The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-12
THE BRATTLEBORO REFORMER, FRIDAY, MAY ~, 1911

| Columbian lodge, No, 30, i, ana a
| NJ, worked the first degree upon two
candidates in the Masonic temple Tues
day evening
/. Col. Kittredge laskins, past high
priest, assisted by j. b. Randoll as
marshal, installed the officers of Fort
hummer chapter, r. \. NJ, IN the Ma
sonic temple last evening.
Canton Palestine gave a dance. IN
Odd Fellows hall Wednesday evening
Both halls were used and there was Z
large attendance at the closing event
of the series of dances which begun
early in the winter.
,-Brattleboro chapter, ID. A. X. will
meet MAY 10, with Mrs, II. II, Thomp.
son on Main street. Mrs, Arthur
Thompson and Miss Genevieve Slate
will assist Mrs. Thompson in entertain,
ing. Reports from the Continental
Congress will be read.
-Brattleboro lodge will work the first
degree at a special meeting in the new
Masonic temple this evening NJ ',3p
The new pipe organ will be used for the
first time, and the Brattleboro lodge
quartet will sing. Fred G. Leitsinger
will play the organ. All Masons are IN
vited.
Scores of trout fishermen have
visited the headwaters of the Pleasant
| Valley reservoir during the past week
and many good fish have been taken
there. although the supply is proving
wholly unequal to the demand. The
! largest trout taken from the reservoir
have weighed about a pound.
The young women Is association OF
| the Centre Congregational church VIII
| hold a short business meeting IN the
i OF N K.
All members of the association ana
Young women of the parish are urged
to he present. DIR. Clark S stereoptlcon
lecture will be given at 40
A special communication of Brattle.
boro lodge, No. 1902, +. and \. NJ, Will
be held in the Masonic temple this eve
ming at 100 clock. A class OF SIX
candidates will be worked in the En-
tered Apprentice degree The new pipe
organ will he used for the first time.
+. c. Leitsinger will be the organist'
The pavilion and grandstand on
Island park have been painted hght
green this week. the color harmonizing
well with the natural setting of the
buildings. Work on the inside of the
pavilion is being pushed rapidly, WINE
the baseball field is fast rounding INTO
shape under the nursing of John buren,
The owners have decided to equip sec
ton of the grandstand with folding
chairs. which will be reserved. The re,
mainder of the stand will be equipped
with comfortable benches.
The Brotherhood of the Centre
Congregational church will hold its last
monthly meeting of the season next
Tuesday evening. This will be ladies'
night. Miss Helen Arnold Nettletoinl;
contralto soloist of Derby, Conn, VIII
Give song recital in the church at
o clock The Brotherhood extends 4
cordial invitation to all lovers of GOOD
music to be present. Admission Tree
At the close of the recital there VIII De
reception in the parlors OF the church
for members of the Brotherhood ana
their lady friends.
The auction of horses, harness ana
vehicles at the stable of II. Is. Alien on
Oak street Wednesday forenoon drew
nood.siZed crowd of prospective pur-
chasers but the announcement that y
hid of $50 would have to be made II
certain surrey was sold suddenly
dampened the enthusiasm of the crowd
Two pairs of horses and single driver
which had been put into the sale were
disposed of at low figures. Several ola
vehicles also went under the hammer
when il was announced that the SAFE
was over.
Foreman d. r. Rixford of the +.
f. Smith company has increased ms
force of men on the concrete founda,,
tion work at the Fort Drummer MIL
site to 80 during the week Inc site
presents changed appearance. oil,
man 4 Son have force OF men anu
teams busy putting the ground IN shape
for the foundations. At Fort hummer
|
Holden & Martin are rushing work on
their three two-tenement houses ana
will have them ready for occupancy bN
the time the mill is ready to receive the
machinery.
Local members of the New Eng
land Order of Protection will be inter
ested to know that Arthur NJ. Wills;
| for two wears at the head of the grand
| LODGE of Massachusetts, was formerly
from Brattleboro. He was attending
the supreme lodge in Boston Monday
when he received a telegram ln1oTmlhp
| him of the death of his brother, Leroy
| NJ, Willis of Brattleboro. Mr. Wdllis
was a candidate for the second once
in the supreme body but owing 70 tns
death of his brother which necessitated
| his leaving the session without notice
| his candidacy was not pushed.
The management of the Valley Fair
associating intends to give the patrons
of this biggest of fairs in the Connecti-
cnt valley an opportunity this year TO
witness real aeroplane flying. Last
wear. il will be remembered. Schmitt
the Rutland novice in aerial work PROV,
| ed failure This season q contract VII
he made with reputable New YORK
booking house and two men with two
machines will come to the Valley la .I
and make ascensions daily. They VII
fv or the association will not pay them
The men will be experts and VIII make
altitude flights as well as distance.
The Masonic temple is practically
ready for dedication. The past 1ort
decorators and other mechanics engag
ed about the building. The clubhouse
will be in shape for use within rev
DAYS. The furnishings of the large
lodge room including the pipe organ
presented by J. G. and j. H. Estey were
placed in position last week and already
degree work has been done in the room
The billiard room and bowling alleyS
have had the finishing touches addeu
during the week and the various otnef
departments of the temple are nearly
ready for use.
AT a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Brattleboro CIVIC, I'm
nrovement league at the office of the
PRESIDENT, DR.. Fl. D. Holton,, Wednesday
evening the matter of bubbling fonn,
tains was discussed and it was voted
to install one on Elm street at the cold
spring. The matter of locating one at
the corner of High and Main streets
cannot he decided until authority is
received from the bailiffs to move the
large pole at that point carrylngS, g, .
heavy load of electric light wires The
ieaone proposes to install an ornamental
fountain topped with an electric light
A dumping spot on Forest street which z:
is beginning to become an eyee,sore to
| IL bat cpptIOn will prOD.