The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-11-10
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The Odd Fellows will hold a dance
in their hall this evening. Lcitsinger 5
orchestra will furnish music.
! Charles Miner has been appointed
administrator of the estate Of his broth.
Ier.in.law, Winfield Whitney, in Halifax.
/ -Pocahontas council will hold its
Z fourth dance of the winter series in Red
/ Men 5 hall tomorrow evening. The pub
| lie is invited.
The third in the winter series of
dances to be given by the Daughters OF
Pocahontas was held in Red Men 5
hall Saturday evening. The attendance
was good
The early appearance of snow this
year recalls the fact that - years ago
| the first snowstorm of the season came
on Oct 4. On that date about six inches
fell in this part of New England.
The selectmen have been asked to
lay out street west from Crosby street
parallel to Western avenue. Such a
street was laid out when the property
was plotted into building lots and sold
bv d. $. Pratt several years ago but 1t
was never decided to the town nor was
any move made to have the right of way
acquired by the town.
A force of about Is men and five
or six teams have been busy all of the
week on South Main street reducing
the grade from Pine street to Oak
Grove avenue. The material being eX-
cavated between those two streets is be
ing used to raise the grade of the street
from Oak Grove avenue TO the top OF
the hill leading down to the Fort Dunn
mer mill.
--Eleuv Written in Country Church
YARD. by Thomas Gray,will be the SUB
iect of the stereopticon lecture in the
Centre Congregational church next sun
day evening at 100 O'Clock, This I'M
mortal poem, a favorite of many great
men. will be read by the pastor and IL
Illustrated by 80 beautiful slides. Ihere
will be two snecial solos by Frederic T.
Adams.
AT "A meeting of representatives OF
the health departments of the New
England states, New York, New Jersey
and Province of Quebec held with the
commissioner of health of the state OF
Nav York in New York city week
AGO DR.. Henry D. Holton,, secretary OF
the Vermont state, board OF heaiIll,
spoke concerning the, pollutloI ol tue
waters OF tne sldte VI 'ciih'"
Roy B. Miner of this town, fresh
man AFT the University of Vermont, was
q member of the cross-cOuntry team
that defeated Tufts over four,mlie
course at Burlington SATURDAY, Miner
finished fourth, ahead of all the boys
from Medford. The Vermont course IN
cludes ~ fences, two streams, seNerai
marshes and much nloughed lana anu
these obstacles provided hlharaice "
the visitors.
The Cat and the Fiddle at the audi
tor;um SATURDAY afternoon and even
mo was exactly as dvertised-wlthout
a nlot It has musical extravaganza
and ahounded in situations when gave
The topliner, Harry B: Watson, an opRm95r,
tunity to be genuinely funny, me
chorus. while not dazzlingly peautiiul
was musical and primed WITH mo!lon
and yivacity. The staging OF the plece
was well done. The matinee attenuanoe
was small and the evening house was
not up to the size the snow Wari"n'e''
"A horse hitched to laundry wagon
owned by Mrs. William A. Russell ere,
oted considerable excitement Prluay
morninp in the rear of the brooks
House. H. A. Colburn, the driver ier'
the horse standing near the rear Ill G
trance to the hotel and an autonouiib
startled the animal. In passing tnro4 tbn !
the archway onto Hlgn stleev v
wagon was left behind. me holse Nam m%n
canGbt a short distance away on Mali
c ctnaot The wagon and harness were
damaged somewhat.
The recently organized Lodge OF
Knights of Pythias Will pc 1ns.l.u oril |
Thursday evening, Nov. 10. Inc w.
will probably be done BY degree .e dar
from Bellows Falls or Rutland 90 nau rs
he direction of the grand iouge oili o1nsn
a banquet is to be served at Ine o o,uJ
If the work. Nearly Az names appea was
e q ror rd to Grand Chancellor George
~ Tarvis of Burlington, Saturday. III II
~ ,.nocted that permanent quarters will
FL eecnred for the lodge within a rev
9ev s The lodge will probably meet one
aay t,n weeks until it is in order 10
work.
William H. jeffrey OF East br 5urh Of
state councillor OF the junior was nas in
ooI nittL boro Tuesday morning on his way
d.a from Jacksonville where ne or
n;god council of the order MonaaS
San n;na He expects to return VIII 'ne
9v ,,t siate officers within fortnight W
o lnt;tnte tbe lodge. There are now 90
ns .ieGIt in Vermont with mempershlp
;ouncas . o0O Mr.. Jeffrey, as the COM
y 80 nf legislative souvenir pooh az
plle h "a of the legislature 1or
3aen uaars mast. has wide acquaihh;;
~ w. +froughout the state ana keeps n
any near the earth. Although ueoGoi;n
, ,i strictly to matters: ,, pei be has
% ms M O Omee or less said about success,
heard % @ Goyer IN John A. Mead. From ON
TGat to he has been able to gather nc IN nli
Ou 9ttTibnte great deal of strength na TO
he. h DeBoer movement. He says o ne more more
ne Deme of Allen NJ. Fletcher hloio