The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-06

during Christmas week Santa
Claus will be in the store Of 4, J, Fem
ton 4 company, Further particulars
next week.
III. l.. Humphrey of the Gamwell
Fire Alarm company of New York has
been in town this week inspecting the
local fire alarm system in company with
Superintendent Joseph Brockington.
The library win be closed Dee, 10
for week or more for house'cleaning
aud earrangemcnt of books, No
books will be issued after Dec. II, All
books must be returned ON or before
saturday, Dee, II.
-Scdgwick Woman Relief corps
will hold its annual meeting for the
election of officers next Thursday even
ing There will be sewing meeting
10 the afternoon and supper will be
served as usual.
A costume party was held IN the
millinery parlors of Donnell 4 Davis
Wednesday evening by the force OF
that concern. There were II present,
each representing n particular eharac'
ter. The evening was spent socially
and chicken.pie supper served,
"A meeting of the Girls club will
he held next Tuesday evening in the
rest room at 1.30 o clock. A large at
tendance is desired ms the constitution
and bylaws will be presented for
adoption. Names for membership Will
bee received and AN opportunity will be
given the members to pay their fees.
Captain 4. ]. Waterman is en-
deavoring to make arrangements for a
new rifle range for use of Company l.
The present range is too far away to
be used as much as desirable and Is
only 500 yards in length. captain
Waterman hopes to secure land for a
new 1000 yard range nearer the WI
age.
William bakers was arrested Tues
dav evening by Chief of Police j. II.
Evans. bakers was at the basketball
game in an intoxicated condition and
refused to 90 home when ordered TO-
In the municipal court he pleaded gull.
ty 10 the charge of intoxication ana
paid fine of 50 and costs amounting
to Sl0.5j.
The woman 5 auxiliary of the Y.
NJ. c. \. held its regular meeting Tues
dav in the Brattleboro resi- room. There
was large number in attendance. Inc
devotional exercises were conducted by
Mrs. c. 4. X. JENNIE and Mrs. +. L.
Smith. Rev. 4. =. Pratt of Bellows
Falls gave an exceedingly interesting
talk ON BOYS. Miss Ethel Randall
sang several songs and Wales Holden
played piano selections. During the
social hour that followed refreshments
v re served.
-Brattleboro poultry faneiers Jared
pretty well at the show of the spring
field Mass Eancier s club this week
Fayette Miller showed four Buff Orp'
ingtons and won first and second cock
erel and first and second pullet' Inc
Midget Bantam yards made 10 entries
of game bantams and won nine hrsts
and third. Mr.. Miller, f. D. f.
Stowe and d. f. Tasker attended the
show. The Midget yards will SEND
eight game bantams to the Madison
SQUARE Garden show in New York elty.
Ida Jenness Moulton of Beverly,
Mass, the impersonator, gave an eA'
cellent program to a fair sized and ap-
nreciative audience in the First Bap'
fist church last Saturday evening her
opening selection, | Am Glad to see
You, with its various expressions, was
true TO life. Other creditable numbers
included in the program had to DO win
bachelor s experience while shopping
in a department store, a country sehool
exhibition. the brakeman S call,
fresh.air BOYS week in the country
and an original selection which repre-
sented spinster s speech on woman
rights. the spinster having false arm
which she used constantly to gestlcn'
late with Miss Moulton is an artist IN
her profession and gave an entertain
ment of much merit.
A large and interested audience
filed Grange hall Wednesday after.
noon when Mrs l.. A. |. Chapman or
Mortified, VT. spoke before the Wo'
man s club on Philippine experiences.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Chapman lived
for some time in Caracas, a station as
far from Manila and civilization as
possible - and a most un ma, pa
of the islands. Mrs. Chapman 8 de-
scription of housekeeping under eX.
tremely announcement conultlons VIZ ~
unusual interest as was hef oesc l pLor
of the people, their customs ana en"i
acteristics. Mrs Chapman was dresser !,
in Philippine costume such az a. -
worn by native women on state occ "a
sions. The club voted WEDNESDAY, 70
hold its meetings for the remainder VI
the year IN orange hah'
The 10 divorce cases Whlen WeIe
continued from the september teiin "