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

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lis, former local resident, Is expected
in Brattleboro soon with carload OF
horses,
The Ladies' Enterprise society
will meet with Mrs, c. i, Sargent nt
her home on Cherry street next We'd
nesday afternoon at I o clock.
The last Masonic social Of the
season was held in Masonic hall Wed
nosday evening with the largest at
tendance Of the season. There was
such n crush that dancing was dill
cult Many have enjoyed the sooinls
ms they have been held from time TO
time during the winter
james Davey will leave tomorrow
ia reioin his team in Bradford Pa, IN
the Interstate league. lie pitched
there last season successfully. Thomas
Guihecn left yesterday for Fail River
TO get the baseball team Of that city
into shape for the opening of the sea
son which is about three weeks away
-Walshs Crystalplex glass.blowers
have been entertaining audiences TINS
week in Grange hall not in proportion
TO the excellence Of the show. Owing
10 many other attractions crowds have
been small. Their entertainment con
sists in addition TO some excellent
glass blowing of many other things Of a
vaudeville nature.
The lecture which was to have
been given by DIR. G.. Il. Anderson be
fore the Baptist Young People I'M
ion last Tuesday evening was post
poncd and will be given next Monday
evening at 5 o'clock. The subject
will be Removing Obstacles from the
Eve, Ear. Nose and Throat and Poi
sons and Their Antidotes.
Miss Anne Lind, an employe of
the overall shop, was taken Ill the
early part of the week and her ease
has been diagnosed as typhoid fever
by the attending physician. How she
contracted the disease is a mystery.
She lives with her parents at ! Chest
nut street and it is said the house is
not properly supplied with water.
The executive committee Of the
Windham County Sunday School asso'
citation will meet at the Brattleboro \.
NJ. c. 4. rooms on Saturday afternoon
at go 0 clock. The general secretary
Of the state association, Rev. f. Nj.
Fuller of Darlington. will be present.
Important plans for the work of the
year are to be decided upon at this
meeting.
Leroy +. Adams has purchased an
old fashioned sideboard containing a
large amount of valuable china of Mrs.
Mason Wood. The sidcboard is of an
tiquo design built of solid mahogany.
Several pieces Of china were brought
over from Ireland many years ago and
among the pieces is set Of hand
painted teacups and saucers nearly
$50 years old.
The concert given by the Home
City and Cecilia quartets in the audi
forum Tuesday evening under the
auspices of the woman's auxiliary of
the Y. NJ. C. \. was enjoyed by a large
audience. The program was if any
thing too long but it contained many
good numbers. The auxiliary cleared
1850 from the entertainment l.. II.
Barber furnished a Merrill piano for
use of the aceompanist.
Under the terms of the will of
Mrs. Clarissa Blanchard Starr which
was probated Saturday the Universal
ist church and the Home for the Aged
will each receive $4,000. The last will
was made about one year ago. Mrs,
Starr made another will about seven
wears ago in which she left nothing TO
the Home for the Aged but later de.
cided to make a new will with the
beouest for the home. Congressman
Kittridge Haskins drew both the wills.
In some unknown way a fire start
ed in the third floor of the First Bap-
fist church about 1890 yesterday, and
il was necessary to send in a still
alarm for the chemical engine in order
to duell the blaze. The fire started
around the stoe in the kitchen and was
discovered by children playing in the
rear of the church. II, p. Wellman
was notified and he tried to put out
the fire with hand eXtinguisher but
was unsuccessful. The damage will
amount to about $50.
George D. Chamberlain of Spring
field, Mass, will give a lecture upon
Public Fairgrounds on Wednesday
evening, April 10, at o clock, in the
Center church chapel. As member OF
the city council of Springfield Mr.,
Chamberlain is able to discuss the sub
iect from the city's point of view, as
well as the boys, and will be able to
answer questions as to the expense OF
maintaining a playground. All men
and women interested in this subject
are urgently invited to attend the lee
ture, which takes the place of the April
mothers meeting.
BY urgent request William Schus-
ter has consented, before going to New
York to fill an operate engagement to
give a song recital in the auditorium:
The date selected is Wednesday, April
IN. The program will be varied one
and cover a wide range, consisting of
operatic selections, ballads, descriptive
songs, etc, with both piano and or
chestra accompaniment. This oppor-
tunitv to hear Mr.. Schuster will be
welcomed by every music lover IN our
town, especially as he is a Brattleboro
product and one of the trio who have
made for themselves name in the
musical world.
The annual business meeting of
the Baptist church was held in the
chapel Wednesday evening. Reports
of the officers were given and then the
following officers were elected: Clerk,
Fred s. Knight; collector, E. j. Eddy;
treasurer, A. L. Harris; auditor, II. F.
C. Todt; deacons for three years, Ser
vetus Wilcox and T. S. Phillips; trus-
tees. A. L. Harris, A. F., Boynton, II.
B. Chamberlain, j. Gray Estey and A.
L. Maynard. 1t was voted to change
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