The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17

pond Saturday, Tho hsh mrnsufrh
from ~ 10 u inches.
The Knights II Columbus viii give
the first Of series of ladies nights In
Grange hall Monday evening, J., IL,
barber will give Vsirola concert.
Dancing will be enjoyed aud an aug
men,ed orchestra will furnish music,
The annual meeting 81 the Pros
peet It'll Cemetery association that
was 10 have been held at the Office u
", \. Newton Monday evening was
postponed on account Of sickness Of
two members. The meeting will be
held Feb, 10,
Daring the dull season the =, A.
smith company will run on n short
hour schedule The men will begin
work at $ In the morning and in the
afternoon will work from | until I
o clock. Saturdays the hours will be
from : until ls.
Installation Of the officers Of -.
Mirhael's court, e. q. r.. took place
Tuesday night In Red Mems hall by
Deputy High Chief Ranger 4. 9. Van
Sheet Of White River Junction. Re
Treatments Were served and a social en-
loved after the installation.
The rest room has had an unus'
ually large number Of visitors during
the last week. Two gifts of money
amounting 10 81 have been presented
10 the treasurer within the week. New
muslin draperics for the front win
dows have been added. also shades for
the windows In the main room, which
adds greatly TO the appearance Of the
room.
Considerable excitement was caused
Saturday night by load OF hay
that tipped over on the ear track in
front of the town hall little after
o clock. No one was injured but a
great deal Of Inconvenience was caused,
as II was necessary TO transfer passen'
gers on the electric ears while the hay
was being reloaded. W. g. Doolittle
was the owner of the hay.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Peoples National bank
took place Tuesday and the following
directors We're chosen: o. l.. Sherman,
$. A. Smith George Z. Greene, W. II.
Bracket. II. T. Wellman, J. G. Estey
and c. X. Crosby. The directors orga'
nized by eecting the following officers:
President. O. l.. Sherman; viee'presi'
dent. J. @. Estey; cashier, W. II.
Bracket; assistant cashier, c. l.. Stick
ney and teller, Fred c. Adams.
Referee A. Z. Cudworth did not
grant a discharge from bankruptcy TO
Guy o. Howe Monday by reason of an
objection entered by Gibson & Water.
man in behalf of the Bannigan Rubber
company of Boston. Mr.. Cudworth will
call another hearing on the matter at
ter he has acted on the claim of the
Directing company. The final account
ing of the estate of Byron +. Ander-
son, bankrupt, of Woodstock was
heard but was accepted only in part.
The case will come up again at later
date.
AT the meeting of the Brattleboro
aerie. +. o. E., Monday it was decided
to meet every first and third Monday
of the month beginning with February.
Hitherto the local organization has held
a meeting every Monday. 1t was vot,
ed to make about 5000 worth of re-
pairs in their hall in Retting block.
The changes TO be made are necessary
to carry on the work of the aerie.
Among some of the alterations to be
made new partitions will be put in. On
the 9th of this month there will be a
smoketalk. Several candidates will be
initiated at this time.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Davenport will
attend the annual meeting of the Yer
mont Bird club to be held in Williams
hall in Burlington today and tomorrow.
The program includes papers on the fol-
lowing subjects by Brattleboro people:
The Nesting of the Juncoes, by Ii. l..
Piper nature editor of the Vermont
Phoenix; The Birds of the Mt. Mans
field Region, Thoreau in Vermont and
Work of the National Audubon Asso
citation During 1907, by Mrs. Elizabeth
Davenport; The Blue Jay and the Red
Squirrel and An Experience with Pur-
pie Martins in Brattleboro, by William
C. Horton.
The lecturer presented the fol
lowing program at the meeting of Pro,
tective grange Wednesday evening:
Recitation by J. u. Lawrence, musical
selections by Miss Maud Hamilton, E.
C. Hamilton and Albert II. Stanley; a
paper on Children s Bright Sayings by
Mrs. Mary Hopkins; topic for discus
sion, What Must Be Done to Improve
and Protect Our Forests9 Discussion
by D. T. Perry, H. W. Sargent, State
Master Pierce, H. W. Spaulding, r. l..
Frost, F. N. Farnum and P. E. Frank
lin. They all predicted a lumber fam
inc as the result of wasteful and reck-
less numbering and forest fires and rec
planting and cultivating
forest trees as one of the most profit |
able industries.
The trover suit brought by Will
liam Gibbs against Deputy Sheriff M.
P. Davis, which was to have been
heard before Justice A. c. Spencer to-
morrow, will be postponed until Tues
day owing to a case in the municipal
court tomorrow morning in which Mr..
Spencer is counsel. Mr.. Gibbs seeks to
from Mr.. Davis the value of
pair of steers taken from Mr.. Gibbs
and sold by the officer to satisfy a
len note in favor Of S. d. Bishop of
Marlboro Mr.. Gibbs also claims a
certain amount for keeping. 1t is un
lerstood that the trial will bring out
;ome interesting points which have
lot been taken up in local courts for
,ome time. F. E. Barber is counsel
or Gibbs and Chase and Daley repre-
ent the defendant.
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