The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

| ael's Episcopal church next Monda
evening Mt 1850 O'Clock for eonferenc,
The Odd Fellows will hold thci
next waltz party in the large hall Wed
nesday evening, All are cordially in
vitcd
"A case OF diphtheria was reporte,
this week in the family of Il. i
Prouty, 20 Central street. II. il. Green
also is i'll with the disease at his hom
on Green street,
The moonlight waltzing part,
given by the Grange dramatic club II
Grange hall Monday evening was wei
attended. The usual coy corner
were a feature of the arrangements
About go couples attended,
The spring term of Windhan
county court will open at Nowfan,
Tuesday. April II. Judge Il. j. Water
man of Brattleboro will preside. C0un
" Clerk 4, D. Il. Stowe has made ~
the docket and sent it to the printer
II contains 1875 cases,
The replica of The Recording
Angel, the last work of the sculptor
Larkin g, Mead, will be placed in posi-
tion during this week in the Unitarian
church. There will be no formal cere
mony of unwilling next Sunday, but
the entire service will be arranged as
far as possible in harmony with the
occasion.
AT the regular meeting of Protec.
tive grange, March ?, the program will
be competitive entertainment be
tween the men and the women. The
women 5 entertainment viii be given
April 4. The merits of the two enter
tainments will be decided by com
.bnNnn from A1tt EtIA pFnunna
The losing side will furnish supper.
Work on the survey for the Brat
tleboro. llinsdale, n. H., link of the
Boston & Maine railroad was begun a
year ago this week. The surveyors
have practically completed their field
operations, and the first of April will
see the work in shape for contractors
to bid upon the work of filling and ex-
cavating il orders are received to pro-
ceed with the work.
The committee of arrangements for
the masquerade ball to be given by
Dennis Rebekah lodge March 20 in Odd
Fellows hall report good advance
sale of tickets Both halls will be Omen.
Tickets may be secured mt n, +. Rob
erts 5 store. The committee plans to
Ike the event one of the best of the
series of patries given by the order
during the winter.
Last week three suits were
brought against Oscar Il. Ware and
other members of the board of directors
of the defunct Grange store to recover
balances alleged to be due on accounts
with the plaintiffs, who were firms sell
ing goods to the old concern. The
writs stated that the action TO recover
damages was based upon section 1907
of the statutes of 1908. This section
is to the effect that the directors of a
corporation are personally liable for
debts contracted-b by the corporation in
capital stock. but il has been discOv-
cred that Act No. 143 of the session of
1910 repealed section 4307.
st. Patriek's Day at the Vatican
will be the subject of the stereopticon
lecture in the Universalist church Sun.
dav evening mt Z clock. Views of
the home of the pOpe will be given.
Those attending the lecture will be af-
forded an opportunity of seeing series
of scenes that heretofore only favored
ones have been allowed TO do Ordl-
nary tourists in Rome are not permit
ted to visit many parts of the Vatican
which are to be shown Sunday evening
through the courtesy of the pontiff,
who granted special favors to pho
tographer and allowed views to he
taken of the private apartments of His
Holiness. The views include the Pope
at work in his private study, at wor-
ship in his private chapel and in st.
Peter s and in his garden within. the
Vatican grounds. The pictures have
received the personal endorsement of
the Pope. An invitation is extended
to the public to attend the lecture.
AT their concert in the Centre Con
church next Monday even
ing at clock the Aylesworth Sisters
will supplement their vocal work with
on the guitar and mandolin
in duartets; duets, and solos. One of
the sisters is talented reader. Their
voices are rich and mellow. their
perfect. and their shading ar
tistic. Beautiful in character, attract.
i've in anuearance, of rare shirt and
musical blending in their singing. they
are sure to capture the hearts of their
hearers. The chief charm of their sing
ing is the beautiful eXpression-the
sympathy and deem feeling which they
put into it. while their expressive faces
aid in the INTERPRETATION of the senti-
ment. This concert is the last in the
series of entertainments which have
been given under the ausnices Of the
Young women of the Bantist and Con
churches Tickets are on
sale at Root Is pharmacv and at Mr..
Stockwell's store in West Brattleboro,
or they may be secured at the door.
A large audience gathered in the
Centre Congregational church Sunday
evening to listen to an interesting and
talk upon the Passion PLAY
ut Oberammergau by George l.. Dun,
ham. Mr.. Durham and his family last
summer attended this famous religious
festival. which once in 10 wears IS given
bv the neasants of the little village, OF
in the Bavarian Aims,
in fulfIIment of a PLEDGE made hun
lreds of wears ago at the time of q
,courge in the form of the so-called
Black Death. Mr.. Dunham briefly. a.
u1ed to his automobile trim from Mn,
1ich to Oberammergau which occupied
,hout three DAVIS and covered q dis
-ance If about rs miles. The Dunhams,
ike all GOOD American tourists, brought
,ack souvenirs of their trip in the
;hane of snanshots. including a number
aiken at Oberammergau. Ihese PIC
ures had more than Messing interest TO
he audience. as Mr.. Dnnham eXnlaned
who took them and little incidents, COM
1erted with the visit of the FANNY 10
The negatives were
clear cut. and the new
recently purchased FOR
,hurch use projected the pic.tures unon
.be screen in wav to excite admira-
ion MANY colored slides showed the
.ostnmes worn in the tableaux given in
he plav. Mr.. Durham referred to
many Of the people in the play and told
# their characters and daily avoca-
ions.
AT the regular meeting of the Sc
ectmen last evening the following APP
o;ntments were made: Fence view
RS George H. Thomas, r. II. Briggs
md Fred d. Marsh; pound keeper, !.
!. Stafford; weigher of coal, David 5.
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