The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

pair were discussed
The regular meeting Of Protective
grange was held Wednesday evening,
Owing 10 the illness of officers and
candidates the comforting Of the first
and second degrees was postponed TO
May II,
The ice went out Of Marlboro
South pond Sunday, the day before the
open season for trout IN ponds began
A number of anglers have visited the
pond since then but very Few trout
have been taken.
The women of the sunshine soeie'
ty wish TO thank all their friends VINO
so generously contributed clothing Tor
their mmmage sale last week, and who
made IL possible for them 10 realize a
good sum of money for their treasury,
The postponed annual meeting of
the Women : Auxiliary of the Y, VI, Z,
A.. will be held Tuesday afternoon
Nav o, at $3.50 a clock in the resi-
room, A good attendance rs desired
as there is important business, Ihe
executive board will meet nc 3 o clock
The regular meeting Of the Wind
ham Union Congregational ministers
will be held in the parlors of the centre
church, Monday, May 30, at 10 O clock
a. m. The program will be as follows;
Deyotions, Rev. George II. Perry OF
Grafton; business; Exegesis, Rev. n
5. Moore of Newfane; sermon, ReN. >
l.. Vincent of Windham; brief papers;
Charles River of nummerston; The
Bible in the Pastor 5 Study Rev
Thomas u. Davies of Londonderry;
The Bible in Missionary Work, keN.
Fred NJ. Wiswall Of Newiane.
For an hour this afternoon regular
school duties will be suspended IN all OF
tbe grades of the incorporated school
district and Arbor day will be observed
bv the pupils. Brief talks on the or.
igin of the day, noted trees, stories OF
celebrated trees, use of the forests
need of protection for the forests,
forest reserves, what states have estab-
lished reserves, Germany work IN
forestry and what is needed here ~
BrattleborO in the shape OF protection
for the beauty spots of the village VIII
be given by the pupils of the upper
grades, and the smaller pupils VIII he
told of the necessity for planting trees
and of the proper care of trees,
The following applications for
brook trout for stocking public waters
have been made to the state hsh ana
game commissioner from this county:
Z IT.
brook: 4. V. ID. Piper. Jamaica, West
Jamaica brook; r. J. Daggett, Jamai
ca. Ball Mountain brook G. +. Bruce.
Brattleboro, Slate Rock brook; i. !.
Ellis. BrattleborO. Broad brook; B. L.
Sargent. Brattleboro. Halliday brook;
c. w. Sargent. BrattlebOro, milestone
brook. The commissioner intends to
distribute nothing but fingerllngs TINS
year so the distribution will not be
made before the latter part of the sum
mer. II. c. Rice has made application
for a consignment of landocked salm
on fngerliugs for Marlboro South
pond.
The pupils of the Brattleboro high
school will give a dramatic entertain
meut in Grange hall Thursday evening
for the benefit of the athletic assoeia
ton and the school paper. The enter.
tainment will he called an evening OF
music and comedy The program VIII
include music by the school orchestra
and the boy s glee club, one-act farce
entities Engaging Janet and dramat-
ic sketch. 4 Pair of Lunatics. Those
taking part in the farce are Misses
Helen Kenney, Marguerite White,
Alice Spencer, Mildred Miller, Cert
rude Plummer and Adele Cowles. The
mnatics will be Ralph Thayer and
EIoise Sanders. The school orchestra
is composed of Miss Mavsie Calvin,
first violin Maud Miller, Erwin French
and Philip Putnam. violins; Richard
Bolster and Hubert Hall. comets;
Carleton Halliday, bass; Marguerite
White, piano; Francis Marion. drum.
The 92d anniversary of the found
| ing of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows was observed by the several
local branches of the order in Odd Eel.
lows hall Tuesday evening. The guests
! filed the large hall A sumptuous sup.
per was served by the members of
| Dennis Rebekah lodge. After supper
Charles S. Emerson of Milford, N. H.,
spoke on the history of the order. MI
Emerson told of the separation OF the
| American from the English Odd Fellows,
because the English order, which is
known as the Manchester Unity. per
| mits the use of intoxicating liquors
within lodge rooms. The growth OF
| Odd Fellowship as told by Mr.. Emerson
was a revelation to those present. Inc
sneaker received the thanks of the
order at the close of his address.
| Dancing was INDUCED in until late
hour. The anniversary of the founding
of the order came late in April but the
observance was postponed on account
of the absence of several members
from town at that time,
&C. II. Chatfeld narrowly escaped
being injured Saturday evening when
his surrey was overturned near the old
golf grounds as his horse SHE'D at an
automobile. Saturday afternoon Mr..
Chatield received an order to 90 to
the Brooks House at o clock that eve
ming and take a man to Linden Lodge
The man, who was a stranger to Mr.
Chatfeld, said that he would like to
90 to house on Cedar street first.
Accordingly Mr.. Chatfield drove there
and then decided to make the trip. to
the Lodge down Cedar street rather
than by the more circuitous route OF
Western avenue, High, Oak and LIN
den streets. AS he was approaching
the upper gate near the golf links the
automobile came upon him suddenly
Mr.. Chatfeld refined his horse to one
side of the road and attempted to pass.
AS he came alongside the machine the
horse bolted and went down a bank
about two feet. Both the driver and
passenger jumped and were not in
iured. The surrey was turned com
letelv upside down and it was badly
scratched. The operator of the ma.
chine asked if any one was hurt and
/ then went on his way.
A small amount of business was
transacted at the April SESSION Oh lne
probate court before Judge A. F..
Schwenk Saturday. The will was al;
lowed in the estate of Alvin Gates of
Newfane and Jennette l.. Gates was
appointed executrix. Final account
ing in the estate of Julia NJ. Harris
of Wilmington was made by o. E. But
terrified executor. Calista H. Bangs
presented the will in the estate of
Herbert l. Bangs Of Brattleboro. G. 5;
Hopkins, administrator, made final
accounting in the estate of William B.
Haskell of Rrattlehnrn Final account