The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14

/. are payable to h. III. Messenger,
|, North street. adv.
Charles W. Durham has alread
, begun to make extensive alterations o
3 his place on Linden street. The bar
2 is being moved to the southwest col
{. ner or the LOT to make room for
, greenhouse which will be erected a
once.
The Southern Comedy company. al
all colored troupe, will be the attrac
ton in the auditorium tomorrow AT
ternoon and evening. The company i
composed of dancers, jubilee singers
comedians and cake walkers. Their
are bargain prices for seats.
The Twentieth Anniversary of tn,
Epworth league will be observed Sun
day evening at 100 at the Methods,
church by an appropriate service con
sisting OF an address by the pastor anc
music. Installation of officers for the
coming year will take place, also mi
tiation of members.
The half-page advertisement of the
National Copper company appears on
the last page of this week s issue. The
company is offering an per cent gold
bond, secured by a first mortgage on the
entire property of the company. Joseph
g. Taylor, the broker, is the authorized
representative for New England
One of the large oak trees in the
grove owned by Charles R. Crosby was
blown down last Friday afternoon.
The tree crashed through the fence in
the rear of the DR.. O'Connor house
and narrowly missed going through
the roof of the Baptist parsonage. A
number of small children were playing
about the base Of the tree but few
minutes before it fell.
An interesting group of photo
graphs has been on exhibition in w. f.
Root s pharmacy this week. 1t shows
the characters who appeared in Pima
fore in 1879: Herbert Walker as Sir
Joseph Porter, George Emery as Ralph
Rackstraw, John Berry as the boat
swain, l.. X. Willis as Captain Corcoran.
Mary Sprague Holbrook as Josephine,
Miss Merrill of Keene as Buttercup,
Mary Niles as Hebe.
Rev. John r. Cow, d. D., minister
of the First Baptist church, will preach
IN the morning a sermon to the Bible
school on The Rebellious Chickens and
What Happened to Them. In the even
ing he will preach the first of series
on Some Speculative Truths the first
being, Man s Sorest Need. Attention
is called to the excellent double quartet,
whose music is greatly pleasing the
morning and evening congregations.
"A pleasant surprise party was given
to Miss NJ. Amy Pratt Tuesday evening
at the home of Miss Clara B. Spaulding,
IL Myrtle street, the occasion for the
event being the 18th birthday of Miss
Pratt. number of Miss Pratt s most
intimate friends were in attendance and
a very enjoyable evening was spent. A
supper was served from six to O clock.
after which games of different kinds
were played. She was the recipient of
many gifts.
The following officers of Brattle-
boro lodge. F. & A. NJ, have been ap-
pointed: Senior deacon, Horton D.
Walker; Junior deacon, William L.
Hunt; senior steward. F. w. Hall; iu-
nior steward, John F. Brasor; chaplain,
E. Burr Smith; marshal, M. c.. Hough-
ton; tyler, J. H. Pratt; trustee, F. R.
Vaughan. These officers and those
elected at the annual meeting will be
installed at meeting to be held May
81.
When James H. White of Meriden,
Conn, was in Brattleboro Monday pa
pers were served on him in connection
with the damage suit brought against
him by Luther H. Barber of this town
on account of the automobile accident
in which Mr.. Barber was injured last
year. The suit was to have been tried
in the Massac husetts courts but the pa
pers served Monday will have the eff
feet of transferring the case to the
Windham county court
Next Wednesday evening in Red |
Men s hall, Brattleboro lodge. N. E. 0. |
p. will give a colonial social to the
members and their families only. There
will be pleasant social time from
. clock to 10, and supper will be served
by the male members of the organiza.
lion from 9 to 10 clock. Dancing will
De enioved from 10 to -, music being
furnished by the N. E. O. p orchestra.
The entertainment, supper and dance
committee will have charge of the af
air.
Hereafter fireman will be on
lutv in the auditorium during every
performance which takes place there.
There was formerly such an arrange
nent but of late it has been neglected.
The selectmen have also decided to
make a renewed effort to enforce the
ule which prohibits smoking in any
ortion of the theatre. New signs have
zen placed on the stage and in the
ressino rooms and the employees of
he auditorium have been told to see
hat there is not the slightest infrac
ion of the regulation.
Counsel for the Connecticut River
over company say that the corpora
on is not bound to make any further
epairs on the Central Vermont track
Glow this village on account of the
Ugh water and that the power com
any therefore is not particularly in .
rested in the proposition to remove
le ledge opposite the local station. :
is not unlikely. however. that the
ilroad company itself can make good
'e of the rock in case it decides to
,uhle track the road between here
I'd South Vernon as now seems likely
Mt the principal thing is to get the
doe removed and there is no doubt
at the town would he willing TO stand
" expense connected with II II the
,ntral Vermont company would agree
erect a new station.
E. NJ. Adds of Long Island City.
Y. arrived in Brattleboro last week
q on Monday began his duties as man
or of the local branch of the Twin
ate Gas & Electric COMPANY. succeed
q Frank p. Wow. who is now located
Milwaukee. Wis. Mr.. Adds is
IN of wide experience in his line of
,rk. having been in the electrical bust
SIS for Is wears. Previous TO his com
? to Brattlehoro he was assistant gen
II superintendent of distribution of
, New York & Queens Electric Light
Power company. which supplied the
rough of Oueens with light and power.
was with that COMPANY about year
4 before going to Long Island CITY
s located in Nvack. Y. Y. where he
$ superintendent of the Rockland
hit & Power company. He is a ma