The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-27

IN orange hall tonight from > until
IL o clock.
The officers of Protective grange
will be installed Wednesday evening
by General Deputy II. w. Sargent.
Company /, V. N. G., win 60 to
Mortified, Mass, Feb. ii to give an
exhibition drill at the annual inspec'
ton of the Mortified boys brigade.
Edward Francis, the fve.days'old
son of Mr.. and Mrs John +. Brasor,
died about noon Monday as result of
jaundice. A prayer was given at the
house Tuesday morning by Rev. Il, q
s. Osgood and burial took place in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
N. +. Cabot was not seriously hurt
Friday when he was run into ON NAN
street by pair of horses owned by
Mrs. Ada +. Dowley and driven by W.
Il. Shaftner. Ii was found that ms
injuries consisted of bruises ON the
face supposed to have been caused by
the pole of the sleigh.
The village bailiffs have received
the new street signs at last, and VIII
have them put up Immediately. Inc
bailiffs were instructed to purchase
these signs at the last village meeting.
They are of metal with white letters
on blue background, and will be
great improvement over the old wood
en- boards.
The next regular meeting of the
Brattleboro Woman s club will take
place in Grange hall Wednesday after
noon. There is important business to
be transacted after which there will be
half hours musical program consist
ing of old time songs, followed by an
informal tea. This meeting is for club
members only.
F. d. f. Stowe, proprietor of the
Midget Bantam Yards, was extremely
successful at the Madison Square Gar
den poultry show in New York city
last week. On Silver Duckwing game
bantams he won first and second cock
erel, first and second pullet, second
hen and fifth cock He also took
blue ribbon with wheaton pullet
which he exhibited
Oasis encampment, !. o. o. r.,
chose the following officers at Its an
nual meeting last week Thursday
evening: Chief patriarch, W. }. Cam;
high priest. II. J. joy; senior warden,
George Metcalf; scribe, II. S. Goode'
nough; treasurer, c. G. Staples; JUNIOR
warden. l.. H. Slater. At special
meeting of the encampment this even
ing the Golden Rule and Royal Purple
degrees will be conferred.
John Fredette was arrested at TIL
mans stable Tuesday morning by
Chief of Police J. II. Evans in state
of intoxication. He was arraigned IN
the municipal court Wednesday morn
ing and pleaded guilty to the charge
of intoxication. He was fined $l5 and
costs amounting to $3.50. This was
the second offense against Fredette.
The fine imposed is fixed by statute
for those who come up second time
on this charge.
Albert B. Warner, "a, brother OF
George E. Warner of this town, died
suddenly at his home in Bernardston,
Mass. Monday. He had been Ill for
some weeks with pleurisy and 1t was
found necessary to operate. Whlle ne
was being prepared for the operation
death took place. Mr.. warner was
horn on the farm which he had MADE
his home all his life. He was one OF
the prominent men of Bernardstonl,
having been active in the social, bust
ness and religious life of the town.
He was trustee of Cushman library
member of the Unitarian church
and formerly held the Office of select
man. Besides a wife and two children
Mr. Warner is survived by his brother
and two sisters, Mrs. DeForest Shat,
tuck of Hatfield and Mrs. Edwin Bell
Of Franklin, VT. Funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon at
clock.
The annual meeting of the Estey
ORGAN Benefit association will be held
this afternoon at l clock when OH
GERS will be chosen and the annual re-
ports heard. The past year has peeh
the largest business year IN the MS
tory of the association. The member
ship has been larger, more accidents
have occurred and more Dement'S PAD
The amount of benefits paid was
1884. so for GA accidents OF this
amount $l13.50 was for SO accidents
where the benefciaries were disabled
less than week, $57l for % accidents
of a more serious nature. The treas
nrer's report shows a balance OF
$l26.53. The largest single claim palo
was $50. On account of the large
number of minor accidents for which
benefits were paid it is possible that
the members of the association may
decide to pay no benefits for less thal
three days disability.
christmas exercises were enjoyed
bv the Congregational Sunday schoo
last night in the chapel Of the church
Christmas carols were sung, after
which Santa Claus appeared. He was
drawn in by six little girls. In dla
logue with fairy he showed that he
did not know what to do in the way
of finding Christmas gifts, The fairy
for a time, so the dialogue went, was
NOT able to tell him until by a happy
tboupht she waved her wand over the
chimney and turned the bricks int int
boxes of candy These were dlstrlbu
ted by Santa Claus to all the children
present. Near the scene of the hre
place was large Christmas tree deco
rated for the occasion. Another tree
bearing Christmas gifts to the Arrigh
Sunday school in New York was dis
PLAYED. These gifts will be sent to
morrow. Dennison Cowles spoke 6
Christmas poem with much credit tc
himself A photograph concert com
pleted the evenings entertainment.
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