The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-18

Members and friends of Pocahontas
council met in Red Men 5 hall last
evening for silver social. Music, cards
and other games were enjoyed until
a late hour. Refreshments of ice-cream
and cake were served.
E. +. Bagley of Keene, a wen-llnown
musician, has been engaged as from
bone 8oloist for the concert and bail
to be given April p by the telephone
operators. BY his presence the orches-
ira viii consist of nine players.
The poor winter for shedding was
further emphasized today when the big
automobile truck of the CRYSTAL
Springs company was seen engaged in
the operation of transporting logs
from woodlots north of the town to
the lumber yards.
The Southeastern Vermont teachers
/ convention viii be held in Brattle-
boro May l and ,. All who are will
ing to open their homes to teachers
for the night of May l, for pay, are
asked to telephone Miss Florence NJ.
WeIlman by Monday, April p.
Lawler Brothers of Greenfield, who
recently bought the Empire theater
here, have just opened their new
Greenfield theater. Representatives of
the firm are expected here Monday to
begin the work of renovating the En-
/ pire and making some changes before
it is again open to the public.
About so members of Brattleboro
/ and Columbian lodges of Masons went
! to Hinsdale last evening in automo-
biles to attend a meeting of Golden
Rule lodge of that town and to see the
third degree conferred. 4 substantial
luncheon was enjoyed and there We're
remarks by a number of the visitors.
The state board of education, OF
which John H. Watson is chairman,
has appointed a committee to invesl1-
gate the systems and conditions of
schools. 1t is urged that supervisors,
teachers and directors cooperate in
the work. Present reports show very
satisfactory results.
Roy DeForest, 80 and married, EN-
pIoyed on the Brattleboro- Hinsdale
railroad construction work, WHINE
coupling ears in the mudcut in Hins
dale Wednesday, crushed two finger.
of his left hand so badly that ampu
tation was necessary, He was taken tt
the Memorial hospital.
Milton Adams, employed as tim,
l keeper for the Holbrook, Cabot & Rol
Inns company, while alighting from
train in Hinsdale yesterday wa
thrown against a switch and receive,
cuts about the head that required /
stitches in closing. He was treated a
the Office Of Dir. Harry P. Greene.
The maliciously false report that tn
advertised artists will not appear a
4 opfe 3,, Z I,
| Auditorium, but that UNDERSTANDS wi
be seen in their places, should be gi,
| en- no credence. The real operati
/ stars will positively be seen and hear
J and the musical program will be til
= finest ever offered a BrattlebOro aud
ence.
The Red Men s league, after per
Cd of inactivity during the wintt
months, has elected officers and ma,
plans for holding regular weekly drill
The officers are as follows: Capital
H. +. Harris; first lieutenant, Jol
Tucker; second lieutenant, John Ba
den; first sergeant, Herbert Bogl
quartermaster sergeant, Charles
% Simonds; adjutant, Roy Monroe.
Id Between 40 and so couples attend,
the Vermont Wheel club ladies mig
.. last evening, the occasion proving o
of unusual enjoyment. Music f
dancing in Grange hall was furnish
by Leitsinger's orchestra of sew
n pieces, and the club rooms were throy
III open to the visitors. many of who
II spent the evening playing cards.
buffet luncheon was served by Mare
The committee in charge of the aft
was composed of l.. K. Barber, E.
Chace and d. Fl. Gilman.
The annual Boston Marathon ra
50 will be run tomorrow and among t
n, contestants will be Thomas IL. Lii,
winner of the modified Marathon
the Valley fair in Brattleboro last f;
Sockalexis, the Oldtown Indian, W
finished second here, and Sturgis, "
mt ran here from scratch, are also ent
ed. 1t is believed that all three
these men have a chance to finish "
toward the front. Sockalexis was 5
ond in the Boston Marathon last We
1t is probable that the race will
finished in time for The Reformer
announce the winner
!. A young man of Armenian desc
went to-, the town clerk S office t
J. week and made an appeal to Clerk
- $. Hopkins for work. Mr. Hopkins t
him he had nothing for him to
Whereupon the stranger urged him
ask others to give him employing
~ Mr.. Hopkins accordingly telephoned
about dozen places without res,
until Charles Miner was made
quainted with the facts. He took
n young man home with him, where
SIS was served a good supper and m
comfortable for the night and Il
: morning he began work in way I
suggested appreciation for the respc
ra Ky to his appeal,
ants