The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
THE BRATTLEBORO REFORNIER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

3llS, Independent Order of Foresters
initiated a class of 30 candidates Mon
day evening.
Mrs. y. d. Tucker, w. G. r. u
county superintendent of fair work
will be at the rest room on the fan
ground during the Valley fair,
Major Clarence Boyd of Worcester
| Mass, will visit the local branch OF
Salvation army Monday He will ad
dress the meeting both in the hall and
upon the street.
E. Wales will meet his dancing
classes at Grange hall Children IS class
reunion Saturday afternoon, Sept. %
at 3 clock. Evening class reunion
Thursday, Oct. Z, at s clock. Circu-
lars ready Sept. lS.-Adv. soft
| A regular meeting of the w. c. T.
| U. will be held in the rest rooms next
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A
large attendance is desired as import
ant business is to come before the
meeting
Subordinate court, Brattleboro.
BIS, Independent Order of Foresters.
will hold a social in Red Men s hall
Monday. evening. Sept. q. A barrel of
| -four will be given to the one holding
the lucky number. Everybody is cor
daily invited.
Residents in the vicinity of Canal.
Pine, Highland and Prospect streets
| were awakened at $50 clock Wednes-
| day morning by two discharges of fire
| arms. As it was too dark for even a
| good marksman to see a cat there is
considerable curiosity as to what the
shooter was after. skunk made that
region visit in the early evening but
it was too dark to max skunk hunting
profitable when the shots were fired.
ID n
Frost accompanied by Selectman John
Calvin went to Ames hill Tuesday and
adjusted the damage done by deer to
the 2O0-tree orchard of H. l.. Emerson.
1t was found that 1874 out of the 200
trees had been practically ruined and
Mr. Emerson was awarded 500 damages
I'm some cases the small trees were
nibbled to the heart and the deer had
threshed around in the orchard and
torn the bark from the roots to a height
of several feet in polishing their horns.
The following officers We're elected
at the annual meeting of Fort Dummer
colony. Pilgrim Fathers. Tuesday eve
ming: Governor. A. j. Currier; lieuten-
ant governor, Mrs. Joseph Palmer; sec
rotary, Mrs. A. j. Currier; collector.
Mrs. Nellie NJ. Norris; treasurer, Mrs.
d. w. Tenney; chaplain, Mrs Mary Rob
inson; sergeant at arms, Miss Annie
PEBBLES: deputy sergeant of arms. Mrs.
J. p. Mack; inside sentinel, Joseph
Palmer; outside sentinel, w. G. Norris;
trustee for three years. Mrs. H. S.
Goodenough.
The woman S foreign missionary
society of the Methodist church elected
the following officers at the annual
meeting of the society held last week
Thursday: President, Mrs. w. A.
Moore; first vice president, Mrs: c.
d. Smith; second vice president, Mrs.
Ella Hildreth; secretary, Mrs w. X.
Geddis; treasurer, Mrs. Alexander AL
len. A musical and literary program
followed the election of officers. includ
ing songs and readings by Miss Ruth
Boorn. Miss Doris Smith. Mrs. A. f.
Lawrence and Mrs NJ. H. Sharples.
Miss Sadie Pellet, 80. who has
been in poor health for a long time,
died Sunday at the Retreat She was
born in Wilbraham, Mass, and when
Young was taken into the family of
Mr. and Mrs. John c. Pellet of this
town. Though she had been removed
from the activities Of life because of
her malady for long time she will be
in the welfare of others. Funeral serv-
ices were held at 4 clock Tuesday
afternoon in Bond s funeral parlors.
Rev. Roy M. Houghton officiated and
the burial was in the family lot in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Harry R. Lawrence is in receipt of
a letter of acknowledgment of several
books sent to the Office of the colonial
secretary at Pietmaritzburg Natal,
"A frica. Mr.. Lawrence, who is col
lector of old editions. sent the books
in response to a request received from
the colonial secretary for anything of
special reference to the early writings
and experiences of the late Rev. Lewis
Grout Of West Brattleboro who spent
many years doing missionary work in
Africa. Mr.. Lawrence was advised
that the material sought was to be
used in the compilation of a history of
zuuland to be prepared in the office of
the colonial secretary.
The Salvation army has been hold
nights annual harvest sale in its hall |
luring the week. At this season of the |
wear all army corps hold sale of such |
articles as they have solicited The
merchants have been liberal in giving
articles and the sale is proving a sue
cess. In addition to furniture and
dishes the solicitors have received a
are disposing of at prices that make it
an object to poor people to buy. The
of the army announce that
hey would be pleased to receive old
and if anyone has carpets or
Jugs which they wish to give to the
army they may call telephone 1928.
In Justice court before F. d. E.
Stowe Saturday Henry R. Brown took
IN appeal from the judgment of $9l.S
,iven William bakers to recover the
AMOUNT of wages which he claimed was
lue him as painter employed by Mr..
Brown. There was a misunderstanding
between Mr.. Brown and bakers as to
he compensation to be received by
he latter. Mr.. bakers in settling up
With Mr.. Brown was asked by the lat
er to pay for his board. He did not
understand that his agreement with Mr..
Brown called for such a settlement as
lie understood that he was to receive :
. cents per hour and his board Mr..
Brown claimed that he was to paw
bakers 30 cents per hour but that the
nan was to pay for his board out of
his sum. The case will 90 to the
ounty court.
A small but enthusiastic audience c
aw the Isle of Spice company make its I
bird appearance in Brattleboro Tues .
ay evening. The piece ism t noted !
or it's late song hits or all-star east. t
ut for all that it furnishes whole t
IT of fun. The company which APP {
cared here was extremely industrious O
nd could sing unusually we'll Charles a
b. Pusev. its alleged comedian. will 4
ever be indicted for causing anyone Il
j, laugh himself To death. but Pusev t
as by no means the whole thing in the t
Dmedv line. Edward German and t
ohm Collins appeared as two castaway
iilors and provoked laughter with !;
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