The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-31


served their annual sugar supper IN
the vestry last evening. There was q
large attendance, and the menu includ'
ed the usual good things for which the
men are famous.
The New England Order of .Protec'
ton will hold social next "Wednesday
evening, April 3, with Mrs. Willard Hall
ON Highland street. Each member may
bring n friend. Members are also re-
Quested to bring cake
The CRYSTAL Springs lee company
is prepared to do street sprinkling the
coming summer on the same terms as
last year, except that in ease, Sunday
sprinkling is desired n slight additional
fee will have TO be charged,
William w. Wheeler of this town
and Miss Flora Lydia Carpenter OF
Chesterfield. n. H., We're married yes
terdav by Town Clerk G. S. Hopkins.
They will make their home at the farm
of II. l.. Frost in West Brattleboro.
-Rchearsals for Charley's Aunt are
going along smoothly. The management
is making arrangements to procure pic
lures of the original east and setting
so that the local production can be made
to conform to ii AS nearly as possible.
Golden Rule eneampment of Bel
! lows Falls will work the Patriarchal de-
gree at n regular meeting of Oasis en-
! campment Thursday evening, April o..
! Supper viii be served from TO $50,
and il is expected that large delega,
/ ton of Bellows Falls Odd Fellows viii
/ be present.
Good houses have greeted Young
/ Adams repertoire company at the audi
forum this week. The company has
presented several favorite productions
among lovers of the melodramatic, and
this evening Nell Gwynne is the attrac.
! ton. At tomorrow matinee The Sc
cret Marriage will be given. The com.
pany's best offering has been reserved
| for tomorrow evening when The Frozen
Trail will be presented.
IS. W. Edgett & Co. have this week
sold the ). L. Payne farm in Bernard
ston, Mass. to Alva Stacey of Brattle-
boro, the NJ +. Whitney farm in Der.
nardston to f. +. Sampson of Brattle.
boro, and the house and lot on Cherry
street owned bv +. +. Samson to Anton
and Pauline Geiger of Guilford, also II.
| S. Goodenough s grocery store on Elliot
street to Z. B. Buffum & Sons of West
Mortified, Mass.
Miss Mary Austin, a middle-aged
woman living at IL Vernon street, was
badly burned about the face and neck
]
body about noon Sunday, her apron
catching fire from a stove over which
she was WORKING She ran outdoors
and the blaze enveloped her in a mo-
ment. Persons nearby threw clothing
about her and rolled her upon the
! ground until the fire was eXtingulshed.
/ DIR. w. II. Lane was called and had
Miss Austin removed to the Memorial
| hospital where she is recovering from
the shock and burns.
Three meetings will be held next
week under the auspices of the women
| of the various churches. On Tuesday
afternoon. at $50 o clock. Rev. Samuel
! r. Maxwell pastor of the Unitarian
church in Greenfield, will speak in the
| Unitarian church on the subject, What
| Church Can Do for n Town. Mr.. Max
well has done a large work in Greenfield
and can bring much practical eXperl-
ence to bear on this subject. There
will be special music. A service will be
| held Friday afternoon at $50 IN the
Centre Congregational church, and Sun
| day afternoon at the same hour in the
/ Methodist church. 1t is expected that
Mr.. Dyer will speak at one of these ser
vices. All interested are cordially in
vited.
Following is a list Of the patron
esses for the benefit ball to be given in
the Brooks House Tuesday evening,
April IS, by the pupil nurses of the
Brattleboro Memorial hospital, the pro
ceeds to be used for a piano for the
nurses home: Mrs. G, G. Averill, Mrs.
| C.. r. Aldrich, Mrs. G. u. Barber, Mrs.
+. II. Brasor, Mrs. J. +. Brasor, Miss
Mary r. Cabot. Mrs. G. L. Durham,
Mrs. D. p. Dewitt. Mrs: J. G. Estey,
Mrs. c. c. Fits, Mrs. L. d. Greene,
~ r,nprnn, Myc A Harris
Mrs, T. Hamilton. Mrs. Kittredge Has
kins, Mrs. w. II. Lane, Mrs. S. r. Law
ton, Miss Macleod, Mrs. +. H. o Con
nor, Mrs. C. s. Pratt, Mrs. G. o, Rob
bins, Mrs. Thomas Rice, Mrs. c. l..
Stickney, Mrs. C. II. Thompson, Mrs, g.
| Il. Warner. Mrs. II. l.. Waterman. Mrs.
Richards NJ. Bradley of Boston, Mrs: s.
Il. Walker of East Mortified. and Mrs.
Charles Williams of Bellows Falls.
The masquerade dance given by
1 Dennis Rebekah lodge in Odd Fellows
1 hall Wednesday evening was an I'M
qualified success. The attendance was
| exceptionally large, and the costumes
displayed much originality. The grand
march was led by Miss Althea Bishop
and Mrs Luther Miller. 4 unique COS
tune was that worn by Miss Minnie
| Flagg, who represented mammoth en-
! velope Earl Howe created hit in a
| harem skirt There were numerous hob.
BILE skirts. Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey and
Miss Stella Fessenden. costumed as
/ Dutch women and wearing wooden
shoes, were typical Hollanders. Misses
| Helen and Dora Rohde wore clown cos
| fumes of yellow and black. There were
butterflies, Mother Goose characters,
| dominoes, clowns. fat men, lean men,
| fairies, and no end of other fantastic
costumes. Dancing was enjoyed until
! late hour, both halls being omen. The
dancers unmasked after the fourth fig.
ure on the program. Leitsinger and
! Wales furnished music. Ices were
served.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Methodist church held its annual meet
| ing Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. A. f. Atwood, 50 Green street.
These officers were chosen for the year:
President. Mrs. C. D. Smith: vice.presi-
dents, Mrs. 0. L. Rawson, Mrs. George
tary, Mrs. Eliza Adams and Mrs. Shaw;
treasurer, Mrs Emma Bartlett; direc-
tors. Mrs. A. E. Atwood. Mrs; 0, L.
Rawson. Mrs. Georgia Haskell. Mrs.
Emopene White. Mrs. George Thomas,
Mrs. Ella Hildreth, Mrs. George Wilbur,
Mrs e. w. Sharpe. Mrs. Addie Nichols,
Mrs. w. Moore. Mrs. W. r. Stuart,
Mrs. Cobb and Miss Milkey:. flower com
mittee, Mrs. s. M. Yeaw: finance COM
mittee. Mrs. Ella Hildreth. Mrs. Geor-
gia Haskell, Mrs. Dora Winslow, Mrs.
sick, Mrs. w. r. Stuart. Miss Law
renee. Mrs. Emooene White. After the
meeting chickenpie supper was
served. In the evening at the, same
place members and friends of the So
ciety held their "Dollar" social. Ice