The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-06-09
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP

The women of the Episcopal parish
held their first food sale Of the summer
season on the church lawn SATURDAY
afternoon.
The executive committee OF tne
Brattleboro Civic Improvement Ie9puo
will meet at the home OF the piesluon,'
DR.. II. d. Holton, next wednesday "
7.30 O'Clock.
The first degree was worked upon
one candidate and a class OF 10 Wa
piven the second degree at the mecl
ing of the local camp Of Modern Noo"'
men Tuesday evening
The women of the Methodist churcn
will hold a food sale in the vacant storf
of Retting block on High street Saiur,
L ay from 3 to 6 y. m. All are asked 10
contribute and not wait to be soheiteu'
Although they are not yet ready 20
announce their plans the managers ~
tho Island mark are arranging big cel
ebration for the Fourth Of July. inc
morning program will include the game
between the Brattlebor0 and heehe
teams of the Twin State baseball league
The Ladies society Of the univer,
salist church at Guilford center WI
oive its annual strawberry festival anu
dance Friday evening. June l6. Wales
orchestra will furnish music. Inc
women are requested TO wear glngham
gowns. and prize will be awarded TOT
the prettiest dress.
Health Officer Henry Tucker. re.
ports for the week ending last nlHu'
two eases of scarlet fever-at &, H.
0akes s ON Clark street and at John
Dnmmette S on South Main street,
Mumps are reported on Canal, Nam
Walnut. North Elliot, Myrtle and Ma.
ple streets, total Of seven cases i0r
the week.
"A spiritual retreat will open IN 81 st
Michael Catholic church sunday
morning June Is. The services will be
in charge of two Lazarist Fathers from
Springfield. Mass. The first three days
of the retreat will be for the altar So
cietv and the Young women s sodallty.
The last three DAYS will be for the mem,
bers of the men s societies. There VIII
probably be three services each day De-
ginning with an early mass,
"A United States flag. the gift OF
the six members of Brattleboro chap
ter. ID. A. r.. who were born in Vernon
and the two Daughters now living IN
that place. will be raised on the site OF
Fort Bridgman June 81. the date upon
which the chapter win dedicate the
marker at that place. The 42.foot nag
pole is the gift of Mrs. H. A. Staten OF
Vernon. The pole is surmounted by
pilded bali presented nv William Pent.
land of Brattleboro. The program OF
the exercises of defeating the marker
will be given next week.
The matter of building perma-
nent home in Syracuse, n. y. at cost
not exceeding 100000 was discussed
at the annual meeting of the Holstein-
Friesian Association of America in that
city Wednesday, and after vigorous
debate it was decided to take letter
ballot on the question and report az
the annual meeting next year. New
York state breeders are in favor of the
Syracuse home idea, while western cat
tlemen and those in New England OBJ
pose it. The officers elected are; Presi.
dent. Charles W. Wood of Worcester.
Mass. vice.Presidents, w. a. Matteson
Of Utica, n. Y, John d. Irwin of Min.
neapolis. Mimi. A. A. Cortelyou of
y. J., and John Lynch of
Illinois: secretary, +. l.. HOughton of
treasurer, Wing r. Smith
Registry. NJ. II. Gardner of
Delavan. Wis: directors. F. F. Field of
Brock Mass. W, W. Stevens of
Liverpool, O., and John J. Noss of Wis
consin.
The pupils of the high school enter.
tanned their parents and friends last |
evening with a musical program in the |
nigh school room. The audience entire. |
" filled the room. To Miss Emma |
Gregg is due a large share of the credit |
for the success of the occasion. The |
program presented indicated careful at !
.ention to details upon the part of the |
pupils. The boys glee club and the |
yirls glee club sang several selections |
which were enthusiastically applaudcd. |
The high school orchestra probably re.
'eived as full measure of applause as
my of the numbers on the program.
rhe program: Overture, Trumpeter of |
he Fort. orchestra; We Meet Again |
Tonight. high school chorus; Old Black |
Zoe, boys glee club march. The Win
hing Fight, orchestra: Fling Forth Our
Banner, chorus; The Night Bells, girls
horus; Floating Mid the Lilies, F. C.
Adams and chorus: (a), Rocked in the
!radle of the Deep (bl, You, boys glee
Tub; reverie. Apple Blossoms, orches.
ra; Esmeralda, semi.chorus: When the
Wind Bloweth in From the Sea. girls /
horus; Antique Mosaic chorus; (al |.
soldier s Farewell, (b). De Skeetah,
'oys glee club; valse-Loin duBal, II
rehestra; Discovery, chorus.