Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-20
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

-Brattleboro Sunshine society.
branch !, will meet with Mrs. u. K
starkey on Oak street Friday after.
noon, July 81, at $3.50,
The woman's auxiliary of the Y.
NJ. {. A. win hold their usual food
sale M the association rooms tomorrow
afternoon at s;a0 O'Clock.
"A. A. wilkins of Kecne, n. H.,
ehiropodist and manieurist, has opened
an Office nj . Church street. Mr.. Wi.
kins is graduate OF the Boston Col.
lege OF chiropody and has praetised in
keene for the past FIVE years.
"A pair Of horses driven by I. 5.
Crane Of Townshend were frightened
on the Common Friday afternoon by
7. A. HARRIS automobile. In attempt.
ing to run one horse fell and became
entangled in the harness, which was
badly damaged The eyener and neck.
yoke were also broken.
Through the efforts Of the board
OF trade arrangements have been made
by the Central Vermont railway com.
pany whereby the ticket Office at the
local station will be kept open for the
sale of tickets for the south bound ex-
press leaving here at 5.25 a. m, and
the northbound express at lois.
Some idea of how Adams & eros.
by's new block will look when com.
pleted can be gained by taking note of
the brick which is being laid for the
north wall. This brick is straw-colored
with faced finish The entire front
side of the block will be made of IL.
Work on both buildings is now pro.
crossing steadily.
AS soon as Engineer Walcott of
Greenfield completes map of the pro-
posed road through Morningside GENE.
terry TO the Brattleboro Cabinet COM
pany's plant the selectmen will con-
fer with the cemetery association in
regard to permission to construct the
highway. The map viii probably be
received by the selectmen in few
days.
There will be grand excursion to
Watch Hill and Block Island by spe-
cial train over the Central Vermont
railway and steamer from New Lon.
don on Saturday, July 2s. The train
will leave Brattleboro at 5:15 a. m,
Vernon. 5:25, South Vernon, 5:35,
Northfeld, $40, Mortified Farms,
$3.50, arriving at New London at $3.50,
at Block Island, 1890. Returning,
boat leaves Block Island at 2:l5. The
fare for the round trip is $l.25 to $500
e II. d 80. tAr oh
according to the limitations of the
tickets.
Francis, 5-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Austin, jr., narrowly escaped
serious injury Friday afternoon while
coasting down the sidewalk on Chase
street in a toy automobile. AS the
machine. neared Oak street it fright.
ened a horse attached to fruit-ped-
lars cart, and the animal turned up
Chase street just as the boy and the
machine started across. The auto ran
directly under the front wheels OF the
wagon and young Austin was thrown
out and run over. Fortunately he es-
capped without a scratch although MS
machine was demolished.
A Proctor.Prouty powwow was
held in the Brooks House Saturday
for the benefit of the republican candi-
dates on the state and county tickets
Politicians from all over the county,
including chairmen of the various
town committees, were present, ana
renorts from the different towns
were made to Fletcher D. Proctor and
George H. Prouty. The outlook in
most of the towns was stated TO DE
"yery promising" but in NUMBER
tho republican leaders minated that
considerable work would have to be
done to keep the voters Gin line.
During the absence of the pastor
the pulpit of the Congregational ehur rel
will be supplied as follows; July ~
Professor /. B. Patton of Hartford,
Conn; July 20, Rev. +. W. Greenei
Aug. ), Professor F. E. Woodruff; aug.
70. DR.. C. O. Day; Aug 10, Rev. Isaac
pierson. secretary of the American
Tract society for which an offermg
will he made; Aug. 26, address by MI
Towne of Atlanta university WIN
sinoine bv the Atlanta quartet Pm
cinal Russell G. Calhoun of the ROBERT
Hpnoerford normal and industrial
school in Florida, will address .nI
meeting in the Congregational chaPe a
next week Friday evening, Ihose WIZ
heard him when here before VIII DC
interested to hear him again.
Tho last of the old Central YER
mont freight depot, just soutn Oh Mn .n
passenger station, was torn down NJ
dav and the material taken by Adams
q rrosbv for use in the CONSTRUCTION
~ +heir new blocks Since Monday
earaa of workmen has been stralghten-
80 The main track to do away WIN
The curve which was necessary Oh az
o n Of the location OF the olo
e eounJ house. The platform below
the passenger station has peen e
cd about 800 feet, thus 1,.In 1ons
areatIv the facilities for handiihs ;o
sra o The upper end of the Ireign.
., 81" was not filed with gravel SUNDAY
az aooonnt of an accident to TWO Vi
on ok train locomotives SATURDAY
tne Won # is expected, however,
a1tern lp r4,orl will be done day after
tomorrow.
IN Henry D. Holton, who was
~ Instrumental in bringing apou'
t tfsV Organization in Vermont at OF Mutual sa
ciety oa pJ company of New York
70 cooperate with the n s .ha nrofec.
ization of policyholderss l tho ' insured in
ton OF tn1 meeting meetings of the Mutual
te n dominate the ticket just ho mol;cv-