The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-20

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of the women of the Episcopal church
At the Centre Congregational
church Sunday morning Rev. Roy Nj,
IIouahton will speak upon the theme
Does God Send TROUBLED The Brother
hood class will continue their discussion
of the housing problem.
The local branch of the Cloverdale
company of Boston will be open Tor
business nj u Elliot street tomorrow
George W. Brooks has been engaged ass
manager of the Brattleboro store, ana
an advertisement on page three tells OF
some of its offerings.
The store of T.. j. Fenton \ Com
pany has been closed since "Wednesday
night to mark down the large stocks Tor
the Today sale, which starts tomorrow
morning at S clock. 4 full.page ad-
vertisement of the great sale will be
found in this issue of The Reformer
. The Brattleboro hose team is plan
ming moonlight waltz party in
Grange hall Thursday evening. Cozy
corners will be arranged for those pre-
ferring to watch the dancers rather
than to take part on the floor. Lett,
singer s orchestra of four pieces VIII
furnish music.
Funeral services of Mrs. Sylvia
Ann Clark were held AT the house on
Clark street Friday afternoon NJ =
o clock. Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton ON,
cinted, and burial was in Prospect Hill
cemetery. The bearers were Albert
IIopknson, G. G.. whitney, sabin leaw
and \. b. Stone.
Rev. Bradley Gilman of Boston lee
tured in the Congregational chapel We'd
nesday afternoon, his subject being
Author i Reading Mr.. Gilman read
two of his own stories, Two Fools and
n Farm, and The Frankenstein Family,
which were very amusing. \. ;.
Thompson sang two solos.
The body of Eliza Claiming Hig.
ginson, Z, who died in, Brookline,
Mass, Sunday was brought here for
burial in Prospect Hill cemetery We'd
nesday afternoon. The eommittal ser.
vice was read by Rev \, j. Harper, .lr.
She was the daughter of the late DR..
Francis John and Susan (Channing)
Higginson, and was formerly resident
of Brattleboro.
The officers of Protective grange
were installed Wednesday evening by
Past Master c. $. Hopkins, assisted by
Mrs H. W. Sargent and 4. r. Miller. A
past master s Jewel was presented to
the retiring master, i. +. Franklin.
supper was served after the meeting,
followed by an hour of dancing by the
Young people. The next meeting Will
be Wednesday evening, Jan 20, and
will begin promptly at 7.30 O'Clock.
] The program will be in charge OF the
lecturer. Mrs. Bessie Kn0wlton, and
will include several short addresses on
subjects of grange interest. The ON.
GERS are asked to tell what they expect
of tie members. and the members are
requested to tell what they expect of
the officers. The master, II. w. Sar'
gent. desires full attendance.
Everyone who has with interest
watched the rapid advance and devel'
opment of the japanese will welcome
the opportunity to hear Rev. =. {.
| Briggs of Himeii, Japan, who will oc'
cupy the Baptist pulpit next Sunday;
4 residence of eight years in Kobe and
Himeii has given Mr. Briggs an init
mate acquaintance with the customs
and peculiarities of that nation.
! Through his teaching in the govern
ment school at Himeii he has been IN
sympathetic touch with the large stu
dent body, while frequent evangelistlc
trips to the interior towns have gwen
him the opportunity to study the com.
mon people at close range. Much OF
ms lHIItT HIS DttI IlOuttl N'Ah
filed with interesting experiences. Mr..
Briggs will speak Sunday morning
upon Transforming Influences in Japan,
and in the evening his topic will be
The Listening Ear.
The King and Lynn Stock com
pany will open a week 5 engagement M
The auditorium next Monday evening
in Milton Noble S great American
drama, From Sire To Son, play OF
the Golden West in the early sixties.
The company is a large one, comprising
90 people. has five big vaudeville acts
direct from the Keith & Proctor circuit,
and the scenery. wardrobe and electri-
cial effects are all very elaborate. The
Evening Star of Plattsburgh, y. y, has
the following to say of the company
The King-Lynn Stock company opened
Ia week s engagement at the PlaIts'
burgh theater Monday afternoon. Inc
initial bill was Utah. a play never seen
4 here before, and a full house greeted
This first performance of a well-wrltten
drama, acted by one of the most clever
stock companies to be seen IN Platts'
burgh for MANY a day. The opening
bill. while not so well known as many
Others in the repertoire of the company
was thoroughly appreciated and gave
ample promise of what might be expect
ed for the remainder of the week. en-
like most stock companies Messrs. klng
and Lynn have made IT point to pro-
duce dramas worth while.
The first annual convocation of dis,
trict No. 7, ROYAL Arch Masons, VIII
be held with Fort Dummer chapter, NO
70. at Brattleboro Monday afternoon
and evening. Most Excellent Henry >
Root, grand high priest; Right Excel,
lent Henry Fl. Ross, grand secretary;
Right Excellent Charles W. Wmtc3mp
; GRAND treasurer; Right Excellent
George I. Whitney, grand lecturer; ana
other grand officers are expected to be
present. D. d. G. II. P. Allen d. Ball
Of Ludlow has sent out an invitation
TO the companions of all of the chap
ters in the district to send as large
DELEGATIONS as possible. The chanters
comprising the districts are Fort DUN
mer. No. 10, of Brattleboro, Abenaqul
No 10, of Bellows Falls, Skitehewaug
No. 25 of Springfield, Vt, and Okemo
No. 2S, of Ludlow. The, convocatloo,n
will open at $50 in the AFTERNOON win
chapter of Royal Arch Masons, by
Fort Dnmmer chapter, and at 3 'clocl !,
n reception will be rendered the grand
officers. At $3.50 the Mark Master, de
oree will be worked by Abenaqui chap
fer. and at clock a banquet will De
served by Bingham chapter. No. 30
o. d. S. At 7.30 the ROYAL Arch degree
will be conferred in full form by Fort
Dummer chapter.
The annual meeting of the Congre,,
oational church was held in the chapel
Friday evening. Rev. Roy M. Hough'
, ton presided. Frederic, c. Adams, clerk
, gave his report, and also, presented the
report of George L. Durham, treasurer
, the latter being unable to be present
REPORTS were also made by Louis Wnlt.
49, l..az,ror ~ bouayOlpncas. George