The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24

improved by a set of granite steps.
The meeting Of the Grange SEWN
society has been postponed until tomol
row afternoon on account of the fac
that the hall is in use,
Mrs, l.. d. Greene and son Ray
mond Greene have bought the Jane
Estey house ON Green street aud hav
leased il to Hal March.
The avenue from the Brattlebor
Retreat TO Linden lodge has been niue
improved by the Retreat management
which has just set out % Carolina pop
lar trees.
The annual meeting and election
of officers of Sunshine society, brancl
No, |, will be held at the home of Mrs
l., X. Fuller, Pine Heights, Friday
May 81, at o'clock,
Mrs. Susie II. Reach of Whit,
River Junction, formerly of this town
was elected warden at the 22nd an
nual meeting of the state assembly Of
Rebekahs in Montpelier Friday.
The annual meeting of the Brattle
boro and Whitehall Railroad company
will be held in the Brooks House to
morrow forenoon. Stockholders will b,
transported free if they show the con
duetor their certificates of stock.
The annual drill and inspection OF
Company |, V. n. g., will be held in
Brattleboro Monday, June 3, Capt
Charles +. Burnham in company with
Adiutant General Gilmore will report
upon the condition of all property
books and records. Company Il of Bel-
lows Falls will be inspected June 4.
Fred Morton Hescock of this town
and Miss Daisy Lillian Hall of Dunn
merston were married at the Baptist
parsonage yesterday morning by Rev.
&. B. Lawson. They were unaccom-
panied and left Immediately after the
ceremony on short wedding trip, af-
ter which they will live in this town.
Arrangements are being made by
the Pomona oranges and the subordl-
nate oranges in southern Vermont and
towns in New Hampshire
for two big field days in August. The
first will be held on the Valley fair
ground in Brattlcboro Aug, %, and the
second in Rutland the following day.
In the forenoon there will be a pro-
gram of athletics, and in the afternoon
speeches will be made by National
Master Y. ]. Batchelder of Concord, ~.
H., State Superintendent of Education
Mason S. Stone of Montpelier, State
Master George W. Pierce of Brattlc-
boro and others.
-Rev. J. j. Griffin of Brookland, ID.
c.. has issued an attractive booklet set
ting forth the advantages of Camp
at Spotford lake, n. H.,
as a summer recreation place for boys.
The booklet is handsome illustrated
with numerous half tone views OF
Camp Namaschaug itself and other
points of interest about the lake and
contains much interesting matter about
the resort Father Griffin, who is con
nected with the Catholic University Of
America in Washington, has conducted
a camp for boys at the lake for several
seasons with much success, and the
booklet which he has issued this year
will do much toward spreading the
fame of Spofford lake as an ideal sum,
mering place. Camp Namaschaug VIII
open June 9.
Because of the disqualification Of
Judge +. l.. Waterman, who is presid-
ng at the present term Of the kut
and county court to sit in the case,
ieorge NJ. Powers of MOrrisville was
N Rutland Thursday to hear the case
If Charles p Harris of Rutland and
Susan Harris Waterman of Brattleboro
Is. W. A. Harris and Charles Bowles
If Springfield, Mass, famous will
.ase which has been in the courts
many wears. The suit is brought for
he distribution of the property under
he will of the late Joel B. Harris OF
Rutland There is about $4,000 in
yoIved and the will is so long and
technical that it has puzzled many
awvers. 0. NJ. Barber and +. }. Wa.
erman are counsel for the plaintiff and
Butler and Moloney and F. S. Plat for
he defendants.
Bingham chapter, o. f. 5, held
pecial meeting Tuesday afternoon to
initiate l3 candidates from Townshend
md two from this town. A new chap,
er will be organized in Townshend
oon. A special convocation of the
bapter was held Tuesday evening
when one candidate was initiated, one
eceived by utilization and five petitions
lccepted. There were "a members Of
he chapter who attended the convoca-
ion Of Naomi chapter of Hinsdale
Wednesday evening, They were re-
eived with cordial hospitality and
we're rovallv entertained. The occasion
vas the annual visitation of the grand I
Ulcers of New Hampshire and five
chapters accepted the in
.itation of Naomi chapter to be pres ,
mt at the meeting. The visitors all en-
owed the beautiful work and spent a
delightful time socially.
AT the largest meeting ever held
" Protective grange the third ana |
ourth degrees were conferred upon a
lass of II candidates Wednesday /
vening before a gathering of over $50
eople. Visitors were present from /
Tarlboro. Dummerston, Jamaica, Wal /
ole. CHESTERFIELD Hinsdale, Vernon .
nd Leverett, Mass. The comforting |
f the degrees was in charge of the .
peal degree team which did excellent .
york. Immediately after the cere-
lony the party adjourned to the din
no hall and partook of the harvest !
upper, bountiful as always are the
nppers served by the women of the
range. The post-prandial exercises
,ere conducted by Master Harry W.
paulding and were participated IN by
everal of the visitors as well as by To-
al grangers. Following the supper
here was an hour of dancing and the
arty broke up at midnight
Otis futile of West Brattleboro
-as arrested Sunday afternoon by Ros,
ell Frost, fish and game warden OF