The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-13
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

AFTERNOON,
The woman's alliance met with
Mrs. j. ID. Barrows at the Colonial Fri
day evening.
DIR. Henry Tucker has been reap.
pointed health officer for term of
three years by the selectmen.
Col. John 4. Gilman, national com,
mander of the G. A. r., has appointed
ms one of his staff Commander NJ. l..
Bruce of Sedgwick post
The Mission circle of the Univer.
salist church will meet at Mrs, l.. II.
Richardson S, 10 High street, Jan. Is.
Business meeting at 3 o'clock. Watch
word, Gift or Giving.
The teachers training class of the
Centre Congregational church Will meet
Monday at 7.45 with Miss llemenwaN
ON High street The lesson will be the
first chapter in Bosworth' s studies in
life of Christ.
The work of installing the motors
in the new chair factory of Felch 4
Pier on Williams street is nearly com.
Melted. and it is expected that opera
tions will begin within the next fort
night on the manufacture of chairs.
The w. +. Richardson company
purchased "A head of Shropshire sheep
from ID. S. Pratt last week, the bal
ance of the Pratt flock, and they have
been driven to the Richardson farm
on the Guilford road One of the, IN
teresting exhibits on the Richardson
farm is herd of about 20 Hereford
calves. This is one of the best herds
of whiteheads' to be found in this
part of the state.
"A number of Bellows Falls men in
terested in baseball met at the Rock,
ing ham hotel Sunday afternoon, and
took the first steps necessary to form
baseball association in that town.
Charles j. O'Neill, last year S manager
and president, was elected president,
and Charles C.. Frost, treasurer. Harry
II. Abbott was elected chairman of the
committee to solicit funds for the or
ganization to finance the team during
the coming season.
II. E. o 'Brien, l.. S. Hayes and
William +. Manning were in Brattle,'
boro Saturday, representing the Bel
lows Falls board of trade at a meet
ing of a special committee of the
Brattlebofo board of trade to discuss
the proposed charters applied for by
the Boston & Maine and Central Yer
mont railroads. Bellows Falls was
asked to use its influence with the
legislature to assist Brattleboro IN the
latter s stand on the railroad war.
The annual installation of officers
of Dennis Rebekah lodge was held in
Odd Fellows hall Tuesday evening.
The installing officer was Mrs, Liza
Reed of South Londonderry, district
deputy president, and she was assisted
by Mrs. Hewlett of that town as mar
shall. The officers installed were: n.
G.. Mrs. Sarah Miller; V. G., Mrs.
Elizabeth Bailey; recording secretary,
Mrs. Alice Landry; financial secretary,
Miss Minnie Brown; treasurer, Mrs. Ida
Gibson. The retiring noble grand, Miss
Alta Bishop, was presented with past
noble grand s collar. Refreshments
followed the installation.
An interested audience listened to
the lecture in the Centre church Mon
day evening given by Miss Alice NJ.
Bacon, formerly a teacher in the Peer
esses School of Toxic, Japan. her
theme was the education of japanese
Girl, o Hama San, and she presented
the life story of young woman of the
japanese middle class through the AID
of stereopticon views and by a de-
scriptive talk in a vivid way. From
the girl IS infancy to the time she put
aside the pleasures of youth and became
head of household Miss Bacon traced
the education of o Hama San. Her de-
scription of japanese customs and their
simplicity of living was very interest
ing.
james Bell of Wardsboro, who
went to Greenfield, Mass, Saturday, re-
turned to Vermont Monday evening in
a state of intoxieation that required as
sistance to transport him from the
5.53 train to the platform of the pas,
senger station at Brattleboro. Word
was sent ahead that Mr.. Bell would
need help, and Chief of Police George
Wilson was on hand to act as James S
escort to the police station where he
was entertained until Tuesday morn,
ing and fined by Acting Municipal
Judge L. j. Waterman S. and costs of
SIS. During. the night Bell Displayed
symptoms of illness, and Chief Wilson
called DR.. G. r. Anderson after mid
night The man was in bad shape
from his indulgence in brand OF
liquor that possessed all of the "morn-
ing after" ingredients.
The Woman S auxiliary of the \.
M. G. A. held its January meeting Tues
day afternoon in the rest rooms. Mrs.
G. C. Averill was in charge of the devo-
tional service, taking for her subject,
Resolutions for the New Year. She gave
many helpful thoughts throughout her
discourse, and closed with reading
short poem by John g. SAKE. A musical
program under the direction OF Mrs. J..
selections by Mrs. Barrows, Miss Nc
Laughlin, and violin solo by Miss
Maize Calvin accompanied by her sis
ter Miss Agnes Calvin. Miss Mary
Cox s readings also added much to the
character of the program. The auxil-
iary has recently sent gift of $40 for
the work at the Kurn Hattin home. A
social hour followed the entertainment,
and refreshments were served which
were in charge of Mrs. S. Wilcox.
The annual installation of the off.
GERS of Wantastiauet lodge of Odd
Fellows was held in Odd Fellows hall
Monday evening. The installing Off.
Ger was District Deputy Earl Davis of
Newfane. At the close of the regular
work a banquet was served. The o FOL
i've officers installed: Noble grand, Q.
D. Stowell; vice grand, A. l.. Maynard;
financial secretary, c. L. Cobb; treas,
urer, C. E. Sturgis; R. S. N. G., w. D.
Gibson; l.. S. N. G., C. H. Wilder;
R. S. V. G., E. j. Eddy; L. S. V. G.,
H. j. Wilson; warden, L. F. Ellis; con
ductor, F. Fl. Spaulding, Jr.; R. S. s.,
Charles Palmer; L. S. S., 0. d. Stowell;
chaplain, Kew. EDWARD Sharpe; L. D,
Elijah Wales; 0. s., R. H. Messenger;
delegates to grant lodge, .Fayette Mill
er and Charles Staples; alternates, Au-
gust Rohde and August Wilson.
AT the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Vermont National
bank Tuesday forenoon the following
officers were elected: Directors, Henry
D. Holton, George G. Averill. Charles
8 Clark s F.. Lawton. John T. Moore.
P. F. Amidon and James M: Tyler,
president, George c. Averill; vice
president, Henry D. Holton; cashier,
Charlas w Richardson. teller Charles