The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-02-28

are REQUESTED q TO forget the leap
year sasiai a-a dance Tuesday evening
March :, Il
st, MieLaeI's court, q. u, y, had
an ENJOYABLE social evening In Red
McH 5 hall Tuesday. Dancing aud cards
were enioysd.
james Naylor, formerly employed
In the Brooks House barber shop, be
came today partner In the shop OF
John LarFow ON Main street
The women Of the Methodist church
will held food sale next Saturday af
,ernoon from . until $50 in the store OF
Mrs. Norris on Elliot street.
DIR. u. n. Lynch moves his Office 10
day from the Emerson block TO the
American building His quarters VIII
be- gu the second hoor front.
The Ladies aid Of the Methodist
church will hold special business
meeting next Wednesday afternoon NJ !
q clock with Miss Helen Chandler on
Green street.
News was received from Bnrling
ton this week announcing the maIriage
~ Minnie @. Lindsey, formerly Of this
place, aud T.. A. Jordan Of that city,
They viii live In Burlington for the
present.
Local people will be interested 10
know that the widows pension biii
which recently passed the house has not
vel passed the senate although Il Is ex'
peeied that il will become law IN
short time.
r. c. Bacon has been in Concord,
lN. H.. this week as counsel for +, &
Gale during the taking Of dispositions
by y. II. Albin Of that place. The depo'
siiions will be used in the malicious
prosecution ease of General Albln
against r. G. Gale TO be heard before
the windham county court. The amount
asked for is $4,000.
BY agreement Of attorneys the case
of q. II. Bruce Of Halifax against W.
w. whitney was tried before Justice
IA. G. Spencer in the municipal court
room yesterday. w. ID. smith appeared
for the plaintiff and W. X. Daley for
the defendant. Justice Spencer gave
Judgment of $50 in favor of plaintiff.
An appeal was taken.
The contes, supper of Brattleboro
lodge. y. T.. o. T., given in Red Men
hall Wednesday night was well attend
cd almost every member being present.
Everybody seemed 10 enjoy the spread
and much credit is due TO the captains
OF the contest. The regular meeting
he lodge followed the supper, and
ro,s YES were worked upon several can
didates The lodge will hold public
dance in Red Mems hall "Wednesday
night. Leitsingers orchestra will fur
nish music.
The case of 5. 5. Costa of Balti.
more, Md, against c. Fred Gregory Of
Dummerston in which the plaintiii
seeks to recover an amount due, was
heard Yesterday before Justice Lewis
II. Lynde in the municipal court room
Judgment was rendered in favor OF the
plaintifr TO recover $40 and costs. An
appeal was taken. Ii. 4. Whitney APP
peared for the defendant and Gibson 4
Waterman appeared for the plaintiif
Another case against Mr. Gregory was
also brought up yesterday In which W.
NJ. Schwenker sought TO collect an
amount due. This was also tried be
fore Justice Lynde. Decision was rem
dered allowing the plaintiff to recover
s347j and costs. Gibson & Waterman
appeared for the plaintiff and IL. h
whitney for the defendant. An appeal
was taken.
Mrs. Charlotte Z. Brothers, 100
died early Monday morning in Spring
field. Mass, at the home of her son
Henry Morgan at Jefferson avenue
Mrs. Brothers is known by several 10
cal people through an acquaintance with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Menard whose
home is in the same house. Mrs. Broth
ers was born in Dursley, Gloucester
shire. England, Feb. ~, ls0s. She was
married to Ephraim Morgan when she
was 10 wears old and about 10 years
later thew came to this country and
settled in Lowell, Mass, where she
lived until two years ago when sh'
went to Springfield, Mass, to live with
her son. Mr.. Morgan died in 1872. Hei
second marriage was to William Broth
ers He died in 1861. Mrs. Brothers
was the mother of eight children, only
one of whom survives her. She also
leaves two grandchildren, Edward A.
Morgan and Miss Lottie Morgan and
one great -grandchild, Edward A. Nor
gan, jr., all of Springfield, Mass.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. l.. h
Holden was thrown open Saturday AT
ternoon from 3 until 5 O'Clock to the
friends of Brattleboro chapter, Daugh'
ters of the American Revolution, when
the chapter gave colonial tea in rec
ignition of Washington's birthday an
niversary. The affair was thoroughly
ENJOYABLE one and was attended by
about so guests. The halls and parlors
were tastefully decorated with flowers
and national flags and the dining room
was particularly attractive with fes
toons and streamers of green and yel,
low and profusion of .daffodils. 1t
was lighted with candelabra. Inc
members and guests were met at the
door by Miss Helen Pierce and were
introduced to the receiving line by the
two last chapter regents, Mrs. Freder-
lex I. Swift and Mrs. Fred l.. Smith
The reception committee consisted OF
the regent, Mrs. +. G. Pettee; the reg
istrar, Miss Genevieve M. Slate; the re-
cording secretary, Mrs. H. R. Brown,
and the corresponding secretary, Mrs;
r. H. Holden. Mrs. Ada E. Dowley and
Miss Susan e. Clark poured and MISS
Ruth Brown and Miss Margaret Bar
hor served At a o'clock vocal solos