The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-04

The Ladies' Enterprise society will
meet with Mr. F. Z. Hopkinson. 3 Cherry
street. Wednesday afternoon at ! o'clock,
instead Of with MIR. \. +. Thoma, as
was firSt announced.
Sergeant John c. Cody, L. :. A.,
comes to Brattleboro Monday to hold
three schools OF instruction for non-com.
missioncd officers and two company drills
OF the men Of Company !.
At the monthly business meeting Of
the women of the Jniversaist church in
The church rarlors yesterday afternoon
reports were heard from the various com.
mittees in charge of the recent fair
While the exact figures are not vet
known II is expected that the net pro
cccds OF the fair will amount TO about
1875. The gross receipts were about $500,
The receipts and the net income will be
larger this year than last
AT the regular quarterly bushes.
meeting Of the Girls club in the rest
room Wednesday evening a nominating
committee was appointed to prepare list
of officers TO be voted for at the annual
meeting in Annl. The committee was
Mrs George +. Warner. Mrs VI. J.
Moran and Mrs. c. c, Fits. Following
the business meeting social hour was
enjoyed Piano solos were given by Miss
MAY Combs and Mrs. Cortes Farnum.
An auction of mysterious packages was
held and the circulating medium was in
the form of beans. Refreshments Of cake
and fruit and lemonade were served.
Not only good-sized audiences but full
houses have greeted most of the per
'ormances given this week by the White |
company at the auditorium. !
rhe patrons of the theater have pro
the company one of the best |
tock attractions that has visited Brat
leboro this season. The company car
les an exceptionally strong list of vaude-
lille attractions and its repertoire in.
udes a list of popular melodramas. The
week opened Monday evening with Nv
lin: For Human Life was given Tuesday
he matinee Offering Wednesday and the
yepinr performance was The Sign of
he Cruelty: In the Name of the Gar
,as given last evening. and tonight The
Doctors Crime will be presented Happv
ack from New York will be given at
he matinee performance tomorrow. and
Cowboy Millionaire will he presented in
he evening.
Eliza A. Doolittle. IS, widow of Will
am Combs died of pneumonia Tuesday
corning at the home of her son, A. II.
ombs. on Oak Grove avenue. Mrs
ombs came to Brattleboro last October
, make her home with her son. For the
,st % wears She had lived in West DUN.
e,ston Her husband died in that place
oh. II. 1904 Mrs. Combs was born in
insdale. n H.. Aug "A. 1881, and was
,e daughter of Eliphalet and Alvira
3oltonl Doolittle She was married to
r. Combs in Rrattleboro June 8. ls47.
err education was obtained in Hinsdale
ID much of her life was spent in that
wp Mrs Combs was a sister of War
n G. Doolittle of Brattleboro Albert
,olittle and Mrs Nellie Kendrick of
-inchester. n. TT. She is survived bv
n sons 4 Fl and w F. Combs both
Brattleboro' and daughter, Mrs. Car.
, stone, Of Wollaston, Mass. also by a
andson. irwin w Combs. Of Winches-
, n TT and a granddaughter Mrs
a HAGEN Of Fitcbbure. Mass. Funeral
vices were held At Tie house on Oak
owe avenue Yesterday at noon Rev u
Trout officiat;nc and the bnrial was
the southwest cemetery at Winchester
Fl
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On in.eres.ed a4u1ence gathereu ln
Dapllst churcn Weuhesday evening 10
zen 10 lne pan Oh .ne Iayheh ms
nary movement az ou'i.Ieo ny tne va