The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-14

boro board of trade will be held in Fes'
tival hall next Friday evening.
Albert Goodell was seriously in
iured Yesterday at W. g., Doolittie $
lumber Job in Marlboro, n load of logs
running over him.
Charles X. Simonds has been elect
cd to represent Prospect lodge, n. u.
o. r., at the grand lodge, which meets
in Burlington April -.
The annual meeting of the Wo.
man Is Exchange will be held ~ the rest
room Monday afternoon, April II, nv
$3.50 clock. A large attendance rs de-
sired,
Augustus A. Barker will sci his
household goods at auction at his home,
No, 9 South Main street, Saturday
afternoon, April %. He will give up
house keeping.
The Daughters of Poeahontas will
hold n dance in Red Men g hall Satur,
day evening. April To- Hines and
Dugan will furnish music. The public
is cordially invited.
Canton Palestine, No, ,, !, O., q.
r., will hold a ladies night IN Odd rel,
lows hall Friday evening. Cards ana
dancing viii be in order and refresh
mcnts will be served. There will be no
fee of admission.
The mission circle of the Univer'
salist church will meet with Mrs. ar,
thur Edwards ON Prospect street next
Thursday Business meeting ut 500
o clock The watchword, Hope. \
good attendance is desired
Exchange tickets for Charley s
Amt should be exchanged Saturday NJ
the box Office, The sale begins at
o clock and continues NIL day. Six tick,
els is the limit on the sale. The general
sale begins Monday morning
The New England Order of Protee'
tion will observe Children s night next
Wednesday evening, April 10. There
win be an entertainment by the chill
dren, and refreshments served by sup
per committee. 1t is hoped large
number viii attend and make the oeca'
sion success,
Rev John Il. Cow, president Of the
trustees of Vermont academy, received
this week from New York friend OF
Principal George b. Lawson, pledge
Of $4,000 10 apply on the fund being
raised TO nav the mortgage held by the
Vermont Baptist state convention
This leaves 1886 to be raised for tins
purpose
men at work at Fort Dummer Heights
on the cellars for three two.tenement
houses. They promised Mt the time the
textile mill was assured TO erect tene'
ments for 10 families. The three strucc,,
lures 10 be erected at the Heights VIII
accommodate six families and the hrm
are planning to build two more slml-
lar houses somewhere within the vii.
lage.
The warm weather of the latter
mart of last week brought the Connectl'
cut river up to the highest point OF the
season SATURDAY afternoon, the water
reaching the foot of the concrete
foundations of the new Island casino.
Since then. however, il has gradually
receded until now il is more than q
foot lower. The river Is clear OF ace
except in the meadows in lilnsdaie ana
Vernon. The first motor.boat OF the
season made its annearance Yesterday
afternoon-George 0akes's canoe.
-AThomas 0'Connor, ~, died Wed
nesdav Mt the town home after an III
ness of several DAYS with pneumonia.
lie was born in County Kerry, Ireland,
in 1882. and came to America about 20
wears ago. He had made his home in
Brattleboro and Guilford since coming
to this country. For many years he
was employed in the slate quarry AT
Guilford. He lived for a number of
wears near the fair ground and for a
time on South Main street. Mr..
O Conner was an expert gardener and
his work in BrattlebOro was principal
" in that line. He married Annie Lee
of this town, who died II wears ago
He leaves one son, Thomas O'Connor.
Funeral services were held az CLOCK
this morning in st. Michael Sathoiic
church and burial was in the Catholic
cemetery.
The 50th anniversary of the estaD'
lishment of the woman's foreign ms
sionary society is to be observed IN
Brattleboro Tuesday. April %. 1t has
not been decided where the meeting
will be held, but announcement VIII
be made next week. There will be
seven churches represented in the
meeting. These jubilee meetings
started in California and have been
held already in 80 cities. Each of the
denominations participating in the Gel.
ebration will furnish a speaker The
Centre church has secured the services
of Mrs. Eta Doane Marden of the
Gedik Pasha school of Constantinople'
The following general officers Will nave
charge of the meeting: Chairman,
MISS IloTtHce H. Icnlth""9 ~
chairman. Mrs. +. S. Knight; secretary,
Mrs. c. II. Thompson; treasurer, Mrs,
II. w. Gibson. The committees are as
follows: Place of meeting, Mrs. A.. u.
Brown; supper Mrs. L. f. Adams, Mrs.
f. l.. Smith, Mrs L, II. Stellmann, Mrs;
G. II. Boorne. Mrs. w. c. Stone and
Mrs. ]. j.. MARTINI hospitality, Mrs.
Emma Bartlett, Mrs s. W. Wilcox, Mrs;
G. II. Clapp, Mrs. II. NJ. Wood and
Mrs. G. IT, Tyler; literature. Mrs. W. A.
j. Moore Mrs. Emily Eddy, Mrs. George
Pearson, Mrs. c. S. Clark and Miss
Emma Lundberg: publicity, Mrs. W, b.
Smith, Miss Alvena Walker, Miss
Irene Plimpton: music, Miss Emma
Miss Esther Barrett, Mrs. Robert
Emery, Miss Ruth Childs and Miss
Holder. Supper tickets may be, Sc
cured of Mrs. Robert Clark, Mrs. G, j..
Sticknev, Miss Izetta Stewart, Miss
Ruth w. Childs, Miss Kate Wheeler,
Mrs. Rodney Wheeler and Miss Minnie
Rawson.
The annual meeting of the Brat
tleboro Civic Improvement league,
postponed from March 10, was held at
the home of the president, DR.. Henry
d. Holton, Wednesday evening. There
was a good attendance. Owing to the
absence of the president Rev. e. .. ..
Osgood was asked to preside. A mes
sage was received from DR.. Holton de-
clining reelection as president, but the
league voted unanimously to request
him to reconsider. The reports indicat-
ed interest upon the part of those with
whom the chairmen of the several com
mittees have labored during the year.
THE following officers were elected:
Vice.president, Rev. e. @. S. Osgood,
c. G. Fits, Mrs. G. A. McRae, Mrs
Lille Mastin and Mrs. G.. G., Averill;
secretary. Mrs. c.. r. Aldrieh; treas
urer, Richard Averill. In place, of G.
L. Stickney, resigned, r. S. Eddy was
elected chairman of the committee on
\ "a Joor or+ The other committee