The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-10

meet with Mrs. Albert IhOmns on HOf'
ton Place Wednesday afternoon, March
ll5.
Under law passed by the last
| legislature deposits In trust companies,
whether interest bearing or not, are not
taxable to the depositor.
"A masquerade ball, TO be given by
Dennis Rebekah lodge, will be held
Wednesday evening, March %, In Odd
Tickets on sale at A. i. Roberts s store
and by the committee.
The First Regiment band has be-
gun rehearsals for its summer season
business. Several important engage
ments are already booked and prospects
point 20 very busy season.
C. l.. Durham will give an illus
trated lecture in the Centre Congrega.
tional church Sunday at 7 O'Clock on
the Passion Play Mt Oberammergau.
Some of the pictures which will be
shown were taken by members of MT.
Durham = family.
The Sunday school of the Centre
Congregational church will meet in the
chapel for the opening exercises sun,
day. A brief missionary program VIII
be given. At the meeting Of the broth
erhood class special report on the
subject of railroads will be given by Il.
j. Guthrie and Il. c. Crosby.
Frank A. Crosier, formerly of Brat
tleboro, physical director of the Somer-
vile, Mass. Y. NJ. c. A., will address
the woman Is auxiliary of the Y: NJ, Z.
A. in the rest room Mt $50 Tuesday
afternoon. His subject will be Boys
been extended TO the Magnet club 20
be present. The executive board of the
woman g auxiliary will meet for bust
ness at 3 o'clock.
The Brattleboro hose team is plan;
ming for a large attendance at the ball
TO be held in Festival hall April 20. An
orchestra of seven pieces will furnish
music for the dancing from o'clock
in the evening until in the morning.
The team has signed John j. Murphy
Of Turner's Falls. Mass. as coupler for
the coming season, and the managers
Of the local team claim they have the
best there is in the person of Murphy.
The Dewitt Grocery company has
brought suit against Oscar L. ware, ana
Others, directors of the Grange. store,
to recover $4,000 alleged to be due the
plaintiff on book account. The ac-
ton Is brought against the directors
of the old Grange store under section
4307 of the statutes. and the allegation
is made in the writ that the directors
gave assent to the creation of debts in
excess of twothirds of the capital
stock of the company. Chase & Daley
are attorneys for the plaintiff.
The druggists have made no move
vet in the matter of asking the select
men for fifthclass licenses. 1t will be
necessary for the majority of the prac-
ticing physicians and per cent of the
voters of the town TO petition the Sc
lectmen before any hearing can be
legally heard in the matter of grant,
ing licenses to the druggists. In 1909
the public health was such that about
10000 prescriptions were recorded on
the books of the county clerk for me-
dicinal liquor sold to persons IN Brat
tlebOro.
Mrs. b. $. Miller was in charge OF
the program at the Protective grange
meeting Wednesday evening. The pro
gram included piano solos by Miss
Irene Mather; songs by d. j. Perry and
Miss Ida b. Chase; a recitation by
Ralph Thayer; discussion of the cues
ton. Resolved. That Country Bred Peo-
pie Are Less Awkward in the City Than
CITY Bred People Are in the Country; !
speakers. 2. 5. Hopkins, D I; Ferry !
a. +. Miller. l.. J. Leader, Ralph Thay' !
or. Miss Lillian Higley. Miss Nellie |
Eddy, Mrs. Alma Goodenough and Mrs.
Bessie Knowton.
The spelling match for the little
people came off last Friday, afternoon
az the Washington street building when |
{ he second grade of that school, taught |
by Miss Lillian G. Newton, won a VIC; !
tory over the second grade of the Canai
street school. taught by Miss May II. |
Douglas. In the match held at the high |
school building Wednesday afternoon |
between the sixth grade of the Main
street school. taught by Mrs. Jennie I.
Warren, and the sixth grade. OF the
Canal street school, taught by Mrs.
Hortense s. Bruce, the result was n |
victory for the Canal street class.
Robert L. S. Patton, for many
wears a member of the now extinct firm
Of Patton & Co., in New York, dealers
in upholstery goods, died Tuesday at |
the home of his son, Professor Il. b. |
Patton, in Hartford. Conn.,. after an IL |
ness lasting 10 years. He was born IN |
New York city Nov. 1, 1899, and near
w his entire life was spent in that city. |
At the beginning of his prolonged Ill |
ness, Mr.. Patton came to Brattleboro to |
regain his health. He remained here
three years, living on Green street, ana
for the last seven years had lived In |
with his son. He leaves, be- |
sides a wife. three daughters and
son. Mrs. Es B. McGivnev of Madison, |
Wis, Miss Julia B. Patton of New
Haven, Miss Lanice Patton and Profcs-
sor L. B. Patton of Hartford.
Mrs. Leon C. Boehmer of Hart
ford, Conn, whose husband is an EN-.
ploye of the Brattleboro Retreat. asked
State s Attorney Frank E. Barber last
week to help her prevail upon her nus.
band to contribute toward the support
of herself and three little children.
Boehmer was escorted by Chief of 70
lice George Wilson from the Retreat to
the Office of the state s attorney Sat
nrday. He was emphatic in his declara-
tion that he would not pay his wife
anything toward the support, of herself,
though he said that he would care for
The children. 1t required only a few
minutes Monday before Judge W. Il.
Daley to convince Boehmer that he
would have to do something in the way
IF caring for his family, and he agreed
to pay his wife $4 week. A. f.
appeared for Boehmer.
Basketball enthusiasts are prom.
sed two fast games tonight in Festival
hall. The Bellows Falls Runabouts will
play the Independents of Brattleboro,
md the up-river team promises to keep
he Keene second team and the Bellows
Falls Ramblers will play the fifth game
n a series of five. Each team has won
;wo games and the rivalry between the
cams is sufficient to warrant a fast
yame. st. Mary's team from Turner's
Falls. Mass, comes to Brattleboro
Tuesday to play the Independents
benefit game. the proceeds to be given
% James Donahue of the Turner's Falls
cam, who is at the Memorial hospital
where he underwent an operation early
morning after playing here
With his team last Friday night. The
will go to Turner's Falls