The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-04-09
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Capt. H. G. Streeter has taken an
office in Crosby block and will continue
his real estate and pension business IN
his new quarters.
The Ladies Enterprise society Will
meet next Thursday afternoon at 4
o clock with Mrs. John Henkel on Es-
tev street There will not be supper.
The state board of optometry met
in special session at the Brooks House
Wednesday morning at o clock H.
F. Jordan president OF the society pre-
sided.
The annual meeting of the Wo-
man IS Exchange was adjourned from
April 5 until April 10, when reports
will he given and officers for the com
ing year will be elected.
The children of the Episcopal Sun
dav school will repeat by request The
Little Pilgrim and the Book Beloved
Sunday afternoon at 4 o CLOCK in st.
Michael s Episcopal church
Norman Jacobs of Brattleboro has
been granted a reissue of pension at the
rate of $l2 a month. Julia 1. Lee,
widow of George NJ. Lee of Vernon,
has been granted an original pension
of $l2 month.
The young people of Springfield,
VT, will produce the opera Plnafore
next Thursday and Friday. A. j..
Crosby will play the part of Ralph
Rackstraw and Harry A. Bingham will
sing Dick Deadeye.
Glass No. 70 of the First Baptist
Bible school will be entertained Wednes-
dav evening, April IA, by Mrs. w. b.
Eddy at her home, s Western avenue;
This will be Colonial party and
all who can do so are asked to appear
in costume
Bingham chapter, O. E. s., inl-
tiated two candidates at the stated con
vocation Tuesday evening Refresh
ments of cake and ice cream We're
served and social hour enjoyed after
the work. The annual meeting of Blng
ham CHAPTER comes on April ~.
Miss s. A. Turner, one of the own
ers of the Brattleboro House, says that
that hostelry will not be closed May |,
even if the present proprietor, .. II.
Ellis. decides to relinquish the manage
ment. There is rumor on foot that
out of town people stand ready to buy
the hotel.
Manager Leonard of the Nicolet
Theater has made several improve
ments to the interior of the house dur,
inc the week, having added shaded
green lights so that the change from
the darkness to the light Will NOT pc so
abrupt and glazing. He has also IN
stalled new ventilating system.
The Fifty Eight club held it's final
meeting for this season at Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Spears on Washington street
Tuesday evening. Prizes were won as
follows: Ladies first prize, Mrs. Hop
kinson: BOBBY. Mrs. c. Spear; gentle
man IS first prize, Mr.. Belden; BOBBY
Mr.. Hopkinson. Ice cream and cake
were served
There will be a union praise service
in the Baptist church Easter sunday
evening at 7.30 O. clock. After short
of the Baptist, Congregational, Unlver-
salist and Methodist churches will sing
Dudley Buck IS Easter cantata. Christ,
the Victor. The solo parts will be taken
bv F. C. Adams, Miss Matthews, Mrs.
Hubbard. Mrs w. H. Bond, A. l.. May
nard, and Luther Hawley. Miss stew,
art, organist. The program is printed
elsewhere in this paper.
Mrs. Emmavoy Augusta Cook. 81,
died Monday morning at 4 Q CLOCK "a az
her home, Is Elliot street, after an i'll
ness of two wears from organic heart
disease. She was born in Bethel, W,
and was the daughter of Newton L.
and Florence l. (Tucker) Chamberlain
The funeral was held Wednesday morn
ing at 9 O'Clock, Rev. John R.. Cow,
pastor of the Baptist church othclatlnS
The body was sent to West Lebanon,
N. H.. on the / clock ira in for burial
She is survived by son SIX years ola.
Superior Judge F. M. Butler gave
an order Wednesday reducing the
amount of the attachment in the case
of Mrs Angelina F. Larrow of Holyoke,
Mass. against Warren G. Doollttle
from $4,000 to $4,000, and also or,
dered that the attachment be removed |
entirely providing Mr.. Doolittle would |
furnish a bond for the latter amount.
The petition for the reduction IN the
attachment was made some time ago by /
the ATTORNEYS for the defense, Gibson
& Waterman, and a hearing was held
before Judge Butler. He ordered coun-
sci for both parties to file affdavits on
the case. and his decision to reduce the
amount was made on these. {
The annual meeting of the Yer
mont Wheel club was held in the club
rooms Tuesday evening with about 60
members in attendance. After the re-
ports of the various officers and com
mittees had been read and accepted the
ensuing year: President, F. b. Put
nam; vice president, Houghton Sea
verns: secretary, l.. G. Tasker; treas
urer, John r. Ryder; additional COVER
nors. f. A. Thompson w. O. Cooley
and Dr. f. r. Newell; auditors, H. r.
Lawrence and J. c. Dewitt. 1t was
voted to reduce the annual repair fund
from $75 to $50 and to set aside 800 q :
year for building fund. After the
business session lunch was served by
W. II, st. Germaine.
H. F. Jordan, the optician, who has
been located at 76 Main street for the
last - years, will transfer his place of !
business to quarters on Elliot street {
iormerlv occupied by Miss Lula Smith. '
The new store of Mr.. Jordan will be en- c
irely remodeled and among the inno- '
rations will be reception room for 9
ustomers, two examination rooms, and |
much larger plant for testing. The /
,rowth of Mr.. Jordan S business has f
made the change necessary. The change c
will be made not later than May l. f
Ir. Jordan is well known to the greater c
of Brattleboro people, having f
cen a resident of the town since 1890, i
nd since 1897 he has been engaged in a
he optical business in the store now
by Arthur F. Roberts on Main !
treet.
Wednesday. April was guest day r.
or the Brattleboro Woman s club and e
from the clubs at Bel b
rvs Falls, Windsor, Putney and Ches- +
er were present, as well as the pTesi- c
ent of the state federation, Mrs Ash. il
IN of Rutland. Miss Patton of Hart c
,rd gave a very interesting account of T
pr experiences in Constantinople where Il
he taught in the American college for C
,ur wears. Her talk was illustrated II
Y lantern slides made from her own d,