The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-11-03

Wednesday evening luncheon was served
in the banquet hall. A short program
was given.
Protective grange will give a social
in Grange hall Thursday evening Tor
members OF the order only. \ program
of entertainment will be furnished and
after refreshments games and dancing
will be in order.
The 10th annual meeting OF dis
triet No. ., o. T.. -, will be held with
Bingham Chapter, in the Masonic TEN,
pie. Friday. Nov. 10, afternoon and
evening. All visiting members IN good
standing viii be welcome.
About 20 Odd Fellows went from
Brattleboro on the special train Friday
evening 20 attend the district meeting
Of the order at South Londonderry.
There were about 10 members on the
train when il arrived at its destination.
III. l.. Emerson has sold one of his
building lots on Belmont avenue 10 p;
NJ. Holden. He has also contracted
with him 10 build six.room gambrel'
roof cottage. The foundation will be
put in next week. This will make five
houses which Mr.. Emerson will have
under construction this winter.
The first entertainment in the
course under the auspices of the Baptist
and Congregational Young women Will
occur Nov. 81, when the Colonial Or.
chestra Club and Concert company OF
Boston will furnish program. Tickets
for the course NAV now be secured OF
the Young women or at Root : pharmacy.
The bids for building the new road
made necessary by the relocation OF the
southern end Of South Main street were
opened Wednesday evening and the con
tract awarded to Gilman & Son of Brat
tleboro for 81 $3.50. The other bidders
were Crosby & Parker. who bid si,s2l,
and Burnett & Perry. also Of Brattle-
boro. with bid of s5,620.l2. Work is
10 begin Immediately.
Work was begun Yesterday grading
South Main street from Pine street TO
Oak Grove avenue. Road Commissioner
David T. Perry and force of men will
10 the work Mr.. Perry started vester'
dav afternoon building a gravel side
walk from the top of the South Main
street hill TO the houses at Fort Drummer
Heights, a distance of about ! 800 feet
II j. expected that an asphalt walk will
be laid another summer but for the pres
ent gravel walk will meet the needs
of the people who are to occupy the new
houses at the Heights.
Thieves made a good haul at Wal.
pole. y. H.. early Wednesday morning
bv entering the ticket office in the rail
road station, blowing the safe and get
ting away with money and mileages
amounting to about $50. The ticket
agent did not leave the station until AZ
ter midnight, and the break was dis
covered about o clock Yesterday morn
ing. About 80 mileages, some contain
ing 500 and a few 1000 miles. were
taken. also so in cash and 500 IN ehee Is.
Deputy Sheriff Horace \. Perry and
Detective Bradley are at work on the
ease.
The Sign of the Cross is the subject
of the stereopticon lecture at the Con
gregational church Sunday evening. This
is a vivid story. by Wilson Barrett, OF
the time of Nero and the Christian
martyrs. Bishop Timson said: "When
the Sign of the Cross reached rs we
knew its kindred touch and the story
found itself a home. We thank Wilson
Barrett for his work. his success seems
10 be ours. his success is the mother of
PLAYS that live and ideas of life that
make men live. - The thrilling interest
of this story and the artistic beauty OF
the slides will make this one of the best
lectures in this course. The lecture VIII
be given bv the pastor. II will begin at
100 and close before s.+5.
Monday evening was ideal for Hal
lowe 'en observances as drlzzllng ram
fell at times and clouds obscured the
moon. The opportunity for spooks and
COLLINS to wander about without reveal
ing their identity was increased BY the
weather conditions. but few instances
of prank PLAYING are reported. On
Chace street several strong boys rolled
pile of stones from Mrs. c. W. Dun.
ham & lawn into Linden street. \ fence
on Grove street was dislocated and the
IRON railing in front of c. II. Thompson :
house was partially pulled from its
foundation. Elliot street boys left
few boxes and barrels upon doorsteps
and small boys in various parts of the
village 6rnamented the sidewalks with
lac k-o lantern designs.
Charles Sven. the bov who last
wear at the Valley fair demonstrated
the Gregg method of shorthand as Is
taught in the Clawson- Hamilton college,
has the world : record for speed and ac'
curacv. The National Shorthand Re.
porters association held a convention
AZ Buffalo last month. The fastest and
most EXPERT writer's of the world en-
tered a contest for the Adams trophy
and when the results were announced
the audience of skilled reporters were
simply dumfounded to learn that MI
Sven had established a world 5 record
for accuracy. writing 231 words minute
for five minutes-99.6 percent perfect
Mr.. Sven is only Is wears of age ana
began the study of Gregg shorthand IN
a night school in January, 1908.
During the month of October the
women of the protestant churches of the
country have been engaged in a forward
campaign for new members for the va.
rious missionary societies. two-weeks
campaign opened in Brattleboro last
Sunday afternoon with meeting IN
the Congregational chapel when the
nIans and purposes were outlined. Com
nittees of women from the seven
CHURCHES united in the movement here
have been visiting in the various
parishes this week and will finish their
work next week. A mass meeting TO
close the campaign is planned fol. We'd
nesdav evening. Nov. Is, when the re
snits of the work will be reported and
addresses given by mission board sec
retarv and missionary from India.
The program of the Woman s club
at its meeting Wednesday afternoon was
! furnished by club members and was in
the form of a travelogue. Mrs. George
Dnnham. who was in charge of the af-
ternoon. wore Dutch costume and gave
her personal experiences in Holland.
Miss Florence E. Clark told of theAzoIres
and of her interesting stay in Italy;
/ Miss Mary Fits, her experiences IN
London and Rome including trip, to
the Vatican where she was presented to
Pope Plus X: Miss Harriet Rallion re-
! lated incidents of her stay in Dresden
and Berlin where she spent number OF
weeks last summer in the study of Ger
man. and Mrs. C. II. Thompson read. a
verv interesting paper on. Bavarla,
which was written BY Miss Mary ohah,
! shober. Mrs. W. Fl. Bond, accompanied
/ by Miss Izetta Stewart, sang one sels n