The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-27

4 There will be a supper for mem
beers of the Vermont Wheel club N
Grange hall Friday evening. Feb. 3.
The Odd Fellows will hold th,
eighth dance Of the series Friday, Jan
~. Both halls will be open, and music
Ms usual.
Alison Harris. Miss Mary Croker
and Mrs. W. u. Smith are taking q cen
sus OF the school children Of the incor
porated school district,
Til. Ladies Aid of st. Michael :
Episcopal church will give fair, tur.
KEY supper and dance In Grange hall
the afternoon and evening of Feb. %,
Washington birthday,
Miss Elizabeth Spencer entertained
10 Of her girl friends ~ her home on
Chase street Wednesday evening. Re.
freshments were served aud music and
games occupied the evening.
Jeanette Ellis, ~, who died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Francis Sage,
in Searsburg, Saturday, lived In this
town previous 20 last fall and had at
tended the local public schools.
Health Officer Henry Tucker has
had ease of measles reported on Reed
street this week, whoOping cough on
Linden street, and a ease of mumps on
Central street. The latter case is that
Of pupil in the Washington street
school.
The Woman ) alliance of the Cen
tire church held n meeting with Mrs. Z.
4. Thompson Wednesday afternoon.
Three papers were read. Missions Of
the Congregational Church by Miss
Florence Hemenway. Sunday School
Work by Mrs. L. +. Perry, Congrega.
tionalism. Its History and Belief by
Mrs. G. II. Thompson.
The annual meeting of the seere.
tafies of the International Racing err
cult of Vermont and Eastern Canada
will be held for the first time IN Brat
tleboro this year. The meeting will be
held in the Brooks House. "Wednesday
morning. The circuit consists of Sher'
brooke. Can. Barton. 81. Johnsbury
Merrisville, White River Junction and
Brattleboro.
"A leaky gas main which had an
moved tenants in the American building
for week or more was located by the
Twin State company Wednesday in the
street opposite the building. About
three feet of frost was encountered IN
digging up the main. Though the frost
as il would be if the usual amount OF
rain had fallen during the early winter.
The members of Brattleboro chap.
ter, u. A. r.. are invited by the Young
People 5 Christian union to attend the
lecture az the Universalist church next
evening. The subject of the
lecture is The Birth of Our Nation,
aud deals with the declaration of indie. /
nd Nyfll ha
by a number of approppi /
ate Illustrations IL is planned that the I
ID. 4. X. will meet nc the vestry of the /
church at Gas and il is hoped that a |
large number will be present Seats /
will be reserved.
The Birth of Our Nation will be I
the subject of the stereopticon lecture T
II the Universalist church Sunday even
ng at clock. The lecture will deal I
with the formation of the nation, the I
Declaration of Independence, and the
,igners of that document. Pictures of
many of the signers and of others who
guided the destinies of the new nation
will be shown. This lecture will be of
special interest TO every student of
american history, and especially to the
pupils in the public schools, America
md the Star Spangled Banner will be
ung during the evening. w. II. Gay
will lead in the singing. and will also
ender solo. 4 general invitation is
extended the public, no admission being
harged.
The next entertainment in the
cries under the auspices of the young
women of the Baptist and Congrega.
ional churches will occur Monday even
ng. Feb. q, AT clock in the Bap-
list church. Mrs. Elizabeth de Barrie
ill, harpist, reader and contralto solo
st, will give program, consisting of
arp solos. vocal solos with harp accom-
,animent, and readings, both with and
without harp melody. Mrs. Gill has
een highly commended by those who
ave heard her as a most artistic and
ersatile entertainer, As an imperson'
tor of child life she has few equals.
sack of her splendid art is a woman of
ulture and character. An evening Of
nusual pleasure is promised. II is ex.
ected that the Aylesworth sisters will +,
i've their concert sometime during Feb
nary.
On the evening of Feb l6 the OPP
ortunity will be afforded Brattlebor0 !
eople of hearing discussion of the
uestion that is attracting increasing {
iterest in international circles, The '
asst vs. the West. A young Japanese
rator of exceptional gifts as a public '
oeaker and with the double training |
/ Japan and the United States will
ring to this topic his observations on
lie temper of both countries and their i
sndencies toward war or peace. In q
lew of the recent excitement in Wash S
lgton over the proposals of the secre {
Try of war and of the constant effort 7
certain quarters to provoke quarrel /
etween the Yankees of the east and Q
le west information at first hand III /
n attractive form ought to win hear !
e from many of our citizens who are a
eeping abreast of current events. t
aptist church. Further announce. u
ents to be made next week. n
-Brattleboro property owners should +
EAR in mind this spring the advice and v
lmonition given by State Commission /
of Agriculture Orlando l.. Martin v
st fall regarding the San Jose scale. h
r. Martin said that with the first I
ally warm days of spring spraying
that last year many trees v
ere left until this spring as the cold n
Gather made spraying out of gues- v
on. During recent visit of Mr.. Mar \
n to this part of the state he ex- t
essed hope that every orchard OWL a
and every owner of fruit trees, es- Q
,cially in this village, would be alert 9
g coming spring to arrest the spread v
the scale. The village co-operated d
it'll the state last fall in an examina- g
On of the orchards, yards and lawns Il
Brattleboro people, and Tree Warden e
Gorge Bishop spent nearly month y
- 4 La yNFl
e infested trees and shrubs found by h
r. Bishop were destroyed and num- Y
II of small orchards were sprayed. Q.
r. Martin said recently that with G
ompt attention the coming spring the b
st ought to be practically eradicated 81