The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-09
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

-Reuben in New YORK appeared III
the auditorium last Friday evening
n. G..
ANYONE who wishes to give money
or helm of any kind TO the Harrington
family. who were burned out last nIgnt,
is asked TO communicate WIN MISS
Ruth W. Chlds. Terrace street.
An informal reception was ten.
dered Miss jeanette Ruseup py the M
women of the Centre church III the
church parlors last evening. Inc even
ing was spent in music anu sanies'
Light Refreshments were served
Since Tuesday, skating on the Con.
nectlcut river has been the chlef reeIe'
alton of Brattleboro people. Inc rlhel
Is covered with glare ice several lnches
,b;cl tbe only open water between the
dam and Putney being Just below the
susnension bridge, where on the YER
mont side the river had not frozen up
to last night. Hundreds of people nave
been ont the last two afternoons anu
evenings. and if fair weather CONTINUES
sunday ought to see a record-break KING
crowd on the ice.
The November bulletin of the Ma
.;onal Society of United States Daupn'
tars Of 1912 announces that Mrs. Z; 7.
r Jenne. who has ably filed the once
Of nresident of the Vermont soclety, mas
resigned. and that the newly eiecteIi
president is Mrs. Charles Ii. SpooneT oI
Northfield. Mrs. Jenne $ reslghaf,,V, frn,n
was occasioned by her, removai horn iao,
Rrattlehoro TO Hartford, Conn, where
sbo will reside with her son. The same
bmIletin gives a report of the exercises
connected with the unveiling OF tht
bronze tablet to the memory OF the sol
d;ers of 1912, which was placed on the
University of Vermont, during the Yer
centenary. at which time Mrs. Jenne, as
president officiated.
Instead of a regular meeting 1oi
Docemher the members of Brattleport
chanter. d. A. r., held a Christmas salt
in the home of Mrs. George 5. DowieN
Tuesday afternoon. There was e@o1e @
attendance and satisfactory salS =,
Mrs. J. l.. Stoekwell and Mrs. .ooh,n, =
Bingham presided at one OF two q 1aplg' II
fnr fancy articles, and Mrs. II; n
Thomnson III, ," and Miss Genevieve Slate a
tha % ntber. Miss Gladys Morse mac
charoe of table for Christmas cards
and Mrs. G, F. Barber and Mrs: a. =
Miller sold home made candy. Refresh
.mamts were served in the dining room
Miss Susan e. Clark and Mrs. +.
Pettee pouring. Mrs. Dowley s Nictol
Victrola furnished musical entertain
ment. :4.o
The special legislative commltte'
to whom was referred the so-calle'
Anstine bill providing for state ald TO 20
ward the establishment OF nome 10 70
defective children in this town mace !.
report Wednesday. The commits
tells of its visit to Brattlebor9, com, n
| rnan+s favorably on the site of the pro
, nosnd institution, and then says tina
: The bill is such a wide departure froi
The present policy of the state with M rel
erence tn the care of detectives ina
the committee hesitates to recommen
any specific appropriation. 1t Suggest
that the house 90 into commlttee y
tbe whole. hear those interested IN Tn
: matter. and then take action. In Gas
z the legislature should deem II adVlsapl
! to act favorably the commlttee SUI
: oests several amendments TO the pre-;
ent bill, the most important oon one pr9hr,e hre
e inc for the payment of $45, ,O0U IN tnIe
/, ANIMAL installments of $l5,0OO eaci
4 ,aHahIe on the first of June 1911, l9l
= = and 1913.
The following letter from Y. !
: Thomson of this town appeared IN III
9 Snrinefield Republican of SATURDAY
. seNotino YOUR article in this morning
y ;ssne entitled Unrest About Chihuahu
g and knowing that quite an amount
g capital from about Springfield mas pee
: invested in the state of chihuahua; DC
T to advise you that / am IN recelpt
q q news ne this morning directly from Il, u
: civ of Chihuahua stating that all
: nuiet there and has been, business Z
: i inc NO = on as usual. and that American
Il are attending the band concerts
usnal in the evening on the Alameai
. and that no trouble is looked for IN u
d @ fnture. I have written this, bellevir
y if TO be true information. and tnau
d m;obt nrevent some people from :, unne
y nssarv worry in the matter. Perso
u allv. I believe all the reports are srea
i " exaggerated, and expect to return
a y . few davs to chihuahua and am n
!. anticipating any more danger than
II trin to your own city would lnVolVe'
n Mrs Mary Baker Glover Eddy, founo
e and head of the Christian Science churC
y diod dc, Saturday at her home in Chestn
u Hi 4 suburb of Boston. Death was 81
N den, % and the medical examiner VINO " "
~ 10 called in compliance with the law stat stat
Is that death was due to, natural cav, a,
10 10 rncumonia rrr being the chief cause. M
70 Eddy was 90 years of age.