The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-27


garment section tomorrow.
The local council, Daughters Of
Poeahonias, conferred the adoption de-
gree ON candidates last night.
The Friendship Circle will meet
in Odd Fellows hall this friday af'
ternoon. Supper will be served ut
6.l5.
The Royal Slave company gives
two performances next Wednesday in
the auditorium; the matinee is ut ESQ
and the evening performance ut y
q clock.
Any who have not purchased tick
cts for the Eastern Star whist party
this evening can get them at the door,
An effort will he made to start playing
at o clock.
-Wantastiquet lodge, No, 8, ]. o. o.
T., will celebrate the s9th anniversary
of the order In the auditorium April
81. Past Grand Sire Alfred ). Pinker.
ton Of Worcester, Mass, viii deliver the
address.
Canton Palestine held an open
night Wednesday evening in Odd Eel.
lows hall, and large number OF
ladies and members were present.
Dancing was enjoyed and refreshments
were served.
The Alliance study class will meet
nj Mrs. j. NJ. Tyler Monday evening
next at 7.30 o clock. The papers will
be ON College Settlement Work in Bos'
ton. Members and friends are cor
daily invited.
AT special meeting of the Pros
pect Hill Cemetery association Monday
| Charles II. Crosby was elected presi'
dent and MILFORD ii. Bracket was
elected trustee These Offices were held
by the late George +. Greene.
Tommy" Guiheen will leave
next week TO begin practice with the
Lynn Mass New England league
baseball team for which he viii cover
second base. Guiheen WASH I CON,
Portable in Fall River last season and
is only too glad TO join the Lynn club,
LYNN has the nucleus for one OF the
best teams in the league this season
and can be depended upon to be IN the
race.
The topic for discussion at the
grange meeting Wednesday evening
was Agricultural Fairs, Are They a
Help to the Farmeri If So, IN what
Waysl The speakers were Philip b.
Franklin, C. S. Hopkins, David I. Per
nv. Miss Nellie 7. Eddy and II. W.
Sargent. The dramatic club gave the
farce. A Picked.up Dinner, parts being
taken by Mrs. Philip Franklin, +. NJ.
Goodenough and Miss Rita Eckels.
The first rehearsal for the Knights
of Columbus minstrel show which Will
be given in the auditorium April IS
and 30 took place Wednesday evening.
John !. Nolan of Boston, the we'll
known minstrel show director has been
engaged to take charge of the produc-
ton and was on hand to begin drilling
the chorus Wednesday night. MI
Nolan was much pleased with the ma,
terial with which he had to work and
the local committe was much pleased
with the overture and music brought
by Mr.. Nolan.
The foreclosure sale of the mill
property of Fred l.. Edison of Brook
| line by Deputy Sheriff A. W. ). VIII
kins was postponed Tuesday for one
month Mr.. wilkins repaired to the
place of sale and was about to proceed
when he was informed by telephone
that Mr.. Edison had been adJudged
ban krupt that morning. just what
can be done under these circumstances
is question. 1t is likely that the
trustees will turn over the property
TO the officer to be sold in behalf of
Charles C. Abby Of Chicopee, Mass.
The proceedings were brought to sat
isfy claim of $4,000.
The regular meeting of the Brat,
tleboro Woman club will be held
Wednesday afternoon in Grange hall.
Will Hutchins of Greenfield will speak
ON Hand Work. a subject which is OF
especial interest to everyone M
Hutc hins s talk on arts and crafts
deals especially with home work and
interior decoration. According to ar
ticle V, section | of the revised con
stitution an informal ballot will be
taken for officers for the coming year
from which the nomination committee
will prepare a ticket for the annual
meeting. Every club member is asked
to bring her year book for reference
At meeting of the board of gov.
eminent of the Woman s Exchange last
Monday afternoon thegfollowlng stand
ing committees were elected: Member
ship, Mrs c. +. r. Jenne, the president,
and Miss Emma f. Heath, treasurer;
on printing, Mrs. Cora G. Leonard; on
food, Mrs. A. j. Currier, Mrs. 4. "
Whitney and Mrs. d. 2. Dewitt; on
constitution, Mrs. Henry Tucker, Mrs.
L. D. Mastin and Mrs. Mary Warder;
finance committee, Mrs. j. G. Dewitt,
! Mrs. S. Wilcox and Mrs. F. W. Mich,
OILS. Members show great interest and
plans will soon be complete for active
business. A bureau will be opened
where those wishing to rent rooms, OBJ
tain help or situations to work may
gain information on payment OF a
small fee.
-uChief of Police James II. Evans
will be called upon to pay costs result
| ing from my arrest few weeks ago
or he sued for damages, - is what Isaac
X. Allen said this week after putting
the matter in the hands of Attorney A.
| C. Spencer. Mr. Allen claims that ne
was arrested by the officer without just
| provocation, that he was abuslvely
| treated, that his clothes were torn, ana
that articles were taken from him and
never returned. To support his con,
tention that Evans is guilty OF conduct
unbecoming to an officer Mr.. Allen
saws that he can show how others have
been i'll treated without justification.
He claims further that Evans charged
so cents for team in which to take
~, /Al1on\ to the locEup whereas the