The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-28

| - ne MeIHoulsl social Scneuuleu I0i
! Wednesday evening has been postponed
| one week.
Company l., V. N. G., will hold an
assembly in the armory Monday eve
ming, May 81.
-Steeple Jack M. j. Cavanaugh has
been painting the spire of the First
Baptist church this week and many
people have watched him work at his
lofty vocation.
The annual state school for health
officers will be held this year in Mont
pelier for four days beginning Aug.
lington this week to meet the other
members of the state board of health in
regard to the gathering.
james Moulton of Dover was SEN
fenced to not more than three years nor
less tnan two and a half years in state s
prison at Windsor at hard labor by the
Windham county court Monday for the
rape of the l0year-old daughter of
Alonzo Metcalf of East Dover about a
year ago. Metcalf drives the stage be-
tween Williamsville and Dover. Moul-
ton was taken to Windsor Wednesday
afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Dan P.
Thompson.
The women of the Congregational
church will serve a strawberry supper
Thursday evening, beginning at $50
o clock. Rev. Charles O. Day, a
former pastor, will be guest of honor
and members of the parish are urged
to make a special effort to be present.
There will be an apron and candy sale,
followed by social hour and entertain
ment free to those who attend the sup
per- George l.. Durham will give an
Of tpi
will be music. The entertainment will
begin at s, The menu is given. in an
other column.
-Brattleboro chapter, d. A. R., met
with Mrs. w. f. Root Tuesday after
ness one. A program committee con
sisting Of Mrs. H. E. Bond, Mrs. H. FL.
Thompson and Mrs. H. w. Spaulding
were chosen to arrange the program for
the coming year. They will present a
at the next meeting and the
same will appear in Published form in
July. The nominating committee con
sisting of Mrs. II. A. Staten, Mrs. NJ I.
Reed and Mrs. A. f. Edwards, will
bring forward list of nominations at
the next meeting.
Fred L. Davis, formerly of Pomfret
and now a sojourner at White River
Junction as secretary of the state fair
was in Brattleboro Wednes-
day. Mr.. Davis has been chosen along
with DR.. Foster of Waterbury, DR.. Bar
rows of Stowe and John Senter of
Montpelier to represent Mount Sinai
temple of Shriners at the Imperial Coun-
ell. He was commissioned to design a
badge for exchange purposes and the
delegation going to Louisville, KY, the
first week in June will carry 500 novel
bits of ornamentation in the shape of
tiny maple sugar pals bearing green
labels upon which is inscribed: "Maple
sugar greetings from the Green Noun
tain state. y The pail is suspended
from a scimitar bearing the synonym of
good fellowship, "Mount Sinai Tenn
ple'
"A verdict for the proponents was
in the Estabrook will case in
county court Monday evening, thereby
the second will Of the tes-
tator, Mrs. Nancy A. Estabrook The
first will provided for several small be-
quests and named Rollin S. Childs as a
of the main part of the es-
tate. The second will gave Don Miller
of Brattleboro $4,000, William Miller Of
Greenfield $500, and Annie Goddard
Walker of Westminster, Mass, $500.
After numerous small requests the resi-
due was willed to niece, Sarah Earle
of Brattleboro. The proponents were
Don Miller, William Miller and Mrs.
Albert Smith, a niece living in Brattle
boro, and the contestants were Rollin
s. Childs, Georgiana Sears of Brattle
Annie Walker of Westminster, and sew
eral others. The contestants endeav-
,red to prove that Mrs. Estabrook was
lot competent to make either will, and
hereby turn over the estate to an ad- |
Newton L. Staples, while at work
N the West River road leveling freshly
pread gravel, sustained bad shaking
p and numerous bruises Wednesday
orenoon, being struck by an automo
lle operated by Arthur F. Roberts.
ar. Roberts accompanied by Alfred
Jordan approached Mr. Staples who
7as standing near the center of the
Dad and in attempting to dodge the
pile of stones the machine collided 4
nth Mr.. Staples and threw him to the
round, bruising his head and it was
first feared fracturing a rib. Mr..
oberts took the injured man in his car
} his home on Washington street where
physician attended him. Mr.. Roberts
a novice in operating a motor car
nd was inclined to charge himself with
aing to blame in the matter thought
would seem that he took every pre-
tuition to avoid the collision. Mr..
taples is about 20 years old. The at
nding physician announced that no
mes were broken.
The celebration of the Goth ami
srsary of the organization of the Ep
orth league. which was scheduled for
lnday evening, May 16, but which
as postponed for one week, was held
st Sunday at the Methodist church.
Dpropriate exercises were held. sew
al speakers occupying the pulpit dur
9 the eveSing. The general subject
ed throughout for discussion was the
)ung People s Age. \ short musical
ogram preceded the address of the
stor, Rev. Mark H. Sharples on The
Jung People to the Front Miss
rtha Dean spoke ON The Modern I'm
Dvement in the Church and Miss Irene
impton on The Epworth League in
: Movement. Miss H. Gertrude Mich
concluded the speaking of the even
: with an address on The Young PEG
in the Future. The installation of
, following officers completed the eve-
lg's exercises: President. W. A.
ore; vice presidents, C. W. Hawkins,
SIS Bemis, Miss Irene Plimpton and
SIS Corona Bell; treasurer, John W.
we; secretary, Miss H. Gertrude
.hols.
Frank E. Barber has been in at
dance at the supreme court at Mont
Ter during the week, appearing in
case of Grin O. Ware VS.. Rollin :.
Ids. Mr.. Barber represents Mr..
re s interests in the case which goes
:. l.