The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-03
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP

Tn saushlne society met With
Me- thnfse Atrriii Friday after
ueaa
waatasfiaast io,irs 81 old Fellows
" Q aurk So iniiiainfV degree Mon
do etpHinH
A see hunal device fof Prospect
liiH cenriefY has been purchased
tlfsuEh " ~ lloud.
Az the siariai merting ~ Leo
Goes riI Knights ~ columbus, Friday
~ tuiuH ihs hrst degree was worked.
Ths eirhth Oid Fei'oNs dance Of
tie ssHsau wac given Friday evening.
hafh kalis aere urru. nnd there was q
atas attendance
The a0men ~ ~. Michael ; Epis
e,nal ehHfeh held 4 fmod sale AZ tse
i 49, el M u. Thompson saturday ar
hsuuan A gooi sum Was added 20 The
tiessafy If che sucicty.
AZ the next session 81 the Brother,
heed fiass 81 che Centre Congregational
sundaF scbuni iigaron y. q. stafford
viii rFearut 4 nlpcf on The Legislative
isfafts NJ the iAauor Question.
Waff "a tfru received by the en-.
trffainmruf course committee that the
tFfssuHrfh sisters have Tins week taken
fu-nt IS hraltlsburo sometime in March.
The sounr japanese orator, klyo
II fnui uiii deliver bis lecture on The
l.ast ~ BE West ~ the Baptist
hurrt 81 the evening Of the 10th. The
lertufr viii D. given under the aus
laefs uf tlass
~ idea " the velocity Of the
Sind Monday NAV ~ had when one Is
hwN
as suauied ns though II was twine
tfhef 80 attempt was made 10 string Il
lsIp ret banner across Main street in
f.at 81 the auditorium.
un Tuesday evening. Feb. II, Rev.
,shsmish RovntOn. ID. D.. Of Brooklyn,
saHFfstur 81 the National Congrega-
fia aal suune.l. will give an address IN
The centre church While DIR. Boynton
fnflf- under the auspices of the Broth.
arhaoi. the uuhlic j. cordially invited
a. she mccting.
The funeral 81 Frederick Matt
uns held AZ -. Michacl's Catholic
church sunday morning. Rev. George
E 4 Eruver uilieiated. and the burial
was in the Catholic cemetery. The
trsfrrs we're Mr.. Matt : four brothers:
David. Ernest. Charles and Joseph
Matt. Ernest Pratt and Charles Allaire.
The men Of Company | will hold
: competitive shoot tournament IN
their afmorv, the trophy TO be contest
"a for being a silver cup. The men
alH he handicapped according TO the
sreeea made az the annual rifle practice
II Mortified last summer. The tourna-
meat will begin within week or two.
The Telephone IN the postoflice is
ruf 10 ~ used 20 inquire after man,
aseofding 10 an order from the post
sHaa departmeut 10 the effect tnat
i.e.tma-tsrs and clerks are forbidden
10 answer telephone inquiries in regard
~ mail matter The reason for the or
der j. that i il not always possible 10
recognize the voice, so that the post
master OF clerk cannot at all times be
certain a. 10 the identity of the person
az the other end who Is making the IN
quiFy.
Iustiee Lewis Lynde of DUN
ust.fon held court in the office OF Glb-
son Waterman Monday forenoon
the ease before him being that OF inc
prattlehoro Wood company against u
Il. smith. The plaintig sued to recover
far digging n cellar Nand oIner Woik
upon Oak Grove avenue, Inc eour.
ordered verdict of S5l.5O for the
,isintiN. the amount sued for. +. };
Waterman and W. ID. Smith appeared
Tor The plaintiff. and c. NJ. Miller OF
she law Office of II. q. & +. +. Barber
represented the defendant.
-Fx.Judre +. W. Gibson and Kit
tredee Haskins of the municlpal court
Who are members of the committee ~
,.aintcJ AZ the annual village meeting
io revise and rewrite the charter OF
IN. yillare. tell The Reformer that the
committee decided il was not wise &c
male any move in the matter IN vac"
al the prohable increase in the popuia
tom In the near future. just what Ell
fcet this probable increase VIII nave
gtou the village charter Is a guess, aho
~ otess would bo that IL might NEAR
. ,r1nest for city charter. However
fhe legislature has passed into innocu
ons desuetude and nothing can be don'
For two wears unless charter shouio
be granted under the general law.
The following are the committees
- ,be Woman's Relief corps for the
Coming wear; Executive, Emily Allen
rile, h Uerriek. BRINE Darling. Fan
,ie prou,v. Mary 4. Robinson, Lettit
h Rixbv. Alice =. Moultrup, Meme
W,rre and Mary Wood; relief, Myra 4
stone Ada NJ. Amidon, A. Louise Al
len. Emma l.. Eason and Meme ?
Sauires; home and employment, a. Lou
ise Putnam, Ellen g. Streeter, Laura
Wnshburn, Adelia Park, Mary A; walk
er. Mabel 4. Hal and Nellie Dr Wnmi,
Entertainment. Cola q. +. Morse, Meme
FSav Abbie r. VIM. Rose Areand, Evi
I e'iark ana Phila LamsOn; auditing, va
iista m Bangs, A. Louise Putnam an,
Helen y. Miller; conference, LA
I Geodepough. Emogene +. White, Geor
80 A Haskell Emmy Odell and Mar
gares l. Marion.
Mrs. Elizabeth de Barrie .Rll, haIp
I ist. reader and contralto soioist' p n'
| vviu syive an entertainment in the bap
1 10 church Monday evening, FEB. 0
49, a clock. comes with the hearty rec
emmendations of those who heard ner
| Iehn wanamaker. formerly postmaster
/ General In speaking of her says
/ q Elizabeth De Barrie Gill has been re
| ,eatedly recalled TO Bethany ehurch U
| cive her recital in songs and interpre
1 save ysadings. and she has always great
/ H. deligbted the large audience present
| N gives me added pleasure to say she
veyy highly esteemed in Philadeiphia =
INV personal knowledge. Inc CON
/ mittee on the entertainment course re-
/ that n treat is in store for those WV
hear her. Tickets may be secured 3
Root > pharmacy. at Mr.. Stockweil
ssors in West Brattleboro, or at TN
door.
The lO-vear contract between IN
| village of Brattleboro and tne !Mi
state Gas & Electric company Tor i,en,
~ sbe streets of this village has bee,
~ The contract calls for 20
.srcstens of 100 watts. so candlepoW
en- 10 burn all night. every night in TN Tn
yeor The contract stipula tas tina
every lamp must he renewed when :, u y
i LIGHTING mower falls below ~ canal u
power. The COMPANY will connect ea,,