The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-05


The Modern Woodmcn of America
will hold a special meeting Monday
evening at s o clock. All members are
requested to be present
The directors of the Brattleboro
Creamery association will receive bids
for gathering cream Wednesday after
noon at o clock at the creamery; NJ
clock the buttermilk will be sold at
auction.
"A meeting of the road commission,
ers of Windham county will be held
in Brattleboro Friday, April IL, in Fes'
tival hail at 1890 n. m, There will be
an afternoon session. Anyone inter
ested in good roads will be cordially
welcomed.
Ernest S. Hall broke ground Wed
nesday for his new house on Western
avenue opposite the Slack place
Charles W. Durham and John r, Ry'
der, who have bought lots farther up
the avenue on the same side, expect TO
have work begun on their new houses
within few weeks.
The local post Office has put in a
requisition for a supply of stamps com
memorative of the founding of James.
town in 1907. These stamps are issued
in three denominations, one cent, two
cent and five cent, and will be sold
during the term of the jamestown eN'
position from April 26 until Nov. 30
Peter +. Filon lost control of his
horse while driving into the yard OF
the Brattleboro Cabinet company last
Saturday morning Mr.. Filion's IA
Their, who was riding with him, was
thrown out and severely bruised, and
has been unable to work since. Peter
was uniniured. The horse was stopped
soon after he bolted but the wagon
was badly smashed.
The junior class of the high school
will hold a rummage sale next Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday on Elliot
street. in the rooms formerly occupied
by the Chinese laundry. All contribu.
tions will be gratefully received and
if names will be given to any member
of the class teams will call for the ar.
ticles. The proceeds will go toward the
Washington fund for the trip that the
class expects TO take next year.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Methodist church held its annual
business meeting March q. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
Mrs. c. D. Smith; first vice president,
Mrs. Mabel Moore; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Edwards; secretary, Mrs,
Eliza Adams; treasurer, Mrs. a, f. At
wood. directors, Mrs. Julia Rawson,
Mrs. Georgia Haskell, Mrs. Emma 6.
White, Mrs. Louise Thomas; lookout
committee, Mrs. f. A. Clark, Mrs.
Clara Boorn. Mrs. !. L. Moore, Mrs S.
NJ. Yeaw; flower committee, Mrs. W.
d. Perry.
A small but jolly crowd gathered
at Festival hall Monday evening to at
tend the first ball given by the Brat,
tleboro Aerie of Eagles. The hall was
decorated with purple and white crepe
paper extending in long streamers from
the central chandelier to the corners
and ends and sides of the hall. Flags
of the United States and England were
used in decoration also and line OF
Easter lilies screened the stage on
which Leitsinger's orchestra of seven
pieces furnished music. A delightful
concert was given by the orchestra
from S to 8 and dancing followed un'
til midnight Aeries in Greenfield,
Northampton and North Adams, Mass,
and Keene and Claremont, n. H., were
represented.
One who was present at Mrs. H.
f. Bascom s millinery opening Friday
and Saturday of last week might have
been easily deceived into thinking she
had emerged from raw, windy March
into bright, sunny June or September.
Roses, presumably just picked from
the bushes. fruit ready to eat and
grasses in full maturity were the back
ground for the dainty hats and the
charming hostesses who served the
company to Russian tea and waters
The color effects were purple and
white. Festoons of these colors meet.
ing in the center of the rooms draped
the ceilings, and a large supply of
fresh English violets perfumed the re
ception room. As one entered, spring
was exemplifed by picture hats trim
med with violets and by babies bon
nets in white. To the left was large
assortment of half mourning hats, to
the right the beautiful Partisan models
which Miss Southland knows so wei
how to copy.
A meeting of the stockholders OF
the Brattleboro Creamery association
was held Monday. The business of the
meeting was to elect officers and direc
tors and the directors chosen are as
follows: f. H. Miller, H. L. Sylves
ter. L. J. Huntley, c. f. Snow and F.
P. Gleason. C. L. Stickney was elect
ed secretary and treasurer and II. T,
Matthews and John E. Gale were elect
ed auditors. A meeting of the direc.
tors was held after the stockholders
meeting and E. H. Miller was elected
president. The annual report of the
association up to March l, 1907, is as
follows: Pounds of cream, 675,4l3;
hounds of butter, 156,S19; pounds OF
butterfat, 134,726; price per pound OF
butterfat, 1886 cents; price per pound
of butter. 2345 cents; expense for
wear, $6039.91; paid patrons, $36, 54o.!9
The report also states that the price
ner pound of butterfat increased LIZ
cents during the year and that the
cost of making butter last year was 80
cents against 3.64 for the year pre-
vious.
Henry R. Brown, the liveryman
was thrown down and tEampled upon
while attempting to stop a runaway
horse last Saturday and the wonder is
that he escaped with comparatively
slight injuries. Harold Schaffner was
riding a horse from the lower barn on
Flat Street to the main barn when the
animal took the bits in its teeth and
began to run. The boy chung to ms