The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-26
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The house belonging TO l.. +.
Adams on the corner of Oak and High
streets is being painted.
j. Harry Estey recently purchased
two Morgan driving horses and pony
from the Speedwell farms at Lyndon,
Vt.
"A consignment of clans and lob
sters will be received at Hall $ restau.
rant tomorrow and served in the even.
ing.
William Fleming is in Montpelier
putting some new plumbing fixtures in
the Pavilion hotel for Thomas j.
Heaphy.
That old perennial favorite,
Peck S Bad Boy, will be seen in the au.
ditorium May 4. The show will be
given by a competent company.
Twenty-Five local carpenters and
job wood workers have signed an agree
ment this week that after May they
will go on the eight hour basis, asking
the same wages for eight hours work
that has prevailed heretofore for nine
hours.
The eaboose and rear car of an ex-
ira freight train on the West River
road went off the track Wednesday
night just above Jamaica. A wreck.
ing train was sent up from here and
after some difficulty the derailed ears
were put back upon the iron and then
the train proceeded arriving at 5
o clock yesterday morning.
A caribou consigned to the Hough-
ton deer park in Halifax attracted con
siderable attention at the local sta
ton Friday afternoon. The deer came
from the Corbin reserve at Newport,
N. H., and was taken in charge at
the station by Henry R. Brown and
carted from here to its destination. The
caribou had five prongs on each horn
and resented all overtures at friend
ship. He had wintered in good condi-
ton.
The revival meetings and black
board talks by Rev. w. n. Tenney at
the Advent Christian church are prov
ing interesting and will be continued
at 4 and 7.30 p. m. each day and over
There will be a temperance
meeting at p. m. Saturday and Sun
day school service at $50 p. m. Mr..
Tenney has had wide experience in
both branches and all, both old and
young, are invited to attend these SER
vices. Sunday will be a banner day
at the "church on the hill. -
-Brattleboro chapter, D. A. R., was
entertained at the Brooks House last
Friday afternoon from 3 until 3 by
Mrs. II. w. Sargent, Mrs. Austin Mil
Ter and Mrs Spaulding. After the us
ual business meeting, program con-
sisting of music and readings was en-
loved. Mrs. Clarence Stickney read
short paper relative to Patriots DAY
and Miss Crosby read Paul Revere s
Ride. Mrs. J. L. Stockwell gave
very interesting paper on Change OF
Refreshments were serv-
ed by the hostesses
W. NJ. Lewis and H. NJ. Sweet
land. the new proprietors and manag,,
ers of the Centerville roller rink, VIII
close the skating season with an eXhl'
hilton of fancy and artistic skating
bv Powers Brothers of New York city
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday even
mos and Tuesday and Wednesday at
tnTnoons. The rink will be opened TO-
morrow night for skating. After the
exhibitions next week the hall Will DC
6tted for summer dances and enter,
tainments. The new management WIN
conduct an up-to-date hrst-class Place
and will endeavor to make IL poPu'
lar place for entertainments.
Advertising pays. The syndicate
which owns a number of building lots
on South Main street advertised IN
last week s paper that the first person
who bought lot for building home
or for an investment would secure de-
sirable terms. Before noon Monday
the deeds were signed for three lots
purchased by H. L. Emerson, VINO VIII
erect this summer three houses similar
in design to those he built last year
at the head of Church street. MI
Emerson will also build cottage mouse
on Pine street The sale OF the lots
On South Main street was made through
Horton g agency and it is expected that
other sales of this desirable properly
will rapidly follow
With all it's fixtures strictly new
and ND to date the barber shop OF WI
liam D. Lenihan in the Judge building
onnosite the American building makes
os attractive a tonsorial parlor as any
IN town Mr.. Lenihan formerly had a
sbon in the MILESTONE block but was
oblioed to move when the properly
was sold to be made into a garage
uo moved but little of the old shooP
.1roforrino TO fit up his new place with
new material. Three handsome oar
chairs of the newest model and tne
most convenient design have oeen IN
stalled New mirrors add attractive
noss n the shop. Previous to occu-
nancv the building was Thoroughly
and repaired, new .1 noor
IA IA and the interior, walls and ceiling,
," nainted, Mr.. Lehman mas TWO
nvceiIent helpers in S. M. Bourbon anu
G. W. Burroughs, who are po'n ni''
of experience.
The Congregational fair Will DC
hold as elsewhere advertised, IN res. ne
xai ba ah,a made by the women of the {,
10 is,r;Sb 70 make the affair interesting
paiis a,,ooossfnI in every way, beginning
With the May breakfast, Wnlcn VIZ from
sorved with an excellent menu Ll
II 90 70 2 clock. The testlVal oPt tbo
- ~ o'clock and in addition TO tne
az ,,sra1 booths for the sale OF lan any
usu rl domestic articles, candy, noweio
o aUiA lemonade, there will be a unity
oral bag for the children a a+t racts
ssnotb containing many aIsrd home.
t%iugs and one for the sale OF nome
tn nde cake The strawberry supper n
mace !lI - e served from to 8 o'clock. a.. In
Will NC 1.AA1o Oir1g nnQer LuC