The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-03


tleboro lodge, No. l02, +. 4 A. NJ, Tues
dey evening u class of four was gwen
the first degree.
The Uniyersalist society at Gull
ford Center held fair last evening
which was attended by number OF
Brattleboro people.
District Deputy James Cosgroye OF
81. Johnsbury will install the Officers
of Leo council. knights of Columbus,
Wednesday evening in the council $
rooms in the American building
1t is hardly probable that Company
| viii hold n military ball this season,
hut the officers of the company nave
plans under consideration for something
In the way of social function later III
the season.
The members of the G.. A. Il. and
". n, c. ARE invited TO attend IN
body the illustrated lecture ON The
Late Civil War next Sunday evening IN
the uniyersalist church. They are re.
duested TO meet in the vestry at O.4o.
Seats will be reserved.
Fox & Moran Of the Island Amuse.
ment company are advertising for tine
hest and biggest stick in this section
TO be used ms ilagp0le on the ball
ground, on which il is hoped that the
championship pennant for the coming
season will be unfurled to the breeze
The building occupied by the Little
Red store is to be removed on account
of the improvements begun by the Cen'
trail Vermont railway, and the lqmncr
and material will be sold This build
nr Is one of the Oldest in the business
section Of the town.
Yesterday was Candlemas day, ana
the snow which fell at different times
during the day, together with the heavy
clouds, prevented the grounding from
seeing his shadow If he came forth
| from his den. Upon the ASSUMPTION
| that his hogship did not see his shadow
| the winter is supposed to be well on its
way and the rest of il will be mild.
The ladies circle of the Universal
ist church will hold its monthly bust
| ness meeting in the church parlors
| Thursday afternoon ut I o clock. ~
| that time reports of the several far
committees will he presented. All per.
1 sons interested, whether members OF
! the circle or not, are invited TO attend
! supper will be served at 6.lJ y. m.
Chief of Police George Wilson has
received copy of Washington, ID. G.,
napeT from Chief of Police sylvester
| of that city outlining the program oil
/ tbe bju meeting of police chiefs TO be
! held I'm Rochester, y. Y, the second
week IN June. The article contains an
| invitation for all heads of police de.
partments in this country to attend ne
! meeting. Mr.. Wilson SAYS that while
he would be glad to attend the meeting
he ism I inclined to think that he VIII
do so. as his salary does not permit him
TO indulge in long tours.
I a .ul g
plaint of late about the use of firearms
within the village limits, and unless the
nractice IL stopped the matter will be
taken up by the police department.
| Not long ago two men at work in the
south end of the town were startled by
the report of a gun and the spatter OF
| shot in the leaves only a few feet from
! where they stood Investigation re.
vealed the fact that the gun had been
! fired by one of n group of boys who az.
parently were fully aware of the
whereabouts of the men, and had shot
in their direction on purpose.
Next Sunday will be observed as
American Missionary Association day
at the Centre Congregational church.
The theme of Rev. Roy Nj. Houghton s
sermon will be A Crusade of Brother
hood. The various departments OF the
Sunday school will meet together ior a
brief program commemorative of Lam
coin Memorial Sunday. In the evening
at o clock in the church there will be
a stereopticon lecture entitled A Bird 8
eve View of the Work of the American
| Missionary Association. All are cordial
w invited to this lecture, which has
been ARRANGED for by the Young Wo-
men Is association.
An audience that comfortably filled
| the auditorium was en1Oyably enter
tanned Wednesday evening by the per
Torrance of the three-act comedy, Jane
bv the Criterion club of Boston. This
amateur organization is now in its 2sth
wear, and the performance of Wednes'
day night was its 2S0th 1t is com
posed of young people whose dramatic
ability is marked. many of ITS members
having gone to the professional stage
The club gave decidedly amusing por.
travail of the farce, Jane, and its work
was remarkably smooth considering
that two of the members, Mr.. Pe2et
and Mrs. Laselle. were cast IN new
parts. while a third, Miss Miller, had
had but few hours in which to be
come familiar with her lines. Miss
Lena NJ. Twombly in the title role was
excellent, as were also Burton X. Mill
er as Mr.. Kershaw, Samuel II. Tuttie as
William and Charles G. Smith as
Charles Shackelton The performance
was under the auspices of the Brattle
boro Woman s club, the occasion beng
gentlemen IS night.
An interested audience in the Cen
tire church listened to the lecture by
w. +. c. Nazaro of Plymouth, Mass.
on The Housing of Employees, SUNDAY
evening. Mr.. Nazaro. who is structural
Plymouth Cordage company, illustrated
!, his lecture with many interesting views
of homes constructed by his company
for its employees. Though the company
acknowledged that the erection ano
renting of such houses as it provided
for its employees was not a good invest
ment from the standpoint of dollars
and cents it considered it good IN
vestment from the welfare standpoint
Mr.. NaZaro dealt with the housing o.
the employees of the company Wit
which he is associated rather than VIII
the housing problem in a general way
The houses shown on the screen were OF
tvpe of construction prevailing II
, many of the modern community vi
jaoes The lecture was given under thu
, auspices of the Brotherhood's class II
social problems which has been devot
ING considerable attention to housing
, conditions here in Brattleboro.
Thomas Cunningham Of Whining
ton, who had been about the streets Of
Brattleboro for several days, Wa
taken into custody Tuesday evening by
Chief of Police George Wilson, ant
Wednesday morning before Justice
, of the Peace R. G: Bacon. wa
fined SIS and costs on a charge OF iintoxl
cation. Cunningham took the alterna
five sentence of Is days in the county
iaiI at Newfane where he will be
, neighbor of Barney Magee Cunning
ham was seen by Chief Wilson on Monaa,