The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Several of the girls from the over
all factory went ON a sleigh'ride to
Green River Saturday evening,
A party of about 30 couples at
tended the Swedish dance at the home
of Sven johnson in "Slab Hollow
last Friday evening.
Mary Connor, the eight months
old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
.O'Connor, died Monday night of spinal
menengitis. The body was buried in
the Catholic cemetery Tuesday after
noon.
-Iarland T. Miller was taken i'll
with n severe sore throat Sunday after
noon and the ailment was diagnosed
Monday morning as diphtheria. Health
Officer Henry Tucker has quarantined
the house.
-Delmas Trout of Tufts college will
preach in the Universalist church Sun.
dav. Rev. Mr. Trout has been heard
here before and made such n favorable
impression that he will be heard for
the second time.
The meeting of the woman S auxil,
iarv of the Y. NJ. c. 4. will be held
Tuesday. March ), at the association
rooms at 8 o clock. Mrs. G. B. Hunter
will give a reading and there will be
vocal and instrumental music.
F. D. f. Stowe shipped last week n
consignment of 81 game bantams to
D. G. Witmyer of Lititz, Pa. Mr.. Wit
mver is an extensive breeder of choice
fowls and has frequently been sup
plied from Mr.. Stowe S stock.
AT meeting of Fort Dummer
Colony, Pilgrim Fathers, held Tuesday
evening it was voted to close contract
with the Walsh Crystal Glass-Blowers
company to give an entertainment here
one evening during the week of Aprll
|. under the auspices of the colony
Elmer f. Willard of Sanford, Me,
is in town as a business representative
of the Twin State Gas 4 Electric com
many. He will make n house-to' house
canvass taking a census of all the gas
and electric users in order that the
company may know exactly how many
gas burners and electric lights are used
in the town.
The Central Vermont train due
here from South Londonderry at 9.5U
was a trife over an hour late Monday
morning. Heavy drifts were encoun'
tered all the way down. The engine
became stalled in a larger drift than
usual at Williamsville. The ere"
cleared the track with shovels and then
tbe train proceeded The mixed tram
dne here at 4 o'clock was also late and
came in with two engines attached 10
three cars.
Mrs. William p. Fitch gave a pleas
ant party at Linden Lodge friday
evening to announce the engagement
of her niece, Miss Edna II. Lawton' to
Hal L. March The table decorations
consisted of smilax and violets. From
the central chandelier was suspended
large basket of smilax from when
HING purple ribbons with punches OF
v;oIets at each plate. Those present
wore Miss Ellen Hunt, Miss Edna
Crosby. Miss Margaret Martin, Miss
Edna II. Lawton, r. L. Greene, Harry
Bingham of Springfield, Mass, Andre"
March of Sheiburne Falls, Mass, Muir
raw Tucker and H. l.. March
B. C. Whitney's musical comedy
with new and up-to-date ideas, the Isle
of Spice, will be presented IN t9e aI
ditorium Wednesday evening, MarcL
10. with complete and etilcient cast
now scenery. new costumes, ana tht
electrical and mechanical effects tha'
we're used in the five months run al
the Majestic theatre, New hork clty
which has but recently been brought ~
highly successful close Inc oooH
and lyrics are by Allen Lowe anu
George E. Stoddard, and Paul Schlnu'
Ter and Ben NJ Jerome wrote the mu,
sic The company includes such wei
known and popular artists as Leslle
Taigh Blanche Holt Helen Chombaier
Reniab Hamilton, Marguerite DE san
r. Viola Macy, Rosita Lawrence, Jonn
Wvlie w. J. McGraw, Jack Leslle
Rcrt Wainwright, Charles DEACON, Har'
~ Griffith, F. w. Kraft, and chorus
of dasbing and winsome girls.
--Class 16 of the Congregational
Sunday school. containing some OF the
cider women of the school, met at the
home of their teacher, Rev. Henry A.
Goodhue. - Highland street, TUESDAY
evening. The meeting was IN tne ma "a
ture Of a surprise. The members ~, Oh
the class present were Mrs: 3 3; Ell,
erson. Mrs. G. H. Clapp, Mrs. EdwaTo
clark. Mrs. H. E. Bond, Mrs. A; D.
Couch Mrs. T. D. Tucker, Miss Mary
+ Donnell, Miss Sarah Il. GTlswo II
and Mrs. Goodhue. Rev. and MRS. L.
R, Miles, Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. f. Joraa1
and S. B. Emerson came as lhvlVeu !,
guests. The evening was spent III
ggieasant social manner, light refresh.
ments being brought and served by tne
women. The class showed their esteem
of their teacher by a Testimonial III
tbo shane of a golden eagle and also
handsome azalea for his wife whlch
ooma from Allen s greenhouse
IDENTITY Sheriff Myron P. Davis
served papers Tuesday upon w. M VI.
Clement who for the past few years
has heen an inmate of the Retreat, TO
onnear in Buxton. Me-, and show cause
whv he should not be committed to the
asvlum in that town on the grounds Oh
INSANITY. Several years ago Mr.: Clem-
emf was a stone-cutter and STUDIED loI
the ministry He was ordained ahu
held two different parishes. Inc
strain of the work told upon him and
he became a victim of melancholia' lie
was committed to the Brattleboro he
treat and was able to pay the expenses
of his keeping for time. NOW the
nropertv which he owned has been eX-
hausted and he has been supported at
the expense of the town of Buxton.
The seiectmen of that town believe
that Mr.. Clement can be cared Tor
4lo, lora opH hn was