The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-27

Spring opening In Bcugh'on a ST.
monds's garment section commences
tomorrow,
-Seyenty.hve people will take part
in the big minstrel show TO bee given
April % and 20.
Mrs. ". y. Neal will hold her
Easter millinery opening Monday and
Tuesday Of next week,
-Iirattleboro lodge, y, T., q. T., will
give poverty dance In Red Men y
hall April |. An those who will do 80
are invited to appear In old clothes
The Protective grange will give
social April 3 at which members OF the
order aud friends are invited. Invita-
ton cards can be obtained ut a. t.
Miller's store,
bishop A. e. A. Hall will visit 80.
Michael 5 Episcopal church Monday,
April q. There will be an evening ser
vice and confirmation az 1880 IN the
church on that day.
A doe was killed Tuesday in ia
maiea by the up train OF the West
River division. The carcass was or
dercd TO be taken 10 Londonderry,
where il was buried.
DIR. j. ". Gregg has sold his house
on Green street 10 W. ). Holland oil
Townshend. DIR. Gregg will move I'M
mediately 10 the Plummer farm on the
Ronnvvale road in West Brattleboro
which he purchased some time ago.
A large sized buck was killed IN
Saxtons River Monday. When found
the animal was lying beside wire
fence. The bucks neck was broken,
and IL is supposed that dogs chased
the animal aud that in trying TO get
away il ran into the fence. County
Game Warden X. l.. Frost is awaiting
orders as 10 its disposal.
r. c. Leitsiuger, +, /. Swift, Al
fred Trendall, Caspar Moran and T.
NJ. Dugan have been chosen TO have
charge of the arrangements Tor the
production of The Mikado 10 be given
under the auspices of the First Req,
ment band MAY q and I. They will
be assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. C. l..
Stickney and Mrs. A, ii. Brasor. Re
hearsals will begin Wednesday even
ing.
Frederick l.. Bradley was arrested
Yesterday by Deputy Sheriff A. w. j.
wilkins ON complaint of state s Al.
torney Il. O. Bacon charging him with
adultery. He pleaded not guilty be-
fore Justice A. +. Schwenk and was
held in the sum of $500 to appear at
the next term of the Windham county
court He furnished bail last night.
Much of the evidence given was from
testimony that Mr.. Bradley gave IN
the divorce proceedings of Watson ;.
French against Mrs. French at the
spring term Of county court last year.
The exchange party Tuesday
evening given by the Rebekahs was
thoroughly enjoyable affair, much
amusement being furnished by the
insists when the packages were open,
ed. Prizes were offered for those who
could amass the greatest fortune IN
90 minutes by the sale or exchange OF
paek ages with unknown contents, the
financial medium being beans. Several
of the party were without beans OF
pac kage at the end of the time and
Others had conducted lively business
meantime. The first prizes were won
bv Mrs. A. J. Currier and Frank Cook
and the BOBBY prizes by Mrs. ID. W.
Tenney and W. +. Pellerin.
DIR. George II. Gorham of Bellows
Falls, acting commander of the grand
commandery, Knights Templar, OF
Vermont, made an annual inspection OF
Beauseant commandery Wednesday
night and complimented the comman'
derry highly upon its work. supper
was served to about 20 at o.3O anu
the inspection followed. Then there
was work on the red cross degree, fol
lowed by review of the work and re
marks by DR.. Gorham, Eugene Leon
ard, generalissmo of Holy Cross com.
mandery of Bellows Falls, Carroll
Moore and Lyman S. Hayes, all OF
Bellows Falls. A large majority of
those present were in full regalia.
Fannie S. Rice, 70, died yesterday
afternoon at her home on Crosby
street, of pneumonia. She had been ill
but few days when the end came.
She was born in Ilinsdale, July 4, 1859,
and 20 years ago came to Brattleooro
from Hartford, Conn. She was first
married to John Bishop, who died IN
this town several years later. She was
married to G. r. Rice in July, 1s99,
and he survives She also leaves two
sisters, Elijah A. Combs of Dummers-
ton. and Ellen Kendrick of Winches'
ter, n. H., and two brothers, Warren
G.. Doolittle of this town and Albert
NJ. Doolittle of Winchester, n. ii. The
funeral will be held at IL O'Clock at
the house Sunday, Rev. George b. Law
son officiating. The body will be taken
to Winchester, N. H., for burial.
AT a well attended meeting of the
quarterly conference of Trinity church
held on Wednesday evening 1t was
unanimously voted to ask for the re-
turn of Rev. A. j. Hough, the popular
pastor of the church. The financial
year has been prosperous one and the
church has paid about $500 of the old
debt besides paying the current ex-
penses for the year just passed. Dur
ing the year "a have been taken into
the church by probation and letter.
Not only the people of Trinity church
will be delighted with the return OF
Mr.. Hough but the citizens in gen
eral who hold warm place in their
hearts for the poet preacher who
mingles with the people on their own
footing and knows what their struggles
are.-Montpelier Journal of yesterday.
Thomas Chew, the manager of the
Fall River Boys club, will speak in
the Baptist church Sunday evening,
April 5, it being the regular monthly
service arranged by the young people. s
union. The Fall River Boys, club IS
probably the most remarkable insti-
tuition of it's kind in the country. The