The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-10

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The Lsaiss' u, Z, elas saee,s MI,
Mn Dora 0eodale this afieInoon. SUI
per sill be served.
The Ladies Eatsfpise society Nj
meet with Mrs. A. 4, blanchard u
ksiey street Wednesday afternoon a
I clock.
The regular monthly meeting Of III
iiIattiebofo Mutual Aid association Nil
be held Mohday al $40 Al The home o
Miss Cabot.
VIII all who are Interested In tL
Y, n. 4, A. save their old rubbcrs 10 b
sold a, aa early datei Notice will b
given In next week . papers where rub
befs are 10 be left.
Posters are OUT today announcing
masqueTad. ball 10 be given April =
Ia Festival hall. AZ this IL the last bal
Of the season the management vii
spare no expense i6 make u the even
OF the season.
The directors Of ih, Bratilcbof'
creamery will sell the bui,ermilk a
auction at the creamery al \, m. Tues
day, April "a, 1905. The directors vii
receive bids for gathering cream ON ih'
several routes directly after the auc
ton.
Fifteen candidates were taken inis
the Modern wOodmen camp Tucsda,
night. 1, is expected that ~ large 4
number will be initiated at the nex'
meeting. The members are making al
effort TO make the local camp the laTg
est fratcrnal order in town. An oyster
supper was served at the close Of the
meeting.
AT the regular meeting Of Proico
tive grange "Wednesday evening the
following program was given: Piano
solo, Mrs. Fred r. Vial; recitation
Helen Hopkins; roll call aud response
by quotation; song, Z. NJ. Goodenough;
paper, Miss Nellie I. Eddy; address
upon deputy work, General Deputy III
W. Sargent.
The committee appointed 10 lay
out the Vernon street project have
made arrangements this week with
engineers employed by the Connecticut
River Power company 10 survey the
territory and prepare detailed speci'
fications as TO the cost Of doing away
with the present grade and moving
the station TO this side of the track.
II is probable that the work OF survey
ing will begin next week.
The district deputy grand matron
and the district deputy grand patron
made their annual visit to Bingham
chapter, o. T.. s., Tuesday evening.
Guests were present from several chap.
tiers, 70 coming from Naomi chapter OF
Hinsdale. Supper was served at q
o clock TO l25 members. Two candi.
dates were initiated and interesting
remarks were made by the district
deputies and the visitors.
The d. A. r. Mother Goose party
at the Congregational chapel Wednes-
day will be held from until 8 p. m.
Fancy articles, aprons, Easter novelties,
flowers and home made candy will be
on sale and an excellent supper will be
served from until at moderate
price. A large number Of the charac.
tiers from Mother Goose will be repre-
scented, the well known pie that was set
before the king will be opened and the
blackbirds will dance.
-Donnell & Davis had successful
opening of spring millinery Friday and
Their windows were attrac'
tive with baskets of flowers and bows
of ribbon in Copenhagen blue and
cerise shades, also hats of leading
shapes. The large lace and flower hats
were specially attractive and stylish
and others of popularity were the
small round hats, toques and turbans
and the Merry Widow sailors, which
were shown in all colors and sizes.
Every one is invited to the opening
tea of Brattleboro Woman IS exchange
which will be given Thursday from 3
to p. IN. There will be an Easter sale
of food and handmade articles of all
kinds of women s work. A large at
tendance is hoped for. Members are
requested to consign small articles suit
able for Easter gifts, and particularly
food, for sale. After that date food
and products of woman s work will be
on sale all the time, and orders will be
taken for anything wanted.
The annual meeting Of the Yer
mont Wheel club was held in the club
rooms Tuesday evening with about 80
members in attendance. After the of
fcers' reports had been accepted the
were chosen to serve during
The ensuing year: President, William
A. Shumway; vice president, Frank b.
secretary, l.. Guy Tasker;
treasurer, John X. Ryder; governors,
Houghton Seaverns, Daniel j. Stolte
md Frederick A. Thompson; auditors,
Il. R. Lawrence and j. G. Dewitt. 1t
vas the sense of those present that
he governors amend the house rule re-
ating to smoking so that smoking
would be allowed down stairs. AT the
lose of the regular business lunch was
erved by Hall restaurant.
The annual meeting of the Brat
leboro creamery association was held
Monday and the reports of the officers
cad and accepted. The financial re-
,ort showed that the patrons had been
,aid. SAL ,263.20 as against $36,546.79
or the year previous, and that the
rice per pound of butter fat in
reased from 27.36 cents to 3O.SO cents.
rhe expense of the year was $6,2Ss,72
nd the sales for buttermilk reached
312.29. Yhe price per pound of but
er fat increased 3.44 cents and that
f butter 2.75 cents. The annual re.
ort further shows the number of
,ounds of cream $50, 140, and pounds
f butter, 161,57s. The following Off
ers were elected: Directors, E. II.
filler, w. L. Sylvester, L. j. Huntley,
!. E. Snow and F. F. Gleason; secre-
ary and treasurer, c. L. Stickney;
uditors, H. P. Matthews and John E.
iale.