The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-05

no i-1dirs Ihtcfpfiso sotlct.
gill meet Wednesday afternoon Al
cheek, =, che heme ~ Mrs., Ffsal
Davis, on Esisy street.
Lieutenant Governor a. II. Pfoai,
II Nespor, Judge 4. W. Gibson an,
James y, iiooker left this morning OF
an automobile trip through the count,
on political business
Frederick L. ilongh,on Of thil
town MAS unanimously reelected seefe
iary Of the iiols,ein' ffieslan associs
iion ~ America AT its annual meeting
In Syracuse, y, u, Wednesday.
Charles l.. Downer last month Won
the pfise awarded 20 the salesman
selling the mast Grand Union furniture
polish, This IL the eighth time that
Mr. powner has captured this honor,
Worthy State Master q. W. Pierce
has appointed June "a rs Children =
day for the oranges in the state. Pro
iectlye Grange voted 10 leave the ar.
ransemenis for the celebration 10 the
Children 5 committee.
The local Odd Fellows will oh,
serve Memorial day Sunday, June II.
Memorial services will be held In the
rooms al : r. M, after which deleRa
lions will visit the cemeteries and dec
crate the graves of dead members.
No new eases Of scarlet fever have
developed among school children dur
/ ing the week and the Washington
street primary school will be opened
Monday. All Of the children az pres
en-, III with the disease are progressing
well.
The annual meeting Of the West
cTn Aqneduct Association will be held
nj the Vermont National bank Tues
day, June ., at 7.30 y. M, 10 choose Of
tecrs for the ensuing year aud 20 raise
money 20 defray the expenses Of the
association.
Horses jumped aud people grew
frightened ON Main street yesterday
afternoon when loud report, not un'
like that of a rifle, was heard. When
the excitement abated investigation 1
showed that large automobile was
suddenly started in front of the
Brooks House and that a charge of
gasoline had exploded in the muller.
r C. Leitsinger sold his share in
the music store on High street TO c.
NJ. Dugan Friday. Mr. Leitsinger and
Mr.. Dugan have conducted the business
more than year under the former
name Of Leitsinger Dugan, but Mr..
Lcitsinger has had so much piano
tuning 10 do that il has kept him from
being in. the store. Mr. Dugan will
continue with the business.
The painting, The Prodigal Son,
by William Morris Hunt, which has
recently been presented TO the Brooks
Free library, was installed there Tues.
lay, being transferred from the Bos.
Ton Museum of Art, where it has been ,
IN exhibition. This painting is con.
,idered one Of the finest of the art.
ST s production. Its dimensions are ,
Xxi feet. The gift was made by Miss
Jane Hunt, a sister of the artist. !
Luther ii. Barber returned from {
he Meriden city hospital Saturday in !
! much improved condition. Gradually
lie has been gaining strength and the 4
loctor has allowed him TO sit up sew
raj times day for periods of half {
Iour. Yesterday he went out of doors a
or the first time, taking a short drive. J
he broken ribs are now well knit to- =
either and although Mr.. Barber is I
ow far from his former good health a
lis condition gives no cause for fur n
her alarm. He is staying at the home v
( Mrs. ID. p. Davis, at 4 Green street. II
The fifth wedding anniversary of
ir and Mrs. Frank Morse and the 43d
irthday of Ansel Pierce were made il
he occasion of pleasant surprise d
arty at their home, 81 Canal street, Il
uesday evening About "a friends :,
allied upon the astonished people and
resented gifts to them, among which i,
ere articles of silver and pictures to y
lr. and Mrs. Morse and a chiffonier to p
Ir. Pierce. A well-arranged program ~ N
as presented and among the numbers
re selections of Miss Helen Kenney
ere particularly pleasing. Cards were p
iioyed and refreshments served dur u
e the latter part of the evening. ~
The boys of grades 6, Z, s and p
will hold their track meet on the fair
'ounds next week Saturday after
ION at clock. The events will be
yards dash, 220-yards low hurdles, ", "
lie vault, 440-yards run, running high NJ n,
mp, running broad jump. In each of ~. ~
ese events there will be three con- W.
sts-grade Canal street against AZ. Az
ade 6 high school building, grade Nv Nv
NAL street against grade high ~
hool building, and grade s high =,
hool building against grade 9. There W.
Il be a bronze medal for first prize in i ,ii'
ch event and second and third prizes ~
Il also be given. A small admission .h
IL be charged to the meet. Wv Wv
Preachers for the union services on TIL,
e common during the month of June TIL
9 as follows: June Z, Rev. H. R. pc
les; june 81, Rev. L. M. Ken mt
ON; June %, Rev. E. Q. S. Os-
cd. The services for June ID will be
Id at s clock, in the Congrega- au'
nal church, when the baccalaureate Srl.'
mon will be preached by Rev. d. E. t,o
put before the graduating class of az
, high school. The services on the IA IA
nmon will begin at 5 CLOCK, ex r. r.
ting when there is music by the full hn
~ Tbon +bo hour will be 20 agt
lock instead. Next Sunday the band I D.,
play, consequently the service will e 81
held at the earlier hour. co. eui
In the regular monthly meeting of sto
executive board of the Girls club VIII
nday evening it was voted to CO. ton
rate with the w. G. 7. U. in the ity
70 day. and committee consisting aga
Miss Mary d. Henshaw, Miss Addie sert
Fay and Miss Bengston was ap- aga
nted to meet with the W. Z. L. U. and
lmittee and make arrangements. 1t
,rntod that tho eypcutiNa hoard