The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-26

in the county clerk IS office this week.
Several local Shriners will attend
the meeting of Mt. Sinai temple at st,
Johnsbury Thursday, May .,
-George Lindsey is painting the
house ON Western avenue recently pur'
chased by Arthur +. Simonds,
Owing to the illness of Mrs. l.,
club which was TO be held at her home
Wednesday afternoon, May |, will be
held Mt the Brooks House.
AT the annual meeting of the Yer
mont Retail Groeers and Provision
Dealers association in Burlington
Tuesday X. IL. Amidon of this town
was chosen secretary and A, l.. Harris
one of the vice.presidents.
Eighty couples attended the last /,
O. o. L. dance. The next and last one
of the season will be held next Tues
day evening All Odd Fellows and
their friends are cordially invited.
There will be dancing in both halls,
The chemical was called out Mon,
day morning at $50 o o'clock to put
out threatening fire on Harris place,
The blaze started from bonfire and
was communicated to hedge whence
it headed for barn owned by George
c. Averill The chemical speedily put
the fire out.
The dog is having his day in one
of the show windows of j. L. Mellen s
store this week. The animal in ques
ton is a lifesize imitation of an Eng.
lish bull dog and its purpose is to ad-
vertise the Clayton dog remedies and
Blue Ribbon dog collars, of which
there is a good display. The window
also contains an assortment Of brushes,
combs and other canine toilet articles.
An entertainment and social was
held Tuesday evening in the kindergar-
ten room for the mothers of the chill
dren who attend. Miss Florence Hill
dreth furnished piano music and II. F.
Jordan gave an exhibition Of magic
and sleight-of hand which was much
enioved by all present. At the close of
the entertainment cake and coffee
were served provided by the kindergar
ten committee.
The Woman S Relief corps gave a
public supper Friday evening. 1t was
of its usual excellence and had large
patronage. 1t was followed by short
musical entertainment. Miss Celia
Lamson of Galesburg, ILL.,, sang three
selections. Although but 10 years old
her voice displayed much ability and
sweetness. She is a niece of Mrs. e.,
b. Lamson, the senior vice. Arthur
Maynard also sang several pieces which
were greatly enjoyed.
AT the recent annual meeting of
the Woman S Missionary and Aid so.
ciety of the First Baptist church the
following officers were elected Presi
dent, Mrs. j. j. Estey; vice-president,
Mrs. George B. Lawson; secretary,
Miss n. NJ. Cheney; treasurer, Miss
Esther Thomas; chairman of committee
on home missions, Mrs. l.. A. Cox;
chairman of committee on foreign mis-
sions, Mrs. F. S. Knight; chairman of
committee on hospitality, Mrs. C. F. h.
JENNIE.
Several small boys started fire
in the Retreat woods to the west of
the golf grounds Saturday afternoon
Just to see if it would burn. 1t did,
and soon got beyond their control.
One of the boys was burned about the
face in attempting to extinguish the
blaze and all called Justify for help
Men arrived from the Retreat and af-
ter a hard struggle succeeded in get
ting control of the fire but not before
several trees had been burned over. 1t
is to be hoped that the curiosity of
the boys is satisfied and that they will
not repeat the experiment of starting
fires anywhere.
The Greenfield Gazette is the
source of story that two new White
Mountain trains will be put on this
summer in addition to the regular sum
mer trains that pass through here at
!. 40 going south and 2.2O going north
The new trains, it is understood, will
pass through Brattleboro at about 4.1O
going north and at about l2.lO gong
south. Last season the amount of sum
mer traffic was so enormous that the
regular White Mountain trains were
not able to handle the business salts
factorily and railroad men are not sur
prised or inclined to doubt the story
about the additional train service.
Members of the Hooker, Corser &
Mitchell company have been in several
different towns and cities this week in
snecting factories and factory sites
with the idea of establishing branch
factory to the one in Brattleboro. The
companv is so far behind its orders that
If is a question whether to keep its
statesmen on the road, and although ev-
erv effort has been made i'll the way OF
advertisement it seems impossible to
get any more help here in Brattleboro'
The officers of the company have come
to the conclusion that the only way to
he able to meet the demand for their
Goods is by establishing branch fac
tory. Thus far, however, they have
made no decision in regard to loca'
ton.
DR.. E. P. st. John of the Hartford
School of Religious Pedagogy will
sneak in Brattleboro next Sunday I'M
der the auspices of the Brattleboro Sun.
dav School union. Prof. st. John will
give two addresses upon me Nature
and the Nurture of the Child in the
Congregational chapel at $50 P. m. and
in the church at 7.30 p. m. The after
noon address will be on Practical Plans
for Grading the Average Sunday School
and that of evening A Study of Early
Adolescence for Parents and Children.
prof. st. John is an authority upon the
psychology of childhood and youth and
few men can speak to teachers and par
ents with greater suggestiveness as to
the way to find the point of contact in
the interest of children. While Prof
ST, John comes particularly to speak to
teachers, all who have to do with chill