The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-04-30
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

! first and second degrees at It's mex
| meeting
| &C. w. Durham received his 22-foo
Fay e. Bowen motorboat yesterday an
will launch it in the river undoubtedly
Seventeen people will unite wit
the Centre Congregational church a
the communion service Sunday morn
ing.
E. S. Hall has bought buildin.
lot on Chase street of II. E. Bond anC
is planning to erect a house there Thu
summer.
The local branch of the Salvation
Army has realized $3.50 from its sale O.
goods. A quantity. of goods remain tt
be sold Saturday.
John McAuley was before the Brat
tleboro municipal court Saturday eve
ming on the charge of drunkenness anC
was fined So and costs amounting tc
1904 by Judge E. w. Gibson. He
paid.
Samuel C. Bates, SO, who died ut
the Brattleboro Retreat Sunday, was
a prominent young man of Cohasset
Mass, where previous, to his illness ne
| had been engaged in business with, his
brother He had been in poor health
| for several months.
The body of Mrs Lavinia (Street-
err Chase, II, who died at the home
of her daughter in NORTHAMPTON, Mass,
Friday, was brought to Brattleboro
Monday for burial in Prospect Hill
cemetery. Mrs. Chase formerly lived
in Brattleboro and Vernon.
The members of Beauseant com
mandery, X. T.. have been invited to
attend the annual inspection of Con-
necticut Valley commandery in Green
field Tuesday. There will be ban.
quet at 6 clock and it is expected
that large delegation from the local
commandery will 90 to Greenfield either
by train or automobile.
In the April number of the New
England Magazine, the third prize in
the intercollegiate short story contest
is awarded to Arthur Peach, a junior
of Middleburv college. Peach is a Brat
inence through his short story writing
and his many Brattleboro friends will
be pleased to learn of his good for
tune in this contest. :
A special meeting of the Brattle-
boro board of trade will be held in the
Grange banquet hall this evening at
40 to discuss matters pertaining to
the welfare of the town. Several ques-
tions of extreme importance will come
up and it is hoped that the attendance
will be large so that these questions
may be discussed thoroughly. Refresh
ments will be served during the eve
ming.
The selectmen gave public hear.
ing Tuesday evening on the applica-
lions of the four local druggists for |
present except Attorney E. J. Water
nan and he didn t say for whom he APP
reared. The licenses will be granted
It once, but not, Chairman Calvin
avs. without a word of warning to the
ruggists in regard to observing the
aw relative to the sale Of liquor on
prescription.
The New England Telephone and
Telegraph company has discarded the
Ian of collecting its accounts by col
ectors and will hereafter mail bills to
o forward payment by check or call at
he company s office and make pay
nent. In accordance with the new ar
Harry Gray, who has been
mployed as collector for the local ex-
hange, will finish work for the com
amy tomorrow night.
Edwin c. Davis of this town was
lected vice grand warden at the Goth
nnual session of the Grand. Lodge of
yermont, New England Order Of Pro-
ection, which has been held in Ben
ington this week. There are 26 lodges
4 the state. with a total membership
f 3,l36. Brattleboro lodge stands sixth )
mong the 10 that have memberships
xceedine 100, the local lodge having
n enrolment of 1879. Green Noun {
lin lodge of st. Johnsbury leads with
membership of AT.
Several awards were made to the Z
rattleboro lodge, N. E. o. p, at the :
tate convention in Bennington the q
lrlv part of the week, the two prin-
pal awards being the first prize for i
lie largest gain in membership of any v
dye in the state of Vermont, and the v
rst prize for the largest percentage t
aimed in membership. Those attend Il
lg the convention from this town t
ere Mrs. W; F. Mixer, first repre- fl
ynch, second representative and Mrs a
ynch: f. G. Davis, warden of Brattle- b
'ro lodge and grand guide of the $
and lodge, and Mrs. Davis. The G
rty returned to Brattleboro Wednes- IL
" night. Il
Deshon, whose clever inter Il
citation of the leading comedy role of b
nathan Joy in B. G. Whitney's lat f
musical success, A Knight for a Day II
lich is one of the features of the m
has had a successful career
the musical comedy and comic opera -
'ge which extends over 25 years He 90
rk as well and at one time was a.
'ociated with Louis James, Marie w
and many others of the old IL, II,
lool. He is the originator of the ~
ding comedy role in The Brownies a! .ii
d was with Henry w. Savage for 10
II seasons after which he went with ~ -
xon and Zimmerman and PLAYED the -
ding comedy role in their produc- 10
n of Miss Bob White over 1900 as
in The Office Boy with sig WI
success. In A Knight for Day he lli
achieved the greatest success of his d ii'
eer. Mr.. Deshon will be seen in ia
production of A Knight for Day an
lch will be seen at the auditorium ia
borrow afternoon and evening. .e
II. Lynde of Dummerston 'o'
. owns a posted trout brook, was
d $40 Wednesday in satisfaction of aft
claim against Charles s. Herrick, MI
lest G. Herrick and Alice Bennett, aft
ttleboro high school children, who wa
ed in his brook without permission. til
children were made to realize that to
Y were liable to arrest for trespass, he
so they settled in order to avoid she
lwsuit Thev stood in the road and Alb
ed in Mr.. Lynde S brook, and as soon a S
Mr.. Lynde saw them he chased them the
". Soon afterward they returned, she
Mr.. Lynde had his hired man. bee
old Blood. drive them off a second v
:. They led Mr.. Blood long chase Mr.
: hills and through woods, while Mr. and
de stood sentinel in the road to and
that they did not come back The Bra
had the basket. and when Blood VIII,
Ily overlook her the basket was job