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

!: day evening.
The Odd Fellows will hold the Ia
of their series of socials tonight. The
will be dancing in boht halls.
-Brattleboro Sunshine societ
branch l, will meet with Mrs. Hen
r. Brown, on Green street, Frida
April 30.
The Ladies Enterprise Socie
will meet with Mrs. c. L. Stacy,
Chestnut street, Wednesday afterno'
at 4 o 'clock.
A meeting of the governing boa
Tuesday afternoon at four o clock,
the Rest Room.
H. G. Everleth, of Putney, and h
son, Henry Everleth, of Brattlebor
are the most fortunate fishermen wi
have reported so far. They returne
Monday from Putney stream with
string of 81 trout, all over six inches
length.
The program for the joint annu;
convention of the Vermont and Ne
| Hampshire Dental societies at I'll
Weirs, N. H., May 1922 contains
clinic by DR.. George F. Barber, Of TIL
town, on Combination Filings fo
Frail Teeth.
james Davey, well known in Brat
tleboro as basketball player, is hello
ing down the position of shortstop O
the Mansfield team of the Ohio stat
baseball league this SEASON. Dave.
is a good pitcher as well as a cleve
fielder and sure man with the VIII
low.
The children of the free kinder
garten were invited by the Woman
club to the Concert by the Dorothei
Dix Hall children at the Auditorium
Wednesday afternoon. 1t was a great
treat to them and a pleasant rounding
out of the day. which was observed in
the morning at the kindergarten as
the birthday of Froebel, the father OF
the kindergarten.
OF the musical numbers in B. G.
Whitney s big gaiety A Knight for A
Day some of the most notable are:
Life Is A See-Saw, Little Girl in Blue,
I'd Like Another Situation Just Like
That. What Fools We Mortals Be,
Hurrah! Hurra! Hurro! For That,
Hang Out The Front Door Key, and
The Garden of Dreams. The gaiety
will be seen here May l.
Charles E. Watkins, 10, who died
at the home of his daughter in West
moreland, N. H., Saturday evening,
was father of Mrs. c.. B. Davis, of
Brattleboro. Eight other children sur
vive: Mrs. Frank Dunshee, of West
N. H., C. H. Watkins, of
Walpole, n. f., Mrs. Fred Graves,
Norman E. Watkins and Elmer A. Wat
lins, of Keene, N. H., Mrs. Bessie G.
1hickering. of Nashua, N. H., Mrs.
ieorge H. Davis, of Chesterfield, N. H.,
md Mrs. Frank w. Blair, of Brockton,
Mass.
John Grady of this town, who has
een trying out with the pitching staff
f the Springfield baseball team of the
league, left the squad early
n the week to 60 west where he says
e has chance to hook on with
Tub near Seattle, Wash. Grady was
he best of the new recruits of the
team. He was in the box
or a part of the game between Spring
ED and Utica Monday and showed
steam although unsteady.
-Wantastiquet lodge, No. 5, I. o. o.
:, will observe, with appropriate exer
SEES the Goth Anniversary of the order,
'ednesday evening, April 2Sth. A
'ogram has been arranged consisting
vocal and instrumental music and
l address by Rev. j. A. Belanger,
and chaplain, of White River
blowing the program light refresh
ents will be served and social hour |
emit The exercises are to be held |
I. 0. 0. r. hall in Hooker block.
Il Odd Fellows and friends are cor
ally invited to be present.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bassett, widow of |
rank Bassett, left here April 16 for
arthage. ILL.,, to make here home with |
r daughter, Mrs. Henry Rams. While
aiting in the Chicago station to take
e train for Carthage, Mrs. Bassett
as robbed of her hand satchel, which
her tickets, money and tot
articles. Mrs. Bassett was having
nch and placed the bag in the back of
r chair and does not know when it
IS taken. 1t contained about 800 in
oney, besides other articles mentioned
e is woman considerably advanced
years and the excitement and annoy
ce caused by the theft were great
X upon her. She Immediately re-
rted the case to the officials and suf-
lent aid was given her to complete
r trip. No trace has been found of
e stolen articles.
Mrs. Philena Smith died at the
me of her daughter, Mrs. S. L. Rice,
the Chesterfield road, Thursday, '
ril Is. She was one of the l \ chill
IN of Elder Daniel and Sally (Mann)
onard, and was born in Dover, VT,
t. 81, 1880. She married Alanson t
Smith, Oct. 81. 1852 Three chill
N were born to them, Mrs. Rice being
only one now living. She is also S
vived by her twin sister, Mrs Eide c
Boyle, of White River Junction. i
S. Smith was a member of the Con i
gational church of West Dover. S
ere more than 80 years of her life v
re spent. She went to Chesterfield t
1885 and had since made her home r
re. Funeral services were held at r
home Saturday. Rev. Roy M. Il
lghton, of Brattleboro officiating.
'ial was in the West Dover GENE
Marshall Gale, son of Mrs. e.
ia Gale, of Brattleboro, and Miss n
dred Amelia Nichols. daughter of N
S. Nichols, also of Brattleboro, t;
e united in marriage last evening Sc
clock at the home of the brides H
ents on Chaplin street. Rev. w. J. M
milton. rector of st. Michael's Epis- M
al church, officiating. The parlor M
the Nichols home was decorated M
! palms and Easter lilies. and the M
lie ring service was used. The M
e wore a travelling suit of brown, hs
the couple were unattended. The Sc
mony was witnessed only bv the co
tives of Mr.. Gale and Miss Nichols. w
bridegroom is employed at6 the Bl
tie River Chair company. After .Je
nch was served the couple left on tie
10.1S train for the north. They CT
be at home. at s Walnut street Sa
r May /.
The warrant for the annual village or