The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-24

Rev. II. NJ. Houghton will conduc
The chapel service nj the Retreat mex
Sunday afternoon ut o clock.
The regular monthly session of tn
probate court will be held tomorrow
morning before Judge A. II. Schwenk.
Dennis Rebekah lodge will give
masquerade ball in Odd Fellows hal
sometime in March, the date to be an
nounced later.
The directors of the Grange stor,
yesterday paid a final dividend of II
| per cent on the association Is current
indebtedness, making IA total Of 60 pei
cent. This settlement was accepted by
all but one or two OF the concern I
creditors.
Over 40 members of Sedgwich
Woman 3 Relief corps went to Putney
on u sleighridc Tuesday, leaving Brat.
tleboro about 10 clock in the morning
and returning in the early afternoon,
The trip was made in three large
sleighs from Howard L. Yearley's sta
BILE.
Prank A Wallen this week won
the billiard tournament at the Vermont
Wheel club, defeating Dr. c. X. Aid.
rich, q. Il. GRAHAM, l.. II. Miller and
A. +. Wood in the finals and thereby
coming into possession of one of the
handsome trophy cups offered by Presi.
dent f.. A. Thompson. The finals in
the pool tournament are expected to
be finished next week,
Princess Iris is the title of the be.
wildering illusionary fantasy that Mil.
dred and Rouclere and their company
are presenting this season. The play
is beautiful glittering spectacular
entertainment containing all the ele
ments of meritorious fun, original and
ingenious mechanical and electrical
effects. gorgeous scenery: and por.
trayrd by company, of clever artists
Will be seen here on Feb. % chat s to-
morrow at the auditorium, matinee
and night.
A regular meeting of the Brattle.
boro Woman Il club will be held in the
Congregational chapel Wednesday af.
ternoon at $3.50 when Byron c. Pratt of
Boston will give his lecture entitled
Beauty and the Beast. Mr.. Pratt is
thoughtful, sincere and earnest speak
err, who has been listened to with great
interest by many of the Women 8 clubs
in New England. His lecture last sea
son for the Athol, Mass, club proved
so successful that he has place on
the program this winter.
Princess Iris, with those sterling
young artists, Mildred and Rouelere,
and supporting company of artists, is
billed for an appearance at the audito
rum tomorrow, matinee and night. The
play is "A series of surprises, introducing
many novel and bewildering illusions,
catchy music and speeialties by different
of the cast. Mildred and Rou-
clere are acknowledged the leaders in
their line of mystic work, and they have
cleverly weaved their big fantastical
and novel nature, making it big fun
With the frost out of the ground !
this spring there will be activity on
Fort Dummer Heights Already six |
will be erected as soon as the cellars |
can be excavated. The Brattlebort
Water Works company will extend its
mains to the Heights as soon as the |
ground thaws out and the village will |
build sewer in that section. The
Heights were plotted last fall and
house lots staked out. As so tenements
must be ready for occupancy by the
line the Fort Dummer Mills are ready
'or business the indications are that
building operations will be brisk all
ummer in that section of the village.
Work ON the Fort Dummer Mills will
'epin as soon as the weather will per-
nit.
AT a meeting of the several Organi-
ations supporting the rest room Mon
ay afternoon it was voted to hold
sale about the middle or last
f March. 1t has been deemed necess-
ry to take some steps to raise funds to
lde over the management until the
walls of tag day will increase the bal
nee in the treasury. 1t will be re- !
rendered that tag day last year was !
aturally were below the figures OF I
revions years. Because of this reduc- 5
on in the income it has been decided ,
, hold a rummage sale. The exact date I
ill be announced later. Miss Addie G
|. Fay was elected to the several posi- I
ons held by the late Miss Frances {
cath. The woman s exchange pro- G
Jses to alter its bylaws and have the Il
nancial year end week before the \
,lding of the annual meeting of the y
ichange in April.
April 2 to are the dates for the
etter Brattleboro campaign. Six 1,
lurches have already decided to ioih :
this campaign, and Others have it :
lder consideration. Frank Dyer of :,
fcago is to be the speaker at the "
settings held every night for men i
d boys only. The plan is to have =
e campaign in charge of a committee n
100 men, divided into smaller COM u
ittees for different aspects of the "
lrk which this campaign is intended :,
accomplish for the religious and !!
aral betterment of the community. y
he men of Brattlebnro have given Of N
cir time and money most generously ~
attleboro. Indications are that they d
n show even greater enthusiasm in ii
is ,camnaign for Better Brattleboro. 81
this campaign is intended to include a
the men and boys of the town it is re
ped that the different organizations e
Ii keep that week free as possible to
,m other meetings. Watch for fur fe
,r announcement. Remember. the IL
tie, April 20. W
Fred Davenport, an employe of c p
Burbank of Chesterfield, N. H., and w
team of valuable horses created NJ
rry of excitement near the corner of da
ilnnt and Main streets Tuesday nj
rning. Davenport was driving in
c1es and preparing to reverse his H.
tie when taken into custody by Dep n
, Sheriff ii. E. Harris. After few i an
hrs rest in the lookup the man was gu su
,ught before Municipal Judge Will Sd
n r. Daley and fined the usual P.'
cunt of So and costs, amounting in W., uG
to 1904. G. M. Miller of the W. ",
tefs attorneys Office appeared for s e.
state. The prosecutor asked Dav. e.,
,ort where he got his liquor, but the ~ ~
was wise to the penal NJ NJ
that could be imposed upon him nf
g in Vermont if he made any slips. ur
said that he imported his n nf'
re, and said that if the court would III uio
nit him to communicate with pp,t
md he would settle the assessment Rn
inst him. Before he got his none, ~, rio