The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-04

y with Mrs. Albert Reyes next Fridn
u afternoon. All members are requisite
to be present.
: The Baraca basketball team wi
G play the fast freshman team Of the hig
J. school in the Academy hall at We,
Brattleboro next Tuesday night,
There will be a joint installation
+ Of the Grand Army and Woman RI
= lief corps officers next Thursday ever
ing in G, A. II. hall, The public is il
: vited to attend the installation.
e. NJ. Smith left yesterday for DO
ver n. H.. TO install a gas clarifyin
SYSTEM in the plant owned by the Twi
State Gas 4 Electric company at tina
place.
The late John II, Merrifeld carrie
insurance amounting TO $500. Tn
first premium on his last policy, whie
was for $1,000, was paid the day befor
his death.
The free kindergarten resumed ii
session Wednesday. During the vaca
ton the room was thoroughly removal
ed and now presents an extremely nea
| appearance
The Athletics will play return
game with st. Johnsbury next Frida,
night at St. Johnsbury. Manager Rifle,
is not booking many games far in ad
vance but is making up his schedul,
as opportunity offers.
The Daughters Of Pocahontas coun
ell called n special meeting Wednes
day evening for the purpose of confer
ring the adoption degree on candidates
Refreshments were served and social
time with music and dancing was en-
joyed by all.
! The storm of rain that froze as il
fell put the trolleys off their schedule
time last night. The ice coated over
head wire furnished brilliant display
of pyroteehnics during the evening as
the current was DETECTED by the ice and
expended in flashes.
The annual "ladies night" of the
Congregational club will be held in the
Brooks House Tuesday evening. Jan.
-. Music will be furnished by the
Harvard quartette of Boston, so wen
and favorably known here, assisted by
Miss Edith NJ. IIerrck, reader
Wesley Morgan, u, of Lcverett,
Mass, who died in Northampton, Mass.
Wednesday was a native of Putney.
He moved from that town to Massa.
chusetts when a boy and for a number
of years was employed as expert steel.
worker in the Smith 4 Wesson shops in
Springfield, Mass.
Two new cases of scarlet fever
have been reported TO Health Officer
Henry Tucker this week, making five
eases in ALL A child in the family of
A. Bailey on Dickinson street is i'll
with the disease as is also Henry Whit
ney, son of II. +. Whitney, who is in
the isolation building of the Brattle-
boro memorial hospital. There are an
unusually large number of cases of grip
in Brattleboro AT present and the wealth.
er Of the past few days has been help
ing to swell the total.
Eight prominent citizens of Spring
field, Mass, pleaded nolo contendere
and were fined sl5 in the criminal SEES
sion OF the superior court Wednesday
for violation Of the automobile law. |
The cases were appealed from the police |
court where like sentences were imposed |
The attorney for the respondents plead |
ed that their clients were not guilty |
under the new automobile law but the |
old fine was imposed. Among those
who were fined was F. A. Hubbard, |
formerly a jeweler in this town.
1t is expected that Assistant Judges
Frank Worden of Halifax and f. B. 1
Pier of Jamaica will be in Brattleboro
lext week 10 consider the question of |
a successor to the late Mr.. 4
Merrifeld as county clerk. Among the
candidates for the office are +. ID. +. Il
Stowe and r. G. Bacon of Brattleboro. II
\. w. Butler Of Jamaica, c. s. Chase of
and A. L. Cudworth of
londonderry. The salary of the county
Jerk is $500 and the annual emolu,
nent from fees amounts to about 5000 i
Whoever is appointed by the assistant
judges will have to agree probably to
eep the clerk s office in Brattleboro.
"A new law firm was organized yes
erday when Judge Z. W. Gibson and
.rnest J. Waterman. son of Judge E.
;. Waterman, entered into partnership.
he firm will be known as Gibson &
and viii occupy the offices
4 Bank block formerly occupied by
Waterman & Martin. Mr. Waterman is
3 years old and was admitted to the
'ermont bar in 1908 He is gradu-
tie of the Brattleboro high school and
liddlebury college. Afterwards he was
ERIK of the senate committee on agri-
lture and assistant clerk of the SEN
te committee on military affairs at
'ashingtou.
Protective grange gave a reception
grange hall last evening to Mr.. and
RS. q. w. Pierce and Mr. and Mrs.
w. Sargent. Mr.. Pierce is master
the state grange; Mrs. Pierce is
,res in the state grange; Mr.. Sargent
state deputy and Mrs. Sargent is
ora in the state grange. Mr.. and Mrs. Z
lilip Franklin and Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.
!. Spaulding assisting in receiving.
list masters acted as ushers Past Mas.
r c. S. Hopkins presided and speeches
ere made by Mr.. Pierce, Mr.. Sargent,
lvid t. Perry and Others. Songs were
ndered by Miss Eva Sanders, Miss
rtrude Barker, Miss Eloine Franklin,
ISIS Ethel Randall and Harlan Miller
veral responded to encores. The
'rch, conducted by the regular march
7 staff, was made to the dining hall
lere refreshments were served The
nainder of the evening was spent in
ncing and the reception was closed
10 clock.
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