The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-08

saturday, Dec. ., Of Ralph Cooper Grout.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall b. Grout
OF brattleborO, and Miss Bessie Beek
satter, daughter OF Mrs. Anna +. satter
ol Washington. After Dee. Is Mr.. and
Mrs. Grout viii be az home al 3904 18th
street.
Miss Cabot : class aud the Brother.
hood class OF the Centre Congregational
Sunday school will begin sunday a study
OF the topic. Organizations OF Labor.
MI men and women interested are cor
daily invited 20 attend these classes
and 10 participate In the discussion. The
classes extend special invitation 70
members Of the various labor unions 70
be present.
Miss Ethel NJ. Coane, pupil in
Miss Daisy Brown s school In the Waite
district, has been awarded a progressive
pin by the Palmer company for eomplet.
ing 80 perfect drills in addition 20 the
- completed last wear when she re.
eeiyed a button. Her brother. Gerald
b. Coane. was awarded button for com.
pleting % perfect drills.
Keziah, the S.month.old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs Carl :. Hamilton OF %
Highland street, was severely burned
about the head. face and neck yesterday
morning hy pulling "A kettle Of boiling
cbieke food from the kitchen range
The child was PLAYING about the kitchen
at the time Of the accident and reached
for the kettle before anyone noticed her
The top Of her head and the hack Of her
neck We're badly burned.
Benjamin F. Duveen. the New York
art importer and dealer who confessed 70
differentiation of art subjects. received
q fine of $4,000 in the district court in
New York Monday by Judge llOugh.
The ease of B. +. Duveen and also that
of his father We're az one time before
Judge J. L. Martin but after much criti.
cism Of his actions bv friends Of District
Attorney Wise. who were PLAYING poll
ties in the interest Of Mr. Wise. Judge
Martin declined absolutely TO have any.
thing further 70 10 with the case.
Joseph Palmer made a find at
the recent rummage sale held by the
women of the Centre Congregational
church. II is an Excelsior parlor organ
made more than 80 years ago by the
BrattlebOro Melodeon company. The
names of the various men who have
tuned and repaired the instrument are
to he found on the KEYS and the first
record appears under date Of Nav q,
1866, when +. Wales r.. tuned the
organ. Ten wears later w. II. Haywood
tuned and repaired the instrument The
last time a tuner name appears Is in
1905 when O. +. Bailey put il in re,
pair. The organ has evidently received
excellent care for there Is hardly a
scratch on the woodwork.
Children ; DAY will be observed next
Wednesday by the Woman 5 club when
Thornton W Burgess OF Springfield,
Mas. will tell the little people some Old
Mother West Wind Stories MIR Bur-
gesS has become well known as a friend Of
the children through his animal stories IA
Good Housekeeping He has also pub
lished two books, Old Mother West Wind
and Mother West Winds Children, IN
which various small animals have been
personified. vet retaining their animal
characteristics. These have been Tabor
ably received by teachers a. well as by
children and their parents. The Journal
Of Education has said. No where have
natures ways been more attractlvely
revealed in pure story fashion.
The Athletics will open the basket
ball season in Festival hall Tuesday even
ing with the Crescent A c. of heene, \;
H. In the Athletic lineup will be found
Boutwell,. a favorite here in seasons past
Ellis. Moore, Dunlevy, and Oscar ana
Orlan Whitney. There Is some doubt
about Stafford taking part in the initial
game as he is not exactly in form. Man
ager Henry Whitney promises local fans a
fast game He announces that the Cardl-
mails of Mt. Hermon school will come TO
Brattleboro Dec. 2l The Athletics will
90 TO Greenfield to play the team there
Thursday and Greenfield will come TO
BrattIeboro. the 18th The Athletics
expect to play Bellows Falls Christmas
NIGHT II has not been decided whether
the game will be in Brattleboro or at Bel
lows Falls.
in attempting to make sudden turn
AT high speed on the Main street bridge
Frederick Bigelow of West Brattleboro
was thrown out of his buggy Saturday
evening and before the horse could be
CAPTURED it had overturned the VENICE
with its two other occupants, the Misses
Baker of West Brattleboro. near the
stable Of Mosher, Cobb & Blood. 1t was
caught few moments later. Inc aecl-
dent occurred about $50 in the evening
and Mr.. Bigelow had driven down west
ern avenue at rapid gait, evidently
attempting to keep up with an electric
car coming to this village. Miss Eta
Raker received sBrained ankle and the
other sister was badly shaken up by her
fall. As the driver attempted TO nego-
tiate a 45-degree angle turn IN front OF
the Brattleboro House his companions
did a stunt at yelling which aroused the
neiphborhood. Help was soon at hand,
and the injured woman was assisted lht9
the stable of Mosher, Cobb y blood
The horse and wagon were unlnlured.
An ENJOYABLE occasion was observed
IN odd Fellows hall Wednesday evening
when the two sides in the recent contest
for attendance at Rebekah meetings
gathered to attend an entertainment anu
luncheon furnished by the Greens, as the
defeated side is named. The ylctors were t
the Pinks. Vice-grand Mrs. /. u. Bailey
was captain of the Greens and the Plnks
were commanded by Noble Grand Mrs
Sarah Miller. Announcement was mace
last week that the entertainment would
h. of the sort TO thoroughly satisfy the
P;nks and the victors said last evening
that they we're not only thoroughly
satisied1 but more than Delighted Win
the entertainment. The evening Wa5
snent at games, music and cards, ana
dainty refreshments were served. A
niano solo was given by Miss Gladys
Evans Selections were read by Mrs.
MIRA Stone and Mrs. Lula Perry, past
noble grands of Dennis lodge. After the n
i hU there we're talks by Mrs. |: d.
RaiIey and Past Noble Grands Mrs. Jen-
ME Moran. Mrs. Alice Landry, and Miss
Althea Bishop
Harlow Edward Howe, =, died AZ
his home on Spruce street early YESTERDAY
N aftar an illness Of two weeks,