The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-11-24

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The Ladies Enterprise society vii
h9ld the next meeting Dec. 9 with Mrs
aired Bushnell ON Pleasant street.
AT special communication OF
brattleboro lodge, y. and A. M, last
evening the fellowcraft degree was con
The grange will hold a social Mon
Day evening, Nov. 81, for members only
lhere VIII be dancing, games and re-
freshments.
"A progressive whist party will be
held IN the knights of Columbus hall
uhder the auspices of the Young Ladies
society, this evening at o'clock.
~ The Epworth League will hold a
ihan ksglving social in the yestry of
the Methodist church Monday evening
The committee in charge of the enter.
talnment has arranged several games
appropriate for the occasion. Refresh.
ments will be passed.
The annual Thanksgiving flower
and food sale will be held in the chapel
OF the Centre Congregational church
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. George l..
puhham has charge of the special order
department and such orders if given
Tar enough in advance will be filed.
The fire alarm service will be ex-
tended to the Fort Dummer Heights sec.
ton and to the Fort Dummer Mills this
week. The box to be located mt the cor.
ner of South Main street and Kidder
avenue will be numbered Is and the one
at the mill will be IA. II is probable
that the latter box will be connected
with each of the three floors of the big
mill
AT the annual thank Offering meet.
ing for foreign missions in the chapel
of the Centre Congregational church
yesterday afternoon the contributions
amounted to $3.50. This amount will
probably be increased. Miss Florence
NJ. Hemenway, delegate from the Centre
church to the annual meeting of the
woman s board of missions held at Nor
wich, Conn, few weeks ago, gave an
interesting talk concerning the work of
the board after which a social hour was
spent.
The marriage of Miss Marguerite
Stephenson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Benjamin Turner Stephenson of Win.
chester, Mass, and Frank Leon Willis
of Allston, Mass, is announced to have
taken place at the bride s home, Satur-
day, Nov. IS. Mr.. Willis is the eldest
son of Arthur M. Willis. formerly of
Brattleboro. He is employed in the office
of The Boston Daily Globe He is a
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis will live at 100
Linden street in Allston, Mass, and
will be at home after Jan. |.
Probation Officer +, D. f. Stowe
made an example of one of his charges
Friday forenoon when he had Harold
Evans brought before Judge w. r. Da.
ley in municipal court and fined SO and
costs for the larceny of some tools last
summer. At the time Evans was con
victed of the offence he was put on pro-
baton for six months and directed to
report at regular periods to the proba-
ton officer. As the 1S.year-old boy had
failed to communicate with the proba-
tion officer for over five months the lat
ter asked the court to compel the of
fender to pay the fine and costs as
originally imposed. The fine and costs
were paid.
Justice Lewis H. Lynde of Dummer-
ston Saturday rendered verdict for
amount of his bill and costs, in the case
of Frank O. Carpenter against the town
of BrattleborO. The case was heard in
the office of Gibson & Waterman. E.
w. Gibson and w. d. Smith appeared
for Carpenter and A. P. Carpenter. town
counsel, represented the town. The de-
PENDANT took an appeal to county court.
This suit was brought after Tax Col
lector w. A. Shumway sued Mr. Carpen-
ter for his taxes. The amount of the
bill claimed by the plaintiff was for
work which he alleges was performed
by him on highway near his house in
1910 and 1911.
The funeral of Mrs. Edwin d. Whit
ney was held at o clock Friday after
noon in the home at 80 Green street. The
services were extremely simple and there
was no singing. Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton;
church of which Mrs. Whitney was
member. officiated and the burial was in
Morningside cemetery. The bearers
were Charles A. Harris, Clarence i.
Stickney, E. B. Barrows and F. X. Bar
rows. Those attending the services from
out of town were Mrs. Frank 0. Whit,
new of Boston, Mrs. F. A. Hubbard and
Mrs. Myron Chaplin of Springfield,
Mass, and Mrs. G. S. Barrett of Auburn,
N. Y, Miss Sophia Brooks of North
field, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Whit
new of Fitchburg. Mass, and Mrs. Alice
Il. Whitney of Bernardston, Mass.
The officers of the Ladies Circle of
the Universalist church gave a recep-
ton yesterday afternoon from 3 to
o clock in the vestry to the babies OF the
parish and their mothers, and a number
of guests attended. The affair was en-
tirely informal and no attempt was made
to entertain the little guests or the
mothers as the reception was to enable
the mothers to meet the officers OF the
circle. Tea and waters were served.
Mrs. c. L. Stickney and Mrs. @. w.
poured. The patronesses
were Mrs. G. f. Warner, president; Mrs.
a. W. Rockwell and Mrs. Z: p. Flagg,
Vice Vi presidents; Mrs. F. G. Sargent,
secretary: Mrs. Freeman Scott, treasur-
ar. Mrs. L. W. Amidon, Mrs. 7. W.
Bruce Mrs. LYMAN Goldsmith, Mrs. a.
Fl. Bixby and Mrs. A, F. Roberts, di-
rectors. |
Daniel Ryan, who comes to the au-
litorium, Thanksgiving day, Nov. 80,
for a three days engagement, will pre-
cent three great plays, among them be
NO a thrilling backwoods' story OF Ca
madam life, The Black Fox. The Port
and Press has the, following, to say
lbout this play: "The finest play OF
Canadian life yet seen here. Mr.. Ryan
was never seen to better advantage, and
,is hearing and dialect were absolutely
of the French Canadian.
The Express says: ga fine company and
GREAT play. Twas a big mistake to
,lav it at popular prices. The Black
Tox has a suggestion of the supernatural
n its structure. Starting with back
woods domesticity, it gradually, evolves
III # becomes the most daring dramatic
tory ever told. Mr.. Ryan s other plays
n he presented here are Sidney
frnndy Is Don't Tell Ny Wife, a famous
omedy, and Her Husbands Erlend; an
from the French by Emil Cote.
The concert given by the Colonial
orchestral club Of Boston in the Bap-
ist church Tuesday evening, under the
uspices of the young women of the
3aptist and Congregational churches,
i'd not draw out as large an audience
s it deserved, but music lovers who at
ended were well repaid. The young
1...aol IN colonial costumes, |,