The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-15
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

eagles which will he held in Festival hal
the evening OF April !.
Paul Hardy, an employe of the Brat
tlehoro Cabinet company. had the hnger
on one hand badly lacerated yesterday
while al work in the factory.
The Brattleboro mandolin and banjo
club which formerly held sway IN The
town has been revived under the leader
shin of Miss Mercy Cox. The club al
present consists of 10 members and they
are planning TO give a musicale some time
in the future.
Nine days more remain of the special
sale at Geddis's book and stationery store
and for each day particular line OF
goods will be marked down so as TO make
Il worth while to take advantage OF the
low prices. Their advertisement in tins
paper gives fuller information.
Beginning Monday night the Hall res
taurant, which has been recently pur
chased by James II. Burke, will be kept
omen all night. Catering to the desires
of customers the restaurant will serve
SINNERS of steamed clans or oysters on
the half she'll every Saturday evening.
!. L. Mellen's advertisement in anoth
er column offers some attractive prices on
certain lines. of which he is making a
speciality for the coming week. heSC
special prices will be a feature at Mellen
store from week to week and will be an,
nounced as they occur IN the columns OIL
the Reformer
Rev. +. T. Mathison has received
calls to Episcopal churches in the towns
Of Massilon, O., and in North Haven
Conn. He is at present considering the
calls but declines to make statement re-
aarding his acceptance or refusal untl
yestrv meeting of the local Episcopal
church. which will probably be held TINS
evening.
James Fiske Hooker of Brattleboro,
was turned down in his town meetln" last
week for reelection as selectman. some
of the admirers Of this bright young man
have slated him for great responsibilities
in national affairs, in years to come ana
i Is honed that this setback will not
strand him politically for all time tc
come-Northh News.
Referee in Bankruptcy, A. E. Cud
worth of Londonderry held hearing
Monday in the county clerks oihce ioI
tbe creditors of Byron f. Anderson OF
Windsor to show why he should not be
discharged from bankruptcy. No creditors
appeared and Referee Cudworth MADE
Recommendation to United States Judge
lanes l.. Martin, that Mr.. Anderson be
discharged,
In its anxiety to advertise the beau
tifnl scenery of the country and New
England especially, the Central Vermont
raiiroad has moved the Thousand Islands
and several thousand lakes to the local
station and set them down along the walk
leading to the station platform. Hosts
Of pleased spectators enjoy the pretty
little islands and lakes as they hop IRON
Lummock to hummock in their efforts 10
reach the platform with dry feet.
The Professional club met in the
Brooks House Monday evening for the
ragmlar monthly session. The paper OF
he evening was delivered by DR.. Z. u
Wheeler and was upon the subject OF Us
teonathv. He began by defining the term
and the manner of treatment tor diseases i
and told how many ailments are cured ny
lis use. After the paper was READ lilose
present propounded questions r, wn l'al
we're answered by DR.. Wheeler. Inc pa,
per was carefully prepared and wei
given.
-Dunbam Brothers are putting upon
the market a new line OF rubber eoous
under the name of the victor pran4'
For some wears this firm has been dlstriD-
utors of the Ball Band" goods ana Lhe
new line is supplementary to TINS IN thdl
the Ball Band" are heavy ,WelgnIty goou ,1
and knit goods. whereas the victor
wand ri are light weight boots and rnbbers,
me new brand is made especially ioI
D,nbam Brothers and will be handled
nnIv bv them throughout the Unlten
states and promises to be valuable az
dition to their ever increasing wholesale
and retail business. An advertisement OH
another page of this paper gives particu'
lars and illustrations.
A ride over the most picturesque ana
,,,,,,orlahIe railway in the world is one OF
the most notable features OF Lyman IL
Howe's new moving pictures to be SHOWN
IN fine auditorium Friday evening, Marcn
% r was secured from the front OF
locomotive on the Austrian State railway
hv courtesy of the Austrian minister, Who
n e,SSonted snecial facilities for the purpose
T. nroceeds along the edge of a preclplcG
~ a dizzy height. Sublime mountain ana
,,olIev scenery is constantly IN view
Strong structures built to break the 1orce
of ayalanches are shown en- route.
hridge-25O feet above the roaG-ls mag
ni6cent engineering feat. Two trai,ls
passing each other on 1t give the PicLu a,'-
a fine effect The sublime mountain S oani
erv. precipices and ravlnes passing t ea;r
other in rapid succession until the IRAN
O 1i"ngas into the snow enwrapped Arlbere
tnnnel-the third longest IN EUROPE
make the whole trip one OF absorbing III
terest.
A special session of the probate court
was held Saturday afternoon before ouu
4, F. Schwenk. On petition OF 1he seieJ +
men of the town OF NeWiane, Lest I ,.n
Pike of that town was eXailliiieu Jlu ~,
,,o dm insane. As he is in destitute
d lipC stances and has no relatives he wa
Committed to the Brattleboro Retre a1:,, d,
tbn cost of the state. Elizabeth f; Millel
r nresented a petition to sell the real estate
pf tLn estate of Elijah Miller, the consent
81 of he fI, heirs having been filed. The hear
81 o. 'n LIZ, fbn netition was set for March ~
i Iann;a + Fales was appointed guardian
Of Della A. Wilder, in the, place, OF 'ht
late John H. Merrifeld under a BOND 4, q
s5I 600 furnished by Judge James ia ~
Tyler Henry r. Brown and ;; w. Eqgeo,
we're appointed appraisers OF the esIa s ~ y
I Henry Holden. Emma Hudson Wa a" p
pointed administering OF the es'S 90 oo0
Marshall Hudson under pong Oh %1'OGTT
furnished bv R. n. Fairbanks. y. n
lari,tfnno and G. B. Fairbanks were ap
oointed appraisers of the estate.
When the train, due to arllve1 is Sot
Springfield, Mass, at lO,lS, stIpRPe erm @sr
urrdav night opposite the Central vernon mon
roundhoGse, many Of the passei, Esal
aroused by the grinding jolt never no r eni
lied that by the alertness OF eye TyWi,, an,
auiclzness of hand of Engineer sru ",ii bai
Davis Davis t1 hsy pd had ee dea ia''9 The G
ooning along on time at good rate o
naI md was inst rounding the curve
speed +b hnu ronnd6ouse. Suddenly arounC
t5a curve Sre a red light flashed into view
e sLG e as quickly as possible the emergency
ana as q clntc6ed the whirling wheels
Wren Wren the train stopped a man standl,nt
WI, W nen one oe foot on the front of the pllo