The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-28
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

There will be a white millinery
opening at Mrs. H. E. Bascom 5 We'd
nesday and Thursday.
-Brattleboro lodge, N. E. O. P. met
Wednesday evening in Red Men s hall
when class of candidate was initiated
by the degree team.
The June number of Country Life
in America contains an article on Coun-
try Fairs, one of the illustrations of
which is view of the Valley fair
bench show.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Keyes gave
progressive euchre party last Sat
| urday night to a number of their
friends. Refreshments of cake and ice
cream were served.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church are invited to the home of Mrs
G. ID. Smith Wednesday afternoon at
) clock for social hour and to meet
Mrs. Sharples. At o clock there will
be special business meeting.
-Pocahontas council |. O. R. NJ, of
this place, sent a delegation numbering
ID to Keene by automobile Monday eve
ming to accept an invitation of the
Keene council to witness the working of
the Pocahontas degree. A supper was
served.
Broker J. G. Taylor, reports lively
sales in National Copper company's
per gold coupon bonds. When the bond
subscription is closed, the National Cop
per company will offer for sale, block
of their stock proceeds to be applied to
building of smelter.
The Girls club will serve a supper
in the rest room Saturday evening from
to o clock, giving the public an op.
portunity to "see and taste' for it.
self the result of the work done in the
cooking class this winter and spring
under the direction of Miss Olive
Weatherhead; The proceeds of the
supper, which will be served on the
European plan, will 90 towards the ex-
pelfses of the Girl S club. The menu
will consist of shrimp a la Newburg,
salmon wiggle, creamed eggs. served in
timbel shells; cheese and olive and egg
sandwiches, tea biscuit, salad, cake,
coffee and sherbet.
Fred H. Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Harris of this town. won the
title of Ned England intercollegiate
tennis champion at Longwood yesterday
by defeating s B. Smith, captain of
the Dartmouth tennis team, in hard
fought match. The score was 6.2. 40,
6-3. 6-3. Dartmouth was also victOri-
Gus in the doubles, Smith and Wolff
defeating the Wesleyan representatives.
Harris as a member of the Dartmouth
team PLAYED consistently through the
tournament which has been in progress
this week In the second round he de-
feated Pfeiffer of Wesleyan 60, 60, in
t he third round won from Burgwin of
Trinity by default and in the semiti
defeated Parker of NJ. l. T. 6-3, .. Har-
ris also played with Smith in the first
round of doubles, the pair defeating
Brown 6-3, g. Nathaniel W. Niles, who
is well known in Brattleboro and Hal
flax. won the Harvard college tennis
Tuesday for the fourth
r0secutiVe time.
Modest advertisements prOclaiming
he advantages of BrattlebOro as a sum
mer resort were inserted in several of
the New York papers Sunday by the
committee of the local board
Of trade. Since that time the Secre-
-arv of the local organization has re-
ceived fully 100 inquiries regarding
boarding places. farms. cottage sites,
,tc Al of the inquiries apparently are
rom persons who are extremely anxious
% find places where there is good air,
rood water. fine views, enjoyable drives,
and plenty of fresh eggs. vegetables
and at reasonable rates. One man
wrote that his family of a wife and four
children were every, very easy to get
llong with. but please don t recommend
place conducted by cranks or Cos
lips The secretary of the board of
rade is answering these letters as fast
Is he can but his list of available board
ng places is hardly large enough. On
his account it is hoped that all per
ons who wish to take summer boarders
will communicate with him at once.