The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16

evening,
Trades from ihIr9 10 nins sill
haAr an henf If Christians sones ia the
hish srheal feam IT the Mails street
building "Wednesday, nrr. ~, at i.aN|
rlork, Al i,aTrnls ahi friends Of the
ssheol a.. cordially iayitc.i,
On aeeoaht 1T slight operation an
hls hosr Rev, y, 4, Mrlis MAS unable
10 BE- present Al the meeting Of tho
woman = auxiliary ~ the \, N, 4, A.
Tuesday afternoon anl deliver has adj
dEvss upon ouF Resources.
-thIlsimas visiting houFs ~ the Ne
mortal hospital will be- from y a, M, 10
70 4, M, bath sunday aud Monday,
The 18th and Goth, Ihesn hours are
made ~ accommodate those who NAV
celebrate the day, either Sunday OF
Monday.
AT the regular meeting Of nennis
ledge Of kehekahs Tuesday evening a..
class Of i've candidates Was given the
degree. aud the annual nomination Of
officers Wss made. The officers will he
elected two weeks from the date II the
nominations
All the annual election of the oil
rrfs OF the Vernon, state grange ~
burlington "Wednesday =. Is Pier nt
hfaiilcboro was chosen treasurer. Mfs.
", ". Sargent was elected Flora. aud
u, ". Sargent made chairman II the
executive committee.
The annual ercamel hsh supper
given by the women OF the Methodist
church was served IN the NcsifY We'd
nesday evening. and. like its predeees'
surs, was ~ 20 the standard, The
menu included no end OF good things,
and the attendance testified 10 the pop
ulariiy Of this annual event.
The annual meeting Of Friendship
circle was held IN Odd Fellows ball
Tuesday afternoon aud the following
officers We're elected: President. Mrs,
Ida Goodcnough, first c'rfesideht'
Mir. Rose Afeand. second vice presi'
dent, Mrs. Ida Evans. secretary. Mis-.
Ida Sargent: treasurer. Mrs. Ida ,il.s
son; directors, Mrs susie Cook, Mrs,
Lillian Prllerin. Mrs. Ada Amidon.
Mrs Abbic Moran and Mrs. Mary
Young
MIR aud Mrs. \. =. Cabot observed
the 55th anniversary of their wedding
quietly NJ their home on Terrace street
tuesday afternoon. As Mrs. Cabot
Sith birthday fell upon the same date
she was remembered with many appro
pirate reminders of the occasion bv her
friends aud neighbors Other than the
recent of many cards, letters, teie'
grams. flowers and other small tokens
from friends there was no observance
of the wedding anniversary.
Toby Lyons and his company ap.
reared IN the auditorium saturday
afternoon and evening IN skit MIlt.
ten by Matt OFT, and called what
Wright Left Ii was "A oneact ahair
which served as a background Tor y
series of vaudeville stunts, some OF
which were very good, although lew
could Ice called brand new. Lyons nm
self is comedian of no mean ability,
but he appears TO better advantage as
one of a team than as a fun'maker IN
chief, His makeup in What wright
left was extremely ludicrous, ana ne
made the most of his lines. HIS primer
nal song was The Goo Goo Man, whleh
was well done, but too iahlilar W
arouse much enthusiasm.
A frst.g grade or clerical eNamlna'
tion will be held hy the United States
civil service commission IN Brattlenoro
Feb. 4, 1911, for the purpose OF nliihI
vacancies as they may occur IN W.
vorious branches of the CLASSIFIED sefN'
| Ice in the vicinity of Brattleboro. Inc
av,rninatious will include deputy col
! lertor. pauger, stOrekeeper' gauger, IN
! ternaI revenue service, Office deputy
II = marshal. Applicants must be Il
vears of age, citizens OF the thlteo
! States, and in proper physie5l cVnu,
! tion. Miss Frances r.. Gulld' loca
| secretary for the civil service columns
sion, will furnish all information an.
the necessary blanks for taxing lne ~
animation. All applications must p'
fled with the district secretary mo-
later than 400 y. m, Jan. :, l9ll.
A weatherbeaten and timeworn IN
diyidual. probably 10 years old, wearlnI
:, tennis Jacket. rode high bicycle lnt'
| town Monday. He refused to say w WI
he was or where he came from. ~
mil, If the information he gave con
cerninp himself was that he came iron
the fast town, and was ON ms wa
~ n the Vnextp town. His machine,
Tobmhio of the vintage of the earl
,so's bore a rate stating that the ma ma
chine had been ridden by the yener,apl
vol snriphtlv owner since 1888. her
was no cyclometer, but the plate pore
statement that the machine hau pee'
RIM over $4,000 miles. Inc owner 49,
MS though there was something WIZ.
with his head and showed a llt'ae IU,
hook with some sort of mystic cSphfSIi
Consisting of figures and letters. n
said that it would be dangerous Tor M
r. have his name appear IN pIlh'
After a lunch at Hoadley 8 restauran
The cvclist rode to the north.
A little thing that has impresse
forcibly all who have seen tne pei
formance of Alias Jimmy. Valentlhh,
,yh;ch comes to the auditorium tonlgn
" tbe remarkable manner in wnlcn III
Face .n If Valentine betrays a "prlso
naIIorD ON the occasion of the ACTOR
srst entrance. No doubt 1t Is Sei
nrsilv believed that this effect
Gained through painstaklng, stuo te
makeup. Nine actors OUT u bi ~
would indeed render the whole NH ~
lndicrous by making too Tree VII =,
powder box. Save for rev s ~ fea
, grease paint to accen .h e GO in III
nnres Jimmy walks on the stage IN =, -,
Grst act without trace OF make-u
me NE ensuing effect shows the nat9I,
act;on of the footlights upon the tln
OF The human flesh, and offers 90,
oiusive answer to those who argue sIt
, sia9 were wiser to discard the MAX
~" hoy altogether. Were this the pra
t - The dramatic personel OF any pl51
would look like Just so many lailp,iu :,
, Rev. Edward Smiley, 81, one OF u u
5 Oldest Universalist clergymen IN T.,
oountrv and formerly a pastor IN Dta
2 tiehoro and Putney, died IN Lel :a IS
g Mass, Wednesday morning IN MS Pe
/ Year He was born in Betnleneail, w. .
t and his early educational tralhint + N.
: r ,,1eea Making Ia German his special
ne ne OF, pee ae and in after years tutors
,%anv nupils. He was a printer
$ may t,.ade Naturally of deeply rellgio,
/ ment of st. Lawrence university ps " Il
Canton, N. Y, and was m aeat d eI II
first class graduated d IN attended HhS ov
J, ment. His pastoral w S7 Gears eHs'H He W;
period Of nearly ag o. TO SeLLf Louisa N.