The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08

Mrs. William l.. Harris Of East
Charlotte has bought the house NJ y
Washington street of the estate OF her
father, A, H. Harris.
The annual meeting OF the Ladies
Enterprise society will be held at the
home of Miss Hattie ThayeT, . Cot
tase street, "Wednesday afternoon at I
o clock. II is hoped that every mem
Der will be present.
The meeting OF Brattlehoto chap
Ter. ID. A, r., which was Ia have been
held with Mrs. W. =. Root and Miss
velma Foster Tuesday, May ~, has
been postponed ON account Of death.
The date of the meeting will be an
nounced later.
Protective grange conferred the
first aud second degrees upon III can
didates "Wednesday evening. The see,
ond degree was worked by the special
degree team with Philip T.. Franklin
worthy master. II was voted 10 give
so 10 the kurn ilattin Homes, The
seth anniversary of this grange will
be celebrated May 20.
According 10 the usual custom OF
the odd Fellows aud the Rcbekahs the
local organizations observed annlver'
sary day by church attendance sunday.
4 large delegation from Mantasiiquet
lodge aud Dennis Rebekah lodge at.
tended the Uniyersalst church aud
listened 10 spirited aud appropriate
sermon by Rev. j. T.. Trout
Mrs. Charles \, Mhes received u
despatch Monday announcing the
death of her mother, Mrs. Horace
Train, 81, in Sheffield, Mass. No par
,iculars were sent but death must have
come suddenly Mrs. Train leaves
three daughters: Mrs. Miles, Mrs. Mir
lam Neftel of New York and Horace
Train Of Chicago. Mrs. Miles went
Tuesday to sheffield, Mass, TO attend
the funeral which took place Wcdnes'
day.
AT the regular meeting Of the Wo,
man : Exchange held Monday after
noon il was reported that W. \. Morse
and O. l.. Howe would contribute a
sign to read Rest Room and Woman s
Exchange. This sign will be hung 50
! il can be seen from either direction
and will fill much felt need as visit
ors in town have not readily found the
rest room. A vote of thanks was ex'
/ tended To these two citizens for their
generous contribution.
Judge +. W. Gibson has received
notice this week that the circuit court
of appeals has reversed the decision OF
the circuit court in the ease OF Frank
| +. Holbrook against j. J. Quinlan y
company. In the lower court the
plaintiff was given a verdict OF siiOu
| and the ease was taken up on a wAf
of error. 1t is now remanded for trial
! Gibson 4 Waterman of this town and
| Elisha May of st. Johnsbnry were
counsel for the defendant company
AT a session of the court of claims
| in Montpelier Tuesday the town OF
Halifax presented claim for s25i.25,
amount underpaid from the state high
way fund in 1906. This was due to a
clerical error and was discovered too
late to be paid through the regular
channels. The claim of Charles r.
Waite of Londonderry that fine he
paid for selling cider be refunded him
| because the law was declared uneon'
stitutional was taken up, but was con
tinned until the next session Of the
court.
Joseph Kaine and Charles Long
were badly though not seriously Druls'
ed Sunday night when carriage IN
which they were riding was overturned
on Western avenue. The horse was
being driven at rapid pace ana
was refined on the ear tracks where
the rim of the wheel caught on one Of
the rails and caused the vehicle to tip
over and throw out the occupants The
horse continued down the avenue aud
did not stop until it reached II. Il.
| Brown IS stable where 1t was caught.
| Kaiue was badly cut about the head
and for time was unconscious. Be
sides crippled wheel the top of the
buggy was torn off and several heavy
scratches found on the body and dash
| er.
The officers of Bingham chapter
O. E. S.. were installed Tuesday even
ing by District Deputy Grand Patron
Ferris K. Vaughan, assisted by Mrs
Maverette Fisher as grand marshal,
The list follows: Mrs. Sarah Die kin
son, worthy matron; Milton II. Eddy,
worthy patron; Mrs. Isabelle Law
renee, assistant matron; Mrs. Eugenla
NJ. Pettee, secretary; Mrs. Mary a.
Randall, treasurer; Mrs. Janette M,
Haywood. conductress; Mrs. Marion
Combs, assistant conductress; Mrs
Mary Walker, chaplain; Mrs. A. Lou
Use Putnam, marshal; Miss Pauline
Miller, Adah Miss Harriet Wells,
Ruth; Mrs. Zetta Winchester, Esther;
Mrs. Frances Randall Martha; Mrs.
Mary Fletcher, Electa; Frederick /,
Swift. organist; Mrs. Hattie Angler,
Warder; Collins l.. Piper, sentinel The
retiring matron, Mrs. Martha Swift,
was presented a past matron Jewei
by the chapter.
People who attend a fair 90 fully
as much for amusement as for instruc-
ton. A too severe standard will not
please fair crowd. This weakness IN
| human nature is about to be recog-
nized by the managers of the valley
Fair. at Brattleboro who will lnaugu-
rate a mid way next fall. The Brat
tleboro standard has been boosted OF
great deal in past years and other
fairs foolish enough to have midway
have been reminded that no such non
sense was necessary adjunct to sue.
cess in Brattleboro OF course 1T Will
be advertised, at least for the first
year or two, that only attractions of a
superior nature will be allowed but 1t
will be a midway just the same and,
the directors will find that midway
is midway. They will have to take
the attractions that are on the road
and their midway will not differ ma.
terially from the mid-ways to be found
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