The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-13

u. X, EDWARDS, ~ western "N'hu'
Wednesday at > y. m,
-Leitsinger orchestra of eight
pieces will play for the annual hfe
men s concert and ball IN liinsdnl,
next week Friday evening. A large
party is planning TO 20 from here.
Three different teams participated
! In the tug.of,war in the south show
window of T.. j. Fenton 4 COMPANY
Monday evening. but none OF them wa'
able 10 rip the nair of Sweet'orr trou
sers over which they fought,
The annual school Of the statesmen
of Durham Brothers company Is now
in session, and the annual banquet aud
| dance took place In the Brooks House
last evening with about 40 in attend,
ance. Leitsinger's orchestra OF eigh'
pieces furnished music.
"A notice was served this mornin"
ON the Twin State Gas 4 Electric com
pany ordering IL to appear before the
hubble service commission in the BROOKS
| House Jan. 81 for the purpose OF max
| ing answer 10 the charges OF made
auate gas service on Western avenue.
A hearing is being held today be
fore L. II. +. Stowe as commissioner
and referee in the action of assum SIT
bronpbt by Elisha $. Hall against Les
lie +. Stratton and Holden & Martin,
trustee. The principal questions at
| issue are the amount of money Que
! from the trustee and the validity OF a
claim made upon the trustee by Dexter
| &. Kent. Chase & Daley appear for
| Hall. Frank Lawlor of Greenfield for
Stratton, 4. =. Carpenter for Holden x
Martin. aud Frank Barber for Kent
Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter Waite. who
formerly lived in Brattleboro for q
number of wears, observed their golden
wedding nj their home in Wardsboro
Yesterday. Mr.. Waite is a native OF
Wardsboro. and has spent the greater
part of his life there While IN Brat
ilehoro he was engaged IN the paintlng,
and papering business. lie is q ClNli
war veteran. Mrs Waites maiden
name was Sarah Barrel. Mr.. and Mrs
Waite have two sons, George OF Seattle
and Frank of Spokane, Wash.
The regular weekend meetings Of
the Salvation army will be held AZ
y. m. Saturday and Sunday with an
additional meeting Sunday at p. m.
There will be a rummage sale at the
| hall on Elliot street Saturday afternoon
commencing nj . p. m. Captain Per.
rctt is very anxious TO sell all the
! clothes that he has on hand this week,
as the army will be moving TO its new
| hall next week. The first service VIII
he conducted in the new hall in the
Retting block Thursday, Jan. 10, ut :
| u. m. All are invited TO attend the
above service.
A promising Young life went out
with crushing suddenness when Addl'
/ son Hall, only son of Mr.. and Mrs
George Il. Foster, died shortly before
| clock Tuesday evening, after an III
ness of less than three days with prom
chial pneumonia. The boy appeared 70
be in usual good health and spirits
until Saturday noon when he com
! planned of feeling tired. lie spent the
| remainder of the day indoors and
seemed better Sunday, but on Monday
he grew decidedly worse and his con.
| dition became critical that evening
| Addison Hall Foster was born in Brat
| tleboro July 25, 1904 and entered the
! Chase street primary school last ran
| He was child of unusually amiable
disposition, and his invariable cheerful
ness endeared him to all with whom he
came in contact. The sympathy OF the
community is with the family IN us
overwhelming bereavement. Private III
neral services will be held at o clock
this afternoon at the home on ChapIn
street, ana DuFldl Will NC III tut nan ~
in Prospect Hill cemetery.
There was pleasant gathering N
G.. A. X. hall Wednesday evening for
the annual installation of oiheers OF
the Grand Army and Woman S kellef
CORPS. Mrs. Ida Goodenough, depart
ment Junior vice-president, acted as IN
stalling officer, and Mrs. Nellie Brown
as conductor The following officers OF
the Woman S Relief corps. were in
stalled: President, Georgia stone;
senior vice president, Georgia Con
verse; Junior vice president, Lima VII
kins: treasurer, Emily Allen; secre'
tary, Helen Newman; chaplain, Helen
Miller; patriotic instructor, Mary
Walker; press correspondent, Emogene
White: conductor Della Park; assistant
conductor, Ellen Herrick, guard, Mabel
Hall; assistant guard, Ellie Sprague;
color bearers, first, Nellie Benson; sec
ond. Susan Yearly, third, Mary Morse,
lth, Mary Robinson; musician, Emma
Niles. The meeting was opened by the
bugle call and instrumental music by
Mrs. A. p. Carpenter. Then followed
the installation of officers, after which
Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Adds rem
dered duet. Remarks were made by
Commander Bruce, Mr.. Taylor and Mr..
Clam, followed by duet by Mrs;
Morse and Mrs. Hall and instrumental
music by Mrs. Carpenter. Bountlful
refreshments were served.
The January meeting of Brattle-
boro chapter, Daughters of the Amer
can Revolution, was held IN the home
of Mrs. L. E. Holden Friday afternoon
and was well attended and especial
enjoyable Mrs. Holden and Mrs. Wi,
fred +. Root were the hostesses, and
~
tulips and poinsettia. In the business
session the regent, Mrs. F. |. Swift,
and Mrs. Julius ]. Estey were, elected
delegates to the Continental Congress
in Washington April II, and these al
ternates were elected: Mrs. L. +. Hol-
den, Mrs. c.. l.. Sticknev, Mrs. H. r.
Brown Mrs. w. f. Root, Mrs. G. p.
Barber, Mrs. f. II. Holden, Miss Gene.
We've NJ. Slate Miss Susan Z. Clark,
Mrs. l.. w. Hawley and Miss Della NJ.
Sherman. An appropriation was made
to help the state society support child
in the Kurn Hattin Home. Piano selec-
Witt, after which a very interesting
paper on Fort Bridgeman, one of the old
Vernon forts used as defenses against
Indian attacks, was read by Mrs. Alice
G.. Weeks At the conclusion of the
paper the chapter voted to mark the
Site of the old fort, which is on the
Hubbard farm, and a committee con
sistlng of Mrs. Weeks, Mr. II. R.
Brown, Mrs G. F. Barber, Mrs. F. H:
Holden and Mrs. F. /. Swift was elected
to take charge of the details. Excel
lent refreshments were served and niano
selections were rendered by Miss Mar
ian Maynard and Miss Gladys Holden.
Through a generous offer of the
Twin State Gas & Electric company 1t
is possible that the Congregational
church clock can be lighted evenings
in the future. The clock, although a
Brattleboro, is the property of the
church MANAGER e M. Adds of the