The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-29
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

| The Brattleboro Physicians clut
sat down TO trout supper at the
Brooks House last evening. About IL
members of the club were present.
On account of the size of the
chorus which will take part in the pro
duction of the Pirates of Penzance II
has been decided to hold rehearsals In
in Odd Fellows hall instead of the
band room.
No definite action has yet been
taken by the Brattleboro Boat club in
regard to quarters for boat owners
1t is expected that a meeting Will be
held some time next week to consider
proposition which the officers of the
club are framing.
The annual business meeting OF
| the Epworth League of the Methodist
church was held in the league room at
100 clock last evening. The officers
elected were: President, William A.
Moore: vice. presidents, Mrs. Warren
Hyde, Miss Elfra Bemis, Irene Plimp-
ton and Miss Corona Bell; treasurer,
Albert Frizell; secretary, Miss n.
Gertrude Nichols. A social hour with
refreshments followed the business
meeting.
A large congregation filled the Metho-
dist church Sunday to welcome the new
pastor. Rev. +. A. Wells, who comes to
Brattleboro from Randolph Center. A
strong impression was made upon the
congregation by Mr.. Wells who preached
from theme that urged cooperation and
bespoke his every effort to labor for the
welfare of the new parish over which he
has been assigned to minister. As
young man, full of vigor and enthusiasm,
he impressed his congregation with his
loyalty to his work and to his church
At the close of the service Mr.. Wells
met the members of the congregation.
The war department Wednesday an.
nounced plans for the maneuvers of
regulars and guardsmen at Pine Camp,
Jefferson county, N. Y, between Aug
81 and 81. Militia organizations from
Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts and
Rhode Island will attend. There will
be cavalry, field artillery, engineers and
signal corps men from the regular
army. The End infantry of the Maine
Guard is expected with 800 men; the
LIST Vermont regiment with 775 men,
including hospital corps, three troops
of Rhode Island cavalry, numbering
III men, and the 9th Massachusetts in
fantry with $40 men,
Phillip Thomas and Peter Alexan,,
der were arrested Saturday by Chief or
Police George Wilson on complaint is
sued by States Attorney. Charles ii.
Williams charging them with peddling
without license. They had been en-
gagged in selling fruit from wagon.
Robert G. Bacon appeared for Thomas
and Alexander before Judge II. w. Glib
son in municipal court Saturday after
noon. The respondents explained that
l. bpt
sary to have license and that they
had been peddling only two days. Up.
on promise to take out license if
they continued to peddle and to pay
the court costs of 1924 each the fine
was RENTED.
At the annual communication of Brat
tleboro lodge, No. lO2, f. & A. M, in
Masonic hall last evening the following
officers were elected or appointed: Wor-
shipful master, Charles H. Niles; senior
warden, Arthur P. Simonds; junior war
den, Horton d. Walker; treasurer, V. 0.
Jones; secretary, Jesse Z. Haynes; SEN
ior deacon, William L. Hunt; junior dea-
con- Fred w. Hall; chaplain, William H.
St. Germaine; marshal, Dennison Cowles;
senior steward, Verne Fl. Winchester;
tyler, Ferris R. Vaughan; musical direc-
tor, Ephraim II. Crane; trustee of charity
and permanent fund Tor three years, VIII
lis D. ellison; corporator of the building
association for three years, William b.
Vinton. These officers were installed by
Past Master Dennison Cowles, M. G.
Houghton acting as marshal.
After protracted hearing in which
three applications for liquor, license
were freely,-one of them severely
criticised, the Greenfield selectmen
granted nine licenses at its regular meet
ing Saturday afternoon. Two of the
those of Ryan & Casey and
Kings hotel, which were objected to,
were turned down, but that Of William
Leipple of the Green River house, which
came in for the most severe arraign-
ment, was granted. The other success
full applicants are F. A. Eels of the
Devens, W. E. Wood of the Mansion
House, Arthur Rist & company, John
Bulman of the Franklin House, Henry
Tsaacs of the Warner house, John Mead
& company of the Union house, John
Donovan & company of the Parker
house and J. L. Eppler of the Germania
house.