The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-14
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| "Wednesday afternoon hN Mis-, tnalr
aud Mrs MeQnaide al their home o.
!. hifgo street,
The I,osioniee will be open Mon
!. lay, Bennington day, from ! until I.
4 The carriers Will make the forenoon
1 deliveries and the rural carriers vii
. make the regular aehVefY,
. The savings banks will close Mon
day, Aug. II. In observance Of haiili
/ ~ bennington day, which comes run
1 lay. The national banks and the trns
! company will he open Tor business, a.
usual,
, The mare Nancy A.. by Ellal q,
; that was named in this springs Breed
! cr futuFiiY, foaled lusiy colt las
} month az lirattleboTo, VI, Both arr
owned by l.. u. ilcpiek Of liraiilehoro
American Horse Breeder
A delegation OF members 81 Lev
council, knights Of Columbus, will .,
, 10 Newport, n, H.. Sunday morning
7 10 assist IN lnsiituiing council "
{ that town. The local contingent will
leave here on the paper train,
The Guy Brothers ministries claim
10 be- the oldest minstrel organization
in the world. which II probably true
They We been here many aud many n
time, and always have d good, clean
and satisfactory entertainment.
during the heavy shower Of Tues.
day afternoon n large limb from AN
elm tree at the corner of Howard and
Elm streets fell On the house Of III. l..
Emerson, smashing n large number Of
slate aud damaging the building Ia
other ways,
AT the auto and coaching parade
held In Barre last Wednesday X. H.
Messenger Of this nlace was awarded
second prize in the class for Tuna
bouts. His automobile was decorated
with scarlet ribbons aud was driven by
himself accompanied bv Miss Bessie
Weeks Of Barre. both dressed in white.
The Finch club ON Prospect Hill
held lawn party yesterday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. &. l.. Spear in
honor of the 10th wedding anniversary
of Mrs. Lester Clark. A bountiful sup
per was served. including lee cream and
cake. On account of the shower the
party retired 10 the piazza for supper.
About 30 were present.
AT the regular meeting of Protec
tive grange Wednesday evening niu
candidates were instructed in the first
and second degrees. The second de
gree was worked by the special decree
team under Philip T.. Franklin, master.
member was received by demit. max
ing the total membership 1873
Fred II. Harris of this town has
reached the finals of the state tennis
tournament at ST. Johnsbury and will
meet either George ". Pike of Spring
field. Mass. or ). W. Rowland, cham
pion of Maine. to-day TO see who has
the title of state champion. Semp
Russ OF Texas, who won the title last
year. will not stay TO defend il. being |
entered in the Newport tournament. |
In the first round Harris beat j. X. /
Brent 81. 90; in the second he de
feated leyerson 60, 81. and in the |
third defeated Gordon 6s, e.. Gl.
United States Judge J. l.. Martin
appointed Albert c. Loring. Charles ;.
Albert Cobb and Henry A.
Robinson ancillary receivers for Yer.
mont for the Pillsbury. Washburn flour
mills company of Minneapolis at SEES
sion of the United States court in
Tuesday afternoon, fixing
the bond at $4,000. The company Il
has property in Vermont valued at
about $4,000. The receivers are
the same as those appointed in other
states, Gibson & Waterman of Brat
tleboro appeared for the compliments.
The 18th annual reunion of the
Miller family was held yesterday at
Central park, Vernon. The attendance
here on the 1915 train and returned
1t 5:45. The business meeting was held
N the forenoon. with the election of
,ilcers as follows: President, Harlan T.
Miller; vice president, Bert S. Miller;
secretary and treasurer, II. w. Sargent.
Dinner was served on tine picnic plan
md during the afternoon bali games
md other amusements were enjoyed.
program consisting of recitations
ions by Miss Florence Harris of Lake
,ort, n. H., were especially pleasing.
Mss Harris, who is a young Miss, in
Ter teens. is an artist in elocutlon.
The theatrical season at the audi.
orium opens early this year. Satur-
lay. Aug. %. is the date and Guy
Brothers Minstrels the initial per
ormance. This is the Oldest minstrel
rganization on the road and has been
ere many times. always with a clean
nd meritorious production. On the
ist day of August the we'll known and
luch-liked Bennett & Moulton com:
ill give big show for little money.
t fair time will be seen Paul Gil
ore in The Boys of Company B. and
|. b. Harris s splendid company in
Both of these attrac.
ons are real productions and come
out of their route to be
ere at Valley fair time. There will
2 a number of other good attractions
'evious to the Valley fair, and the
ason has every indication of being q
'osperous one. Some new ushers will
, required and any one desiring
,sition should make written applica
on to Lester Barber, chief usher.
The marriage of Anna Brainard
,dden to Charles William Burroughs of
ilder took place at noon Wednesday
the home of the bride Is sister, Mrs
,uis +. Ellis, of Horton place. The
uple was unattended and only mem
rs of the family were present. Rev.
loch Thompson, who is supplying the
lpit of st. Michael s Episcopal
urch, performed the ceremony, using
omas Rodden of St. Adams. The
ide wore blue travelling suit. After
, wedding the bride and groom drove
Vernon, GLIDING their friends, who
,embled at the Brattleboro railroad
ltion. One of the many beautiful
dding gifts was silver tea service
I'M Mrs. Anna Smith Fonda, daugh-
of j. Gregory Smith of ST.. Al
rs, Mrs. burroughs beng named al
Mrs. Fonda. Mr.. Burroughs is a
of William Burroughs of Brattle-
70 and is proprietor of barber
- in Wilder He formerly worked
e in Lenihan IS shop. Mr.. Bur
CHS has been employed in the office
Durham Brothers for some time.
There was a good attendance at
meeting of the Colonial Danes
dnesday at the home of Mrs. Kit
lge Haskins to discuss the raising
the present site or removal to a new