The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-09-09

| hall, Nest Chesterfield, Friday evening,
Sept, ., Males : orchestra Viii furnish
mnsic and supper will he served bN The
Ladies society.
Rev. Dr.. George T.. Martin of
Springfield, Mass, former pastor OF the
Centre Ioneregai ianal church, viii
| preach In the West hrattlebofo eonsfe-
gational church next Sunday morning
The Ladies Aid 81 the Methodist
church viii hold special business meet,
ing az the home OF Mrs. q, u, Smith, 2
Cedar street, "Wednesday afternoon, at !
o clock. A large attendance u desired,
The mission circle Of the Universal
III church will hold it, annual meeting
Ia the church parlor next Thursday
afternoon NJ clock. Officers viii be
elected and u good attendance IL de
sired.
-Bratileboro lodge, \. +. o. T., will
hold its regular meeting "Wednesday
evening. Lotus Stafford of the enter
tainmeni committee has prepared an eN'
cellent program. 4 large attendance u
desired NJ there Is important business 10
be transacted.
The two barns which stood back Of
the Catholic church have this week been
moved % II. ;. GOodenough land On
Walnut street By the removal the out
look il greatly improved for the rest
dents In that section Of the town. The
work was done by i. G. Gallup.
-selectmen John Calvin aud J. q.
Stafford aud County Fish and Game
Warden Roswell l.. Frost made their
first INSPECTION Of deer damage this sea.
son Friday afternoon. They visited
the orchard Of r. ID. Z. Stowe on Ames
hill and appraised the damage at sll.
Some of the apnle raisers of that section
have barking dogs that are believed 10
account for the absence OF deer IN large
numbers this fall.
The Chicago Record Herald Of Aug;
2s contains a portrait OF Rev. EDWARD
IT. Mathison, formerly of Braitlcboro'
who has received "A call from the Grace
| Episcopal church Of Oak Park, III.
| since leaving here three years ago Mr..
Mathison has been rector of -. Tim
othy's church in Massilon, o. For the
mast month he has been supplying the
! Cathedral of IS. Peter and Paul IN chi'
cago during the absence of Dean sum
ner.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
association of the Centre church VIII
be held in the church parlors Thursday
afternoon at $50 clock. Reports VIII
| he received from the various officers
and the annual election of officers Will
be held. At . O'Clock sewing VIII be
taken up for the southern box; A large
amount of work has already been com.
pleted for the box and II is hoped thar
there NAV be large attendance at the
meeting that the work may be material
\ " advanced.
The annual meeting of the Second
! Advent Christian conference OF yer
mont. for the election of officers and 10
do any other proper business, MI pe
, held with the church of Brattleboro,
beginning Wednesday evening, sept. Ia,
and continuing over the following Sun,
| dav All from out of town who attend
are requested to 20 10 the church where
a committee will direct them TO their
place of entertainment. Everyone Is
| cordially invited to the services. Inc
annual business meeting OF the AdNent
Christian church will be held Tuesday,
at 100 .. IN. Every member is request
ed 10 be present.
The fourth contract for the com
pletion of the great dry dock at the
| New York Navy Yard, the CONSTRUCTION
of which has presented serious difhcul'
ment Friday. The latest contract
| changes the method of remuneration TO
the contractors, Holbrook. Cabot 4 hol-
| nns of Boston. at present at work con
| strueting the dock. Owing to the lnsut-
| ficiency of the Appropriation by con
nress for the completion of the dosk,
| the government entered INTO CONTRACT
with the Boston firm for ITS cohstiuc'
/ ton on basis of cost plus 10 per cent
! The government reserved the option
should the limit of cost be increased. 10
/ Let
provisional contract the constructors
| have received 1917 900, and under the
contract signed Frida~ the work is TO
| he completed for an additional 81, ls9,'
| 600. In addition, about S235,OOu has al
ready been paid to contractors VINO ialI
ed to finish the work and to others, mus
! bringing the total cost of the structure
to about $2,500,OO0.
C. f. Ordway of Proctorsville, so
cialist candidate for governor, adj
dressed a good-sized audience at the cor
ner of Bridge and Vernon streets rlday
evening. Arrangements had been mace
for Mr.. Ordway to speak IN 'front.' . OF Inc me
Brattleboro House, but George +. FOX
A., placed the bandstand at the disposal oil
the soeaker and the courtesy was ac-
! cepted. Mr.. Ordway outlined brleflV
the platforms of the republican and dem
! ocratic parties showing that virtually
there is no difference so far as producers
of labor are concerned. lie gave brleI
outline of the history of socialism ana
said that while the party could not nope
to become dominant for many years lhe
workinoman should vote the ticket as
protest against the methods of the two
great parties. The speaker dwelt TO
some length upon the matter of taxation
and sought to show that the working
man is now bearing the burden of taxa
ton. He contrasted anarchism with
socialism and pointed out that the so,
cialist is humble citizen who seeks
to live in an upright manner and has no
sympathy with anarchists and that the
two have no similarity.
--Elbridge Gerry Warren, SO, died
early Wednesday morning at his nome,
! 50 Main street, after brief illness WIN
arterio schlerosis He had been in fali-
mo health for month, but his condi-
ton had not seemed serious until about
four DAYS before his death. Mr.. war
rem was born Oct. go 1910, in Auburn,
Mass. His parents were Elbridge Ger
nv and lydia Elvira (Stone) Warren.
| He came to Brattleboro in 1864 and for
many years he was engaged IN the tan
ming business and later he was EN-
ployed by the Estey Organ company.
He was twice married. His first wife
was Miss Livonia Avorn of Oxford,
Mass. She died several years ago. His
second wife was Mrs. Hattie Ash OF
| Brattleboro, who survives him. He also
leaves one brother, Sherman Warren, OF
Auburn. and three sisters. Mrs. Elmira
RYDER of Worcester, Miss. Lydia war
rem of Auburn, Mass. and Mrs. S. w.
Edgett of this town. He was a member
of the First Baptist church and among
his associates and fellow workmen he
was genial and popular: The funeral
was held at his home this morning at
| 9 O clock. Rev. John R. Cow, ID. d.,
OBLIGATED and the BODY was taken to
Auburn for burial.