The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-22


day,
Battleboro chapter, y, A, r., will
hold fancy hazar the Wednesday AT
tcrnoou before Easter.
To-day being Washington 5 birth
day the local postoilice closed NJ noon
but will be open from to o this AFTER
noon. The local carriers made only
the morning delivery while the rurals
made no delivery.
"A creamcd fish supper was served
bv the women of the Congregational
church in the chapel Tuesday evening
The Fessenden Helping Hand society
held sale Of aprons and candy ut the
same time and made about $50,
An Aircdale terrier owned by Col.
j. G. Estcy attacked Mrs. j. IL. Allen
in front Of Goodenough S grocery store
ON Elliot street Wednesday morning
Mrs. Allen was not bitten but her
skirts were badly torn and she was
given q severe fright.
Many from this town who have
been to Boston lately have had an ex'
cellent chance to miss the trains which
formerly left there at 1890 ana az
4.30 u. m. The time of the departure
of these trains has been changed to
1880 and 4 clock respectively.
Rev. T.. II. Herrick, Dakota super
intendent of the Congregational sun
day School society, will speak IN the
Congregational chapel tonight at $50,
unon the work of founding Sunday
schools and churches in new settle
ments and in districts settled by FOR
I cigners.
Frank q. Thompson and Miss
Laura AdelI Hildrcth Of Dummerston
were married at the Congregational
parsonage Wednesday by Rev. Harry
/ X. Miles. The groom works in a port
able steam sawmill owned by his IA
Their. about five miles up on the West
| River road.
Mrs. C. II. Welcome S English toy
spaniel King William won third nov
/ ice in the Westminster kennel club
show in New York city last week, ana
received V. h. c. in the limit class in
the Boston show this week. Among the
other local dogs shown in Boston TINS
week was the cocker spaniel, Sandle'
owned BY Billings & Weatherhead.
The assembly at the Brooks House
this evening will be commemorative OF
Washington birthday. The Brooks
House dining room will be trimmed in
the national colors and Leitsinger or
chestra Of seven pieces will furnish mu'
sic. The usual concert before the
dancing will be omitted and the dane,
| ing will begin at $50 and last until
midnight A buffet lunch will be
served.
The meeting of the grange dra'
matte club last Friday evening afford
ed pleasure to all who attended. The
first part was in charge of G. W. Pierce:
! The entertainment consisted of musical
selections by Miss Eloine Franklin,
Mrs. Fremont Hamilton and Ernest >
/ Goodenough and readings by Mrs. Ma
verctte Fisher and Mrs. 5. w. Ed
wards on the origin of st. valentine
Later in the evening there was val
ontine dance. Valentines were torn in
two and the pieces nlaeed in envelopes
The envelopes were distributed among
the crowd and partners were deter
mined by matching.
Grand Army hall is very much
/ improved in appearance with paint and
new carpet. BY way Of celebrating
/ the improvements the Woman heiei
corps gave n banquet last Friday even
ing in which Sedgwick post. &. A, H.
| Joined. The occasion was honored by
the presence of Department Command
or Sheldon. Department Junior wee
/ Commander Bush and Assistant Adm
tant General Spofford. Miss Gertrude
Matthews sang several selections and
! Mrs. Arthur ?. Carpenter gave piano
solo. all of which were well received
These with the actresses of the state
officers made n very pleasant evening
The second in the series of six zee
tures and demonstrations on First AID
70 the Injured was given by DR.. G. X.
Anderson in the Baptist chapel Tues
dav evening. Full instructions IN re-
GARD TO fractures of all kinds, heat
Stroke and heat exhaustion, burns and
freezing were given, A practical dem.
onstration of the use. of splints and
bandages followed. The lecture course
is proving of great interest especially
to men working in the shops or wnere
there is liability of accidents. Next
Tuesday evening is to be a social
evening and no classes will be held.
The next lecture. therefore, will come
the evening of March 5.
A hearing on the petition of G; E.
Wood of Putney against John II. Mil,
or trustee of the bankrupt estate OF
Hollis n. Newcomb, was held in the
comfy clerk s office yesterday after.
noon before Referee A. f. Cudworth OF
Londonderry The petitioner claimed
to hold n lien on a certain horse and
demanded that cause be shown why the
horse should not be returned to INN
It seems that the petitioner had sold
\ horse TO Mr.. Newcomb over a year
ago and took a note in payment, CIV
mo a lien on the horse and also on a
COW. Mr. Newcomb wished to trade
the horse for another and after secur,
ing permission from Mr.. Wood, qua
So Mr. Newcomb gave as security for
fine lien a note, secured by the horse
for which he had traded. Mr.. Miller
claimed that the note was Invalid as II
had been given less than four months
before Mr. Newcomb was adjudged a
bankrupt Referee Cudworth took his
findings and will render his Judgment
later. A. F. Schwenk appeared as coun
sci for Mr.. Wood and the defendant
was represented by F. E, Barber.
The meeting of the Woman's club
Wednesday proved most interesting
and helpful when E. B. Smith, prl,n
cipal of the high school, spoke on the
Management of Boys. Mr. Smith s ex