Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-03
Y THE wINDHAM COUNTY REFORMER, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1908

w. IL. Moody his trucking and express
l business to Ada B. Upham.
a Warm weather has made the troll
ley cars very popular and round tril
, tickets are in great demand.
Freight business is unusually
5 heavy for this season Of the year anc
extra trains are despatched daily.
1t is understood that as soon as the
| log drive has passed Brattleboro work
i on the reconstruction OF the river bridge
, will begin.
Great crowds heard the excellent
band concert at the Common Wednes
. day evening and an excellent program
was admirably rendered.
The logmen swung boom across
the river Monday to keep the logs out
of the eddy. The logs are floating down
stream slowly and will probably take a
month to pass.
July opens just like July. Their
mometer at 80 in the shade. It'll take
pretty old inhabitant to remember
when June days have been rare enough
to be so nearly raw as they have this
year
There will be no delivery of mail
by rural letter carrier on Independ-
ence Day, tomorrow. There will be
no city carrier delivery and the office
will be open from 8 to IL. The Sun
day morning opening hour is from 8. 80
to 10. 30.
Freight rates on the Consolidated
railroad have been raised two cents
per 100 pounds, lowing to extra cost
of operation so we are told 1t is
broadly limited that the Boston g.
Name is to follow suit, but Agent
Burke has heard nothing of it thus far.
The summer passenger business is
picking up at very lively rate. Ex-
ira cars are attached to the regular
trains, the White Mountain express
has been crowded from the very start,
and it is apparent that the exodus
from the city to the country has start
ed for fair
The ". C. 7. U. held their meet
ing at Mrs R. H. Bakers on Pearl
street yesterday. After the regular
meeting bouquets were made, IL in
number, to place upon the graves of
deceased members. The next meeting
will be held as usual next week at the
Y. NJ C. A. rooms.
A large crowd attended the lawn
party held on the parochial school
grounds Tuesday evening. The party
was given under the auspices of the
st. Cecilia society. The lawn was
prettily decorated with japanese Ian
terms and the affair was great sue
cess, socially and financially.
A live wire fell across the trolley
wire near the Brooks House yesterday
morning about 30 o'clock and for
a time there was much commotion.
The wires sputtered furiously and
burned the railroad tires somewhat.
| Cars were delayed for a quarter of an
hour but no further damage was done,
If it's worth printing at all it's
worth doing we'll That's the only way
the shop of Ullery Il Co. do it and the
clientage they seek is the kind that
want the best and appreciate it when
they get it. No other shop can give
quicker service and few as quick. If
you want good printing quick write
them.
j. W. Preble, local agent for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company,
has left town and his whereabouts are
unknown. A special agent of the com
pany has been in town looking up his
accounts. He had been here but fort ]
night and his opportunity for pecula
ton was not broad. He succeeded Ed
ward E. Atherton in the company's
employ.
-Wantastiquet lodge received Mon |
day evening at the regular meeting, an |
invitation from brother and sister d. |
W. Tenney to attend an informal re- |
ception to be given by them at their |
NJ Walp str Satt
day afternoon, July 4, from ) to /
o'clock. The occasion being their 40th
wedding anniversary. The invitation |
was to each individual member of the
lodge and their wives and was accepted
A delightful tea was given at the
home of Mrs. Jacob G. Ullery Tuesday
afternoon. under the auspices of the
Ladies' Aid society of st. Michael's
Episcopal church. A clever little farce,
Husband in Clover was given by
Miss Davenport and Miss Marshall and
they acquitted themselves most credit
ably, winning showers of applause from
all present A large and delighted au-
dience witnessed the play and after
ward tea was served, Mrs. Grace Hol-
brook and Miss Mary Shea pouring.
What might have been a drown
ing accident was prevented by the
bravery of Hal March Tuesday
afternoon. He and companion by
name of Matthewson were swimming
from the Boston & Maine engine house
to the toll bridge March reached
land considerably in advance of Math-
ewson and while in the middle of the
river the latter was seized with cramps ,
and called for help. March immedi-
ately swan to his assistance, and be-
ing very strong swimmer succeeded in .
reaching his companion just before he
sank the third time. He lowed him ,
to shore where they both fell down ,
wholly exhausted. Matthewson was
soon revived.
The regular monthly meeting of 9
the Brattleboro branch of the society '
with the long name was held at the /
Brooks library Tuesday evening There t
was rather larger attendance than us L
lal, which is pleasant to record. Mrs. s
Jennie b. Powers, agent of the society, |
reported 26 cases Investigated in June I
and three horses turned out. Her in u
designations took her into seven towns t
outside of Brattleboro. In all cases $
Investigated the owners promised bet &
er care for their animals. The society d
pleasure at the excellent a
work accomplished by Mrs. Powers, in e
the loading of stock at the L
reight yard on Mondays, and voted
hat she should hereafter perform that
luty regularly at the society's expense. II
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