The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-06-02

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"A year ago Yesterday the advance
guard Of logs In the annual drive on
the Connecticut river arrived opposite
this village.
Protective Grange will work the
third aud fourth degrees Wednesday
evening, June I. 4 supper will bo serN'
ed and all members are requested 10 con
tribute without further solicitation.
The ladies circle Of the uniNer'
salist church will hold It's monthly busi,
ness meeting in the church parlors
Thursday at o'clock. The annual
strawberry supper will be served at Clio,
The Daughters OF Poeahontas will
hold the last of their series OF dances
tomorrow, Saturday, evening ~ Red
Men 5 hall. Hines \ nugan will FUR
nish music and the public - cordially
invited.
Sunday morning az the Center Con,
gregatiOnal church Rev, William Ewing
of Boston, secretary of the tongrega,
tional SUNDAY School aud Publishing
society. will preach and address the
Sunday school,
The MAY Issue of the Brotherhood
Era, published NJ Chicago under the aus
pices of the Congregational Brother
hood. devoted a number of pages TO a
story of the Better Brattleboro cam
paign illustrated with portraits OF Rev,
K. NJ lloughton, @, l.. Durham and g.
.C. Fits.
w. G. Doolittlc and T. 4. Larrow
are working about 80 horses at present
about town and in their lumber camp "
Marlboro where work VIII 60 or all
summer. Mr.. D0Olittle has q large
amount of lumber of good quality sawed
aud on the sticks ready for market. lie
has another large Job that he will begin
after having,
The san Jose, Cal, Mercury OF MAY
u. contains glowing account of the
successful finish of lldays campaign
10 raise 100000 for Y. VI. G. \. build
ing in that city. One of those most ac-
tive i'm the campaign Was George
Wilson, formerly secretary Of the J ".
10. A. i'm this town. A. result of the
canvass $4,000 was pledged.
The work of putting flashboards on
the Connecticut River dam was finished
Sunday. and the gates which had been
keeping the water down were closed
that afternoon. The pond filed steadi'
w SUNDAY night and Monday, and Is
now about two feet higher than the
average height of last summer. Boat
ing is greatly improved by the increas.
ed height of water, as j. also the seen
erv along the river,
The big silver cup, for the capture
of which half dozen New England
colleges have been sending tennis teams
10 the Longwood cricket club for l.
wears, passed into the hands OF Dart,
mouth Friday, through the victory, OF
IF. II. Harris and G.. j. Nelson of that
college over c. L. tombstone aud ;,
Miller of Amherst. in the final match ~
doubles, which was begun THURSDAY
The score was %, -. $40. g.. 6.3.
The annual Red Tag day of the
I Brattleboro Rest room will be observed
saturday. June 10. The solicitors will
start on their routes promptly ~
clock, and will visit every house ana
place of business. II is hoped all friends
( of the rest room Will give generously
so that this room, which means so mncI
not only to our own town people bnt
/ to our neighbors in the nearby towns
who do most of their trading here, can
he kent omen as a place of rest and re-
taxation, where all are made welcome
Mrs. J. +. Case of Mvinovan, Bur
ma. viii sneak at the First Baptlsl
church Friday afternoon, June =, a
o clock. The peculiar and lnterestlni
people among whom she has labored tol
nearly 90 wears, hold a very warm place
in her heart and she is sure to give
strong presentation of their story. MIS-
Chase will be accompanied by Miss Ada
4 BRIGHAM of Bennington, state secre
tarv Of the Woman S Baptist Forelgl
Missionary society. Miss Brigham Wh'
was one of the speakers at the Jublie'
meetings, in April, will take as ne
topic Apportionment Ideals. she ma
1, Il a I
activity in Vermont for several YEAR
and will be gladly heard. An informa
reception will follow the meeting an'
n large attendance of women and glrl'
h earnestly requested. Both womei
will speak at the regular FRIDAY eve
ming service of the church TO which al
are cordially invited,
AT the annual meeting of the sun
shine society, Branch One, held May ~
the secretary s report contained the tol
lowing items of interest. There arr
now 20 active, 10 associate and ~ honor
arv members. 100 persons have been re
membered with flowers, fruit, food, mon
ey and clothing, which has meant sun
shine and good cheer TO them, ana help
ed through many hard places. christ
mas was observed by the society at thu
town home with a bOuntitully ladel
tree for the inmates and cake and coiie'
were served to them and their guests
The party numbered 80, and was YER
ENJOYABLE. The report of the treasure
showed a good balance ON hand. IN
following officers were elected for tn
coming year: President, Mrs II, Il
Thompson: Vice president, Mrs; John !
Dewitt; secretary Mrs. Cora Leonard
treasurer, Mrs. George Y. AVerlll; Chali
man of Ways and Means committee
Mrs. A. w. Rockwell; CHAIRMAN ~ Oh III
brary committee; Mrs. Mary Naroef
Assistant, Miss Mabel Houghton.
The annual meeting of the Wind
ham Union Congregational munster
association was held in the parloTs Q
Centre church. Monday at 10 o 'cloc !
a m, Rev. f. J. Lewis was chosen moo
orator and opened the meeting WIT
praver. Rev. j. D, King of Rupert ma
charge of the devotions, reading q pol
tion of John II: 100 Messers Moore
Honohton and King offered prayer. Al
fer tbe usual business, Rev. ,; l.. van
cent read a sermon on Faith. 1t recelV
ed the heartiest commentator from ~
present. Rev. Henry Goodhue preSen!!
ed an historical paper on the carry fuIl
tan Life of New England. ms paper
Given a few months ago at the bfal
fleboro ministers meeting ana fepeate'
nv request was a splendid defense 10
tbo life and laws of the early Puritans
He He received a hearty vote of thank
from the brethren. Rev; E. J; Lewis
Rev Rev Alfred Cornell and Rev. Raymo9n
Beardslee, the scribe, were appointed
committee on program for the year l9l
Wi2. The following members were e pre-
sent: Revs. G. A. Chaplin, Henry T GOOD
hue. ]. D. King. A. E. Martin Dame
MCINTYRE. S. L. Vincent, Roy NJ. Hough
ton. h. ]. Lewis, Raymond Beardslee
Alfred Cornell, N. S. Moore, ana Prlncl
pal R. w. Jocelyn of Leland ana IRA
! seminary.
At regular session of the probatt
conrt held Saturday before Judge a. !