The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
BruttIebOrO Local

The high school basketball team
will leave this afternoon for Spring
field, VT, to play the high school team
of that town.
The bailiffs held their regular
monthly meeting last Friday evening
when a large number of sewer asses
ments were levied. No business OF
Importance was transacted.
The meeting of Company ] which
was to have been held Wednesday even
ing was again postponed on account
of the necessary absence of Captain h.
". Gibson and Lieutenant G. II. Davis.
Newton Beers impersonator, will
appear in Odd Fellows hall Friday even,
ing, Jan. %, under the auspices OF
Wantastiauet lodge No. 5. /. o. o. Il.
The entertainment will be public, an
admission being charged, and will be-
gin at o'clock.
An interesting lecture on Jerusalem
was given at the Y. NJ C. A. rooms
Wednesday evening by Rev. 4. I.
Mathison The lecture was illustrated
by stereopticon views of the Holy Land
and was the first of the series of four.
1t attracted good sized crowd of the
senior members.
The Sunshine circle of the Episco-
pal church held social at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Thompson on West
ern avenue Tuesday evening. The time
was pleasantly spent in games, and songs
by Mrs. r. c.. Bacon, Alfred Thompson,
Misses Katherine and Margaret Martin
and Miss Ethel Randall helped to make
the evening pass pleasantly.
The Young Peoples Union of the
Baptist church held its annual meeting
in the chapel Tuesday evening. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
William B. Smith; vice president, Miss
Marguerite Tucker; secretary, Miss
Esther Crowell; treasurer, Halsey Bard
well. The classes in French, German,
book keeping, stenography, drawing and
sewing which have been a feature of
the work of the Union for the past
year will be continued as usual.
Three members of the Athletics
went to Bellows Falls Tuesday night
to assist the Bellows Falls Athletic
club in defeating a team of Dartmouth
collegians called the Hanover Athletics.
The three men were, Riley, Boutwell,
and Davey. Their efforts were crown
ed with success and the collegians were
defeated by the score of Ga to IA. The
Bellows Falls Times in recording the
game speaks highly of the work of
Boutwell, and Davey in shooting and
Riley in floor work. Davey shot 13 bas-
kets, Boutwell, 6 and Riley one
If novelty of theme, originality in
stage managership, cleverness of com
edy,. ability of principals, comeliness
of chorus, together with whistleable
musical numbers, are conducive to sue
cess then The Earl and the Girl should
be voted the success of the season. 1t
appears in the auditorium next week
Friday evening and the production
here will be identical with that which
had run of over 200 nights at the
Casino theatre, New York city, where
Eddie Foy, the comedian, in the role
of Jim Cheese, made the hit of his
long and meritorious career. Aside
from Mr.. Foy, there are number of
other clever artists including Harry B.
Lester, Clara Inge, Zelma Rawlston,
Isabelle Diamond and S5 Others.
The Mummy and The Humming
Bird made its third appearance in
Brattleboro in the auditorium last even
ing. The company was headed by
William A. Whitcar who made such a