The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

are famous for three reasons Quality,
clearness aud steadness, They will
be seen In the auditorium Feb, II,
DIR. George $. Foster of Putney
has been made member OF the state
board of supervisors of the insane, lie
is also a member of the pension board.
BY invitation of Minnehaha coun'
eli of Springfield, W., Pocahontas coun'
ell, No. 4 will 90 to Springfield tonight
TO witness the oxemplidcation OF the
adoption degree.
The BrattlebOro Sunshine society
met Friday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. II. 4. Bond ON Linden street. The
afternoon was spent In Il social hour
aud light refreshments were served
The store of Il. j. Fenton 4 com.
pany will be closed Thursday and Fri
day of next week in order to arrange
aud mark the entire stock for the great
removal sale which starts next Satur'
day morning, Feb. $.
Helen, the three and one half year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John b.
Mauley, was operated upon for appendi'
citis at the Lynch hospital Sunday
morning. The little girl is doing well
and is expected to recover.
A good sized crowd was present ut
the dance given in Masonic hall We'd.
ncsdav evening under the auspices Of
the Order of the Eastern Star. Dane
ing was enjoyed until 10 0 clock, Lett
singers orchestra furnishing music.
-Rev. W. G. Schoppce of Webster,
Mass. occupied the pulpit Of the Uni
versalist church Sunday morning. The
church has not yet called pastor but
il is expected that one will be chosen
soon from among the list of candidates
which have been heard during the past
few months,
Prof l.. 5. Morse is TO give an IL
ustratcd lecture on Evolution of the
Animal Kingdom at the meeting Of
the Congregational club Feb. II. Prof.
Morse illustrates his lectures by black.
board drawings, and makes technical
points not only clear, but faseinatingly
interesting to a popular audience
DIR. w. T. Grenfell. who spends the
season of open navigation cruising the
Labrador coast and treating the natives
in their homes and in the hospitals he
has built, will speak in the chapel at
the Mt. Hcrmon school next Tuesday
morning at 1915. \ number of Brat
tleboro people will 60 down to hear him.
Dennis Rcbokah lodge held a meet
ing for the installation of officers Tues
day evening in Odd Fellows hall. At
ter the installation Mrs. William T..
Haigh and Mrs. Arthur Maynard were
elected delegates to attend the assem-
blv of the state lodge in Montpelier
sometime in the month of April. Mrs.
A. j. Currier and Mrs. W. c. Stone
were elected alternates.
Rev. II. r. Miles spoke at the
meeting in the Congregational chapel
Friday evening upon the Code of Ham.
murabi, the oldest law book in the
world. which was a basis of law in
Babylon for two thousand years, and
exercised a marked influence upon the
Mosaic legislation. Hammurabi was
king of Babylon 22s0.224 b. c. and is
supposed to be the Amraphel of Gen.
II, and a contemporary of Abraham.
Daniel Manning, who is familiarly
known as Dummy had an exciting en-
counter with large buck Sunday
evening about 7 o clock near the corner
of Crosby street and Western avenue.
Mr.. Manning was on his way down
Crosby street to his home when he was
surprised to see three does and large
buck walking in front of him. Suddenly
the buck turned around and darted at
Manning who caught hold of the ami
NAL S antlers with one hand and at
tempted to beat off its attack. In
the struggle that followed Mr.. Manning
received broken nose and severe
bruises about the body.
The Brattleboro Street Railway
company has taken an appeal from the
appraisal Of the commissioner of state
taxes, j. +. Cushman of Burlington.
In his appraisal which was made about
Jan. -. Mr.. Cushman places the value
of the road at $64 $50. The former ap-
praisal was $4,000 and the road was
sold to the Twin State Gas and Electric
company for about $4,000. The state
tax on the property is l per cent. on
the appraisal. \ hearing on the appeal
will be held about Feb. Is before Lieu
tenant Governor George II. Prouty of
Newport. Secretary of State Fred Il.
Fleetwood and State Auditor Horace
f. Graham.
There has been formed in Brattle,
boro an association for the purpose
Of establishing a credit system in local
business This is to be known as the
Merchants association. Only members
of the board of trade may avail them
selves of the privileges of the associa-
ton which consist in being permitted
to report delinquent debtors to the
secretary of the board after having
notified such debtors that this action
will be taken and in having access to
a list of such names which will be kept
by the secretary and furnished to all
members of the association at certain
periods corrected to date. While 1t is
expected that it will be very efficient
means of collecting bad bills and avoid
ing the mourning of worthless accounts,
it is not intended, nor will it be per
mitted by the board, that the system
be made the means of working injus-
tice to anyone who is unfortunate and
unable to meet his obligations. On
the other hand, those who have no in
tention of paying their bills unless
forced to do so and who will go to any
extreme to aovid payment will be made
known by this method.
Tho RrattIeboro Woman 8 club will
observe its annual gentleman s night
next Wednesday evening in the Brooks
House at eight O'Clock. William B.
Cabot of Brookline, Mass, will give an
account of his explorations in Labra-
dor. Mr.. Cabot has spent his summers
in Labrador for the past eight wears as