The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-04-30

e The last Masonic sociable will b
held in Masonic hall May 8.
r, The May meeting of the woman
y auxiliary of the Y. M. @. A. will b
omitted.
e The board of directors of the Hol
! steinFriesian association inspected tn
offices of the secretary Tuesday
: The local Odd Fellows are to at
t tend the Centre Congregational churcl
: Sunday, May 9, in body at the invi
tation of the pastor, Rev. Roy M
Houghton.
The class in spelling and pronun
l citation conducted by the Woman IS clut
will meet every Friday afternoon at Z
clock in the kindergarten rooms un
, til further notice.
, The annual meeting and election
of officers of the Brattleboro Woman s
club will be held next Wednesday af
ternOOn at $50 'clock in the chapel
of the Centre Congregational church.
I\-Holden & Martin have this week
bought OF Miss Johanna Baker one
third interest in the four houses on
Birge street owned by Miss Baker, AL
fred Bushnell and Holden & Martin.
The May breakfast appointed for
tomorrow afternoon, under the az
pices of the Brattleboro Woman s club
has been postponed Indefinitely on ac-
count of the funeral of Governor Hol-
brook.
j. NJ. Perry, Is Central street.
phone 221-3, has charge of the ex-
change tickets for Pinafore and is
now canvassing for the sale. Tickets
can also be had at Dugan s music store
and of Fred I. Swift. Those holding
exchange tickets may change them for
reserved seats Saturday, May s, at the
box office.
The last social of the season given
by Wantastiquet lodge was held Friday
tendance was double that at any of the
others. Fully $50 people were gath
cred in the two halls, dancing being
enjoyed until midnight. The last dance
of the year to be given by the Odd Eel
lows will be Friday evening, May Z,
when Canton Palestine will give May
ball.
Principal f. B. Smith has received
letter from Rev Marion Leroy Bur.
ton, Phi. d., of Brooklyn, N. Y. ac-
cepting an invitation to come to Brat
Brattleboro high school commence
ment. Dr. Burton is pastor of the
Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn
and has recently been elected president
of Smith college to succeed L. Clarke
Seelye, resigned
A certain New York critic designat-
ed B. C. Whitney's big musical gaiety,
A Knight for a Day. The Roar That
Won t Subside and this is said to be
fitting description of it, as it contains
enough really good comedy situations
for half dozen entertainments Of its
class. The leading comedian 8 role of
~, fa1 hyr Eronly
Deshon is actually one of the brightest
and most humorous ever presented to
the public and that of lilly Day, the
servant lady, runs it close sec
ond.
"A certain New York critic desig
mated B. G. Whitney's big musical
gaiety. A Knight for Day. "The
Roar That Won It Subside," and this
is said to be fitting description of it,
as it contains enough really good com
edy situations for half dozen, enter
s role of Jonathan Joy, i'm
personated by Frank Deshon is ac-
tually one of the brightest and most
humorous ever presented to the public
and that of lilly Day, the "servant
ady,' runs it close second.
The 42d annual encampment of the
department. of Vermont, Grand Army
If the Republic, will be held at Bur
ington April ~ and 13. The com
AIDES of Windham county will present
he name of Col. A. B. Franklin of
Colonel Franklin is well equipped for ]
he position, his record as citizen |
md a soldier is of the very best, and
IS no comrade from Windham county !
las been commander since 1895, the !,
-eterans of the county feel that they :
re entitled to the office this year. +
The funeral of Harold E. Rogers, $
Who died at the Brattleboro Memorial c
ospital April 20, was held at the home II
f his mother, Mrs Hattie E. Rogers, a
0 Central street, last Friday after y
Don at $50 o clock. The funeral ser +
ices were conducted by Dr.. John R. D
low of the Baptist church who spoke h
eelingly of the young man IS life. Miss
lists Have Rolled Away, Some Day p
We II Understand, and Saved by Grace. h
he bearers were six young men from a
ne First Baptist church of which he a
as member. The floral tributes were b
lany and beautiful. Burial vas in b
cemetery W
Richards NJ Bradley of Boston was g. g
Brattleboro Sunday to meet the com "
ittee appointed by the local physi- u
ans to confer with him regarding =,
an for payment for work done for "
thompson fund benefciaries. The com NJ
ittee, DR.. A. I. Miller. DR.. G. R. An ~
rson and DR.. Thomas Rice. went over
e matter fully with Mr.. Bradley and a.
ink they understand now what ar NJ
ngement he wishes to make. The IL
iginal agreement he wished the local ne
lysicians to sign was materially al at
red. 1t is expected that this agree -
ent will meet with the approval of all 10 IL,
e doctors and if so it will be pub VI
he'd in the local papers within a Of Of
ort time. ua
The Goth anniversary of the found di
2 of the order of Odd Fellows in 70
nerica was celebrated fttingly We'd tr
sdav by the local branches of the tn
yanization. when a joint celebration at
l9e was held in Odd Fellows hall. The tb
-ual anniversary is April 90, and the bn
rious lodges all over the country as a St,
tier of convenience abserve the an on
as near that date as is pos 7
lie. The affair of Wednesday evening o.,
k the form of an open meeting, and
wives of the members as well as IN,
ir families and friends gathered in f fnI
d Fellows hall to the number of n oi
J. The speaker of the evening was no
Y. J. A. Belanger of WELLS River. pIj;;
nd chaplain of the grand lodge, and Uo
lowing his address a musical pro an,
m was rendered consisting of selec- On,
rs by the Masonic Glee club, violin an,
eetions, by Miss Maud B; Miller, Mi
dings by Miss Lulu j. Britton and AZ
es by Harlan T. Miller. Light re- s sns
shments were served and from 10 in
lock until 10 was snepf in dancing ~