The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-21
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


The Ladies' Enterprise society will
meet with Mrs. Lord at 9 Cherry street
Wednesday, April 20,
"A lonesome first oflense drunk
claiming Townshend as his home landed
in police court Friday afternoon and
Judge W. X. Daley assessed the man
the usual So and costs.
The regular meeting of the Sun,
shine society, Branch will be held
Thursday afternoon, April %, with Mrs
~, G. Dewitt, 10 Canal street. This
meeting will be observed MS lnterna.
tional day. II is hoped there will be a
good attendagce.
The women of the Unitarian church
will serve supper IN Wells hall We'd
nesday evening at $50 o clock. \
meeting of the Woman S Alliance will
follow, AT 7.45, when several papers
upon "rhe Episcopal Church will be
read by women from that denomination.
The eggetaire or egg supper served
bv the woman of the Unlversalist
church in the vestrv Saturday evening
following successful sale of fancy
and useful articles. confectionery and
food. was well attended Eggs were
served in about dozen different ways
cooked to order.
Robert Mather Brown, l4.months.
old son of Mr.. andMrs. George l.. Brown
of 30 Birge street, died Sunday of
pneumonia following an attack of
measles. Funeral services We're held
at the house Tuesday afternoon and the
burial was in West Chesterfield. Rev.
+. Q. s. Osgood otliciated.
The g2d anniversary of the found
ing of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows will be observed by the several
branches of the order in this place
early in May. The date of the an
niversary fell this week, but it was I'M
possible for many of the local mem
bers of the order to be present and the
formal observance of the occasion was
deferred.
The Connecticut Valley Street
Railway company has secured a MAJOR
itv of the stock of the Athol & Orange
railroad company, and f. c. Crosby OF
this town was chosen chairman of the
directors of the latter corporation at a
meeting in Athol Mass, Tuesday. i
is expected that the merger will result
in the construction of a trolley line be
tween Millers Falls and Orange.
The teachers of the schools of the
INCORPORATED district will entertain the
parents and other persons interested
in school matters at the Canal street
building Wednesday evening. The re-
ception will be of an informal nature
and will be from 80 to $50 clock.
1t is the wish of Miss Florence Well
man, supervisor of grades, that every
parent be present during the evening
to meet the teacher and supervisor.
-Quonektacat tribe of Red Men
held well.attended pow-wow in their
wiowam Friday evening Great Junior
Sycamore, r. +. Marshall Of Beeeher
Falls was present. a class of eleven
candidates. three from Bellows Falls
and the Others from the local hunting
grounds, was given the chief s degree
after which corn and venison were
served 1t was an official visitation
of the great Junior sycamore and he
EXPRESSED himself as highly pleased
with the exemplfcation of the work
The board of civil authority met
for the second time Saturday afternoon
10 listen to Frank o. Carpenter and his
mother. Mrs R0xie Carpenter, who are
aDgrieved over the valuation placed
nnon their property by the listers last
wear. For the second time the Carpen,
ters failed to appear and the board
named tomorrow afternoon ms the, tnlrd
and last call. If these aggrleYed tax
navers then fail to present themselves
the listers viii make up tax lhNeh'
tory for Mrs Carpenter.
Those who have not seen the FIRST
Regiment band production, Charley
Aunt, this week, will have an opportu'
nity to witness il at popular prices V,
morrow afternoon, when q matinee VII
he piven at $50, preceded by a tree
in
ouditori,Im. 1t will be a long time
before Brattleboro will have a chance
IN see a farce as good as this. again.
II is called the best and most success,
ful farce of the past half-century ana
made its author, Brandon Thomas q
millionaire.
IT is not improbable that some OF
tbe officers of Company | may DE
assioned to duty at the manueverS OF
the federal troops at San Antonio, Tex
Gnvernor Mead, through Adiutant Gen
eraI lee S. TiIlotson of st. Adams mas
&c, an order TO the effect that, q
third detail of national guard oflcers pc
aasiened for duty at the manueVerr
csmn in Texas from May = to "A, ana
tbat fourth detail leave Vermont IN
season to do duty from May ~ TO Jun
q AS several of the officers OF ooih,
many I have signified their desire W
attend the maneuvers 1t IS peIleSeu
that the war department VIII hano ~ -
man or two from the local company 70
90 to Texas.
AT the annual convocation of Blng,
ham chapter, O. f. s.. No, ~, helu III
the Masonic temple Tuesday e 1netaa.
the following officers were eleou .tI', :,
Worthy Patron, f. J.. Guthrie; Will,
matron. Mrs. Isabella >; LaM AYR NJ
associate matron, Mrs. Je G;a NJ NJ
Howard; secretary, MIS-. EuIenIP ond.
az 10 co,nductress. Mrs. Marion Combs
ass associate conductress, Mrs. Allce Il,
Snanldino. These officers together WIN
a pnointive officers will be installed pY
past Worthy Matron Maverette FISH
~ Of tbe next meeting of the chapter'
Nav q Following the business meet nee.
mo q short memorial service. for tne IasC
W w Patron =. l. Swift, ana MIS-;
Harry r. Everleth was held. oeEer q
members spoke briefly of the WORK u
The two members who have dleo Will
in 10 days.
Funeral services for Frederic !.
Gift were held at the house on Green
straot Of / O'Clock Saturday afternoon,
Pav y r. Trout ofliciated, assisted py
P Pey' r M. Houghton. There were
LARGO delegations present IRON on no
Esfev organ company, Brattle9oEo
l nd.e No iO2, F. & A. M, SpaRRiis sDt
Aver Smerican War Veterans and the flrst
Regiment band. The service W was 'Hus gS,
tremely simple and there was no D 5ntaiL,
Taps were sounded at the 2Iav ehi ne'S Mr.
from the several BODIES W Win mI,;e the
Swift was associated acf I9,r;ai was at
body to TIE be ce Tbe bearers were Willis
mo ni1Ian from the Estey factory, NJ {;
= Roo Gl1s0n hV w. B. vinton, o. =. Randall II
Brattleboro lodge, and G. B. CroweIi 6 Cd
Soinmbia lodge, district deputy gtan af