The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-04-23

-GcOTR6 ~. Ouell HAS DceH RIdHle'
an increase of pension to 1914 month
Rev. M. II. Sharples, the new pas
tor of the local Methodist church, will
lis first sermon Sunday. Mr.. Sharp
les has been in charge of the parisl
at Swanton for the past year, going t.
that town from Canadian conference
lie is As years old and has a wife anC
three children. He will succeed Rev
A. III. Webb who has been transferred
to Mortified, vt.
The annual meeting of the Hydro
fountain club composed of members OF
steamer company No. 3 and steamer
company No. 4, was held in the steam
GERS were elected: President, George R
Holden; vice-president, l.. H. Slater
secretary, G. L. Cobb; treasurer, l.. G.
White; executive committee. Frank
Streeter, Ralph B. Pettee and e. M
smith; trustees, Frank J. Belden, Wal
ter H. Jacobs and Frank Wright.
Company I, V. N. G., held its
weekly drill in the armory last eve
Ming. Following the regular drill the
"a members of the company who have
been picked to give an exhibition drill
as mariners in the opera Pinafore were
measured for their uniforms. Then
under the command of First Sergeant
James Helyar they were given a half
hours drill in the Butt S rifle calls
themes. Another drill in the same
movements will be held in the armory
this evening at s o'clock.
The Grange Dramatic club held it's
regular monthly meeting in Grange
hall last evening, a business meeting
preceding the social program consisting
# recitations by Ralph Thayer, and a
| Il inn NV rc Nnrnn Fl Wine bnctnr
These were followed by a farce enti-
tied A Gold Brick. Character parts
were taken by Harley Miller, Austin
Miller. Ernest Goodenough, Fred Clark,
Dorr Allen. and Austin Whitney. The
farce was followed by dance, dane
ing being enjoyed until IL o CLOCK. The
next meeting of the dramatic club will
be held May 81, and will be in charge
of Clyde Chamberlain.
Since last Friday the water in the
Connecticut river has gone down five
feet and is receding now at the rate OF
from eight to 10 inches a day. The
damage done by high water was not
great after all The highway on the
island was badly washed for a dlstaPce
of 100 feet or more but this is De-
ing repaired by the use of large stones
and will be in better condition than
ever before when completed Most of
the earth inside of the wall around the
houses on the island was washed away
but this will be replaced Immediately:
The cellars of the houses were filed
with mud and debries but no actual
damage was done to the structures.
Where the highway was submerged be-
tween here and Vernon fills have been
made and the railroad embankment is
being widened All Of the expense in
cident upon repairing the damage done
L ~ I1y{
necticut River Power company.
Admirers of juvenile dramatic talent
were given a treat Wednesday eve
ming by the children from the Doro-
thea Dix Hall of Boston, home school
for stage children and children of
actors who appeared in the auditorium
under the auspices of the Brattleboro
Woman s club. The ages of the young
women who took part ranged from to
Is, and from the tiniest member of the
company who startled the audience
with long phrases and educational
terms. to the oldest, who gave a fine
exhibition of toe dancing, each girl did
excellently. The recitations, many of
them in dialect and in pantomime, were
roundly, applauded and although the
audience in the evening was rather
small owing to the weather what it
lacked in numbers it more than made
uD Ill tHbHuSldSIll. ne CHORUS. liz GlOW
Worm, was probably the best ensemble |
although the Irish sketch,
Barney S Courtship was excellent. Near
ly all of the selections Were given in
costume which added not little to
their effectiveness.
Paul Rodney Lynch of ST. Johns
bury and Miss Lillian Mary Pelkey, of |
st. Adams were married Wednesday
morning at 9 oclock in st. Aloysius
church in st. Johnsbury, Father J. A.
Leonard, rector of the church, oficiat
ng. Mr.. Lynch came to Brattleboro
sour weeks ago to assume the manage
street. Miss Pelkey came with him
Previous to coming to Brattleboro,
lynch was connected with moving pie
ure houses at Hardwick, st. Adams
md st. Johnsbury, and it was while
of the st. Adams house that
lie met Miss Pelkey over a year ago
IN Tuesday they left Brattleboro for
IT, Johnsbury. The bride wore a blue
nit and carried a shower bouquet of
inks and lilies of the valley. She
vas attended by Emma J. Lynch,
lister of the bridegroom, and the best
IAN was Albert j. Lynch, brother
ohm Flynn and Albert Lachance, both
f st. Johnsbury. The wedding march
rom Lohengrin was played by the
hurch organist, and the double ring
was used. Both of the young
eople are well known in st. Johns
ury and in st. Adams, and since com
lg to Brattleboro Mr.. Lynch has made
large number of friends through his
ork at the Lyric theatre. They were
lie recipients of many beautiful gifts in
1T glass and silver. Following the
arriage ceremony wedding break
lst was served at the home of the
ridegroom s parents and the couple
# on an early train for Brattleboro
large party of friends met them at
e station when they arrived in the
ternoon. and to the accompaniment
old shoes. rice and confetti they
ere driven to their new home at 10
Hot street.