The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-13

I AT y q clock IN ils headquarters.
full attendance Is required.
The annual meeting of the Metho'
dist Sunday school will be held IN the
sunday school rooms Monday evening.
There will be an election of officers
Professor st. John gives his last
! lecture this evening at $ O'Clock IN
the Baptist church. Subject, Adde'S,
eonce, the Last Stage, the period from
Is to %.
The ease of A. j. Gleason against
Otilla Iledman came before the mum
eipal court Tuesday afternoon. Mr.,
Gleason brought suit TO recover $3.50
an amount which he claims was due for
rent of room. Miss lledman' acknowl'
edged that she owed - and refused to
pay more. X. G. Bacon represented
Mr. Gleason while the defendant s ease
was looked after by W. X. Daley. De
cision was reserved.
The Young Peoples Union held
an enthusiastic meeting Tuesday even
! ing in the vestry of the Baptist
church. All the regular classes were
well attended. There is now an en-
rollment of over 100. The singing
class under the direction of Il. II. Mill.
er met last night. There is a total
enrolment of 80 in this class alone.
/ Glasses will be held next Tuesday
night as usual, but will not meet dur
| ing the holidays. The next regular
meeting after Tuesday win be Jan. H.
/ Mr.. Miller's class will not meet until
after the holidays at date to be an.
nounced later.
The Magnet club met in its rooms
in the Esteyville school house We'd
nesday evening and made plans for
reception to the young people in
that part of Brattleboro New Year 8
eve. The dumb bells and Indian
clubs formerly owned by the Y, NJ, c.
A. were purchased by friends and
presented to the club Wednesday
night. They were used in a brisk
drill under the leadership of Roy
with cross country run by moon
light. The club is taking much inter
est in athletics. A good hockey club
has been organized and systematic
athletic work will be done from now
ul.
/ A hearing will be held tonight on
/ the foreclosure proceedings of Edgar
| Davenport against Charles Davenport
/ before Judge Seneca Haselton in Ben
nington. The hearing will take up
only that part of the ease which has
to do with the appointment of pc
Rod for redemption of certain mort
cages held by the plaintiff. Judge
| TAYLOR fixed a time at a hearing in
the spring term of the Windham "oun-
/ ty court but the appeal which was
| taken from his decision on the merits
of the case vacated the designated
| time. At the sitting of the supreme
court in Brattleboro the finding of
Judge Taylor was affirmed and the
ease sent back to the county courts
for the purpose of fixing a period.
| The Lorne Elwyn repertoire com
panv seems to be about what the peo-
pie in town want for a theatrical at
| traction. Since the company began
its engagement in the auditorium Mon
day evening it has been greeted by
| good houses and the performances
have given general satisfaction. The
specialties are an entertaining part of
the program and are unusually good.
Miss Gladys Gray, who plays the lead
ing feminine parts, is better than the
average 10, 20, 80 actress and in some
emotional roles has done exceedingly
creditable work. The play this even
ing will be The Girl from the West
and tomorrow afternoon Lena Rivers.
The Sherlock Holmes play, The Grim
son Stain, will be given tomorrow
night "by request. "
The annual meeting of the Brat
tleboro chapter, d. A. r., was held IN
the Brooks House parlors Tuesday at
ternoon. Reports of officers were
read and accepted. The following Of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year: Regent, Mrs F. G. Pettee; vice
regent, Mrs. C. L. Stickney; recording
secretary, Mrs. II. r. Brown; cores
ponding secretary, Mrs. F. H, Holden;
treasurer Mrs. l.. L. Holden; regis
trar, Miss Genevieve M. Slate; his
torian, Mrs. G. w. Pierce; board of
management, Mrs. H. II. Thompson,
Mrs. F. l. Swift, Mrs. H. W. Spauld-
ing, Mrs. w. H. Corser, Mrs. B. 5.
torian. Mrs Abbott S. Edwards and
Mrs. Z. E. Flagg. The annual pay
ment of dues was also made. On ac-
count of the unfavorable weather the
attendance was small. The following
committees have been appointed by
the regent: Ways and means, Mrs. W.
H. Corser, Mrs. H, W. Sargent and
Mrs, W. 7. Haigh; press, Mrs. Walter
A. Gilbert.
A large delegation of grangers
left Brattleboro Monday morning in a
special ear for Burlington to attend
the annual meeting of the Vermont
state grange. Those who were pres
cnt from Brattleboro are: State Mas.
ter and Mrs. George W. Pierce, Mas
ter of Protective Grange and Mrs. II.
w. Spaulding, General Deputy and
Mrs. IL. w. Sargent, Roswell L. Frost,
David T. Perry, c. L. Hopkins and
Mrs. H. S. Dearborn. Among those
who went from nearby towns are:
Master w. f. Walker of the Evening
Star grange, Dummerston; Mr.. and
J Mrs. +. II. Willard of Townshend,
! Wilson Winchester of Newfane; Mr..
and Mrs. d. B. Stedman of Williams
vile; w. L. Gibson of Londonderry;
Mr.. and Mrs. Bullock of Guilford; Mr..
and Mrs. Z. H. Akeley of Vernon; Mr..
and Mrs. +. b. Pier, treasurer of state
grange, of Jacksonville; Mr.. and Mrs
W. Wright of Saxtons River; G. II.
Underwood of Westminster; Mr.. and
Mrs. C. d. Britton of Saxtons River.
Mrs. Frances Bradford Tyler, 90,
widow of J. G. Mairs, died in Ian