The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-08

hlIbiHtfN hNAalN PAhltNt
The women of the Baptist society
az West BrattleborO will serve bot
harvest supper next Thursday evening
from 20 S o clock IN the church vestrN'
III. H. Harvey aster gardeA on
Oak Grove avenue, containing l'auu
plants, at present showing fully l0Nuu
blossoms OF twenty or more colofs' y
creation of rare beauty and by courtesy
OF the proprietor II has been enjoyed ~
q large number of visitors during the
week.
Members OF Brattleboro lodge, 3is,
\. r. q. T., are earnestly requested 10
Toe present M the next regular meeting
Wednesday evening, Sept. -, as there
viii Ice election and installation OF ON
GERS 10 fill vacancies by officers resigned.
Grand Deputy Henry u. Fillmore OF
Bennington will be the installing officer
MIR. and Mrs, Benjamin CaaifcY
Shepherd of Ontario, Cal, have an
nounced the marriage Augl 3Oth of their
daughter. Miss GLADYS Mary shepherd,
10 Truman Kelmm Temple of Lancaster,
Cal Mr.. Temple formerly lived ~ Bral
tlehOro and has a wide circle of friends
here. He Is son Of Rev and Mrs. L. -
Temple.
The womens association OF the
Centre Congregational church will hold
lis annual meeting in the church parlors
40 $50 o clock Thursday afternoon ~
which time reports will be expected
from all officers and committees. Every
woman Of the congregational is mem
her Of the association and II Is hopea
that there will he q large attendance.
The regular meeting of Fort DUN.
mer colony, Pilgrim Fathers was heid
Tuesday evening when the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
wear: Ex-Governor, A. j. Currier;
governor, J. 7. Mack; lieutenant Cover
nor, Mrs. Joseph Palmer; secretary,
Mrs. A. j. Curier: collector, Mrs Nellie
NJ. Norris; treasurer. ID. W. Tennev;
chaplain Mrs. Georgia Stone; sergeant
alarms, George Stone; deputy sergeant
alarms, Mrs. J. i. Mack; inside sentl.
mel. Joseph Palmer; outside sentinel
w. G.. Norris: trustee for three wears,
T.. /. Parker These officers will bc
installed the first Tuesday in October
bv Deputy Hiram King of Mt. Kilhurn
colony, Bellows Falls.
Company | viii 20 TO muster a.
Fort Ethan Allen from Sept II 10 90,
inclusive. AdWtaut General Lee ;. III
lotson of St. Adams has issued orders
for the annual encampment, The oil
GERS designated for duty during the
camp are: Col. II. +. Dyer, command,
ing officer; Mai. 5. :. Watson, chief
quartermaster: Capt. !. y, Harmon
chief commissarv; Brig. cen. Lee, ;.
Tillots0n. disburSing officer. IL is under
stood that the cucampment this year
will be not unlike maneuver camp on
q small scale, the infantry and cavalry.
both regular and state troops working
together II il planned 10 have the
work 81 the camp done IN the morning.
giving the afternoons 20 the men. IT,
rcgimental quaItCrmaster has been mott.
fed that stoves for the tents viii lie
furnished.
The Newlvweds, already famous
for their supreme devotion to their
woudrOus child-a devotion which has
been celebrated bv the comic genius OF
George McManus, viii arrive in town
bv the stage route, Thursday evening,
at the auditorium. When Napoleon
Newlvwed first opens his large rectan-
"ular mouth for gap the house roars;
and when IN infantile satisfaction ne
remarks, Da-da.da.da dada the roar
becomes a shrek and the baby is hit
This is entirely due to James f. RoSen,
n lilliputian comedian of rare gifts.
A farcial story has been built around
the NewlVweds. In this story figures
q real midget about whose strange
resemblance to Napoleon the fun re-
wolves. Mr.. ROsen, of course PLAYS
both baby and midget and also rs the
midget impersonates the baby.
In addition to approving a number
Of bills the selectmen at their weekly
meeting last evening discussed a petit
tion signed by "a voters asking that
watering trough be built al some point
between the home of Isaac Robb and
West BrattlebOro village. Some wears
ago trough was constructed but the
supply proved inadequate and the
trough was discontinued. The select.
men voted TO lay the petition on the
table until the matter of a water supply
can be investigated. Another petition,
bearing the signature of II voters,
asked that sewer be laid from point
on Greenleaf street near Henry c.
Souires s place TO the residence of Mrs.
Mary A. Bigclow. A hearing will be
given the petitioners at J. l.. Stock
well Is store in West BrattlebOro Tues
dav evening Sept. 10, at 0 clock.
The Fort Dummer Mills are practi-
callv completed. The building of the
heating plant, which will be situated
some distance to the east of the main
building. will take but a few weeks.
The mill is ready for the machipery,
two carloads of which arrived the first
of the week and is being installed under
the direction of Superintendent William
Worsnop who returned from Pawtucket,
R. l.. Yesterday. The mill presents
changed appearance from that OF
fortnight ago The debris has been en-
tirely cleared awav and the big struc
ture, 800 feet long, 100 feet wide and
three stories high, has been given a
bath removing mortar and cement
stains. II is expected that about six
weeks will be required to install the
machinery and put the plant in shape
for the manufacture of cotton cloth.
Virginia Braun. the charming Mrs.
Newlywed in The Newlyweds and Their
Baby announced to play at the audito-
rum Thursday evening, has always been
a Broadway favorite and no big music
al success on the great white way was
complete without Miss Braun in the
east. Gifted with an excellent singing
voice, a well round2f figure and sweet
face she wins an audience from the
start. Added to these favorable accom-
plishments, she is a clever coincidence
and although still a Young player she
has made a name for herself from coast
to coast. The part of Mrs. Newlywed
gives her excellent opportunities TO
DISPLAY her talents and in stage par.
lance. she more than "makes good.
The Newlyweds run for almost one-half
a wear in New York and is an up-to-
date musical extravaganza, full of dash,
good music. and brisk dialogue.
"A Russian giving the illustrious
name of Pontius PLAT paid SIG fine for
petit larceny before Judge W. R. Daley
in municipal court yesterday afternoon.
He explained that only the common
branch of his family used the final E.
Pontins WIS CHARGED with stealing two