The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-21

contains 1856 cases.
"A, w. J. Wilkins has been appoint
ed administrator of the William H.
May estate of Wardsboro.
-Workmcn began this morning to
put up the steel ceiling in the new
armory rooms in the Milestone block
The walls are nearly finished and the
floor will be laid next week.
Arrangements are progressing rap
idly for the trip of Beauseant com
mandery to Saratoga Springs the week
of July to attend the Both Triennial
Conclave which promises to be the larg'
est demonstration of its kind ever held.
ANY Sir Knight who intends to go and
has not notified the committee will do
well to do so at once and be sure OF
accommodation A few people outside
of the cQmmandery can be accommodate
ed and arrangements can be made with
w. B. Vinton or f. w. Nichols:
H. l.. Emerson s furniture team
figured in another smashup yesterday
afternoon on Forest street. The horse
was driven by George Harris ana
Thomas Clune was sitting on a stove
which was Il part of the load. One of
the front wheels caught in the chafe
iron when turning a sharp corner and
the horse was thrown in the gutter and
the load of furniture tipped over. Clune,
bv rapid footwork, managed to escape
being crushed under the stove. The
wagon and harness were badly broken
I'D and the horse received few cuts.
A recruiting station for the Unit
ed States army has been opened IN
the Brattleboro House this week by
Lieutenant Thomas f. Ryan of Spring
field. Mass, of the 18th Massachusetts
cavalry. The station is in charge of
Private Fred Il. Pitts of Springfield,
Mass, member of Company ID, 9th
Massachusetts infantry. A station was
maintained here about three months
ago and was in charge of Private Il,
j. Driscoll who after being here for
few weeks, moved the station to Bel.
lows Falls. From there he disappeared
and has NOT been seen since. While
the station was here before more re-
cruits were enlisted than in any other
in the whole Springfield district during
the same time. The station enlists men
for all branches of the service Of the
United States army for service in all
parts of the United States and the
Philippine islands.
At special session Of the probate
court held Monday before Judge a.
F. Schwenk the will Of Cyrus +. Reed
was presented by Ralph Reed and a
hearing was set for July %. The re-
port of the commissioners of the es.
tate of G. f. Plumb of Nottingham was
filed Margaret n. Boyd was appointed
administrators of the estate of Ansel
n. Boyd of Nottingham under bond of
$4,000 furnished by Otis futile. Motion
was made by J. H. Kidder for the final
settlement of the estate of John King
of Wilmington. 0. o. Ware was ap
pointed administrator of the estate of
Lucy r. Ware of Wilmington under
bond of $4,000 furnished by J. H. Kid
der The report of the commissioners of
the estate of Joseph Lavalley of Hall
fax was filed.
The children of the sixth and sew
enth grades held dual field meet on
the Valley fair grounds Wednesday af-
ternoon. The work Of Ray Sanders for
the seventh grade was a feature as he
won every event in which he entered
PM was responsible for his grade win
ming the 50 point against nothing for
the sixth as only frsts in the events
were counted. The sixth grade won
the baseball game. The events in the
meet were running high and broad
Jump potato race, 30 and 100 yards
dash, three legged race. relay race. The
children of the fourth and fifth grades
also held meet which the members of
the fourth grade won by the score OF
20 points to 10. At the meet Miss
Marguerite Tucker acted as clerk Miss
Florence Wellman was starter and
DiCdrich Stolte was referee.
William Fairbanks, who shot and
killed his niece, Mrs. Mary Page
Grout. at Saxtons River May p and
then fred two bullets into his own
body with suicidal intent, has been in
critical condition a week or more at
the Brattlcboro Memorial hospital, but
he is somewhat better now and may
recover. Throughout last week and a
part of this week his temperature
showed marked fluctuations, which
those in charge Of him were unable to
account for as his pulse was normal and
he was able to eat solid food. On
Tuesday night Fairbanks had a cough
ing spell which opened the bullet holes
over his heart and discharged there
from an almost incredibly large amount
of puss. Since then his temperature
has been more nearly normal and he
has appeared to improve. His wife
came last week to remain several days
She visited him short time each day,
but no word concerning the tragedy
was spoken by either in the other s
presence. Fairbanks has lost in weight,
and Deputy Sheriff George ?. AleXan-
der, who is with him nearly all the
time. thinks the fact is due partly to
constant meditation upon the prisoner S
rash act. Fairbanks is fastened to his
bed all the time except when the nurses
are working over him, handcutf
around one wrist being attached to a
chain which is secured to the head of
the bed.
Prolonged shouts of "burglars "
emanating from the room Of Mrs.
Charles B. Davis living on the second
floor of the house of George Harris at
80 Western avenue brought the mem
bers of Mr.. Harris S family from the
first floor to see what was the trouble
last Saturday morning. Mrs. Davis
was almost frightened into Mysteries
but was soon able to tell a coherent
s+ory Shn had haan awakened by a