock but as yet no one |
mas been found willing to serve as |
first selectman. James F. Hooker, |
chairman of the republican town |
has approached as many as
20 suitable men on the subject of be-
a candidate, but all have re-
fused Mr. Hooker himself does not
have any desire to add any further
cares to the many he already has.
but rather than see the office go beg
cling he will accept the nomination.
Edwin H. Putnam seems to be the
logical candidate for second select
man while Warren L. Walker is
mentioned as third on the list. Wheth-
er any developments will arise be-
.ween now and Monday is a question
# suitable man can be found for 4
he place of first seleetman, Mr.
Hooker will gladly give up any idea
IF running.
while mountebanks have played
On the credulity and taxed the pa
fence of the public with inferior ex-
libitions, only one exhibitor-Lyman
II. Howe-has approached and devel-
,ped it with the brain of the scientist
md the eye of the artist. Like all
great achievements ii has involved
zeal and energy, endless
experiment. and profound research,
,ut the results are SO distinctly SUI