The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


Alice IN her strange adventures in
Wonderland in the auditorium May .
Alice in Wonderland will be given
under the direction Of the BrattleborO
Woman club Saturday afternoon
May >, in the auditorium.
Fort Dummcr colony, Pilgrim Fa
theirs, will hold meeting Thursday
evening nj the home of John Z. Mack
Members will note the change in date.
--Brattleboro lodge. y. Il. q. r., will
confer degrees ON two candidates at
the regular meeting Wednesday night,
Refreshments will he served after the
degree work.
The Dormousc, Halter, Cheshire
eat, White Rabbit, March hare, Cry
phon and Mock turtle will be n few of
the favoritcs seen in Alice in Wonder
land at the auditorium Saturday after
noon, May >.
1t is expected that a special train
from Bellows Falls will be run TO Brat
tleboro. ON one of the nights of the
Knights of Columbus minstrel show.
Arrangements are also being made for
special train service from Greenfield.
1t has been definitely decided to
produce Alice in Wonderland in the
auditorium. May >. Rehearsals are
now going on at the Retreat and in the
auditorium. The play will be given I'M
der the direction of the Woman s club.
The various parts are taken by child
rem.
Arrangements have been complet-
ed for the celebration of the s9th an
niversary of Odd Fellowship in the au'
ditorium Tuesday evening. All of the
local bodies of the order will partiel'
pate in the exercises. Members wish
ing tickets should notify the commit
tee at once.
The work of pumping out the
Golfer dam at Vernon was completed
the latter part of last week and since
then attention has been devoted to lay.
ing concrete in the deep hole near the
west bank of the river. If good wealth
er continues the contractors expect to
have n continuous line of concrete
across the river in two weeks.
The special evangelistic meetings
in the Baptist church conducted by
Rev. n. T. Hafer have been attended
with a great interest The congrega-
tions have been excellent. Mr.. Hafer
is more the preacher than the leader OF
the usual evangelistic service but ms
work has been effective. He is good
singer. A good sized chorus has assist
ed in the music with the lead of organ,
TIau nat n
come to an end Sunday
Judge Seneca Haselton affirmed
Saturday the full amount OF costs,
s17s.36. in the case of Mary Lincoln
against Nancy Hemenway as taxed by
clerk F. ID. +. Stowe. Exceptions were
taken on this amount, particularly TO
the part that made up the fees palG TO
Rev. A. Ii. Hough as a witness Inc
suit was tried out at the April term
of the Windham county court and was
brought by Miss Lincoln to recover
$500 and interest loaned Mrs. Hemen,
wav. The jury allowed the full
amount to be recovered.
The Canadian Jubilee singers ana
Imperial orchestra gave dehghtiui
concert in Grange hall Friday hiShI'
Each number was warmly received
Gerard Miller displayed his rich bass
voice to advantage in several solos ana
he was obliged to respond to several en- IN
cores Other solosts were Helen Small
wood. Maria Dorsa and D. *. Williams
The selections by the orchestra were
annreciated and the varied program
niaased those who heard it. The con,
aart was given under the auspices OF
the Brattleboro lodge, N. +. u T.
A Washington dispatch to the Dos
tom Transcript says that the war ne,
nortment intends to concentrate the
feld exercises for the regular army
and militia in the east at Felt > NILS,
naor Watertown, N. Y, and that TO
This place the troops OF New nlls,'pu
and the Middle Atlantic states WIZ w
ordered so far as the state authorizes
elect TO be represented at these cNer'
cises This plan depends, however, on
he retention in the army appropriation
hiu If the item of 100000 FOR ma
noorvres This clause was defeated III
the house but was replaced IN 'le "a
in the senate and is now telh2 consl'-
cred in conference.
Howard & Yearly and Il. Hayes
will not air their troubles IN
.he Windham county court Tor MI
R Bic paid Saturday the full amount
% tho sniff $3.50. and costs amounting
20 20 $S7 Howard & Yearly claimed
damages for a carriage that was ue
,nol;s shed by street car year ~
Ira 400 on Western avenue. ne
taom was hired from the plalntlns anu
t lea horso became frightened at an auto
mobile driven by Mr.. Bigeiow wn ~.
came up so suddenly that IL MaS the
nossible to avoid COLLISION WIN Inv
.stroet car. The occupants Oh the "a
.;aCs Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Tenney, anu
.ha street ear men asserted that MI
P;oelow had no lights on his car anu
nat he was clearly at fault.
Mason S. Stone, state snperlntt ehu
,nt of education, has completeu Iaou ~
at;no the returns from the schoois u
-ha sfate in regard to defective neai
no Or vision. These reports cover .no
,nSooI wear of 1907, during whlcn timo
n 9o6 nupils were examined. " Ines
I 'o'oad were found defective IN eitnei
or vision. Of 19,96S boys WIN
l laro Examined 5.S77 were found TO DC
n afaot;Ha and Of 2O,32S girls to De
'vaminad 7l67 were found deIec.isu'
,hant az per cent. In the BrattlepoiI
,igh school 1879 pupils were e ,nhnm 16
If these So were boys, OF H. " 7s Girls
we're found deficient; OF the lnse 10 in
,xamined 80 were found denel n;Is ex.
|; Ght or hearing. Among the pups e ca