The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17


All ihose whc are Interested Ia
forming a gun club viii m-~i at tho
liTooks llous. tomorrow night al 100,
A local lumber dealer says that
10 lees than II HOUSES are IN process 81
erection OF contracted for thus far this
SEASON.
The last social held in odd Eel
lows hall this season viii be Friday
evening, MAY I. Tickets may be Sc
cured from any member Of Canton
Palestine,
bingham Franklin, infan, sou ~
Dr, aud Mrs, 4, l., Pcitre, died yeslcT
lay morning, prayer was held ~ the
hous. this morning by Rev, II, H.
Miles aud burial took place in Pros
pcet llill cemetery.
-Cards have been received this
week announcing the marriage Tuesday
In Kalamazoo, Mich, of Harry Il. llor
ton, formerly Of this town, aud Miss
Donna Louise llill, daughter Of Mr.
aud Mrs. Sheridan 4. Hill.
Thomas \, Austin Was IA Burling
ION Sunday 10 assist in making mr.
Engagements for the silver jubilee of
the Catholic order ~ forcstcTs May
~ in that city, Mr.. Austin Is chair
man Of the invitation committee.
The Methodist, rniycrsalis,, Uni.
tartan aud Congregational churches
Join in a Good Friday musical service
This evening in the Congregational
church nj 7.a0. The combined choirs
will give the greater part of Staincr 5
The Cruciiixion, The public Is in.
viied.
Mrs. George Clapp has consented
10 receive for the woman 5 auxiliary Of
the Y. NJ. G. 4. q contribution Of old
rubbcrs or rubber of any kind which
will be sold later aud the proceeds
turned into the auxiliary treasury.
Members aud friends who desire 10 as
sist the auxiliary are urged 10 make
their contributions az earliest date pos
siblc.
The opening Of the Brattleboro
/ Woman exchange was held in the
rest room yesterday afternoon from
10 q o'clock with an attendance of
1875. The membership has steadily in
creased since its organization and now
numbers about 80. Tea and waters
were served. Mrs, Mary Warder and
Mrs. l.. d. Mastiu poured. Fancy ar.
ticles. cakes, candies, salads, jellics and
other foods We're sold.
The annual meeting of the Wo.
man : Missionary and Aid society OF
| the Baptist church was held Thursday
afternoon and the following officers
were elected; President, Mrs. j. J.
| Estev: vice president Mrs, W. b.
smith: secretary. Miss y. VI. Cheney;
treasurer Mrs. T.. r. Foster; chairman
of hospitality committee, Mrs. G. +. X.
/ .Jruue: chairman of home mission com
mittee, Miss Alice Phillips; chairman
of foreign mission committee, Mrs,
| Fred ;, knight.
| When James +. Hooker, chairman
of the republican town committee. ar
ranged for the republican caucus which
| is set for tomorrow night he forgot TO
find ont whether the town hall was
engaged and hence got everyone con
cerned into a snarl. Mr.. Hooker FOR
got that there was a repertoire com
pany Mt the auditorium for the week,
but Manager Fox had this fact in
mind and spoke of il as soon as he
saw Mr.. Hooker notices. The latter,
however. was in Boston and so the mat
ter had to be settled by c. o. Rob
bins. one of the town committee, who
hired the Grange banquet hall where
the caucus will take place at 80 ?. H.
Fire swept over IA large area on
Wantastiquet mountain Monday Tor
the first time in four years, In the
evening almost mile of flames was
plainly disccrnihle from this town
The fire caught from a lighted pipe
dropped by Patrick Lyons in the pas
turc owned by Esther Thomas in the
rear of Carl Schorliug's house. Mr.
LYONS cndeavored to eXtinguish the
flames and several men ran to his as
sstauce but the high wind made 1t
impossible aud in the early afternoon,
hardly an hour after the start, the hre
spread so that even an organized at
tempt to put it out was impossible
About midnight the flames died out
and early Tuesday morning only here
and there was small curling line OF
smoke to be seen. The mountain was
at its height of beauty last year and
tnc unucrSIoNlH was nv oih'i' i"N'''
in the appearance of old Wantastlquet'
This summer the area over which the
fire swept will be berett of its verdure
and a bare, burned spectacle for sew
eral years will greet the eye.
The troubles of Hooker II. Win
chester and Lucius l.. Whitney in re-
gard to their horse trade in August
came to an end Saturday when each
man agreed to pay his own costs and
call the deal closed. The case was to
have been tried out at the present term
of the Windham county court. Inc
facts seem to show loss on the part
of Mr.. Whitney of his horse, $50 bonus
money and legal fees. AS the story
of the trouble goes, Mr.. Whitney offer.
ed to exchange his horse for one of
Mr.. Winchester s and to give $50 more.
The deal was put through on the spot,
Subsequent developments, however, dld
not show the newly acquired animal OF
Mr.. Winchester to be up to his eXpecta-
tions and accordingly replevin writ
was issued and re.eXchange made
without the presence of the other party.
Mr.. Whitney refused to claim the
original horse and also sent back the
"'bootn money that he had once be-
fore given Mr.. Winchester. A suit
was then instituted by Mr.. Whitney
for the value of the horse he traded
for. Shortly afterward the horse of
Mr.. Whitney's was impounded and
sold for its keeping by Pound Keeper
j. G.. Stafford.