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

hot street SATURDAY ~ ch"Fg" OF "eotf
W. Brooks,
The Daughiers-of Pocahontas wi
hold dance In Red Men 5 hall tomol
row evening. The public is cordial
invited Music will be furnished b
Hines and Dugan.
Capt. T.. j. Perrett received ~
siructions from headquarters Tuesdn
evening 90 recall his farewell and con
tinue his work with the local Salvation
Army for several months.
The New England Telephone
Telegraph company have a force o
men changing over the loops to sub
scribers houses aud replacing sue!
loops with new wire wherever needed
"A regular meeting Of the W. C.. I
L. was held in the rest room Monday
afternoon. Only routine business wa
transacted Miss Addie Fay is substi
tuting rs matron for Miss Emma Heath
Hiram Currier, 20, machinist OF
Manchester, y. H.. dropped dead OF
Elm street in that city Monday even
ing. Dispatches state that the .mai
went 10 Manchester % years ago from
Brattleboro.
The King and Lynn stock company
/ has been playing 10 good.sized audi
/ ences during the week, the attractions
/ being among the best ever offered here
I by popular.priee troupe. The com
pany will conclude its, engagement IN
/ Brattleboro tomorrow.
The Salvation Army is well pleased
with its new hall in Retting block
aud find il better place for the work
than any il has had vet. The weekend
meetings will be held as usual. Mon
NJ : l.AF. ktt1l ka n. Il 4.
con lecture entitled The Life of Christ,
with some go cOlored views. A small
admission fee will be charged.
The grange dramatic club will hold
meeting Wednesday evening in
Grange hall at clock. This is the
annual business meeting and election
of officers. The business meeting will
be followed by a short entertainment
and dance. All members of the club
are urged TO be present and IL is hoped
that a large number of the grangers
will be az the meeting.
About 100 couples enjoyed the
moonlight Waiting party given last
evening in Grange hall by the Brattle.
bOro hose team. Elaborate decorations
were used about the hall, and number
of coy corners added TO the pleasure OF
the dancers. Electric lights were used
to give the moonlight effect. Leitsing.
or IS orchestra furnished music. The
next dance will be given Thursday even
ing Feb. 9.
Frederick Matt, %, died at the
home of his parents on Church street
about $50 clock Yesterday afternoon.
He had been i'll with tuberculosis for
about two and half years. He was
the son of Peter and Celesta tEbere)
Matt, and was born in Moores Forks,
y. y, April 3. 1855. His education
was received in his native ttwn. lie
came to Brattleboro six years ago and
had been employed in the local freight
station and at the 5 A. Smith com.
pany's shop He was a member of
Company /, Y. n G. Besides his par
ents he is survived by five brothers:
David, Ernest, Charles, Joseph and
Louis. and a sister, Miss Dora Matt,
all of Brattleboro. Funeral services
will be held Sunday morning from st.
Michael 5 Catholic church of which he
was a member.
The nomination of Kittredge Has
kins as postmaster of Brattlebor0 was
sent TO the senate Saturday and con
frmed that day. Tuesday, Judge Has
kins received the necessary papers for
the execution of his bond and when the
sureties are approved by the govern
ment his commission will be issued by
the president. Judge Haskins sent his
as judge of the municipal
court TO Governor Mead Immediately
upon receipt of the information that his
name had been confirmed for appoint
ment, and asked that il take effect not
later than Feb /. As Governor Mead
has been i'll this week it is understood
that Judge Haskins s successor has. not
been decided upon vet. The only two
who have formally an |
nounced their ambition to succeed |
Judge Haskins are Hermon f. Eddy |
and William r. Daley. Both men are |
by strong following.
-Streeter refined vaudeville and |
high. class motion pictures are slated for |
a return date at the auditorium Feb.
2, 3, 4, with daily matinees. Evening
performances at SIS. The popular adj
mission price for hour show re-
plete with the latest New York sue
,esses in generous variety of both
and pictures will prevail.
There are many surprises in store that
will be announced later. Mr.. Streeter
'eally needs no introduction to Brattle-
1oro audiences, having appeared here
asst November with an excellent offer
ny. With the return of the Streeter.
attraction no pains or expense will be
pared in making the bin highly at
ractive to young and old. The motion
pictures will be of the select class, deal
ng with educational travel, and plenty
# fun. The vaudeville numbers will
likewise be clean and free from any
possible suPgestiveness, making all in
III a good clean show perfectly safe for
he most critical minds.
George E. Gilman, who has been
nable to walk for nearly two months
IN account of an aggravated attack of
received spill from his
wagon on the Guilford road near the
farm Sunday afternoon,
which proved really beneficial to his
ealth. Mr.. Gilman was driving toward
iuilford when an automobile APP
roached. The horse was unable to
old the vehicle ON the slippery road,
which was crowned to height that
wagon skidded into the ditch and threw
Ir. Gilman to the ground. About that
ime DR.. f. Hamilton drove along with
pair of horses and played the part
f good Samaritan. He assisted Mr..
iilman back to the center of the high
ray, but while he was doing so the
octor's horses started for home and I
anne directly to Main street where
hey were stopped. There was appar-
ntly nothing for Mr.. Gilman to do but
rait for helm. He found that his fall {
ad assisted his powers of locomotion, {
owever, and walked to the Hooker !
Winchester farm and back to the scene
+ the accident that night; Though Mr.. t
enefcial to his rheumatism he prefers
omething less strenuous in the way of
.eatment.
"A novel idea was introduced last \
vening by the Epworth league of the
[ethodist church in the form of a
irthday social held at the home of Mr.. 7
nd Mrc n n Smith IN Cadar street | h