The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-10

Mihef walker are planning
= exhibit several Silver Duckwing gan
baniams at the Boston poultry sho
. next week.
The officers of wantastiquet iodg
) I, q. q. r., will be installed Monda
evening by District Deputy Gran
Master Dewitt Davis Of Chester.
w. y. Root has been In Montpeli,
this week 10 attend the annual NEE
ing 81 the state board Of pharmacy O
which he was again chosen presider
Wednesday.
There will be regular meeting q
the Bratileboro Aerie. No. 1919, y. {
T.. nj Eagle hall next Monday even
ing. All members are requested TO AT
tend this meeting,
Company has added new chair
10 the officers and men 8 rooms an,
opera seats TO the drill hall. A new
desk has also been installed for Oh,
use Of the officers.
The woman's auxiliary Of the Y
NJ. c. A. extends sincere thanks ant
appreciation 10 all those who no kindl,
assisted in the musical program at III,
New Years reception.
The Ladies' Catholic Benevolen,
association postponed its whist party
for one week on account Of the wealth.
er. II will be gievn next Tuesday even.
ing in @. A. X. hall, weather permit.
ting
The annual meeting Of the Centre
congregational church will be held
this evening in the chapel AT 730.
There will be roll.call of church
members followed by soeiablc and re.
freshments.
The children Of the Junior and pri.
mary departments Of the Congrega.
tional Sunday school will hold a recep.
tion and fair on Washington s birth.
day, at the chapel. The proceeds will
be given to home and foreign missions.
Through the courtesy Of l.. II.
Barber the high school enjoyed a con.
cert for the first period yesterday in
place of the regular music lesson, Sc.
lcciions from the world s great sing.
ers being given on the Victor Victrola.
Solos by Caruso. Melba. Sembrich.
Schumann Heink, Scott and DeGorza
were reproduced
Installation Of officers of Sedp.
wick post, G. A. r., and of the Wo.
man S Relief corps took place Wednes.
lay evening The installing officer !
'or the post was Col. II. 4. Taylor.
Mrs. +. NJ. Goodenough acted in be.
,alf of the Relief corps. Supper was
erved at clock for both organiza.
ions. A social was held during the
after part of the evening.
The Crystal Springs lee company
5 now three weeks hind its usual
chedule in harvesting the ice crop.
he company will not begin cutting
ntil the ice is at least IL inches thick.
Il the present the thickness ranges
rom six TO eight inches. Last Sunday
he ponds were cleared off and great
are was exercised in keeping the
orses from the thin edges of the pond.
The annual meeting of the visiting
of the Home for the Aged
nd Disabled took place Saturday af-
'rnoon at the home. Reports of the
arious officers were read. The follow
x were elected: President. Mrs.
gorge II. Ryder; vice president, Miss
lsan f. Clark; secretary and treas.
Ter, Mrs. George F. Barber. Mrs. .
Ian ID. Brown was elected a member
) the committee TO succeed Mrs. Z.
Mathison.
DIR. c. E. Haviland of the Brattle- 7
no retreat staff has been in Benning. q
n this week to testify in the Mahan =
urder trial Daniel Mahan, who re-
ntly died at the Retreat. was a broth =
of Alfred Mahan, the murderer, and
;. Haviland gave testimony relative a
the mental condition of the former. :
lie trial was making good progress :
e first of the week but was halted
the illness of one of the Jurors. At. S
rney General Fits was at home yes. in
-day but returned to Bennington to.
Y.
The pardon of Charles f. White p
ich was secured by Gibson & Water =,
IN and announced last week came II
ne too soon as news has been re- :,
we'd here of his death in Philadel. 4,
ia of tuberculosis Saturday. White u u
$ serving a sentence of seven years p.
the states prison for larceny of Ia
rber S tools from his employer, S. H. or
rriman of. Bellows Falls, in 1905. y,
lite was released but few days be- g,
e his death and was taken to his -;
,er s home in Philadelphia. s.
Calls were sent out yesterday for
annual meeting of the stockhold. DO
and advisory board of directors of ne
Valley Fair association which will RI
held in the Brooks House next Fri "a
morning at IL o clock. The com Ne
nentary dinner will take place at l Gel
ock Gooroe w p;oroo ~ - his
n president of the association for eV'
years, is determined to refuse re- ga
ton this year and the question of ant
successor is being discussed with gre
rest by stockholders. At present, oul
ever, no one seems to be mentioned .ne
with the office. Zee
The woman's auxiliary of the Y. :
{. A. held its first meeting of the ter
Tuesday in the rest room, and the
ough the weather was bad a good witt
Der came out to hear the Rev. d. Dirt
Trout. who entertained them with the
nopsis of the good that is done in Civ
ter Boston in settlement work. wor
Trout emphasized the necessity of on
ration and said tnat was the only frol
to accomplish the greatest good. Erie
A. H. Webb conducted the devo- ed