The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-12

! hlng another supper IN the near future
Rev. L. NJ. Kcneston has rosigne,
as member of the board of town
/ school directors,
Tho tickets for William schuster I
song recital 80 ON sale Tuesday morn
ing, April 10, at the box Office nj
O clock.
William l.. Warren has bargained
for the Charles I, Wheeler farm on
the Putney road about three miles
north of this village,
Lyman, the penny picture man, has
set up studio in the Stobbins block
in llinsdalc, n. H., and will leave this
town the early part of next week.
The annual meeting Of Bingham
chapter, O. Il. s., will be held next
Tuesday evening, Supper will be
served at o clock, All are requested
to contribute without solicitation,
According TO a statement of John
Nosbitt, one Of the biggest producers
of the best maple sugar in this section,
the season thus far has been up to the
Leverage and with the new lease of life
given by the recent cold snap and
snow the season will be the best for
many years.
The Pagoda owned by Frank Col
burn in Westminster was entered by
burglars sometime early in this week
and large amount of plumber carried
away. The house contained a large
amount of silver and other things and
it is not yet known just how much was
taken.
Leo council, Knights of Columbus,
held the last of its series of ladies
nights last evening in Grange hall.
The affair was the most successful of
any held this winter and was greatly
enjoyed by all. There were cards for
those who did not care TO dance and
refreshments for all.
The Twin State Gas and Electric
company has moved all its Office prop
erty into its new quarters in the Amer
| lean building New desks and a new
safe have been added to the equip
ment and the company is the possessor
of one of the best and most attractive
Office suites in the town.
The w. c. T. U. will hold an enter
tainment in Grange hall Wednesday
evening, April H., beginning promptly
at 7.30. The entertainment will con
sist of a midget coaching parade, flag
drill by 10 children, rainbow dance by
high school girls, solos by prominent
musicians of the town, recitations and
songs by the children, and other mum.
bers.
Horton D. Walker Of Brattleboro
has received the contract for wiring
the Adnabrown hotel in Springfield,
VT, for a complete telephone system
and for the electric lighting system in
the addition of 10 rooms which is to be
built. Each room in the remodelled
hotel will be equipped with telephone
service and any guest may have long
distance service in his room if desired.
The women of the Congregational
church are making preparations for
their annual fair to be held May 2 in
Festival hall and which will take the
form of May breakfast served from
l1.30 until 2 clock and strawberry !
supper from 6 to s. An attractive |
menu and dainty decorations are be |
ing arranged-with booths for the sale |
of aprons, fancy work, candy and lem. |
onade, and a novel grab" for the
children. There will be an entertain
ment in the evening.
Ceres, Pomona and Flora gave
very interesting literary program Wed.
nesday evening at the meeting of Pro
tective grange. 1t included piano solos
by Miss Gertrude Barker, readings by
Mrs. L. NJ. Buck and Miss Zetta Weld,
a piano duet by Misses Eloine Frank
lin and Helen Thurber, song by Err
nest NJ. Goodenough and tableau, a
Farm Scene in Spring, by A. w. Roel,
Philip Franklin and Carl S. Hopkins
Mr. Roel gave an interesting talk on
Preparing Soil and Planting the Seed,
which was followed by discussion by
o. T. Ware, C. S. Hopkins and G. W.
Pierce.
AT the annual convention of Fort
Drummer chapter, No. u, Royal Arch
Masons, held in Masonic hall last even
ing the following officers were elect
ed: E. High Priest, A. E, Hobart;
king, w. II. Heywood scribe, 7. \.
treasurer, Fred W. Putnam;
secretary, F. E. Barber; c. of H., C. B.
Crowell; P. S., H. S. Goodenough; r.
A. c., Charles E. Gratfam; NJ. Sd ",
Webster C. Mitchell NJ. I'd ", Ferris
R. Vaughan; M. LIST ", Louis Dom
pier; chaplain, Kittredge Haskins;
steward, Harry Rowe; steward, Collins ,
L. Piper; tyler, J. Albert Taylor; trus-
zee, J. Albert Taylor; corporator for |
;hree years, H. F. C. Toedt !
Comparatively little talk is being |
leard about village affairs although S
he time for filing nominations for vii a
age officers is but a short distance off. T
Three of the present board of bailiffs, 0
!. f. Gilman. II. r. Brown and W. 5. i
;tearns are, it is understood, willing to f
erve again and it is doubtful that ?
nyone will contest their election. For a
he fourth and fifth members of the s
'oard nearly everybody seems to hope t
hat men who have had no active con- +
lection with the recent water contro-
ersy will be chosen. Among those q
Mentioned as being well qualified to T,
old the position are W. H. Vinton, p
hartman of the board of selectmen, |,
nd NJ. J. Moran. Both have had wide h
Experience in municipal affairs and n
7ould make excellent bailiffs if they N
ould be persuaded to accept. a
The past few days with all feed il
ng places covered with snow have been o,
ard ones for the migratory birds n
,hich have been here but few weeks. ri
fany kind hearted people have placed IL
oxes of food in reach of the birds and IL
he latter have been willing to eat W
'henever opportunity offered. The IL
redicament of the birds so touched al
ne heart of one young woman that al st
lough she had but an hour in which to
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