The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25

made to the building,
Mrs. Lovinah knight Chandler
81, who died in Chicago Oct. 10, was
the widow Of Peyton X. Chandler and
formerly lived in putney and Bellows
Falls where she will be remembered
by many of the older residents.
Several new names were present
ed at the regular meeting of the New
England Order of Protection Wednes'
day evening, After the regular work
about 80 couples enjoyed dancing. The
lodge will confer degrees on a large
class at its next meeting, Nov. 10.
The first issue of the High School
Dial was issued yesterday from the
press Of the Vermont Printing com
pany. The publication is similar in
TORN TO its predecessors. Besides edi-
torials, school and alumni notes and
several short stories the number con.
tains a school directory which is OF
value for reference.
Following a precedent established
! by the officials of the Libraries in Rut,
land and Burlington the trustees OF
the Brattleboro free library have de-
cided to keep the reading room open
from until $50 o'clock every Sun
day afternoon. The bookshelves also
will be at the disposal Of those who
wish to visit the library but no books
will be exchanged or given out to be
taken from the building.
An entertainment conducted en-
1 t,ra1.y kxy tbn tnQfnTa Of "A
celebration given by the Vermont as
ISOLATION of Manchester, n. H., Fri
day evening. There was a supper,
for which the men did all the cooking
and serving, followed by a contest
to determine who could name and de-
scribe the boundaries of the largest
number of Vermont towns. Arthur w.
Childs, formerly of this town, was one
of the committee in charge OF the
event.
An informal and cordial invita-
ton has been extended to the friends
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson of
Vernon to attend their 50th wedding
anniversary on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at
their home. Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson
will receive and entertain their
friends from till 5 and from till
p. m. Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson are well
known here and many are intending to
improve the opportunity to greet them
and extend good wishes and congrat'
ulations.
The assignments of the judges OF
the state of Vermont from Dec. !,
1907, to Dec. /, 1908, show that Judge
Powers will preside over the session
of Windham county court which con-
venes April ii and Judge Miles over
the term which convenes Sept. 8.
The supreme court will hold general
terms in Montpelier Jan. II, May .
and Oct. 6, and special terms in st.
Johnsbury Feb. IL, Rutland Nov. 10
and Brattleboro Nov. II. John q.
Sargent has been made a member OF
the examining committee of the Yer
mont bar in place of Fred S. Platt.
An involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed in the United States
district court at New York Tuesday
against w. Butler, J. s. Johnston, Jr.,
and Arthur Fitzgerald, comprising the
stock brokerage firm OF Butler q
Johnston of AZ Wall street and So
State street, Boston. The petitioning
creditors, principally from Boston,
ask for the appointment of a receiver
| Preferential payments to New iork
and Boston houses are alleged. Inc
firm is a member of the Consolidated
stock exchange and is behind the To-
cal branch Of l. NJ. Taylor & com
panv which has been doing business
! in the American building under the
management of Harry Gray.
Admirers of fine vegetables who
noted with regret that A. W. Roel
gardener of the Brattleboro. Retreat
did not beat his big pumpkin record
at the last Valley fair will be cheer
ed by the news that Mr.. Roel cut from
its stalk Tuesday a specimen of the
poterian pumpkin that tipped the
scales at exactly 387 pounds. This is
the largest pumpkin that Mr.. Roe
has ever grown, being considerably
ahead of the recordbreaker of l9Ot
which tipped the scales at 322 =
hounds and was at least 80 pounds
bulkier than any of its predecessors
The late season was responsible ioi
Mr. Roel failure to have record
breaking pumpkin on exhibition al
the fair this year.
The mystery and the wonder and
the beauty of the college boy, the In
sight into the essentials OF his char
acter and his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are
some of the attractions OF the ne"
college play, At Yale, which jules
Murry is taking through the country
for its second season. 1t will be seer
here tomorrow night. 1t is play fol
boys-old and young-and for the
girls of the present and the past, foi
Nowhere has there ever been seen sc
great and so true picture OF NE al
f is and as it should be as in this col
Ieee story. The battle for the race II
no more the object of the play than Il
the battle that is waged in every
bows soul for the best and first places
in the world g race for good living
and high thinking. At Yale is grea
play.
Protective grange held a regular
meeting Wednesday evening. 1h'
question for discussion, Shall the Pm
eiples of Agriculture Be Taught il
Opr Public Schoolsi was opened by
philip e. Franklin followed by G. W
Pierce, c. s. Hopkins, Il. W; Sargent
R, u. Frost, Mrs. Fred P. Wall ant
Mrs P. s. Eames. There were piano
solos by Miss Florence Barker an!
Miss Eloine Franklin. A farce, a
Lord in Livery, was given by the dra
matte club, the parts being taken by
Miss Gertrude Barker, Mrs. Aet.'
Weld Winchester, Miss Clara Eames
Clarence Bruce, Ernest Goodenougn,
Fred Spaulding, Jr., and Frank w