The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-25

Mfhs w. " hahroih Will hold he
nlli'a ns opening Friday and sa'nr
The women Of the Baptist ehurel
Will conduct sale Of second, hans
clothing IN keiiing block today ans
tomorrow.
Miss Abbis Pratt has this weel
opened her dressmakinF psriors aftel
spending two weeks in Boston ana
New York Studying fall styles.
An expert Anseius PLAYER from the
Wilcox a White factory, Mefiien
Conn, will be in braitleboro during
the Valley Fair and give demonsira
tlons 10 l., II. BARRIERS booth In the
foral hall.
Mr., and Mrs, Austin Ellie Miller
have this week issued invitations TO
The marriage Of their daughter, Miss
bert Eyerlrth. Wednesday evening,
Oct, Z. at their home. ~ Main street.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Edward Emerson
Maiher Of West Braitleboro have this
week issued invitations 10 the wedding
~ their daughter. Miss Edsihe Mae
Maiher. and Warner Lee Thomas,
which will take place Tuesday even.
Ing, Oct, q, at their home on sonny
vale road.
Edward Waters, father Of Miss
Ethel h. Waters az Western avenue,
died M the Bellevue hospital. in New
York city. Wednesday morning. from
nm Illness he had been suffering with
for n long time. The body was ship,
ped Ia Pawlei. where the burial will be
held on Saturday.
The ninth annual state conference
Of the ID. \. u, Of Vermont will be
held in Montpelier, Oct. %. Every
chapter Is entitled a. send regent and
two delegates; those having over 80
three delegates. Miss Matte
Watson. Barre street. and Miss Dora
liodwton. School street. will act ~
lIodgton. School street. will act as
y Information committee.
The boys of the sixth. seventh |
and eighth grades Of the Canal street |
and high school buildings are manning
Ia form football teams aud will begin
regular practice ON the fair grounds |
after the Valley Fair. the sixth grades
lracticing Mondays, the seventh Tues
laws. and the eighth Fridays. The
Ugh school bows will also practice on
he fair grounds IL they decide 10 or.
'aniZe a team.
The delegates from the local Uni.
'ersalist church. who will attend the
tate convention Of the tniyersalist
hurch TO be held in ST. Adams. from
unday TO Thursday are Miss Nav Ed
Yards aud Miss Ada Mason. Rev. ID.
:. Trout. who will give an address on
nd who is down on the program 10
onduct devotional services on Thurs !
av morning. will leave Brattleboro
londay morning.
Rally day will be observed at tine )
aptist church next Sunday. Mr.. Q
awson will preach in the morning and 9
| the Bible school session there will r
. splendid music and special orches.
a with vocal and instrumental solos. I,
Iiss Balch. who spent some weeks in =
lattleboro an few years ago and in. a
lgurated the house canvass. will be 4
resent and speak. Special offering for /
10 State Sunday school association ;,
i'll be taken in the Bible school. i
The concrete foundation for f. G
-osbv 4 companv's new grain elevator b.
as completed Yesterday and force of
en- under the direction of J. C. Pellet c,
now nj work on the wooden frame in
ork. Crosby 4 Parker, builders of G,
G concrete work, were unusually for ID
nate in finding plenty of gravel and II
one in the bed of the brook close to W
{ site of the foundation. f. c. eros. W
;. who was injured while superintend A
z the work last week, was able to 81
sumo charge Tuesday. m
The appearance in Brattleboro this
eek of two cases of infantile paraly' 81
. one of which has terminated ia. W
lily. calls to mind the prevalence of ~
is disease in western Massachusetts is
ring the past year. Medical author tie
es are of the opinion that the disease as
infectious but to what extent they pr
We not yet been able to determine. BIO
a rule only few eases are reported TT
NJ town in the course of year. on
I occasionally the disease becomes no
demc. as it did in Rutland in 1894 la'
ZEN there were lis cases and 10 Loo
tths. in
Leroy Stone. seven-year.old son of :.
:. and Mrs. Harry Stone of Forest PIE
eet, died about 9 o clock Wednesday az
rning after an illness of about 30
elk with infantile paralysis. The oc'
/, was taken suddenly i'll while at. S
ding the parochial school last week ~
nrsday and had been in critical w
dition since then, although he APP 70
red more comfortable early Wednes- Ieii
morning. Funeral services were WI
d this morning in ST. Michael S Ro- we
n Catholic church and burial was in ma ma
unusually bright lad and the fact a an
t he was an only child makes his Oh
tn particularly sad. BOY
The annual meeting and election :
officers of the Ladies circle of the ha,
versalist church was held in the II
Dol room yesterday afternoon. the pre
owing officers and directors being mi
ted: President, Mrs. George L. VIII
rner; first vice president, Mrs. A. Tho
Rockwell; second vice president, EN-
!. Il. r. Flagg; secretary, Mrs Fred ire,
gent; treasurer, Mrs. Freeman ire. ire.
It; directors, Mrs. Lyman Gold Pro Pro
tn, chairman, Mrs. John Lindsey, den
f. Edwards, Mrs. Willis Gibson, Ho,
G. s. Chase, and Mrs. Leslie ASST
tn. The circle has collected and Sem
N toward the benefit of the church vice
ng the past year $92S.74. A eom far,
zee consisting of the officers was Knts
,nted to look after the annual teri
of the church to be held during
latter part of January. A har W.,
supper was served in the Sun W. We
school room last night under aus ; n;,,
5 of the Ladies circle. .4'u =
Mrs. Sara r. Langstrom. 4S. died betty
nesday morning at the Brattle. has
Memorial Hospital, after an i'll. fuse
of several months with Bright s salts
use. She came to Brattleboro last and
and lived at the home of Miss than
ces Stelmann in West Brattleboro not
several weeks ago when her con hosp
n became such that she was exec
ed to go to the hospital. Previous guar
,ming to Brattleboro she was for Lazi
years in charge of an Episcopal frien
on hospital in Ketchikan, Alaska, frien
it was during her work there that after
health became impaired. Mrs. with
strom was born in Salem, N. Y, tlent
q 4.