The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-07-26


sale at its rooms tomorrow afternoon
from 2 until 9 O'Clock.
The women of the Baptist church
will hold food sale at the rooms of
the Y. NJ. g. A. tomorrow afternoon at
2.30 o clock.
DR., Thomas Rice has not rented
Offices in the American building as
has been announced but will remain in
his present quarters
The Unitarian church is closed for
the usual summer vacation. Services
will be resumed the first Sunday in
September. Rev. and Mrs. Il. g. S. os.
good are spending their holidays at
Newtonville and Cohasset, Mass.
Surveyors in the employ of the
Connecticut River Power company
have been at work for the past week
or two making detailed survey of
the Retreat meadow and adjoining
! land with a view to determining the
location of high-water mark when the
dam is completed.
Charles ID. Whitaker has bought
of A. |. Laughton of Dummerston the
property at the corner of Church and
/ Elliot streets known as the old Bap-
fist church, the price paid being $4,000.
| 1t is understood that Mr. Whitaker
plans to erect an apartment house on
the site of the present building.
The Fashion Plate shows, former
| ly the Walter l.. Mains shows, which
were to have exhibited here August z,
have been cancelled on account of
some difficulty with the railroad. The
advance agent of this circus was in
town last Friday and made all arrange
ments for the exhibition but received
notice of the cancellation Tuesday and
the following day came to Brattleboro
and cancelled his contracts.
Attorney General G. C. Fits has
sent to the sheriifs of the different
counties blanks on which to make
monthly reports on the number of pris'
oners serving sentences in the county
iails. The blanks are not authorized
by law but they were gotten up by the
attorney general in order to keep ac'
count of the number of prisoners I'M
der sentence and thus to maintain the
proper proportion of prisoners in the
county jails and in the house of cor
rection.
--Brattleboro merchants will be
glad to know that arrangements have
been made this week by the Brattle.
boro board of trade with officials OF
the Central Vermont railroad whereby
train will be run from Brattleboro to
Vernon every Saturday evening, leav-
ing here at 1890. This train is prima-
rilv for the accommodation of the men
employed on the Connecticut river
dam. They will now be able to come
to BrattlebOro either on the $50 or
SIS trains Saturdays and return to
Vernon the same night. The new train
will begin running tomorrow evening
The "baby meet" on the common
Saturday afternoon was attended by
more than 100 babies varying in age
from two weeks to five years IN addl-
/ ton to as many mothers and visitors.
Music for the occasion was furnished
by Leitsinger's orchestra and at 4.5O
grand march took place with 70
Youngsters in line. Chairs were pro
vided for the adults and the remain
der of the afternoon was spent by the
prownups in getting better acquainted
with one another. A photograph OF
the assembled multitude was taken by
| +. C. Adams. Last year the meet was
attended by SO babies.
The case of Helen L. Moore
against her eX-husband John M. Moore,
was tried at South Newfane Monday
morning before Justice j. E. Morse
and verdict rendered in favor of the
plaintiff to recover $S5.72 and costs,
The warning parties were formerly
husband and wife. Mrs. Moore secured
a divorce several years ago but went
TO nurse her former spouse when ne
was taken i'll. When he recovered he
refused to pay her wages for her
work and she sued him for 1928. When
the verdict was given the defendant
appealed to the county court and the
case will be heard at the September
term. L. J. Waterman is counsel for
fine plaintiff and A. +. Schwenk for
the defence.
A petition was filed last week in
fine Franklin county court by Charles
r and Karl A. Grout of Orange
Mass. sons of William l.. Grout, the
millionaire automobile manufacturer,
asking for the appointment OF a con
servator over their father, and alleg
inc that because Of his advanced age
and mental weakness, he is incapable
of managing his business affairs. Mr.
Grout is rs years of age and has been
confined to his bed by illness for four
wears. On July 6 he caused an attach
ment for 100000 to be placed upon
the plant of the automobile company
O.. in a suit to recover certain amounts
Of money which he alleges he has IN
vested in the concern. This attach
ment led to the shutting down OF the
factory and the throwing out OF EN-
ployment of about 200 operatives.
--Jobn W. Redmond of Newport,
Eli Fl. Porter of Wilmington and 5.
Hollister Jackson of Barre, the three
railroad commissioners of the state, in
company with W. p. Elrod, A. l..
Wright, Robert L. Burnap, j. M. Nor
rison and Charles +. Stowell of st. Al
hans. officials of the Central Vermont
railroad. went on tour of inspection
Of the West River railroad Tuesday.
The whole party travelled by special
train and the larger part of the day
was occupied in the tour. One OF the
commissioners expressed himself as
well pleased with the showing made by
the railroad. The commissioners left
wednesday for Barre. This inspection
is a mart of the work that is being
done by the commission in going over
all the railroads in the state. AS soon
as the steam roads are inspected the