The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

3 kiN' AAh AAiH tuhNtll On lht tuHHloh
next Wednesday evening,
james Fisk Hooker has purchased
the house at North street formerly
occupied by Dr.. c, L. Severance.
&C. T.. Gilman has secured the con
tract TO dig the cellar for the nurses
home which will be built for the
Brattleboro Memorial hospital.
Frank {. Field has sold his house
at 81 Western avenue TO DeWeese T.,
Dewitt, who will take possession Oct.
!, The sale was made through A. V.
Mays agency,
Catherine Blake, the four months
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Blake OF Elliot street, died Monday
morning at the home of her parents Of
cholera infantum after short illness,
Several large RATS of logs have
been floated down the Connecticut
river during the past week for use in
the construction of the eoifer'dam at
Vernon, The logs were cut in Ches'
[ teriield and put into the river just
above the suspension bridge.
Highland street presents a much
better appearance from the work
which has been done this week under
the direction of Commissioner Pres
colt Eames. The roadbed has been
raised and levelled and put back into
its old place around the corner where
it had worked toward straight line.
Timothy Aher lost the index and
middle fingers ON his right hand while
working in the kitchen at the Re
treat Tuesday morning, catching them
between two revolving cogwheels on
a brcadmixcr. lie was taken TO the
Memorial hospital where the digits
were amputated at the first joint by
DR., f. II. o'Connor.
"A party of boys chaperoned by
Garfield T. Morgan, walked to Spot
ford lake Tuesday and camped over
night. They also made the return
trip on foot The entire party came
from the camp at Hillcrest which IS
superintendent by David Willard of
New York. This is the third season
Mr.. Willard has been here with par
ty of boys.
The board of selectmen has con
tracted with the United Construction
company of Albany, n. Y, to place a
steel bridge across the Milestone
brook in place of the wooden struct'
ure that collapsed last Thursday at'
ternoon, carrying George Barrett his
hired man and team with a load OF
wood to the brook about II feet be-
low.
The body of John Glynn, who
died at the Memorial hospital last
Thursday afternoon from a fractured
skull which he received in some I'M
known way in Bellows Falls last week
Tuesday night, was buried in the
Prospect Hill cemetery Tuesday morn
ing. No word was received from his
relatives although it was learned
that he has an aged mother living IN
Boston.
Clarence Tracy, who gave his
home as Groton Junction, n. H., was
arrested Sunday night by Policeman
Evans for being drunk. He was ar
raigned before Justice A. p. Carpen
ter Monday morning in the absence OF
Judge L. w. Gibson and pleaded
guilty to the charge of intoxication'
He was fined So and costs amounting
70 5000. He took advantage Of the
statute and signed the pledge to avoid
paving the fine and was released on
pavment of costs.
William Flynn, who gave his oe-
cupation as a teamster and his home
as Portland, was arrested in Newtane
Saturday night by Deputy Sheriff
Luke O. Morse and was arraigned be
fore Justice John Morse Monday at
ternoon on the charge of intoxication
to which he pleaded guilty. He was
sentenced to the county Jail for 10
DAYS in default of a payment Of a line
and costs amounting in all to SIs.l4'
Harold f. Whitney appeared for the
state in the absence of State 8 Attor-
nev Robert c. Bacon
Arrangements are being made Tor
an Odd Fellows and Rebekahs held
dav TO be held in Brattleboro Sept. 2
under the auspices of an association,
primarily of Vermont origin and mem
bership. which is being extended to
include members of the order in TINS
state. A representative has visited
the lodges in Keene, Marlboro ana
Troy recently inviting them to join IN
the annual outing and it is understood
that the Winchester and Hinsdale
lodges will be represented The asso-
cation has already held two success
ful annual field days.-Keene Sentinel
At regular meeting of the VII
lace bailiffs Friday night it was vot-
cd 70 rive James H. Evans his com
mission as chief of police. Since the
RESIGNATION of William Warren MI.
Evans has been night Waterman and
his work has been so satisfactory
+Lo+ Il was decided by the bailiffs to
Give him his commission so that he
will have the powers of regular dep-
,,tv sheriff and may serve papers IN
any criminal or civil process any,
where in the state. He was placed
,ndnr bonds of $4,000 which were
furnished by two well-known business
mon of the town. 1t was also voted
n order the street signs, which 1t
was voted several months ago to pur-
chase. 1t was decided to extend the
sewer on Oak Grove avenue to South
Main street and thence to the river
The nine will be eight inches in diam
eter and abundantly able to handle
the sewage of the district. 1t was
also voted to purchase, 1000 feet OF
good quality hose for the ire depart
ment, something which has been need
ed for a long time.