The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The officers for the ensuing year
of Bingham chapter, 0. L. S., will be
installed Tuesday evening, May 7.
Tuflield Barraby has moved his pool.
room from the Milestone block to the
skating rink in the Emerson block on
Elliot street.
The last men s meeting of the
season was held in the Baptist parlors
Monday evening. About 40 were pres.
ent and refreshments were served
Arthur Knight, DIR. E. S. Bowen
and John Manley returned from Bos,
ton last night with the new Thomas
flyer which has been bought by Mrs.
Ada Dowley.
Phillip Thomas expects to have his
soda fountain and candy store in the
American building open by June l. At
the opening all visitors will be served
free drinks or ice cream.
Letter Carriers d. L. Tasker, w.
+. Barber and S. w. Knight win have
been in the postal service 20 years July
| and will be entitled to wear two red
stars on their uniforms beginning with
that date.
-Workmen have been engaged dur
ing the past week taking down the
iron smokestack from the electric sta
ton on Arch street and new one
will be put in place as soon as the
old one is out of the way.
Powers Brothers gave an exhibition
in fancy roller skating at the Center
vile rink the first part of the week.
Many fancy steps were shown, includ-
ing jig dances on the skates both on
the floor and on the top of tables.
A new intermittently lighted sign
has been placed over the front of the
Hall restaurant this week which at
tracts attention from all directions. The
sign is prettily colored and the lights
as they flash make pretty color eff
feet.
-Windham County Pomona grange
will meet with Protective grange next
Wednesday. f. J. Foster, lecturer Of
the state grange, will give an address
at the morning session and the NTH
degree will be conferred at the after
noon meeting.
A new departure in paying for
kilograms has been instituted by the
Postal Telegraph company. A book OF
stamps has been issued at a cost of SO
TO the user and each stamp is good for
its face value in sending kilograms
cablegrams and in messenger service.
The end-season meeting of the
Young Peoples union was held Tues
dav evening in the Baptist parlors
The work which has been done during
tbe past year and plans for the next
wear were discussed. 1t was decided
TO hold strawberry supper the even
ing of May IA.
The next meeting of Protective
grange will be held next Wednesday
evening and will be opened at o CLOCK
instead of at 100. The first and sec
ond degrees will be conferred upon
large class. the second degree being
worked by the special degree team, OF
which Philip Franklin is master
New headlights are being tried Oh
the local trolley cars. The hgnts are
nIaced lust above the Tenders lnstea1
If an the tops of the cars as formerly
They light up the track clearly 1or
distance of 60 feet ahead. 1t IS eX
nectod that the cars will be equipped
With the new headlights within
short time.
-Windham County Pomona grange
meets with Protective grange May .
Tbere will be lecturers conference a.
+ba forenoon session at which the stat'
lecturer is expected to be present, ans,
all the subordinate lecturers. Inc III u
doorne will be conferred at the altef
rs sossion Dinner will be served OF
the picnic plan.
Mrs G. F. Barber will entertain
Brattleboro chapter, D. A. h., at ne
home next Thursday afternoon at
- clock Members are requested 10 ho
tice the change of date. A report o
tbn Continental Congress will be give,
NV Miss Clark and Mrs. c. b. Grower
Vii VI read paper upon her experleehc'
Tnr;rg the earthquake at San Francisco
Owing to the fact that the attend
ance at practice of the hlgn schoT
tr n team has fallen off consldeTaoII5
Jnr;ng +he vacation Principal H. /
smith has thought it advisable 10 SUI u,
onnd practice until Tuesday. NoacI
e+nlto states that he has some eAcei
1 JrGt material and if the boys VIII Woll
~ TO- nraetice that a team will be turne,
out which will be credit 10 INC $50 49,
The employees of the Brattleoor
cohinot and White River CHAR CON
oonios which begin the weekly pay
p"n system May l, have received VI
eniinwing notices: "Owing to the Iarg =
aoaI o,nt Of work necessary we VIII ~ ~
a ,,;no week in which to make up w
qumq rolls of both companies. On Ma
Pay 1oo7 the employees Of botn CON
nanies will be paid for the eig 5,a1,o S%2
from April 26 to May Z, ootn 1 he erer.
and nav days thereafter VIII " ~ nre
saturday, for the week e enc ~ INC l1 H
s';o"s saturday. All bills for iapu ,
viouo bo handed in by noon MonIayS
I' ftnr April %, 1907, no orders VIII wiz, y
AIter .a np o. advances made on accouh
of pay. man name,
Leonard from Dummerston cIeor0 y
i;volv disturbance at the colno1 NOM
Moin and High streets SaturuaS I'll l
Ma" Tho horse was standing quietsi;'
ny. nost when he pulled and prohe M W.
az III and then started to run 80,
orlulo struck a curbstone ana oN fI
Masodd Init the horse kept gong -
u ~ n enter Thomas's drug SUI
stai ' 9osisted when the wagon p[ous ~ =
but deslsI'u ,.1onbone mole. With TN
main up sheet close hauled ana 5nG ba e
t NAV, Slated taut he steerea U It'll
tlao .s 90 +be street with the wagon 81 ~