The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-02-07

EBRUARY Z, lSoo
-nsnsmbes Ne ehlldsss's fair fsh.
- u ths Congregational shspsl.
The date Of IL high sekeel fair
has bssa sAaassd ssen Feb. 90 70 rsb.
The "whits" uisdsw Of Y. J.
Ysases 4 sespssy's store 10 especially
attractive.
-Protsssivs srAsss will soafss The
Art aad ssesad degrees wednesday
sssaias, feh. n.
The Isadiss' D. Q. eiub will meet
With Ma " Y. willard ssxt Friday
aflsrsees. Supper will b. served.
during The meath Of February
Rev. a. Il. Webb vim conduct tie J
o'clock service st the Homo for Aged
every Sunday.
Peter Blake sustained fracture
Of tho third Eager on bic right hasd
Wednesday aftesnoon while cleaning .
prsss IL the shop Of tho Vermont
Printing company.
An those who had cards for the
leap year dance At Orange hall We'd
ncsday evening can use them - invi
tations for the dance 70 be given By
the grange Wednesday, Feb. 10.
-. q. Taylor, tho broker. appears
again this week with IN advsrtlsement
reminding those who arc seeking .
choice investment 10 secure stock In
The Allentown Portland Cement com.
pany.
"A still alarm from the watercure
Monday afternoon ut s.30 brought Ar.
thur d. Horton, Lewis ID. Harris and
Leon q. White 10 the scene and after
they had emptied the contents Of three
Are extinguishers into q chimney the
blaze was put out
The funeral Of W. r. Gcddis was
held at his home on Green street Sat
urday afternoon. Rev. A. II. Webb Of.
6ciating. Miss Emma Gregg rendered
two selections. The bearers were DR..
c. q. Wheeler, g. NJ. Yeaw, y. A. Bagg
and G. ID. Smith. Burial was In Pros.
pect Hill cemetery. Those present from
out Of town were John d. Richards Of
Schsghticoke, N. ", and John Gibson
and Walter Willis Of Hoosiek Falls.
II. II. McCurdy, director Of gym.
nastics and athletics In the Springfield
Training school, will be the speaker In
the Baptist church Sunday evening, his
subject being Growth. There viii be
special music. DIR. McCurdy II well
known as q teacher and author among
those interested In the subject Of ply.
steal training and his work In Spring
Aeld as the head Of the physical de-
psrtment has been very successful.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Bartlett were
given a surprise Friday evening at
their Whipple street home by about
65 Of their friends, the occasion being
the 10th anniversary Of their marriage.
Games were enjoyed and several
guessing contests were introduced in
which Miss Bessie Mackenzie won the
prizes. The women Of the party served
fake and lemonade. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bartlett were presented with q chahng-
dish and other gifts including . purse.
Rev. L. N. Keneston made the pre-
sentation to which both responded very
GRACEFULLY.
Members Of the Brattleboro wo.
man . club and friends to the number
Of about 100 gathered in the Brooks
House Wednesday evening for the
clubs annual gentlemen 3 night. The
entertainment was given by Frederick
W. Bancroft, his subject being Scotch
Songs and Their History. Mr.. Ban
croft talked Interestingly on the origin
of Scotch music, tracing its develop
ment from earliest times and mention
ing the more prominent peculiarities Of
its composition. He sang q number OF
Scotch ballads and told number OF
interesting anecdotes relating to their
origin After the entertainment .
buffet lunch was served.
Chase &lDaley will bring q writ
of error in the superior court in Chesh-
ire county in q few days to have the
case Of the state against Thomas Ra-
leigh Of Hinsdale brought forward and
show cause why fine Of $3.50 imposed
and paid by Raleigh to the state in NO
vember should not be returned to the
defendant. Raleigh was fined 5000 and
costs amounting to $3.50 and sentenced
to six months in the county Jail. On
motion Of w. R. Daley, Raleigh was
released from jail, the sentence having
been found to be wrongfully imposed
and according to the contention of his
attorneys Mr.. Raleigh believes that he
is illegally fneu " the state Will
be obliged to return the amount paid
in by the defendant.
The annual meeting Of the Congre-
gational club was held in the chapel
Of the church Tuesday night. Arthur
M. Wheeler, a professor in Yale univer-
sity, gave an interesting lecture on the
Campaign Of Waterloo. He showed
thorough familiarity with his subject.
Professor WAeeler told Of the strate-
gic movements Of some Of the com
manders and illustrated these by the
use Of maps. The different steps in the
campaign and the meaning Of each
were brought out with striking reality.
A business meeting followed. These
officers were elected: President, G. G.
Fits; vice president, H. L. Emerson;
secretary and treasurer, R. G. Averill;
executive committee, E. L. Hildreth,
II. L. Emerson; membership committee,
H. F. Jordan, F. w. Kuech, R. @. Clark,
II. E.. Whitney and George s. Perry.
The windmills are SO typical Of
Holland that the government might
well adopt them as the nations trade
mark. This. too, for the sound reason