The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


Dennis Rebekah lodge conferred
the degree on class of candidates Mt
its regular meeting Tuesday evening.
"A perusal of the new directory
shows that the capitalization of the is
stock compnries listed amounts to
nearly $2.00O,000.
The children of the Centre church
have been rehearsing their marches for
the coming fair tins week. Il. Wales
has directed the rehearsals.
Tho last dance Of the season, a
moonlight waltz party. was gwen by
the Brattleboro hose team in Grange
hall Monday evening. There were
about 40 couples present.
-Georpe Washington Bailey. billed
at the Empire theatre as the strongest
man in the world, gave an exhibition
of his power Tuesday noon by carrying
a husky boy from the Brooks House to
the theatre in one hand.
The addition of a cypher to the
amount of the Judgment awarded
Chase & Daley ms reported in last
week 5 paper made it read $4,000. The
amount of the Judgment which DIR. T.. ).
Niles was ordered TO pay his attorneys
was $500.
len Oh lnt NuuuH WuIltu tlli-
ployed on the office staff ut the Dun
ham Brothers company enjoyed n sleigh
ride to Bernardston, Mass, Saturday
afternoon. returning that evening after
partaMng of turkey supper at the
New England house.
Mr. and Mrs. j. +. Wilson of 81
High street celebrated the oath ami.
versary of their marriage yesterday,
and in honor of the occasion about 20
OF their friends met with them in the
evening. They were presented with a
picture, and refreshments were served.
The local camp of Modern Wood
men of America intends to spend an
entire night within a short time in Civ
ing large class of candidates the de-
grees. There are now over 20 candl-
dates waiting to be given the degrees
and it is expected to have about 30
within "A fortnight.
-"Chickn Evans, the North Ben
nington boy who formerly pitched for
the Hartford team of the Connecticut
league. has signed his contract with
the Boston Nationals. Evans has de,
laved some time in accepting terms, and
this fact resulted in the report that he
had Joined the "hold-ou class, but
everything seems to have been sats.
fact0rily arranged at last. He is a
brother of James II. Evans of this
town.
Though the season $ crop of snow
did not arrive until early last month
the lumbermen made good use of the
Shedding and the amount of logs drawn
into the different mill yards during the
month is not materially under the crop
of any previous February. he yards
of Holden Martin have received con-
tributions from nearly all of the near
by towns and many of the steam mil
i'm and about Brattleboro have received
additions to their mill stock.
DIR. 5. X. Gray of Arlington, who
refused to report case of diphtheria
in Sandgate to the state board OF
health last November, was arrested
and fined $40 and costs, amounting to
1854 by Judge Holden in Bennington
municipal court which he paid and was
discharged. Failure to report conta-
oious cases is misdemeanor on the
part of the practising physician and
such instances should be brought to the
attention of the health officer or the
states attorney.
There was read in the Roman
Catholic church Sunday the reguia'
tions for the Lenten season. Ihese
regulations are practically the same
as in mast wears in reference to the use
of abstinence from meat. The clergy
are exhorted to conduct devotional
exercises twice or three times week
in their churches to give plain instruce-
tion to their people ON the life ana SUI
fering of Christ, and to recommend 10
all Under their charge the daily. recclta-
ton of the Rosary; also to refrain from
intoxicating liquor.
Julius L. Grover Of Grafton; father
of Henry Grover, MINOR chlld, mas
brought suit against the Boston Maine
railroad to recover $4,000 for the ser
vices of the boy until his majority,
such services, it is alleged, having been
IMPAIRED by reason of an injury sus-
tanned by the boy while attempting TO
board train of the defendant at Bra!-
tleboro. Sept %, at which time u Is
claimed he was forcibly restrained IRON
so doing. Recently suit was brought
nv the next of kin of the boy to recover
100000 personal damages alleged to
have been sustained by the boy, when
A trainman prevented him, from board,
mo a train for which he held a ticket
from Brattleboro to Bellows Falls IL
;s alleged that the boy has been crlp-
pied for life.
The Children's Flower Garden
PROMISES to be the most attractive fair
Of the season. This fair is to be gwen
by the children of the CongTregatlona
church Saturday afternoon, March II
from 3 to 6 clock in Festival nall.
This is the third annual fair gwen by
the children, and besides the, CARVING
ont ON, Of the flower garden effects they
win Give under the direction of e.
Wales four dances: Butterflies, sun 81,
bonnet Children, The Roses: and The
Mavpole Dance. There will also De
singing by the Girls Glee club ana
pano music by the children. me
former fairs have been attractive, pue
those in charge of this event WISH -
announce for the children tnat 4
cream "na and the famous Lady Baltimore
cake will be served in the tea room
nnder the direction of Mrs. Il. f. al
ans, Fancy articles, grabs, con1ectloh,
erv and Easter novelties will also be
an sale. The proceeds will be devoted
az nsual for the CARRYING on OF ms
S;onarv work in which the children
are interested An invitation IS eX-
tended to all the children OF the town
and their friends to attend.
Seven DAYS, that seven times
seven comedy winner which has ~
LAUGHS a minute, will be at the audlto-
rum Wednesday evening. March 10,
Nothing more need be SAID about Ins
night of Seven Days. EVERYBODY Every 90 " w tba
be there shrleking with Laughter era az b bae
NAV that for more than a year mas
kent the Astor theater in New nolh
the io1liest place in old Man !ras IT,
f,l ms n, exclamation. But the day
a It If your wife, or your husband star1,l
or YOUR typewriter, or your CLERKS
seem to be thinking of someth1llng tu my