The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-11
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Dennis Rebekah lodge has post
poned its annual installation of oihcers'
The date will be announced later.
The Brattleboro aerie Of Eagles in
stalled its officers Tuesday evening,
worked one candidate and receiving
seven applications
Inc annual meeting of the Congre-
pational Sunday school will take place
Sunday when reports will be heard and
officers elected for the ensuing year,
Prank G. o'Neil of White River
Junction, deputy high chief ranger for
the state of Vermont, was present at
the installation of the officers of the
Catholic Order of Foresters Tuesday
night and acted as installation officer.
The regular meeting of Court Wan
tastiauet No. 1853, Independent Order
of Foresters was held Monday even
ing in G. A. II. hall at which time
twelve candidates were initiated. > w.
Armstrong, II. c. r., and W. +. tlana'
gan, d. II. c. r., were in Attendance
The public library has recently
added to its collection several excel
lent books of reference among whlch
are Baiey's Cyclopedia of American
HORTICULTURE. Garnett and Goss lllu-
strated History of American Literature
and Burton Holmes Lectures on Mod
ern History
The annual roll call of the W. G..
L. U. will be held next Wednesday even
ing TO which only members and honor.
orv members are invited. Supper VIII
he served at Z clock. Members are
requested to bring contributions for the
table and to be ready to respond when
their names are called by the secre-
tary.
Ruth Hunt, daughter of Arad Hunt,
broke both bones of her right leg Just
above the ankle by slipping on the Ice
near her father S farm on the Vernon
road Sunday afternoon. The girl at
tended school at the High school build
ing and was member of the nlnth
grade. Her schoolmates collected mon,
CIV Monday and sent her q bunch OF
flowers.
1t was stated in the Reformer last
week that Judge Wheeler's will dis
posed OF property to the value of some
where near $l25;000 John Il. knowl-
ton of Lowell, Mass, who is executor
of the estate, SAYS that this statement
is erroneous since the estate has not
vet been appraised and there is no
method of determining its value until
that is done
Albert r. Rice and Mrs. Nellie
Boyce have bought the stock OF the
bankrupt firm of Danyew and Boyee.
Mr. Rice has been employed for the
mast several years in the Estey Organ
companv and Mrs. Boyce IS the wife OF
William Boyee one of the former part
ners. Mr.. Rice has taken active man
agement of the business and is assist
ed by Mr.. Boyce.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Peoples National bank
was held Tuesday when the following
directors were elected: o. l.. sherman,
s. A. Smith. George E. Greene, W. h.
Bracket. II. P. Wellman, J. G. Estey
and c. X. Crosby. The directors organ
lied by choosing the following officers;
President, 0. L. Sherman; vice presl-
dent. J. Gray Estey; cashier, w. H.
ney: teller, F, c. Adams
A dinner was given in the Brooks
House Monday evening to l6 of the d.
rectors of the Memorial hospital and
to the visiting and consulting physl.
clans by G. l.. Durham, president OF
the Memorial hospital association Inc
tables were prettily trimmed with flow
ers and an excellent l0-course dinner
was served. The post prandial exer,
cisies at which Mr.. Durham presided
consisted of a discussion of the needs
of the hospital and district nursing.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Vermont national bank
took place Tuesday when the following
directors were chosen: DR.. ii. ID. Holton,
DIR. w. H. Rockwell, George G. Averili,
DR.. S. Il. Lawton, Charles S. Clark, John
T. Moore and p. F. Amidon. The direc-
tors organized by electing officers as
follows: President, George G. Averlli;
vice president, William II. Rockwell;
cashier Charles W. Richardson; teller,
Charles G. Staples; book-keeper, Rob
ert c. Clark.
Wednesday was the 55th ami
versary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs
Hiram F. Stevenson but the occasion
was not observed in any special way.
Mr.. Stevenson is so years old and has
been shoemaker for SO years. He has
lived. in Brattleboro since lS4S. Mrs.
Stevenson 3 maiden name was Mary
Edwards Howe and she is a native OF
Brattleboro. She is lineal descendant
of Jemima Howe of Vernon, who was
taken captive by the Indians and twice
made widow by them.
The annual meeting Of the corpor-
ators of the Vermont Savings bank was
held Wednesday, when the following of
ficers were chosen for the ensuing year;
President, Frederick Holbrook; vice
president, William s. Newton; treasur-
err, Charles II. Pratt; assistant treasur-
er, Adm II. Pettee; trustees, Frederick
Holbrook, D. D. Dickinson, Francis
Goodhue, D. S. Pratt, George E. Greene,
William s. Newton, Charles II. Pratt
Frank L. Hunt and J. Gray; board OF
investment, Frederick Holbrook, Fran
els Goodhue, Charles H. Pratt and Frank
L. Hunt. The usual corporation din
ner was served in the Brooks House
at 2:45 O'Clock.
"A hearing was held before Judge
E. L. Waterman in the probate office
Monday afternoon on the motion to
dissolve the injunction against Julia F.
Hogan, c. H. Hogan and the Deerfeld
River company which had been granted
to the Jamaica Lumber company. 1t
seems that the injunction was to pre-
vent the defendants from moving GER
tain lumber the plaintiffs claimed
the defendants had sold to the
plaintiffs. The motion was for the de-