The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22
THE BRATTLEBoRo REFoRMER. FRIDAY. MAY q. 1908

-lhr efufrff etoits VIII etoer All he
aad evening" Saturday, May SO, Nj
mortal das.
bingham chapter a, u, !, initiate
min. candidates al tho regular eanVocs
tion Tuesday evening. ksfTrshmenI
Wei. srrved and q social hour enleyed,
-IifaitlebaIs chapter, u, A, H., nj
DO entertained BY Mrs. ", D. Root an
Miss yelma Foster Al Mrs. Roa, . hom
ON Canal street Tuesday Afternoon a
: 80 'claek, al which time repafi O
the Continental Congress will be giVeI
The William g. Horton real esiai
agency has this week sold for fLoma
!. ilcaphy Of Montpelier bis house q
Canal street, known ~ the William Al
sier place, 10 Mr., aud Mrs rairieI
/ Finn, who recently moved here ffou
swanscy, n, II, Possession was give
AT once,
The selectmcn hope 10 complies
this week survey ~ the road rTossinl
4. q, Dunklee' > farm and other farm
in West nfaiiloboTo which they haV,
been asked 10 convert into public
highway. Some action upon the petit
| iion will be- taken as soon as convenient
after the survey IL completed.
A meeting Of the general COMMITTEES
Of the Braitlcboro high school alumni
also Of the class secretaries elected n
the alumni meeting last year wall be
held In the high school room next Wed
ncsday evening al ; o clock. II is hoped
that all the secretaries and committee
members will make a special effort "a
attend, as final arrangements will he
made for the alumni reunion in june.
The prudential committee of school
district No. has posted notices this
week forbidding loading or lettering on
the high school grounds. II is the pur
pose OF the school authorities 10 pre-.
vent, IL possible, the constant misuse
Of the front and rear steps Of the high
school building after dark, and 20 put
an end "a other lawless acts that, in
time past, have been committed on the
school grounds. IL is not the purpose
OF the committee 20 prevent the order
~ use Of the school property by those
citizens who find u n convenience 10
pass through the grounds or 20 stop the
games of children after school hours.
An attempt was made in the Mas
sachusetts senate Monday 10 amend the
bill incorporating the French King
Rapids Power company so as TO compel
the company TO pay the state one per
cent annually on its gross earnings. The
amendment was lost by vote Of IL 10
on the ground that IL was unfair TO
single out one corporation for such
treatment. and that If the principle Of
the amendment was right IL should be
into n general bill. Sen.
ator Linehan, who introduced the
spoke strongly in its behalf
and after its defeat declared that for a
corporation owned senate Massachu.
setts had lead over any state in the
union.
-Luther II. Barber, one of the vic
'ms of he automobile accident in Ter
an. Conn. Monday of last week. con.
inues 10 improve in the Meriden hos
sital and il is expected that he will be
ible to return home in few days. II
las been ascertained that both ribs
which were broken penetrated one of
lis lungs. He had slight hemorrhage |
he latter part of the week, but since |
hen has improved steadily. His bro.
her, William 4. Barber, was with him |
sunday. The latter has leon under a
lervous strain since the accident and |
N Monday he tainted ~ his desk in
he post office and was carried boue in
N automobile. He has been unable IN
york since.
An exhibition of arts and crafts
viii be held in Brattleboro in eonnec
ion with the annual meeting of the
'ermont Federation of Woman IS clubs
let and S. A similar exhibition was
cid in Windsor last fall and aroused
reat interest among those who saw il
nd it is hoped this exhibition will sur
ass the latter. Articles of original de-
ign in basketry, weaving, beadwork,
embroidery, lace work,
fetal and wood work are desired. The
ommittee in charge, Mrs. J. ID. Bar
)ws, chairman, will be glad to learn
S soon as possible of anyone wishing
, exhibit and will gladly furnish fur
ler particulars. Details of place and
me will be published later.
w. C. Horton has recently had a
onument erected in Prospect Hill Gem
cry to mark the grave of his wife. 1t '
a masterpiece of the stone cutter IS |
It. The stone is Westerly pink gran
e and at the top of it there is re- ,
reduction Of the fern which Mrs. Hor- .
IN discovered in the fall of 1900 and ,
hich was named in her honor, Astleium
benium Hortonae. The fern has since ,
zen found in Pittsford, Vt. Beneath /;
e ferns is carved an image of blue !,
I'd and beneath this, forming a Dor i,
II at the top of the panel, her favorite J
lriety of violets are carved, the Viola :,
almata Cucullata. These three en- !
avings typify Mrs. Horizons great \
We of nature and signify what she ac- !
ne monument and engraving are the !,
Drk of the G. II. Grant Granite com =
ny. e
The Phil Maher stock company s
1ich opens an engagement at the au- St
torium Monday night comes very c
ghly recommended by both press and
bic. Among the plays which this !,
,rling company presents are such well J,
own bills as Thorns and Orange Bios q,
ms, which is used as an opening play, =,
e Village Vagrant, Castle Despair, a,
ddy the Mail Girl, For His Honor, y,
e Factory Girl, Saved from the Sea, 10 y,
d Rube s Revenge, and others equal ~,
as popular. Phil Maher himself q
ads this clever organization which is !,
absolute guarantee that it is one of 81 so
, best in the business. Prices for ~
S engagement will be 10, 20 and 30 8,
its, and ladies tickets for Monday D,
,ning limited to 200, will be Is cents. co
yance Sa1e of seats for this enpape- 81