The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

dance in Red Mems hall tomorrow
Saturday, evening.
Wantastiquet lodge, No. 5, conferred
the initiatory degree at, its regula
, meeting Monday evening.
There will be a dance by Compan,
| in the armory next Wednesday even
ing after the band concert on the com
mon.
During the week an iron fence hal
been built in front of the Estey Organ
company's plant the company and the
town bearing the expense.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Brattleboro Mutual Aid associa
ton will be held Monday afternoon al
$50 clock at the home of Miss Ca
bot.
Advertised letters, June linen:
William G. Allison, N. G. Chamberlain
H. G. Franklin, 2, James Howard, Fe
lix LeBont. j. G. Love, G. n. Walker
Women:-Mrs. X. C. Dutton, Mrs. Mary
Harris, Celia Raymond.
About IS members of Columbian
and Brattleboro lodges, F. & A. NJ, at,
tended the morning service at the Cen
tire Congregational church Sunday in
response to an invitation from the pas
tor, Rev. Roy NJ Houghton. Mr..
Houghton s theme was The Purifying
| Power of Friendship.
Governor Proutv has appointed
Sunday, July 4, as Champlain Sunday
in commemoration of the discovery of
Lake Champlain in July, 1909, and
recommends that suitable observance
of the dav be made in the churches
throughout the state. A proclamation
to this effect has been issued from the
executive office.
"A delegation of Masons left Mon
day for Burlington. Several of the To-
cal men took the 32d degree. L. d.
Bailey, deputy grand master Of Yer
mont Royal and Select Masters, and
w. B. Vinton, grand junior deacon of
the grand lodge, were members of the
party. S. A. Daniels attended the meet
ing later in the week.
"A tercentenary talk by Rev. John
l.. Lewis at the Universalist church Fri
day evening drew an interested audi
ence. The talk was illustrated with
and scenes dealing with the early his
tory of the state. The talk was part
of the scheme of publicity Of the ter
centennial committee of arrangements
"A double surprise party was given
Miss Katharine G. Martin and Miss
Gertrude Hunt on their birthday, Tues
day, June s, by 16 of their friends.
The afternoon and early evening was
spent at Ramp Kumfort on the Retreat
mountain, which was placed at their
disposal by the kindness of DR.. Lawton.
The young ladies were both presented
with an arts and crafts belt buckle of
hammered bronze. Supper was served
and the evening was spent in dancing.
Nelson Stule and Fred Bastion ex
perimented with some brand of intox
icants Saturday, possibly with several
brands, and Chief of Police Wilson pre-
sented them to His Honor, Judge Glib |
son, in the municipal court where they |
we're assessed the usual So and costs
making the charge against each $1O.24.
Frank Bora on Monday charged with
The same otfense was taxed 5000. Chief |
Wilson acted as committee of presenta-
ton on Monday.
The annual meeting of the Brattle- |
ooro Water company was held at the |
rooms of the Brattleboro Savings Bank |
Monday evening at 100 The election |
IF officers resulted as follows: Presi-
lent, HI. B. Chamberlain secretary and
treasurer, E. G. Phillips; directors, E.
:. Crosby, George E. Crowell and H. G.
5treeter. During the past year repairs
nave been made amounting to about
assessment of So per share was voted.
This will yield $500 and the balance Of
he Indebtedness will be carried for an
,ther year.
The remains of the late George M.
Taylor, who died in Washington, d. c.,
April, 1, will be brought here Monday
light. Mrs. Taylor will reach Brattle
zorro on the $50 train Tuesday and
service will be held at the
amily lot in Prospect Hill cemetery i'm
nediately upon the arrival of the train.
Woe r,,l,, i y,..n
re requested to be at the cemetery /
pon the arrival Of the train. Rev. Roy
4. Houghton, pastor of the Center Con /
church will officiate at the
rave. The honorary pail bearers will
e Col Kittredge M. Haslins, H. E.
'aylor, J. A. Taylor, w. E. Hubbard,
,harles A. Harris, H. P. Wellman, Clar
nee Stickney and l.. w. Hawley. Taps t
ill be sounded by bugler at the close
f the service. '
-Brattleboro will contribute good {
zed quota of graduates from the higher
EDUCATIONAL institutions this month. i,
Amherst college; John 2. Helyar, q
of Vermont; Edwin H. Kid q
er, Worcester polytechnic institute, :
nd Edwin Clark, university of Michi :,
an are among the number of Bratt1e !
orc men who will receive their degrees I
lis year. Frederick Asher Spencer y
as completed a year of post graduate :,
ork at the Worcester polytechnic in \
itute and will receive the degree of u u
ectrical engineer. He has accepted a y
,sition with the consulting engineer =
z department of the institute, and !
i'll be located in Worcester during the :,
INNER. John P. Helyar will remain y
the university of Vermont as instruc u u
T in the summer school. =
Woe unto him or her who shall at t,
mpt to avoid the purveyor of the red fl
Q tomorrow Charity begins at home W
a proverb well known to all and as 1t
e rest room is strictly home insti- W
tion there ought to be pride in "
caring tag tomorrow indicating that p,
e wearer has contributed his mite to h
ep up the work of this most COM il
endable enterprise upon the part of pl
e Woman s club. The dispensers of al
gs may be expected to appear at any
1ment after the clocks strike twelve 81
night and it is useless to plan an es- u,
pc from town either by motor car
train, as the station and all approach az
will doubtless be guarded, and to e.
tempt to escape will be hazardous NV
dertaking. If you don't happen to 9,
We any change about your clothes h,
member your check will be accepted. ~
Noble Grand Charles G. Staples of sp
lodge of Odd Fellows and tn
,ble Grand Miss Lucie J. Farmer of Cl
nnis Rebekah lodge have issued di- ua
.tions to the members of the lodges of
the observance of Sunday, June ID, 10
Memorial day in accordance with the pi
'clamation of the grand master. of mi
rmont. In the morning the two first Sc
GERS of each body will decorate the re
ives of deceased members huried in | co