The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-11-24
THE BRATTIEBORO REFORMER FRIDAY, NOVEMBER a. 1911


There will be meeting of the Sun
day school board of the Methods
church at the close of the sermon Sun
day
The surface of the Connecticut bor'
"a thin layer of lee yesterday mornlni
for the first time this season, but Tn
south wind that sprang up during th'
day soon opened the water.
"A requiem high mass for the repos,
of the souls of dead members of tn,
ST. Michael S court, Catholic Order Of
Foresters, was said by Rev. M. j. Car
mody in st. Michael's Catholic churcf
Tuesday morning.
There will be a union Thanksgiving
service in the Centre Congregational
church at 1890 o clock Thursday morn
ing. The sermon will be by Rev. Roy Nj
lloughton and the pastors of the Other
churches will assist in the service.
The second of the series of winter
socials and dances for Masons and
ladies was given in the Masonic temple
Wednesday evening by Bingham chap
ter, O. +. s. Dancing, cards, bowling
and billiards were the evenings enter
tainment.
The first meeting of the newly.con.
stituted Valley lodge. No. 10, Knights
of Pythias, will be held in the Is. of c,
lodge room in the Market block Tues
day evening at 7.30 o clock. Every mem
Der is requested TO be present that the
work may be rehearsed.
Over 80 members of the Vermont
Wheel club enjoyed steamed clans
served in Grange banquet hall by the
committee Wednesday
evening The occasion was entirely in
formal but good fellowship predomi'
mated and every one present seemed TO
enjoy himself.
The second meeting of the newly
story.tellers league of the
Centre Congregational church was held
in the church parlors Wednesday even
ing. The first chapter of DR.. +. +. st.
John s book, Stories and Story Tellers,
was taken up. The class will meet once
a fortnight for the present.
In stormy weather patrons of the
Empire theater need not be inconven-
fenced while stopping to purchase tick
cts or while entering or leaving the
playhouse as the managers have had an
awning placed across the entire front
of the building. 1t extends over the
curb. thus keeping the sidewalk dry.
All are invited to come to the
anksgiving food sale in the Congre-
gational chapel Tuesday. Nov. 2s The
good cooks of the society are sending
pies. cakes. doughnuts. plum puddings,
canned fruit, iellies and candies to be
sold. There will be tea-ro0m and at.
tractive favor and flower tables. Doors
will be open from / a. m. until 5 p. m
Those attending the stereopticon
lecture at the Universalist church sun
day evening We're amply repaid by the
views of Niagara. The pictures in
winter and Mt night. The pictures were
by many as the best shown
in the series of lectures which was in
by Rev. D. f. Trout last
wear.
Glass No. 10 of the Baptist Bible
school met Thursday afternoon of last
week with Mrs. George Pierce to sew tor
he sale the women of the church are
hall. Mrs. A. l.. Gale. teacher of the
lass. was present and led the devotion
II service and a short business meeting
followed. Supper was served in the
evening and in addition to the members
If the class several invited guests were
present.
Harry L. Corey, who lost his life
rom injuries received in the Denton
lotel fire in Nashua, n. H., Tuesday. was
on American express messen-
rem running between Brattlehoro and
New London and was employed in that
capacity about three years ago. He was
Il wears old and unmarried. Mr.. Corey
lied from the effects of suffocation
while being hurried to a hospital in. an
ambulance He was one of four victims
# the fire.
After the regular meeting of the
ocal camp of Modern Woodmen of Anne
lea in Red Men s hall Wednesday even
ng there was a smoker at which talks
or the good of the order were given
" State Deputy A. 0. Palmer of Bur
ington and District Deputy P. NJ. Libby
# Rutland. The growth of the order in
3rattleboro has been steady for num-
Ter of months and the state officers con;
gratulated the members of the local
amp upon their work.
Prof. Walter z. Howard of the de-
,artment of history and political science
n Middlebury college was the speaker
{ the Sunday evening institute of the
centre Congregational church Sunday
vening. His subject. The Glory of
Nation, was in the nature of a patriotic
ddress and the speaker dwelt upon the
haracter and stamina of the Unlted
states. His story of the strength of
haracter of the American nation from
Is inception through provincial and
olonal times down to the present was
ne calculated to arouse the PATRIOTISM
f his audience. Prof Howard s stud
es and historical research were drawn
pom extensively in his lecture and not
MY was it intensely interesting and en-
but of deep educational value
Ontario Beautiful Lake Region of
,anada. will be the subject of the stere-
pticon lecture at the Universalist
hurch Sunday evening at seven O'Clock.
here will be over 100 colored slides de,
criptive of this interesting portion OF
'anada. The views will cover a trip
rom New York city along the Hudson
iver. showing West Point, Catskill
fountains, Albany, Mohawk valley. to
,ingston, thence through the beautiful
,ideau lake region to Ottawa, the capl-
al of the Dominion of Canada, with us
oints of interest, among them tine
of parliament. The, lecture
nd slides will describe the putting VI
le famous canal from Kingston to Otta-
"a in 1926 to 1886. Glimpses of the
,vely lakes and rivers of Ontario Will
e seen in this pictorial journey.
The Athletics will open the basket
all season Tuesday evening, Dec. II
! Festival hall with the Crescent a. =.
{ Keene, N. H. The locals will make
D their team from Ellis, Stafford. Riley
[oore, Adams, Dunlevy, and Oscar, and
Rim Whitney. These men have been
/ practice for three weeks and the open
70 game promises to be a fast one. Inc
ext game scheduled will be in n, Br ratas
igh school alumni team. The latter
Am won from the Carpet City team. OF
hompsonville, Conn. Tuesday evening
v a score of IL to 7. A second team
i'll play between periods during the
1me with the Crescent A. G. 1t is like,
; that Manager Henry Whitney VIII
range a game with the strong Spring
I'D, Mass, Y. M. G. A. team during the
inter