The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-11-24

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The women of the Methodist churel
will hold their annual cream'ilsh supper
and sale of aprons and fancy articles IN
Grange hall, Dee. Z.
The ninth grade at BrattleborC
academy will have n speaking contest
this evening in Academy hall at West
Brattleboro. The proceeds will be de
voted TO the class expenses.
st. Michael s court, c. o, r., will
hold the first of its series of sociables
in Red Men S hall Tuesday. evening
Dancing and cards will furnish enter
tainment.
The body of Edwin c. Wilder was
taken from Meeting House, Hin Gene
terry Yesterday to Cornish, N. H., where
it was buried in the family lot in the
Cornish cemetery.
L. II. Richardson and o. o. Ware
have sold their barn in the rear of Har'
Imony building to Il. IL. lIildreth. How
ard & Yearly will continue to occupy the
premises for the present
The local high school football team
tried TO arrange game with Bellows
Falls high for tomorrow afternoon on
the local field but the up-river cham
pions did not care TO make the trip.
Hand decorated place.cards and ia
vors may be procured at the favor table
at the flower and food sale next Tues.
day. There will also be an assortment
of hand.illumined Nmas cards, letters
and novelties.
The following officers were elected
at meeting of Canton Palestine, |. o.
o. f., last evening: Captain, c. G. slap
les; lieutenant, ". II. Sharp; ensign,
Wilson j. Brown; clerk, John W. Howe;
accountant, II. A. johnson.
AT the regular business meeting of
! the Epworth League held in the vestry
of the Methodist church Thursday even.
ing Mrs. +, A. Shaw was elected third
vice president to fiji the vacancy caused
| by the recent resignation of Miss Law
renee.
George II. Carlisle, 60, died of cir
rhosis of the liver mt the Brattleboro
House about midnight Saturday. The
/ body was taken to Lebanon, N. H., Mon.
day for burial. He has been, employed
for some time at the White River Chair
company's factory.
! The annual coon supper and festi-
val of Quonektacut tribe of Red Men
was held in the tribes wigwam last
evening and was attended by about 20
warriors. After supper short speeches
Howe, Harry Il. Lawrence and others
AT the annual meeting of the Brat
| tleboro Sunday school union in the
parlors of the Baptist church last even
/ ing the election of officers was deferred.
A committee was appointed to submit
revision of certain articles in the
constitution relative to the election OF
| the officers and such committee will
make its report at a meeting to be held
Thursday evening, Dee. 4
Mrs. Emily Allen was given sur.
prise party in G.. A. X. hall Friday even.
ing, Nov. II. by the members of the
Woman S Relief corps in honor of her
birthday. The evening was spent in
playing 500, and a short musical pro-
gram was given Mrs. Allen was the
recipient of number of useful articles.
She has been treasurer of the w. X. Z.
for 10 years.
"A continuance was entered yester-
day in the municipal court case of w.
A. Shumway, tax collector, against
Frank O. Carpenter because of the mat
ter of jurisdiction which was raised by
the defendant s attorneys. E. w. Glib
son and w. d. Smith. W. h. Daley,
municipal Judge, was disqualified from
hearing the case and at request of cOun-
sci the plaintiffs appointed John E. Gale.
The defendant s attorney now claims
that the acting Judge of the municipal
court should be a Justice of the peace in
this town.
The Ride that Saved an Empire will
be the subject of the stereopticon lee
ture at the Centre Congregational church
Sunday evening at 80. The three
states forming the northwest of our ma
tion were saved to the flag by that most
thrilling and memorable ride of Marcus
Whitman from the Pacific to Washing
ton. d, c.. in 1912. This lecture has
been given by Hon. j. Wider Fairbank
more than 800 times. 1t is, illustrated
with 100 choice slides, including por.,
traits of prominent men and views OF
the magnificent scenery of our land.
The lecture will be read by the pastor.
The selectmen and states attorney
have had their attention called to the
abandonment of three children by Gin
ton Walker, formerly employed in this
town. The children, aged g. IL and ID
wears, have been boarding with Mrs.
Fecto who lives at the corner of Vernon
and Hudson streets, for several months
and until about three months ago their
father paid their board. Since that time
he has been absent from Brattleboro
and it is believed that he is in the
neighborhood of White River Junction
He was formerly employed as train
man by the Central Vermont railroad.
The children are all attending school.
Daniel Moses Rice, e., who died at
his home in Maiden, Mass, Monday, |
was native of Brattleboro. When the |
Civil war broke out he enlisted in the
Eighth Vermont infantry. After serv-
ing for three months he went into the |
nh bn
close of the war. Mr.. Rice was in the !
battles of Gettysburg, Cedar Creek,
Baskerville and Winchester and was on
guard at Washington at the time of the |
assassination of President Lincoln. He |
had been resident of Maiden for ~
years, and during that time has been en-
ploved as the New England agent for
the w. B. Saunders company, publishers;
of Philadelphia. Mr.. Rice is survived
by widow, son and a daughter.
Charles Miner has started the foun-
dation for a four-storv building on Eli
OF street between the old Methodist
church property and DR.. E. l.. Water
man s house. Announcement was made
a few weeks ago that he contemplated
building a moving picture theater but
Mr. Miner has not decided, definitely
as to what use will be made of the build,
ing. When he decided to build MS lot
was about IS feet deep by 40 feet wide
During the week he has purchased a
strip of land east of his property whlcn
gives him depth of III feet for his
new building. The first floor of the
building will be probably divided into
two store spaces and will be II feet in
height. The second story will probably
be finished as an assembly hall.
p,on. bayo heen COMPLETED for
holding the annual meeting and panquet
Brooks House Wednesday evening, Dec.
6. and notices have been sent to each
The speaker of the occasion
will be Lewis A. Waterman Of Prov;
dence. R. I. The business meeting VIII
ho hnld in the narlnrs at 7.30 and at