The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01


machines are already spoken for.
The fifth annual bazaar OF the
Vermont society, u, 5. d., 1879, Is 10
be held nj the home of Mrs, George y
Dowley ON March Is.
The next meeting Of the Alliance
Study class will be held in the unita'
rian parsonage Monday evening at 100
clock. Subject, Mahomet, the Prophet
Of Islam,
Charles Il. Wiley, who recently
was drowned while skating on pond
In Lawrence, Mass, was brother OF
Mrs. Mary Langley whose relatives say
her last known address was Brattle'
boro.
The new plate glass windows for
Fent0n's new store IN the American
building arrived Wednesday. The win,
dows are the largest in this part OF
the state and weighed with their box
ings over ton.
The students of Brattleboro acad'
envy will serve a maple sugar supper IN
Academy hall, West Brattleboro, We'd
nesday evening, March q, at o'clock
and through the evening, The proceeds
are TO be used for the prize speaking
contest which will be held in June.
A. " Mays agency has sold for
h. 5. Hall his house on Western ave
nue. to Joseph G. Taylor. who will take
possession May /. Mr., Taylor has
taken quarters in the new American
building and will open an office for the
sale of stocks and other securities.
The postoilicc department has is
sued an order excluding from the mails
all postal cards ornamcntcd with mica
brass or other substances likely to in
mre those who are obliged TO handle
them. Beginning today other writing
aside from the address may be put on
the front side Of cards.
About 40 couples gathered in the
Brooks House Friday evening to attend
tbe assembly. Dancing began about y
n clock and continued until II. bur
fet lunch was served and Leitsinger 5
orchestra of seven pieces furnished
music. The hall was prcttily trimmed
in the national colors and many Of the
women wore colonial costumes.
The New England Telegraph and
Telephone company has had force OF
men at work during the week string
ing cables from the West river bridge
10 the new exchange in the American
building. 4 cable has been put up
from the south also TO accommodate
the mains from the south. Another
cable will be put in from the snspeh-
sion bridge to contain the mains from
the north.
The meeting of the Brattleboro
Woman 5 club Wednesday will be emil
dren s day and will be held in grange
hall AT $50. Please note change OF
nlace. All children Of club members
are invited to be guests of the eiub
without fee. There will be no age linn.
it and IL is hoped that every mot ner
will bring all her children. \ pleasing
program for the entertainment OF tue
children will be given and refreshments
served to the children only.
One of the American Express com
panv's teams. driven by Ralph Fettee'
furnished excitement on lower Nam
street SATURDAY. afternoon. The team
was goifg down Main street hi 10
ward the station when the holdbacR
slinned off the shaft hook and LET the
sleigh run against the horse S hoehs
/ The horse started to run ana scattete"
the contents of the sleigh along the
street When he crossed the track the
front sled separated from the body
which was overturned and the dash
hoard broken off Otherwise little dam,
noe was done. The horse was stopped
on the Connecticut river bridge
The woman S auxiliary of the
NJ C. A. has been disappointed IN ran
/ inc TO secure the concert by Miss CARA
/ Clemens and Miss Marie Nicho Is when
was frst announced for March Z and
/ later changed to March 10. The March
10 date has been cancelled by the en-
tortainers and no other date could be
oaroed upon. therefore the auxiliary
has secured the Home City male quar-
tet and the Cecilia Ladies quartet OF
Springfield, Mass, for concert IN th'
auditorium March 20. These organlzaa
tions are highly recommended ana !,
ie exnected that musical evening oil
the best nature is in store Tor thoS'
who attend.
George Joseph Crone and Miss
Incv Maria White of Hadley, Mass.
were married last evening. by Judge W
6 Newton. A crowd of the frlehd'
of the Young couple were waiting az
the town hall door with the usual post
wedding paraphernalia but by the con
nivancc of Policeman William Warren
and Janitor Herbert Harms the he"ly
welded pair were spirited away DC
fore their friends knew of their depart
IRE. The rice will be used Tor NOR
substantial purpose and the conteitI
will no saved for another occasion. Inc
Groom has been employed in the pax
CIV, of William st. Germaine and the
bride has worked in the oVeral shop
Mary Mannering, the charming ana
capable young actress has, IL IS sal9' :.
her new vehicle Glorious Betsy the pes
NAV Of the wear. The author OF the
new play is none other than klda J0hh'
con Yonng, who wrote Brown OF har,
vord Miss Mannering, who IS wen
known on the stage, began her career
when Int Is years of age. 1t was one
of those peculiar things we hear apout
that plaved the decisive part IN ne,
earlier career. Some friends happened
to see the young girl s picture at an e *
hibition in London. They were charmeG 20
by by the beauty and expressiven,esss If
the face. The original. then but ID
Years old, was living quietly with her
fr;ends and her picture was on view
onlv because an artist had admired
her beauty, and obtained permission TO
+rarsfer Il to canvas. These friends,
one of whom was Kyrle Bellew, in
duced her to go upon the stage MISS
Mannering will be seen here next FIJI