The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-24


Bra,tleboro has been engaged to SIM
soprano IN the uniyersaiist ehnrei
choir, She began Sunday.
--Bradsireet 3 weekly trade report
says; A quieiness Is commented upon
by manufacturing and Wholesale In
teresis at Brattleboro at present, with
the outlook for future trade fairly
good.
The roller skating club will meet
In the Centeryile rink next Tuesday
for the first time and will have exclu'
sive use Of the rink every Tuesday
thereafter until April !, About 100
people have joined the club.
Thompson Cain sustained n frae.
iurcd rib as the result Of fall from
the roof OF T., W. Gibson = house ON
Oak street last Friday. Mr.. Cain was
making an attempt TO reach the chin
ney but lost his hold and fell to the
ground, distance Of 20 feet.
The '9s club met with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Young last Friday night
and played cards. The progressive
prizes were won by Mrs. T. Aher and
T., Rate and the BOBBY prizes were
awarded Mrs. l.. Rate aud Mrs. j. j.
Eckels. Refreshments were served.
The club will not meet this evening as
announced
The senior class Of the high school
has about $3.50 in its Washington fund
at present and hopes TO raise about
$500 more as the result Of its forth.
coming fair and by other means. The
trip will cost about $500 but the pres
ent class wishes 10 raise sufficient
money 10 leave balance 10 the Junior
class as a nest egg for its fund next
year.
The funeral Of Mrs. Aurclius Pet.
tee, who died Tuesday evening, was
held at her late home, ! Canal street,
at clock Saturday afternoon. Rev.
George b. Lawson ofliciated and Mrs
A. l.. Maynard sang. The relatives
from out of town who were present |
were Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mason with |
their son, Arthur, and daughter, Alice,
of Gardner, Mass, Adelbcrt Mason and |
Holland Wilson of Townshend, Vt.
The Metropolitan grand opera com.
pany of Chicago, which opened in the
theater last week Mon.
day evening in Lohengrin, received ia.
vorable notices from the majority of
Chicago newspapers. William Schuster
appeared as King Henry and, accord.
ing 10 the News, "sang the music
with deep, clear voice that ever rang
rue save possibly in some of the low
st bass notes Of the trying recita.
i've. - The American said: William
Schuster as Henry sang his appeals TO
ieges in voice vibrant and superb with
A large number attended the so.
ial of the Bingham chapter, o. L. s.,
Tuesday night in Masonic hall after ..
he regular meeting of the order. A
Program was arranged aud among the
numbers were piano solos by Mrs. A.
,. Carpenter, recitations by j. X. Law. /.
ence and Mrs. Maverette Fisher. Miss
ethel Randall sang several songs that /,
we're well received. This program was
o have been given two weeks ago but d
Ias postponed on account of illness of
ONE who were to take part. Cards |
VIC pay GU uuiihS tuc iatttI part VI
he evening a
GLADYS Grey, who appeared here .
few weeks ago as leading woman in =
he Lorne Elwyn repertoire company, !,
as been figuring in the Addison coun.
Y divorce court this week. Miss GRAY, 3
hose real name is Mrs. May Tyrell :
nd who formerly lived in Middlebury. +
'eks separation from her husband. :
William A. Tyrell. on the ground of :,
'fusal to support. Tyrell, who is a 4
one cutter, did not appear in court h
or was he represented by counsel. but !,
is wife was put through rigid ex- :
nination by Judge Miles, who took
he matter under advisement. :,
In general order No. 81, from the e,
lice of Adiutant. General W. H. Gil. Il
ore, the commissioned officers of the Il
ermont National Guard are ordered OF
meet at Brattleboro Feb. 6 and 7 Il
II instruction and drill. Col. j. Gray e,
stey will direct the course of in rt
ruction which will embrace all the {;
ilitary subjects $50 far as time per m
its) required for examination of the a,
AIDES. Col. J. Gray Estey, Major II. ii
dward Dyer and Captain w. w. Rus CT
II will constitute board to observe pl
ID report upon the work accomplished T
the school for the information of b,
e commander-in- chief. All officers ia
ected or appointed previous to Feb. he
1908, not having taken examination, fe
II report at Brattleboro, 200 p. m, w
ii = lo
aster general will provide for the 81
tual necessary expense of the Off
RS, and one days per diem for men, .
RS of the examining board. "
1t is possible that the Valley fair CT
II not be included among the shows A
itch are members of the Interna Pu
nal Circuit of Vermont and Eastern Sc
NADIA this year. For the past two es
lsons the local fair association has I'll
an member of this racing circuit, m;
other members last year being Bar by
/, Sherbrooke, Newport, st. Johns all
ry and White River Junction. At COZ
|, last annual meeting some difficulty an
s experienced in arranging the dates an
isfactorily, it being necessary for 10
rton to hold its fair in August in ma
er to prevent a conflict. This year MI
re is talk of increasing the circuit Ba
taking in Middlebury, Morrisville G.
| one other fair, and if this is done tee
is almost certain there will be a hel
troversy over the question of dates. $4s
> dates of the Valley fair have al +.
dy been chosen and are Sept. 20 To
80 and Oct. l. The annual meet
of the circuit will be held some 40
e in February. e,;.