The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

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Mrs. George Danyew has bought a
half ownership in the City Lunch
room formerly owned by w. Il. Whit
new, and her husband, George Dan
view, will look after her interests.
Special attention is called to the
rugs which will be for sale al the Mid
winter Carnival The women of the
Universalist society have prepared the
material and the rugs have been woven
by the Deerfcld Arts and Crafts so
siety.
The meeting of the Congregational
church Sunday school which was TO
have been held Sunday was postponed
because of the small attendance on ae-
count of the snow. The meeting VIII
he held next Sunday and officers for
the ensuing year will be elected.
Grace f.. Landry of Worcester,
Mass. sister of Erie Landry of this
town, has composed a march and two
step called Little Mischief which is
making quite hit with bands and or
ehestras. The piece is written for the
piano and is on sale at the music store
of Leitsinger * Dugan.
Green's drug store was kept open
later than the usual hour Saturday
night. When Wilfred +. Root was
ready to leave the store the lock re-
fused to work and the door could not
be secured. Mr.. Root Immediately got
busy on the telephone and soon Carol
Wood, local locksmith, was on the
scene. The lock was soon fixed and
the store closed just after midnight.
Main street in the vicinity OF
Bank corner presented a gruesome ap-
pearance Monday afternoon on ae-
count of dog fight which occurred
there between two CANNES of the bull
dog breed. Both dogs bleeding freely
when their owners finally pried them
apart and blood was spilled along the
walk in all directions. The outcome of
the encounter was doubtful.
Plans for large annex to the New
Orleans Y. NJ. C. A. building, which
will give the association one of the best
gymnasiums in the south, are being
completed by Crosby & Henkel, both
Brattleboro boys The plans will be
submitted to the approval of the asso-
citation within a short time and a cam
paign to secure the money necessary
to carry out the idea will be started
1t is proposed to spend $4,000 or $780,
600 on the improvements.
The meeting of the Brattleboro
ministerial union was held at the I.
NJ. C. A. rooms Monday at 10 o clock.
Rev. f. 7. Mathison presided in the
absence of Rev. +. l.. Leavitt of Bel
lows Falls who was unable to be pre-
sent. A paper on the conduct of we'd
dings and funerals was given by Rev.
H. A. Goodhue. Rev. H. DIN Sher-
burne of Bellows Falls discussed pub
lie and private prayer. A book review
of the Roman society from Nero to
Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill was
given by Rev. d. NJ. Wilson of North
field, Mass.
Preparations are being made for
the second annual concert and masquer-
ade ball to be given in Festival hall
Monday evening, January 2S Lett
singer orchestra will have IL men, a
larger number than last year. Frank
r. Hill, one of Boston s leading 'cellists
and j. w. Parsons, flute and piccolo solo
list of Colt IS Armory band of Hartford,
Conn, will render solos during the con-
cert. There was a packed house at
the uall last year as orchestras of TINS
size are seldom heard in Brattleboro.
Front row gallery tickets will go on
sale Friday morning at Thomas s phar-
macy.
Ladies night at the Vermont
Wheel club Friday evening was an en-
ioyable social function. Grange hall
was prettily decorated with greeneiy,
ropes of ivy being suspended from the
corners and fastened at the central
chandelier. The front of the stage was
bank of evergreen in which were the
lighted letters V. w. c. in red, blue and
green incandescent bulbs. The light
ing scheme was arranged by Horton D..
Walker and was in the three mention
ed colors Dancing was enjoyed from
9 until ! clock Leitsinger' s orchestra
of five pieces furnished music and re-
freshments of ice cream and cake were
served by Miller.
What will undoubtedly prove one
son will be Messrs. Shubert's elaborate
production of the English musical com
edy success, The Earl and the Girl,
with Eddie Foy in the leading comedy
role, which comes to the auditorium
Friday evening, Jan. 25. Mr.. Foy is
too well known to theatre goers as an
inimitable and an irresistible comedian
to require more than passing mention,
further than to state that local theatre
goers welcome this opportunity to see
Broadway's favorite comedian. The
company numbers nearly 100 players,
including a chorus of the most beautiful
and handsomely gowned show girls ever
assembled in musical comedy produc-
ton.
Albert Blanchard Rano, 81, died
at the home of his son, William Rano,
at Chestnut street Sunday night af-
ter having been sufferer for several
year with heart disease. Mr.. Rano
was born in Ottawa, Canada, Feb. 26,
1925. While still young man he
moved to this country and spent the
greater part of his life as farmer
in various parts of Vermont. He mar
ried Miss Julia A. Trowhridge at Graf
ton in 1861. They had three sons who
are all residents of Brattleboro. They
are Albert j., William and Frederick
Rano. Mrs. Rano died seven years ago
in Chester and Immediately after that
Mr.. Rano moved to this town to live
with his children. The funeral was
held at 2 'clock Tuesday afternoon
in the undertaking rooms of Bond and
Son, Rev. g. B. Lawson officiating.
The body was placed in the Morning