The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-11-10

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The Ladies' Enterprise society will
meet next Wednesday afternoon al i
. clock with Mrs. George Fuller on
Estcy street.
The Odd Fellows will hold the third
dance of the series tonight IN the large
hall, Music will be- furnished hy Lett
singer ) orchestra,
The women of the Methodist church
viii hold their annual crcumcd fish sup
per aud snlc ~ Grange hall Thursday
evening, Dec. :,
At he cl0sr of the regular meeting
of the Modern N0odmen of America
B Tuesday evening q smoker was held. \
large class ut candidates received the
degree during the evening.
AT the meeting of Bratllehoro
lodge, M. lu9, +, \ \, NJ, to lac held IN
Masonic temple Thursday evening the
I 3uth anniversary of the institution Of
the lodge will he informally observed,
Island Park closed tor the season
this week. The opening date will prob
able be May 30. 1919, Memorial day,
when a number of new attractions will
be added to the amusement program
given IN the winter quarters IN the
4 Twin State building,
The first of the IL houses being
( built hy the Fort hummer Realty com.
pany nj Fort nummcr Heights will he
/ reauy Tor occupancy in 10 DAYS and the
/ remainder will he flushed al the rate
of one every three or four days after
the first is ready.
The farm of 1870 acres in Halifax
owned hV Walter +. Wcatherhcad has
been sold hv H. +. Weathcrhcad. real
estate agent, to Frank y. Armstrong,
now az Fort Mckinley, Me. Mr., Arm.
strong will complete nine wears of gov
eminent service next April aud pro
poses then 10 engage IN farming.
Arthur II. Blood and Miss Ruth
Annie EStcy, both of this town, were
united in marriage bv Town Clerk {. ;.
Hopkins AT the latter : home on West.
ern avenue Tuesday evening Mrs. Blood
will remain in Brattlcboro while her
husband is absent for several months ia
California.
The new streets laid out at Fort
Dummer Heights hy the Fort Dummcr
Realty company have been named
River street, Hunt avenue, Valley ave
nue., Fort Dummer avenue and kidder
avenue. River street runs along the top
of the bluff overlooking the Fort DUN.
mer Mills and the avenues run east and
west from South Main street to River
street.
"A change has been made in the date
of the meeting of masters and wardcns
of the eighth Masonic district which
was scheduled to he held in the Masonic
temple in BrattlehOrO today. II Will he
held Tuesday. C.. b. Crowcll, district
deputy grand master, did not know that
the district meeting of the o. +. ;. was
TO be held here today when he sent out
notices of the meeting of the officers of
the district.
The Mountain People of Kentucky /
is the subj ect of the stereOpticOn lect- |
IRE this (FridavD evening at the Centre /
Congregational church, bv Parker w.
Fisher OF Kentucky. Mr.. Fisher lectur /
ed in Springfield, Vt, recently. one who /
heard him saws: "Fisher has some /
UNIQUE pictures of the country, the .ray /
cling, and the people, and especially /
six of Moonshiner 5 still in actual on |
Grafton. Such are hard to get; it goes .
to show that the fellow knows how to /
find his way into people s confidence.
I There will be no/charge for admission.
\ silver offering will he received.
Roger F. Etz, national secretary of
the Y. +. c. W. of the Unircrsalist |
church, will give Il lecture in the local /
church Sunday evening at I 0 clock. /
Mr.. Etz has Travelled from coast to I
coast, and from northern to southern |
boundary of the United States. He is
thoroughly cOnverSant with conditions /
as they exist in this broad land of the /
dire needs of humanity, and what OBJ
I,oriunitv the church of today has. His
address will be- full of interest and of
great profit to all. Miss Katherine Mar
tin will sing the solo, Consider. the
Lilies, and lead the congregational
singing.
Mrs. Mary c. Lamson, wife Of
Lucian A. Lamson, died at her home in
Worcester, Mass, of an intestinal trou.
BILE Sunday. Funeral services were held
Tuesday and the burial was IN that
city. Mrs. Lamson was the daughter of
John and Nancy Black Robertson
and was born in Putney. She had lived
in Bellows Falls, EIinsdale, \. H., Mil
ford, Hopedale and Worcester, Mass.
Besides her husband Mrs. Lamson leaves
two daughters. Mrs. l.. l.. Durham or
Mrs. Henry Favor of l.
r. L., and one son, Arthur T.
Lamson, of Worcester. Mrs. Durham
was with her mother when she died.
Lewis b. Allyn, teacher of chemis,
try in the Westfield Normal school, Will
lecture before the Woman's club next I
Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Allyn has /
work in analvzing food products for the
detection of adulteration. Through his
efforts less impure food is provided for
public consumption and much that Is
harmful has been eliminated. Mr. Allyn
has written extensively for magazines
and last week had an article in Collier S
on Purity is the Best Policy. The sub
iect of his talk here will be Kitchen
Tests for the Purity Of Food Products,
and he will illustrate it with chemical
experiments and samples, calculated not
only to interest but also to be of prac-
teal use to the housewife. The meeting
is open to the public upon payment OF
the usual guest fee.
-Thirty-six of the young people OF
the Methodist church gathered at
Forest street Wednesday evening 70 '
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin +. Smith,
who were recently married, and the oc- 5
casion proved an enjoyable affair. The
party which included the knights of /
Wesley, of which Mr.. Smith is presl-
dent, the Attainers, and Mrs. smith $ |
Sunday School class met at the church t
at 7.30 o clock and went to Mr.. and {
Mrs. Smith S home, carrying number
of gifts including a clock ana num-
Der of pieces of silver. An entertain t
ment was provided by the guests IN the
form of a mock trial. lwelNe OF the
puests. six young women and six young
men. provided much merriment by CIV
me reasons why they had never mar
RED. Refreshments of ice-cream, fruit
punch and waters were served.
The Mother Goose party given by /
The little folks of the Baptist church, {
assisted by their elders, in Grange nail, t
Wednesday afternoon, was a very sue II
.essful and novel entertainment. Inc
,eadinps bv Mrs. C. B. Crowell were I
rerv cleverly executed by Leighton j
wv Ii. In cnnn ct ion |