The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
THE BRArrIEBoRo REFoRMER. FRIDAY. MAY 8. 1908


Hall b restaurant will serve gen.
uine turkey DINNER with all the SIX
ms" At ! o clock Sunday, The price
is SO cents.
-forty years ago, according 10 the
Rutland Herald, the Brattlebofo insane
asylum had 5lO inmates and its annual
expenses were s7s,500.
Members of the Woman's Ex'
change who will eonsign bread, rolls
and doughnu,s are requested TO report
at the rest room.-adV.
William Lehman, Maurice o'Don'
nell, Henry Racette aud Harry Benson
walked TO Bernards,on, Mass, n dis
lance Of ii miles, sunday afternoon In
three hours aud Is minutes
j. Harry Estey has received his
new oldsmobile touring ear this week,
l.. d. Taylor, who is agent OF this
make of auto, is driving new touring
runabout which is attracting consider
able attention.
The annual meeting Of the W. Z.
+. L. will be held next Tuesday after
noon at 3 o'clock at headquarters at
which time the secretary, treasurer
aud other officers will render u report
of the work done during the year,
w. II. Haywood sold his house ON
South Main street Wednesday TO Mrs.
/ Nellie Boyee. Possession was given al
once. The sale was made through the
agency of William {. Horton. Mr..
Haywood will move in the near future
TO Hartford, Conn.
The annual meeting of the stock
| holders of the Brattleboro White
hall railroad company will be held IN
the Brooks House Saturday, May -, at
1890 TO elect a clerk and directors for
! the ensuing year. Stockholders VIII
be furnished transportation and din
ner as heretofore.
The dance and social in |. .. q. i.
hall Friday night given under the aus,
pices of Canton Palestine was attended
! by the largest number of people OF
any in the series. Both halls were filled
with dancers and large number OF
people enjoyed cards and games. lee
cream and cake were served.
Next Wednesday evening after
the regular meeting of Brattleboro
lodge. y. +. o. r., there will be neck
tie supper. Each woman will come
provided with lunch box and necktie
which will correspond to the tie she
wears. The ties will be sold and the
men will find their lunches by match
ing ties.
$. W. Edgett 4 company report
/ the sale of the Streeter estate on
Grove street to T.. W. Gobie who buys
for a home The same firm has sold
for Nettie c. Weeks of South Pans,
Me-, her property on corner OF Maple
and Vine streets. to f.. Z. Holden, who
will rebuild the house that was par
tally burned and use it for home.
The service of 40hours' devotion
in St. Michael's Roman Catholic
church closed Wednesday. The priests
participating were Rev. NJ. j. Carmody
and Rev. George L'Ecuyer of Brattle'
boro, Rev. John Lynch of Pittsford,
Rev. DIR. Richard Cahill of st. Adams,
Rev. John Dwyer of Ludlow, Rev. +.
/ Long of Proctor. Rev. +. Drouhin OF
Woodstock and Rev. Edward Reynolds
of Bellows Falls.
Contagious diseases are more OF
less prevalent in Brattleboro, but 1t
is n source of much qualification to
learn that these cases have been wen
isolated. and no one should have any
fear of widespread infection, Danlei
Manning three children are suffering
from scarlet fever but the cases are
mild. The first child was taken Ill
three weeks ago and it is a credit to
the health officers precaution that TINS
disease has been confined to one lam
lIv Where the children could have
contracted the disease is puz2Ilng
Health officer Henry Tucker and he
has not been able to find the slightest
cine Two or three cases of mumps are
renorted but with this disease there
seems to be no cause for worriment as
the cases are quarantined.
Since the announcement OF the
coming production of Richard care
elaborate musical comedy, The Mayor
Of Toxic, in the auditorium Friday
evening. May 10, considerable anxiety
and questioning have arisen as to the
nrobabilitv of John l.. Kearney S APP
hearing as Marcus Orlando Kidder.
The mestion which is asked many
fines daily is definitely answered by
the terse statement of Manager Fox
who saws: 81 have contracted with
Joseph II. Gates of New YORK Tor the
annearance of John l.. Kearney ana
made special concessions to obtain TINS
attraction because | believe the ap-
naarance of this star and the fine pro-
| duction would please my patrons, Ihey
will not be disappointed. MI hearhey
will positively appear.
The attraction coming to the au-
dtorium Friday evening is the much
talked of Richard earle s fantastlcai
onera The Mayor of Toxic, merry
i;nole of oriental comedy, the rights
81 which are controlled by Joseph M.
Gates and among the many musical
comedies produced in recent years none
has earned greater popularity nor more
fully deserved Its superior merit III
book, music, and mounting was 81
manifest when it was staged III NeW
York that it started on career %
nrosperity which has not ended yeI. ~
WAS received with equal favor IN mi
adelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, WASH.
noton and Detroit The hit that II
n,sde Of the New York theatre ecllpsedi
that of anything known to musical
. .na The cast includes John L..
Koarnev whose ability as comedian
o,.as him a, valuable factor IN any
anadncton in which he assists
Considerable excitement was
oonsed Monday afternoon on Main
street when horse owned by mares aries
Miner Miner undertook to ride on the same
soa+ with the man who was leading
seat WIN ,r, l.,oo bod IA ken n