The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-25
Much Interest in the Formation Of
Boys League.


u and u years OF age in the parish house
OF the North church Tuesday evening, TO
see how many would be interested IN
forming BOYS league. Certain condi-
tions are required Tor membership, a
Temperance pledge and regular attendance
at some Sunday school being among the
requirements. II is planned 10 hold
weekly meetings and the boys are TO
have instructions in military tactics un'
der the direction of competent leader,
uniforms and military equipments adding
interest TO the drill.
So much interest was manifested that
il was decided TO have branch league
which will allow boys from nine 20 II
TO be admitted under the same general
rules as the main league.
Several cases of grip are reported this
week.
W. r. Moody is this week in New
York city.
John Ross lost one of his team horses
last week.
Mrs. jackson Arlin is i'll with pneumo'
MIA at her home on Warwick avenue.
Harmony lodge of Masons held its reg
uar meeting last Wednesday evening.
Paul d. Moody preached in Memorial
chapel at Mt. Hermon Sunday morning.
Miss Stewart of the central telephone
office entertained her sister from Brattle'
boro over Sunday.
Prof. James McConaughy was in Lake,
vile, Conn, over Sunday and preached
at Hotchliss school.
Mrs. Albert Irish fell on the ice Tues
day, cutting cash in her head nearly
two inches in length.
Yesterday morning thermometers reg
istered about 80 degrees below, the cold
est morning of the winter.
F. w, Wilbur is erecting a small build
ing in the rear Of the blacksmith shop to
be used for painting and vanishing.
Thomas Reed has been seriously i'll
this week but is now pronounced by the
attending physician as out OF danger
You can do your banking by mail with
perfect safety. Especial attention is given
to this department by the Brattleboro
Trust Company.
Last Monday evening Miss NJ. W.
Learoyd and f. L. Duley, teachers OF the
freshmen class, entertained their class
at Prof, Duleys.
Warren j. Wright, town clerk and
treasurer, is sending out some very neat
calendars as collector for the Boston Mu-
tual Life Insurance company.
Mortified grange held the first regu-
lar meeting of the new year Tuesday
There is to be an opportunity for admls-
sion to the order in the near future.
Several men in the employ of +. V.
Doolittle went to his timber lot in Dunn
merston this week to cut the timber and
Mr.. Doolittle expects to follow later
Some of our local sportsmen report
good results from recent hunting trips,
500 Wing being the proud exhibitor OF
several rabbits, the result OF day
sport.
Frank Rawlins of South Deerield is
substituting in the telephone exchange In
place of the general manager, who has
been absent for several days on account
of illness.
Miss Grace McCloud, former teacher
of Mt Hermon school, Is spending ieW
DAYS at the London House, Mt, Hermon;
She now has position III the technical
high school in Springfield,
On the "cold "Wednesday" of last
week when the thermometer registered IA
degrees below there were numerous cases
of frozen ears, fingers and noses, espe-
cially among the school children,
Frank Harness, who has been, spend
ing his vacation in Boston with his par
ents, has been substituting this week
in the iewelry store of W.. II. Holton
during the absence of the latter.
The Sons of Veterans auxiliary served
Decent supper in the dining hall last
Tuesday evening which on account OF
the bad travelling was not as well at
tended as the good supper deserved.
The entertainment given this evening
by the Slayton's Jubilee Singers promises
to be of high order, and will doubtless
attract a large audience, 1t being one OF
the numbers of the Mortified Lecture
course series.
The Mt. Hermon athletic ASSOCIATION
had a business meeting recently and an
effort was made to have the dues raised
from 80 cents to 81 term, but tailed to
be carried. There are ABS members in
the association.
The telephone line men were in town
last week and have been putting In new
lines and making other important
changes. Several new subscribers have
been added to the list, making the mum,
Der of patrons about l25. 1t is expected
that the work will be finished this week.
Rev. DR.. j. 7. Sunderland, a former
pastor of the Unitarian church, is now
located with his family in Hartford;
Conn, and has accepted a .pastorate OF
the Unity church of that city. lie be-
Gan his work last October. His son is
now in the University of Michigan where
he has a professorship.
The recent high winds not only have
affected the spire of the Unitarian church
but it is feared the steeple has been
slightly moved. The town clock stopped,
but was finally coaxed into working or
der again SO the change may be slight
and repairs on the church structure may
be dispensed with at least for the present.
Rev. D. M. Wilson is spending the
week in Boston but is expected home sat
urdav. He is to speak in the Unitarian
church Sunday evening with The Race
Question for subject This was sug-
gested by the condition of the negro chill
dren in the south and the Chinese IN
California as represented by the news
papers.
Much interest has been aroused among
the students at Mt. Hermon in the COM
ing election of officers of the Overtoun
Hall association. The three parties have
three nominees for the presidency, ID.
jacobsen, L. G. Leith and Nj. l.. Dun
can, who make inspiring stump speeches
evening. The election is to be an event
o. the near future.
Mt. Hermon school is well started in
the new term, the total number regis
tered being over 425 of whom rs are
new pupils. There are % seniors and
about Is juniors, larger number than in
the fall term. The students are taking
advantage of the fine skating on st. Pat
rick's pond. The hockey season has be-
gun and the games of the interdormitory
championship series will soon commence.
In the death of Edwin Alexander STRAIT
ton, one of Greenfield's old residents, it
iii he raoaIlad that ba WAS n native of