The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-18

| taken wednesday ON the steps of tn
high school building.
A handkerchief shower fo
Miss Ethel Randall was given yestel
day afternoon from 3 to at the HON
of Mrs. h. IL. Crane, by few of Mis-
Randall s young women friends.
The regular meeting of the Sede
Thursday evening. The sewing meet
ing which was to have been held il
the afternoon is postponed for tw,
weeks.
The next meeting of the Sunshin,
society, Branch |, will be held Friday
June 20, with Mrs. John G. Dewitt
All members are urged to be present a
1t is hoped to have a report of the con
vention of the international society
also of the large amount of work done
by the branch of Hartford, Conn.
Pool Pillicoddy, clever farce skit
was presented in Grange hall Wednes
day evening by the Grange Dramatic
club with the following cast Fred r.
Clark, frank Bailey, Miss Alvena M
Walker, Miss Elsie Smith and Miss
Rita M. Eckels. Following refresh
ments dancing was INDUCED in until
midnight
"A special meeting of the w. C. r.
U. was held Tuesday afternoon in the
rest rooms. Mrs. Mary Morgan, the
county president gave an interesting
temperance talk and related many of
her pleasing and helpful experiences
during her recent trip to England. At
the closing of her remarks a poem was
read from local author.
Edward Ryan answered guilty to IA
charge of breach of peace in the NUNS
cipal court before Judge E. w. Glib
son this morning and contributed the
nntnt |
plant entered a plea of guilty to
breach of the peace and his sentence
was deferred. Mr.. Laplant contributed
to the gaiety of the Elliot street mix
up referred to elsewhere.
Those intending to attend the al
umni reception of the High school
Wednesday, June 80, are requested to
either communicate with the secretary
of their class or to the alumni secre-
tary, w. A. Gilbert. This should be
done that the committee in charge of
the refreshments may be able to reck-
on with some degree of accuracy upon
the number that they will have to
accommodate.
The regular monthly meeting of
the ladies missionary and aid society
of the First Baptist church was held
yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. l.. w. Hawley of - Chaplin
street. Mrs. A. E. Mason of Saxtons
River gave report of the annual
meeting of the woman s Baptist home
mission society of the East Mrs. +.
5. Knight of Brattleboro gave brief
report of the woman S American Bap-
list foreign missionary society. After
he program business meeting was
acid and the committees appointed by
he executive board were confirmed. |
'lans for the summers work were dis
cussed and the department commit
ees were announced.
The annual strawberry supper of |
he Universalist church was held in
he church parlors last night and was
ttended by large number The sup
.aughan and Mrs. Lyman Goldsmith.
following the supper a reception was
iven to Rev. and Mrs. D. E. Trout
Tho returned from their wedding trip
asst Friday. The parlors were elabor
tely decorated with laurel and the re.
Giving party stood before bank of |
he same and consisted of Rev. and
is. Wales s orchestra furnished mu-
lc throughout the evening. The dec
rations were in charge of Mrs. &.
!. Warner, Mrs. A. W. Rockwell and |
Irs. E. E. Flagg. Mrs. A. E. Hobart
erved lemonade.
Joseph Ferriter of this place with
knowledge of things along the line
rom Townshend to Texas paid $l0..24
the municipal court this morning
fter responding guilty to charge OF
Joe told His Honor
ldee Gibson that it seemed criminal
put away so much real coin of the
,alm. He said he had told people
1t in Texas that they hung men for
.tting drunk in Vermont but that his
atement had not been believed. Mr..
erriter handed Deputy-sheriff M. T.
avis a bit of fireworks about rem
" that would have saved Davis S
Iir had it been used in time. Joe
me in under the weather from the
ernon short, haul yesterday after
on and~Chief of Police Wilson as
med guardianship over him.
The first Sunday afternoon union
rvice to be held on the common will
given at 5 p. M, July 4. Rev. DIR.
hn r. Cow will preach the sermon
d the musical part of the service
II be in charge of the Baptist choir.
have been made with the
rst regiment band to have four con
fore the services. The local clergy
N will deliver the sermons during
ly. Out-of-town pastors will preach
these services during August. The
Isle committee is in charge of the
sical part of each service Fred c.
ANS is chairman of the committee.
" DR.. John r. Cow is chairman of
general committee. III. f. &. Toedt,
iirman of the finance committee and
Try L. Piper press representative.
Every person in Brattleboro, men
l women, interested in the welfare
the schools, should plan to attend
citing to be held under the auspices
the board of trade in Festival hall
It Friday evening at 7.30 clock.
ncipal Smith of the high school will
ak on the Present and Future Needs
the Brattleboro Public School Sys-
/. The matter of vocational educa-
4 will quite likely be brought up at
t time. The meeting will be an
n one and discussion will follow
ncipal Smiths remarks. In view
he brief period that will intervene
ween this meeting and the annual
DOL meeting in July the interest in
meeting ought to be perhaps
alter than it would if held at some
er season of the year. There will
an opportunity to hear what the
DIS of the town are from Mr.. Smith
an opportunity few weeks later
adopt such recommendations in the
ual school meeting.
Edward T. O'Connell, As, for the
{ seven wears station agent at the
ton and Maine depot in Holyoke,
1 at his home, % Suffolk street,
dnesday afternoon, after an illness
only a few days duration. Mr..
'onnell had been seemingly in his
al health up to Sunday when he
taken with pneumonia which, in
junction with other complications,
tened his end. He was at the sta
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