The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-04-09

"A Knight for a Day, with Fran
Deshon in the title role, will play a re
turn engagement in the auditorium
May /.
The annual meeting of the We
man s Exchange which was schedules
for Tuesday afternoon has been post
poned until the third week in April.
Judge F.. M. Butler of Rutland ha
appointed Miss G. Sadie Smith of Rut
land official reporter for the April tern
of Windham county court which vii
open at Newfane next Wednesday.
Those who see Barney's Courtshil
by three of the famous Dorothea Dl!
Hall children, Doris Horslin, Rutl
Francis and Vera Morrison, at the matt
nee April 81 will surely want to see L
repeated in the evening.
-Brattleboro lodge, N. E. O. p, helt
well attended dance Wednesday even
ing in Red Men s hall. Wales orches
ira furnished music and refrcshment'
were served A large class of candid
meeting next Wednesday evening.
The new officers of the Vermont
Wheel club held their first meeting
Wednesday evening in the club rooms
and made arrangements for the coming
year. F. A. Thompson, Eric Landry
and DR.. A. l.. Pettee were named as
house committee.
The program committee of the
Brattleboro Woman s club is pleased tC
announce that the entertainment given
by the Dorothea Dix Hall children on
the afternoon of April 81 will be re
peated in the evening. The entertain,
ment is sufficiently varied to suit all
tastes, including songs, dances, reel.
tations, sketch, little play and a
pantomime.
The Congregational Ministers as
ISOLATION of Windham county met Mon,
day afternoon in the parlors of the
Centre Congregational church, 10 cler-
gymen of the county being present. The
program consisted of Bible study dis
cussed by Rev. A. E. Martin, an essay
by Rev. Mr.. Whitcomb of Westminster,
and paper on the Emmanuel Move
ment by Rev. Roy M. Houghton of
Brattleboro.
AT the annual meeting of tn trus-
tees of the Brattleboro free library
evening the following officers
were chosen: President, DR.. H. d. Hol-
ton; secretary, H. B. Chamberlain !;
treasurer, Col. G. A. Miles book com
mittee, C. A. Miles, Rev. J. r. Cow
and Rev. D. E. Trout; librarian com
mittee, E. H. Crane, Dir. S. E. Lawton
and Rev. M. j. Carmody; committee
on library room, F. X. Barrows, DR..
Holton and Col. X. Haskins.
Wesley 4. Richardson, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben iamin P. Richardson, has
accepted a position with the Changu-
inola railroad at Bocas Del Toro, Pan
anna, and will leave Thursday of next
week for Boston where he will sail
Thursday afternoon on the steamship
Esparta of the United Fruit company s
line. Richardson will be employed by
G. J. Rowley, formerly station agent at
Brattleboro. For some time young Rich
ardson has been employed at the Estey
Organ factory
The machinery at the West Dunn
power plant of the Twin State
Gas and Electric company was shut
down Monday to allow cleaning the
wheels which had become clogged with
debris. The machinery had been run
weeks, the longest time since the dam
was built seven years ago. The ice in
The basin above the dam gave no trou-
BILE this year. To begin with it was not
so thick as in some years, and further
more it was well rotted out before high
water came.
The selectmen have recently com
Dleted arrangements for Strengthening
The curve in Vernon street opposite the
The change will result in
a great improvement for at this point
he highway is narrow and very close
% the track and the curve obstructs
he view for any great distance ahead.
70 straighten the road it will be neces-
,ary to cut into the bank on the west
side and this will necessitate the re-
setting of numerous telephone, tele
,raph and power-line poles. 1t is ex
'ectted that the Central Vermont rail
Dad will straighten its track at this
,oint as soon as the change in the high
way is made.
The annual meeting of the stock
oldefs of the Brattleboro Creamery
ssociation took place Monday, when
he following officers were chosen: Di
ectors, w. l.. Sylvester: j. b.. Gale,
din F. Miller. j. G. Stafford and R. H.
etary and treasurer Charles A. Boy
en-. The business of the past year was
urtailed somewhat on account of the
armers sending their milk to the Bos
on market. but the creamery direc
ors expect to regain many of their pa
rons when the summer cut in milk
rices comes. 1t was voted to call for
ids for collecting cream both by the
ound and by the month. and for max
10 butter on the same basis.
Clarke G. Fits had a conference
18th the local listers in the selectmen IS |
)oms Wednesday morning for the pur
ose of explaining the law under which |
icy perform their duties When the
,lectmen rendered Mr.. Fits place on
le local board of listers he expressed |
is willingness to advise and assist
lem in any way he could although de-
lining the position for lack of time.
he selectmen, therefore, arranged to
ave Mr.. Fits explain to the listers
leir duties under the law in the hope
lat they will be able to secure more
Xable property. In a statement
tinted elsewhere the listers give notice
certain provisions which they will
force this year.
"A wagon loaded with two cows for
arket became. mired in the mud on
e new road just back of the Hunt
ched to the vehicle struggled so hard ,
extricate it that they tipped it over,
Hing both cows. One of the cows
rs hung by the neck over the railing
the roadside and would have stran-
ed but for immediate assistance The
lgon was more or less damaged and {
e owner had to borrow another to {
ntinue his journey. The condition of ]
9 road at this point is due to a land
de which occurred early in the spring. a
soon as the ground is settled the
River Power company will =
t the road in good condition i
The annual meeting of the First !
ptist church was held Wednesday
ening, when the officers for the en-
ne wear were elected and the rennrts I