The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-29
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

| j. f. Hall s class will meet Thurs
| day afternoon for sewing meeting at
Mrs. G. e. Downer s, on Cottage street
| Bingham chapter, No. 80, O. E. s.,
will give stereopticon entertainment
after the regular meeting Tuesday eve-
ming.
| Forest street residents found their
| gas supply cut off last night. Blasting
broke main which will be repaired
today
Friendship Circle gave snpper
| last evening in Odd Fellows hall There
was large attendance and the occa,
sion was an enjoyable one.
A couple of derailed freight cars
above the Townshend station on the
West River branch delayed the south
bound train yesterday afternoon for a
few hours.
-Evangelistic services have been
held each evening during the week in
the Swedish Congregational church un-
der the leadership of Rev. W. Kohler
of Bridgeport, Conn.
The New England Telephone COM
pany will furnish election returns
Tuesday, for a nominal expense and
organizations or individual subscribers
may receive returns over their own
lines.
George H. Pixly of Brattleboro
and Miss Frances E. Cliff of Brook
lyn, N. Y, were married in the town
clerk office last evening by Justice
w. s. Newton. Mr. Pixly is employed
in the Vinton paper mill.
The public service commission of
Vermont has named Nov. 90 as the date
for holding the hearing on the con-
demnation proceedings started by the
Central Vermont railroad in regard to
the Judge estate on Vernon street.
-Brattleboro lodge, N. E. O. P, will
hold dance in Red Mems hall Wed
nesday evening. Hines and Alison Du-
gan will furnish the music and Mr..
Dugan will render vocal selections
during the evening. A general invita-
tion is extended.
The annual offering of the congre-
cation of the Baptist church for the
missionary work of the American Bap
during the month of November. The
apportionment for this part of the state
amounts to $64.65.
Judge Alfred A. Hall has ordered
that the verdict of $80.S2 awarded l..
7. Lowell as defendant in the suit of
Samuel w. Dart VS.. L. T. Lowell, dur
ing the last term of county court, be
reduced to $102S, and that the costs
be apportioned. The order made
Thursday reduces the amount of the
judgment to 1928, and the apportiOn-
ment of costs made the total $1S.28.
The new Brattleboro Wood company
began saving 4-foot wood by electric
power yesterday at its quarters at the
corner of Elliot and Williams streets.
1t has a dynamo mounted on a port
able frame connected with saw
swing by 50-foot cable to the motor.
The company is also prepared to do
light and heavy trucking. Napoleon
Castine has charge of the plant.
Harvest Day was observed yester-
day at the Home for the Aged. There
was an attendance of about so guests.
Gifts including barrel of -four,
barrel of apples, rs glasses of Jelly,
many cans of fruit, quantities Of veg
were donated. also a basket of assorted
fruit. Refreshments of coffee and
waters were served. Mrs. Richard
Averill and Mrs Everald Haviland
poured and were assisted by Miss Ed
wilma Whitney and Miss Florence Howe.
Mrs. E. d. Whitney was in charge of
the dining room and Mrs. Julia Ryder,
president of the association, received
The Garment Makers union held
a social Monday evening in G.. A. R.
hall which was attended by good
number and proved an enjoyable oc-
,asion. A program was rendered which
consisted of reading The Suppress
sion of the Press, by Mrs. E. D. Will
SON; violin and piano selections by
Miss Alice Titus and Miss Miriam
Jhilds; songs by Miss Florence Skin
Ter, Miss Miriam Childs and Mrs. P
N. Ferriter; a. duet by Miss Charlena
8emis and Miss Viola Harris; piano
elections by Miss Katherine Guiheen.
french and was dressed in a French
costume. Mrs. George Harrington
ang a selection in the Swedish Ian
uage and wore a Swedish costume. Re-
reshments of ice cream and cake were
erved.
Though Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Harris, by keeping Quiet, fooled their
riends few years ago on the occa-
ion of wedding anniversary, they
allied to do so on the occasion of the
9Th anniversary of their wedding.
eighbors to the number of 4S de-
ided that they would not wait until
omorrow to be. told that another OPP
ortunitv to ~ surprise Mr.. and Mrs.
Tarris had slipped by. so while the
ride sand bridegroom of % years were
hue king to themselves last night in
heir home on North street and think
ng of what joke they were playing
n their friends. they found they had
cen outwitted. George l.. Dunham
ID in AZ other friends and they took
ossession of the house Luckily Mrs.
Iarris' stock of eatables was above
he average and she was able to re-
resh her guests Cards formed part
the evenings entertainment and be-
ore the guests left Mr.. Durham pre-
,nted Mr. and Mrs Harris with lit
e case containing 25 silver dollars,
5 reminder that in the future they
Mould not attempt to plav Jokes upon