The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

-Pocahontas council will give their
J last dance of the season Saturday night.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
The Mission Circle of the Uniyer'
salist church will meet in the vestry
Thursday afternoon, May Is, at j
10 clock.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the committee of the Brattleboro Mu
ual Aid association will be held Mon
day afternoon at $3.50 ut the house OF
Mrs. George W. Tyler,
Two civil engineers arrived IN
Brattleboro yesterday and this morning
went to the site of the dam to complete
the preliminary survey, Practically
all of this work is finished, Watson ).
French is acting as rod man for the
engineers.
w. +. Walker, II. w. Sargent and
II. w. Spaulding have been appointed
the committee to have charge of the
Pomona grange field day which will be
held here sometime in August at the
Valley Fair grounds. 1t is expected
that the national master will be present
at the field day.
The annual meeting of the Brattle'
boro division, Woman's alliance, was
held at the home of Rev. L. Q. S. Os-
good last evening and the following
officers elected: President, Mrs. Mary
Warder; vice president, Mrs. John Bar
rows; secretary, Mrs. H. Q, S, Osgoodi
treasurer, Mrs. Harry G. Freeman.
A umberman whose name could
not be learned was relieved of his win
ter g wages in town here Tuesday night
bv fellow craftsman. The thief pro
fessed to have no money and the man
from whom the money was stolen con
sented to allow the other man to re
main with him all night. In the morn
ing the other man and the money were
missing and neither the man nor the
money has been seen or heard Of since
-Haskins & Schwenk are nearly
ready to present their case in behalf OF
the Brattlcboro society of scamstresses,
needle women and shop girls before the
: trustees of the Thompson fund, and 1t
is probable that date for a hearing
will be determined upon within the
next few days. The counsel for the
benefciaries say that they have an eX-
tremely large number of afiidavits and
. expect to have a very strong case when
= it is completed.
A meeting of the W. c. 4. Z. was
held Tuesday at the unions rooms IN
the Emerson block and after the reports
of the officers for the past year had
, been given these officers for the ensu'
i inc wear were chosen: President, Mrs
Henry Tucker; vice presidents, Mrs
a, Harriet Tucker and Mrs. A. j. Currier;
] recording secretary, Mrs. John l.. New
T. man: corresponding secretary, Miss Ad
die Fav: treasurer, Mrs. II. NJ. Whit
tier; auditor, Mrs Frank Perry.
1 AT the annual meeting of the La
n dies Enterprise society last Tuesday
the following officers were elected;
: President Mrs. Lucia Foster; first wee
!, president. Mrs. F. p. Hopkinson; sec
. ond vice president, Mrs. II. II. Winches
r ter: secretary. Mrs. C. F. Sargent; treas
4 prcr Mrs. 4. |. Williams; first trustee
r Mrs. +. p. Hopkinson; second trustee
Mrs. C. II. Davis; third trustee, Mrs
Charles Evans: finance committee, Mrs
= c. H. Evans, Mrs. C, f. Downer, Mrs
= H. II. Burnett: sick committee, Mrs. [
:, f. Downer and Mrs. c. II. Evans.
J. The meeting of Windham County
n Pomona grange which was held here
5 with Protective grange Wednesday wa
0 a largely attended and enthusiastic
/. gathering. At the morning session the
c reports of the subordinate grange
t were given and then dinner was served
T. on the picnic plan. At the opening o.
II the afternoon session an address o
d welcome was given by Master II. w
e Spaulding to which Walter F. Wake
o of Dummcrston. master of the Pomon;
k grange. responded. Remarks were mad
Is nv State Master Pierce and others
Is The remainder Of the meeting was takc'
up by comforting the fifth degree upoi
e class of 10 candidates.
II AT the time Of the appointment o
: Judge James L. Martin of BrattIcbor
IS as United States judge for the distric
n of Vermont there were several case
T. pending for trial upon which Mr.. MAJ
N tins appointment to the bench dc
: barred him from sitting because he ha
- prosecuted the respondents in them a
1t United States district attorney. 1t wa
u planned to have Judge Holt of Ne'
j. York state (Which is in the circuit
lie which includes Connecticut, New Aorf
S and Vermont), come to Vermont an
re try these cases early in the May teri
& of the federal court which convenes
n Windsor. Owing to important engage
nc meuts the New York judge will not b
n able to visit Vermont during the frs
part of the May term. 1t is eXpecte
a that he will, however, try the ease
as sometime during the summer
: Stake races, which were introduce
~ for the first time at the Valley faI
Il. last wear. have been made up for I'll
~ coming fair September a, % and
a by the international circuit of We
y, mont and eastern Canada. There WI
~ be one race each day, and while a
70 rangements have not been fully con
- pleted it is probable that the FL tire
- will take place the first day, the "a
= pace the second day and the zig pa(
H. the third day. \ purse of $500 is o
w. fered for each race Entries close wit
" w o. T. Benson secretary, June |. III
49, races will be governed by the Nations
u, trotting association rules. The Vale
., fair association has engaged {. t. PlR