The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
THE BRATTLEBORO REFORMER, FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1911

I The rummago sale for the behehl
of the rest room will be held at IN,
, west store in Emerson block next weel
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Friendship circle held u business
meeting in Odd Fellows hall Tuesday
afternoon. supper was served N the
banquet room at 6,l5 in the evening.
Carl S. Hopkins, who has been en-
gagged in the business of selling vege,
table and flower seeds for a number OF
years, will handle cut flowers and floral
supplies in addition TO his regular line.
Health Officer Henry Tucker has
had reported to him this week. IN addi-
ton to the two eases of diphtheria men
toned elsewhere, Il ease of measles on
Homestead place, a case of mumps az
the WinslOw farm and n case OF cry
sipelas on Myrtle street.
Il. Wales will hold his annual re.
ception for the Young misses and mas,
tiers of his dancing classes in Grange
hall Friday evening, March u. Fancy
dances will be given 10y the children
from until 8 O'Clock. a feature Of
the entertainment Will be the play
ground dance.
Lack of quorum prevented the
transaction of any business at the an
nual meeting of the Brattlcboro CIVIC
]
Wednesday evening at the home of the
president of the league, DR.. Henry ID.
4 Hoton. \ date will be named the con-
ing week for the meeting
III +. Weatherhead, agent for the
/ l.. a. Strout company, has this week
| sold w. II. Keuney : residence on West
ern avenue tod j. X. Wood of Belcher-
4 town, Mass, and Anton Geiger s farm
in Guilford to RAYMOND Weikier OF
| Westfcld, Mass. Possession Will be
given April ].
The last of the spelling matches
was held in the high school building
I Wednesday afternoon. The classes par.
| ticipating were the seventh grade OF
the Main street school, taught by MISS
1 Nina Sheldon, and the seventh grade
of the Canal street school, taught by
Miss Minnie Rawson. The result was
n tie
Harris Cray won the pool tourna-
ment at the Vermont Wheel club Tues
dav evening by defeating Dr. II. T.
Greene in the final game ITO to ~.
DR.. Greene needed six balls when Cray
secured his last one. BY winning tins
game GRAY came into possession of one
of the handsome cups offered for the
tournament by President i. A. Thomp.
son.
Prank A. CrOsier of Somerville,
Mass. physical director of the \. NJ.
G. A. there, which is third in size in the
state of Massachusetts,, spoke very in
terestingly of his work among the bows
ut the meeting of the Woman 3 auxil-
larry Tuesday afternoon mt the rest
room. nominating committee and
auditor were appointed by the presl-
dent at the meeting.
Protective grange will give its
annual sugar supuer Thursday evening
in Grange hall. The menu will include
hash. rolls. coffee, pastry. and maple
products. The managers of the supper.
who will be the men of the grange, pLr
great stress upon the quality o! the
sugar and syrup which they will serve
and intimate that it is not only up &c
but above the standard set by the pure
food law. The supper will be served
from $50 till s o'clock,
All who have any articles to con
tribute for the rummage sale to raise
funds for the rest room are requested
to send them To the west store in Elmer
son block, Elliot street, Wednesday
afternoon of next week. If anyone has
ANYTHING too large to carry they are
requested to notify Miss Addie Fav,
matron of the rest room, and team
will be sent to any place TO collect.
The sale will open at o clock Thurs
day morning and continue through Fri
day and Saturday.
The New England auxiliary gave
a supper and dance in Red Men S hall
Wednesday evening. 1t was one OF the
best attended of any of the affairs
held by the auxiliary during the win
ter. The gold watch was awarded to
DR.. Fremont Hamilton who held the
lucky number. Miss Ella Cushing,
who sold the largest number of tickets
for the dance, was presented, with the
half dozen silver spoons. The presl-
dent of the auxiliary extends her thank ks
to all of the members who assisted IN
making the affair a success
1t has been suggested by number
of persons who have occasion to VISIT
the Central Vermont passenger station
that board walk ought to be laid
east of the one that has been construct
ed in front of the ledge upon which
the workmen are at work. The walk
which was laid down at the beginning
of operations on the ledge is lined all
day and every day with a throng of
curious men and boys, and it is almost
impossible for a person to reach the
station without being iostled and IN
many instances crowded from the walk.
If a walk could be laid east of the
present one women could reach the sta
ton without being obliged to run
gauntlet of loiterers. Such walk
would also prove a boon to those who
attempt to wade through the mud in
order to avoid the crowd of sightseers.
Conductor George L. Spafford of
the Central Vermont railroad, who is
the oracle in railroad matters between
New London and Brattleboro when an !
cient history is being discussed, has an
interesting collection of old time tables
and other railroad literature. His col /
lection contains the first train schedule
ever used on the New London Northern
and also a copy of the location and es
innate of the construction expense for
the Central Vermont railroad from
Windsor to st. Adams. He also has
the second ticket ever issued by the |
New London Northern railroad. Among
his collection Of time tables are speci- !
mems used at the opening of the Fitch.
burg railroad and tariff schedules of
the New London Northern. which show
that freight rates have been materially /
reduced since the opening of the latter |
road. When the New London North !
ern road was opened a sofa by freight
was always accepted at weight of |
900 pounds, and the minimum freight |
rate for even the shortest haul was 80
cents. III the early DAYS of the New .
London road the company did not use
printed stationery and the officials OF
the road simply wrote ar. r. Office"
at the head of the sheet of paper upon
which they sent out official notices and
orders.
1t has been long time, since the
auditorium has held a larger audience
than that which gathered Wednesday
evening to see the famous farce, Seven
DAYS. and an equally long time since .
any audience in Brattleboro has given