The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-21

INV WulVh Closes SpoHulu llke 10 slUtl
fishing for "a term of five wears.
About 90 candidates of the Brattlc
boro High School track team began
practice on the fair ground Tuesda,
under the direction of Coach Diodricl
! Stolte.
The building committee of III,
/ trustees of the Austino institution, DR.
| \. !, Miller, John Calvin and George {
| AVerill, will probably hold a meeting
/ tomorrow to decide upon the plans fo
TIE new building, -Four architect
have submitted plans and sketches ii
/ perspective.
The BrattlebOro hose team commit
tee of arrangements promises the hes
of the season in the dance which is Il
be given by the organization Tuesda,
evening in Grange hall. The Scric
began early in the winter and ha
proven a string of successes. This i
the first dance TO be given by the team
since the close of the Lenten season.
Health Officer Henry Tucker re
ports this week ease of chic ken.po,
ON Williston street, two cases Of mmpi
on Tyler street, two cases of Scarle
fever on Elliot street, one on Brig,
street and one in the Armory apart
ments. A case OF diphtheria is reporte,
ON South Main street, and measles on
Elliot, Vernon, Canal and Birge streets
AT the Vermont Methodist con
ference in Waterbury Monday, Rev
Ralph +. Lowe Of st. Adams, formerly
pastor of the local Methodist church
was appointed superintendent of tn,
st. Johnsbury district TO succeed Rev
Frank W. Lewis, another former loca
pastor, who will take Mr.. Lowe : churcl
in st. Adams. Rev. f. A. Wells wa
returned TO Brattleboro for another
year, much to the delight of his loea
parishioners.
The annual children's night OF
Brattleboro lodge. ~ +. O. r., was held
in Red Men + hall Wednesday evening
and though there was an attraction al
the auditorium which naturally drew
many from the meeting ii proved the
usual success. 4 short program OF
speaking and singing was given and
the Lucies family gave "A vaudeville
sketch. Refreshments were served and
the older guests were entertained al
cards.
Mr.. Richards of the B, +. Smith
Company of Pawtucket. X. l., which
has the contract for building the Fort
Dummer mills, was in town Tuesday
and Wednesday for the purpose OF
looking over the site of the big textile
plant While here he received bids
from several local people on the work
of excayating for the cellar and
foundation. If the contract for this
work is awarded to any local firm the
excavation will start early next week
The furniture for the new Masonic
temple has been arriving during the
j. tor
finish their work it will be un
packed and put in position. The bill
lard tables have also arrived and will
he set up as soon as few finishing
touches are added to the billiard room
This week has seen the completion OF
the bowling alleys. Wednesday work,
men began work uuon the exterior OF
the club house, or front of the temple
preparatory to painting II.
The Sunshine society. branch No. !
viii hold rummage sale Friday and
Saturday, April 2S and 20, in the room
formerly occupied by the Lyric thea
tire. in the Emerson building. Anyone
having packages which they would like
to contribute to this sale can have them
called for bv telephoning to the com
mittee in charge. consisting of Mrs
A. w. Rockwell, Mrs. John Dewitt
Miss Ruth Childs and Miss Elsie
Haskell Secondhand clothing Of all
kinds is especially desired.
The regular monthly meeting o.
the Brattleboro Sunday School union
will be held in the West Brattleborc
Congregational church Thursday eve
ming. supper will be served at
Z O'clock to which all members Of tho
union and the officers and teachers OF
the several Sunday schools are IN
vited. After supper Miss Balch OF
Burlington, who is making tour Of The
county in the interest of Sunday schoo
work. will deliver an address. Loca
speakers will give short addresses
The Brattleboro Woman s clul
observed its annual children = day OF
wednesday afternoon. A large au
dience of children and grown-ups filled
Grange hall and listened to DR.. Charles
A. Eastman of Amherst, Mass, q
Sioux Indian. who is a graduate OF
both Dartmouth college and Boston
University. He told bis story of An
Indian Boyhood in q maryelously ~
teresting manner. DR.. Eastman IL NJ
fed TO tell this story. because notWitn
standing his training in white men
WAYS he remains an Indian at heart
He depicts the primitive life of AZ
indian from childhood to manhood
telling how they are early taught the
GREAT love for everything, self-contro
and strength of character through 81
ence. taught the beauty and nobllltN
of generosity. HIS description of how
little children are taught the different
Ianpuapes in nature, the language Of
tracks and of sound was told In sucl
simple language as to hold the atten
ton of his audience.
Ellen Flavin Powers, 80, widow Of
James Powers. died of heart trouble n
The home. of her niece, Mrs. Harry -
Haus. q Forest street, Sunday fore
noon. She was born in Colnard
County Cork, Ireland, in 1881, and
while in that country married Maurice
Mcnamara. who died about 40 years
AGO. Soon after the death of her hrst
husband she came to America ana ioi
short time lived in New YORK Guy
before going TO Nutley, N. j., where
she married James Powers who uled
several wears ago. Five wears ago MIS-
Powers went to Bellows Falls from Nut
lev and remained there for a few
months before coming to Brattleb0rc
to live with her niece, Mrs. Haus. Be
sides the niece with whom she made
her home Mrs. Powers leaves a sister
Mrs. Cunningham of Brattleboro. Fn
neral services were held in st. Mich
ael;s Catholic church Wednesday morn
inc at 9 o'clock. Burial was in st
Michael's cemetery. The hearers were
D. S. Carey, Daniel Shea, t. Aher and
John Kaine. Those present from out
Of town were James Carey of Snring
field, Mass, Thomas and James Flavin
Mrs. Flavin and daughters Alice MARY
and Nellie. and Mrs. j. G. keefe OF
Bellows Falls, and Mrs. Edward Cur
ran of Holyoke, Mass.
No better, finer play could have
been secured than the Woman He Mar
RED, by Herbert Bashfo,rd, for Mis-
Harmed to display her splendid talents
that have made her recognized .by, the