The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-19


the Retreat next Sunday afternoon nj
3 o. clock.
The finals have been postponed
until Tuesday In the Company | com
pettive shoot for the silver cup offered
by the officers,
The annual meeting Of the sun
shine society, Branch No. !, will be
held with Mrs. L. $. Edwards. u Pros
peet street. Friday afternoon, May 20
at $3.50 o clock. All members ara urged
to he present
Protective grange conferred the
first and second degrees Wednesday eve
ming II was voted to change the date
of the next meeting from May 81 "a
June Z, on account of the dedication OF
the Masonic building.
Harold Evans. charged with lar
ccny of tools from n local carpenter,
was held in 500 bonds before Justice
A. L. Carpenter Tuesday afternoon for
his appearance before Municipal Judge
W. r.. Daley tomorrow afternoon at )
o clock
Health Officer Henry Tucker re-
ports mumps on Birge, Forest and Oak
streets, Highland avenue and nj Elm
Corners; measles on Canal, Organ, Brge
street aud Western avenue with six
eases in West Brattleboro. Scarlet
fever is reported this week in the Dun
levy house on Harris place and in the
Chandler family on Hudson street.
There is also case on the Warmer
farm at West Brattleboro,
The pupils of the ninth grade have
placed bust of Shakespeare in the
high school room. II has been the Gus
tom of the ninth grade pupils for some
time to tax themselves q few cents TO
meet contingent expenses and TO APP
propriatc half of the funds thus de-
rived for a memorial of their last wear
in the grades, TO he placed in the high
school room. The bust is of plaster and
stands about Is inches above the ped.
cstal which is about three feet tan.
The nurses of the Memorial hos
pital entertained the patronesscs of the
recent nurses ball and their husbands
az a small lawn party on the hospital
grounds last evening. The affair was
gotten M bv the nurses to express their
appreciation of the efforts of the pat
ronesses TO make the ball such success
as it proved to be. The physicians OF
the town were invited. The lawn was
decorated with japanese lanterns and
refreshments were served on the
piazZas. Dancing was enjoyed in the
dining room Mrs. 5. H. Walker Of
East Mortified, Mass, presided at the
piano.
Clyde II. Allen. 8. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John II. Allen of Is Canal street,
died of bronchial pneumonia saturday
nj Memorial hospital after an illness
of only three DAYS. The funeral was
held Monday afternoon OF O clock az
the home of his grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry j. Allen at % South Main
street. Rev. d. f. Trout, pastor of the
First Universalist church oficiated and
burial was in the family lot in Morn,
ingsidc cemetery. Mrs W. ii. Bond
sang two selections. The hov was born
in Vernon March ), 1903, but had spent
the most of his short life in this town.
He was bright. courteous little fellow
and will he much missed by all
Frank T.. Fithen of Steubenville.
Ohio, an armless cyclist, entertained q
large number of people NJ different
points on Main street Wednesday eve
ming Many of the stunts be performed
at balancing on the front wheel and
fork of dismantled bicycle would have
puzzled even experts using arms. Both
of Mr.. Fithcn 5 arms were cut off in a
railroad accident and the stumps are
about eight inches long. He practiced
about four years to perfect himself in
trick bicycle riding after he lost his
arms and with his brother he has trav-
Clled over n large part of this country
giving exhibitions. The several col
lections which he took NJ during the
evening amounted to a tidy sum and
he expressed his satisfaction for the
aid given him.
The invitation track meet under the
auspices of the Brattleboro high school
will take place ON the fair ground a
week from tomorrow, and il is expect.
ed that n majority of the schools and
academies to which invitations were
sent will send representatives. Entries
DO not close until the evening of Mon
lav, MAY %, and there is ample time
between now and then to get a BIC
list of starters. The local track team
has been putting in some hard work the
past week and the work of the various
is encouraging. Captain
Roy Miner is expected TO hold his own
in the distance runs, while Onslow
Thompson is expected to be a factor in
the sprints. hurdles and jumps. Other
men are f. Wentworth, SAN
lers. Knowlton, Rice, Adams and Mar
rion in the distance runs. Bingham,
Crosby and Angler in the sprints, Has
kell Thayer, Harris and +. Miner in
he field events.
The owners of motor speed boats
are looking forward to a season of fun
with each other. OF the several craft
already equipped and waiting for their
initial dip this season there are num-
Der with sufficient power to warrant the
guess that Brattleboro people will be
reated to something first-class in the
way of racing when the events can be
arranged sometime in July or August,
CARROLL A. Wood will soon launch his
iypsey II. This 27foot racing model
With two-cylinder 14horse power Fox
,ngine promises to be one the speed
est craft on the Connecticut this year.
Charles II; Cakes has, his Martha II
lbout ready for launching. This is a
wo-cylinder l2-horse.power Gray mo.
or James II. Allen has his Flirt ii
nearly ready for the water. This is a
'0-foot racer equipped with a two-cyl-
nder 10-horse-p power Erd engine. Other
peed boats soon to 90 into the water
ire G. H. Fox S Minetta and @. R. Cros-
W. Lygia.
Seldom does Brattleboro have so
are musical treat as was afforded
he large audience which gathered in
he Center Congregational church Tues
Law evening to listen to the song re-
ital by Miss Helen Arnold Nettleton
# Derby, Conn. The program was va
led, being composed a group of old
scotch ballads, one of French and Ger
nan songs and three groups of songs
" English and American composers.
Hiss Nettleton s voice is superb con
ratio In addition to charming per-
onality she sings with fine expression
md exquisite Interpretation and held
he close attention of her audience.
Hiss Maude Bradley added much to the
uccess of the recital by her skillful
nd sympathetic work as accompanist.
n every case the piano was subservient
o the voice. After the concert an in
ormal reception was rendered Miss