The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04

sons received into the Universalist church
in this village, ten of whom received the
rite of baptism.
The Rutland & Burlington railroad
company have leased the Vt. & Mass,
road from Brattleboro to CIRCUITS Corner
for ten years and will take possession
December y.
Whitmore and Clarks Minstrels drew
a full house on Wednesday evening and
fairly outdid themselves in their efforts
80 entertain and amuse. From the in
the audience we conclude that it is no
less true now than in the days of yore
that "a little nonsense now and then is
relished by the best of men,"
Hydropath Engine Co, No. 8 held
their annual meeting Tuesday evening
and made the choice of the following of
ticers for the coming year: L. l.. Davis,
foreman; list asst, w. d. Perry; 2nd
+ asst, F. B. Walker; clerk and treas
urer, 4. G. Adams. Engineers, d. r.
Perry, Benn Perry, o. A. Kimball, w.
NJ. e: Adams. Hosemen, E. s.. Ad-
kins X. Lawrence, II. II. Pratt, J. a.
, Richardson. Axemen, L. o. Thayer,
Martin Austin. Steward, T.. Gibson.
The lecture association has announced
i a course of six first class lectures dur
ing the coming season. The first will
be given December IA by Gen. Joseph
r. Hawley of Hartford, Conn, who, as
an orator and political speaker is held
in deservedly high esteem at home and
is regarded as one of the first in New
England. Prof. J. II. Seelye of Am
J herst college will deliver the second and
scientific lectures by PrOfs. w. c.. Rich
ards and Z: l.. Youmans are on the
program. The tickets are 81 80 for the
course on sale at Clarke & Wizards.
| The village schools will commence
/ their winter term December -. Several
changes in teachers viii occur. In
the intermediate, Miss Mary Slason will
/ take the place of Miss Humphrey and
! Miss Farley that of Miss Walker Miss
| Alice Hammond of Winchester, y. H.,
will take the Reed street school and
: Miss Wheeler that on Elliot street, while
Miss Fletcher who taught the latter last
! term will take the one on High street.
At the temperance meeting at
! Town Hall Sunday evening, the entire
hall including the gallery, was filled
with a wide awake, intelligent and sym
pathetic audience. The children of the
u Congregational Sabbath school rendered
| the music for the occasion and the solo
/ by Miss Crosby was a perfect gem. Re
marks were made by Mr. Grover. G. n
lowing Mr.. Bingham's exhortation and
while the pledge was being circulated
/ Mr.. w. II. Alexander, DIETER known
/ perhaps as Wicked Alexander. a man
, of some three score years and ten. who
! though never Il drunkard. has always
! been in the practice of taking his bitters
/ on occasion and the last man in the world
one would expect to see taking the
! pledge got up and made some remarks
I indicating his sympathy with the present
, movement and predicting its perman-
b, ence and success. The scene, of course
drew the entire attention of the audience
ThQ manifested their eager interest and
! appreciation by constant and T0cfferou,
applause. He had nearly finished his
! speech when he found himself surrounded
by three persons, each with a pledge in
l his hand, asking for his signature. The
old man was rather taken back by the
prospect presented him. but the struggle
!, was only for a moment. and amid tn,
clapping of hands and the most intense
! enthusiasm, he placed his name upor
the roll. One hundred and thirteer
others also enrolled their names upor
: the pledge.
About 100 persons gathered at tn,
home of Henry Stockwell in West Dunn
= merStOn on the evening of December
to assist in celebrating the tin weddns
= Of Mr.. and Mrs. Stockwell and pre-
scented to them tinware to the amount
Of $50 and other presents in money anC
, Its equivalent amounting to $50 or more
:, Among the tinware was a splendid
heater for boiling sap, a cake cupboard
, stove boiler, milk pans, and a tin boz
with bank note inside. also any amount
Of other articles. The West Dummerstor
band, of which Mr.. Stockwell is a mem
Der, volunteered their services on thu
occasion which greatly added to the fes
tivities of the evening. BY the way
the West Dummerston band is hard t
be exceIled in New England for melody
: time. precision and sweetness of then
: music. The company was also treated
: to a collation. got up in splendid style
| After the repast was over the gifts ant
; money were presented by S. NJ. Wilson
to which Mr.. Stockweu heartily re
, sPcnded. The band then played the
; closing piece which ended the tin wed
ding and the company returned to theil
homes expressing the wish that Their,
might be tin wedding every week.