The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-07-05
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The directors of the board of
trade viii hold meeting Tuesday
evening.
The Carpenter company closed its
factory Wednesday for the remainder
of the week,
If the weather is pleasant next
Wednesday evening the women of the
Episcopal church will hold a sale of
ice-cream, cake and lemonade on the
Common.
Several canoes bearing loads of
Dartmouth college students on their
way to spend the summer at Saybrook,
Conn, passed through here Sunday
and Monday.
Horton s agency has sold the house
at Cherry street owned by Mary c.
Beard of New Haven, Conn, to local
people for an investment. The same
agency has also sold Egbert Brasor S
new house on Pine street to out of
town parties.
Robert c. Bacon, administrator of
the Winfrid Randall estate, has sold
the farm in Westmoreland, \. H., to
j. f. Edison of Townshend who is 60
ing into the poultry business and will
take possession of the place at once.
The sale was made through y. v.
Mays agency.
Mrs. J. J. Clune won the sewing
machine which NJ j. Moran & com
panv offered to the holder of the lucky
coupon. Andrew Worden of Grove
won the couch and Miss Margaret
johnson won the picture. The coupons
were given away with each purchase
to the amount of 81.
Glass No. 10 of the Baptist Sun.
day school will hold lawn party We'd
nesday afternoon and evening on the
grounds of +. l.. Hunt. Useful and
fancy articles, e-cream, sherbet,
cake, homemade candy and lemonade
will be for sale. Should the weather
be unfavorable the affair will be held
Thursday afternoon.
The Woman s Relief corps held
their annual Memorial service Monday
evening. At 6 o'clock they met IN u.
A. r. hall and marched to the Prospect
Hill cemetery where they decorated
the graves of the members who nave
died. Then they gathered at the grave
of Mrs, Kate D. Cutler and sang two
selections and Mrs. Helen Miller, chap
lain, gave a prayer. The service was
closed by reading of 23rd psalm
The post Office department 8 order
calling for the weighing of all classes
of mail in all the offices of the country
went into effect Monday. Each once
* required by the order to weigh all
matter originating in it and to con
tinue this work until January !. such
weighing has been ordered in previous
wears. but for much shorter PERIODS
and usually of only one class OF mall
The postal authorities have not re-
vealed their purpose in this year s or
der. and whether it is for use IN max
ING contracts with the railroad Is
only matter of conjecture.
General order No. 10 from the Of
fce of Adiutant General W. IL. Gilmore
o+ates that the annual encampment Oh
the Vermont National Guard will be
held at the state camp ground, near
Fort Ethan Allen, from Thursday, Au'
oust s. to Wednesday, August II, potn
Gavs inclusive Col. J. Gray Estey is
assigned to duty at said encampment
as post commander and Will issue inc
necessary orders for the proper, conduc'
thereof in accordance with the fules
governing military posts. The quar-
fermaster- general will furnish trans
portation, quarters, subsistence any
provide for the payment of the troops
but no transportation will be FURNISHED
or nav allowed except to othcers aho
men who report for duty on OF pe1ore
Saturday, August 10, and remain uul
ing the encampment, ana nave poei
dnIv commissioned or enlisted.
Sheriff Arthur P. Thompson o.
RaIlows Falls, who was in Brattlepor'
Tuesday on his return from Ne"lahe
saws he is much pleased with the way
The new law permitted sherlffs 10 EN-,
nIov the prisoners is working out, al
though Just now there are put two -
Newfane jail who can be worked, Wv
others being held for trial ana there
foro in another class. There are 81
rrieoners in all. The two short-tern
mon are working in Holden u Martln
Mil and their guard has work tner,
also. Sheriff Thompson has nao lo'
aords of wood offered him at ~ cent
cord standing. and next winter III
will employ the prisoners Ill cu rr.ls
and hauling il to rhg I'"gc or new !,
fame Some Of 1t will 90 to lal i
some TO the court house, ai'' .I g WI
ho sold. Sheriff Thompson Asures INA
be can make for the state pron' o
at least 81 a cord.
companv I, V. N. G., will hav'
narticularly attractive heaaquaei t.a,
lprhen the rooms which are beng nue.
W. for the company in the Whetstoh
bppildinc are completed. The wnole 0
tbo second floor will be utilized, an'
- addition to drill and lnspectlol
hall there will be rooms Ior NH M
and equipment and clubroom ~
drill hall will be about 40 Iee' WI
bv 60 feet long and will have n'iI
,rood floor and steel ceiling
Vii have a wainscoting of hard pm.
and tbe walls will be covered WIN oui
Ian tinted green. The rooms VIII :
ndrninned with modern plumbing an
olaotric lights. Since the old aftnol
on Elliot street was torn down VI l.
company has not been able to get SUI !
able quarters, and has been oDiiseu
hold drills and inspections IN the toM
hom The members are much please
mitb the new prospect. The new quai
tars will be ready for occupancy