The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-05

hall,
-Quonekteeat tribe of Red Men
conferred the Warriors degree upon
class of four candidates Friday even
ing,
The sophomore class of the high
school will serve hash supper IN
Grange hall Saturday evening, April .,
at O o clock, the proceeds of which viii
be used to start a Washington fund
for the class.
A petition was in circulation last
week asking the seleetmen to grant II
censes of the fifth class to George Il,
Greene, c. Frank Thomas and Charles
4. GRAHAM. This petition has been
turned over to the selectmen and 1t Is
likely that licenses will be granted as
soon as the necessary formalities are
complied with.
Moran q Co. Is closing out sale
of furniture started OFF with rush yes
terday, although Mr., Moran says that
the many orders he has already deliy'
cred have made no apparent impress
sion on the amount of stock in the
store. The store will not open until y
clock in the morning for the present
John J. Fitzgerald, the third clerk
in Greene s pharmacy, has Just passed
the examination of the state board OF
pharmacy at Montpelier and is now
registered pharmacist, making three
registered pharmacists in Mr. Greene S
employ besides Mr.. Greene himself,
which is an unusual number for any
drug store outside of the large cities.
W. +. Root, who is president Of the
state board, has also been in Montpel'
Ter this week.
A meeting of the committee of the
Brattleboro society of Seamstresses,
Needle Women and Shop Girls was
held in the store of Donnell Il Davis
Tuesday evening when Mrs. Nellie
Streeter was chosen chairman, Miss
Katherine Dwyer secretary and Miss
Margaret Moran treasurer. The mat
ter Of engaging counsel to investigate
the management of the Thompson fund
was discussed and several local law
yers considered but ii was decided TO
wait few days before making any de
cision in the matter.
The fire department was called out
Wednesday afternoon at $50 to put
out n fire in a pile of bushes just of
Cedar street back of the house of
Lawrence Heaphy. Without ascertain
ing the extent of the fire small boy
ran to box 10 on Western avenue and
attempted to turn in an alarm but be-
ing unsuccessful summoned to his as
sistance Harry +. Nelson who sent in
the alarm. The chemical got away in
less than a minute from the time the
first bell sounded and the fire engine,
and hook and ladder wagon followed
later, When all the apparatus arrived
the main fire was in the box of the en-
CINE and the recall sounded in about
10 minutes.
Arthur Adams, teamster was Sc
verely injured at the Estey Organ fac
tory last Friday afternoon by falling
from the top of high load of lumber.
Adams was riding on the top of the
load and guiding his horses into the
yard where he expected to unload
when the front wheel struck an OBJ
stacle, giving the load a quick jerk.
Adams lost his balance and fell to the
ground. landing on the back side of his
! head. Spectators who rushed to his
assistance expecting to find him with
broken neck were surprised to hear
volcanic eruption of language brim.
stonic issuing from the tangled heap,
Adams was placed in n cab and car
ried to his home where physician
found that he was but little injured
barring a badly sprained meek.
The Twin State Gas and Electric
company announces this week a fur
Their reduction in the price of gas AT
ter May !. the rate will be $l.60 per
! thousand feet When the Twin State
company took the business last Octo'
ber the price was $2.25 per thousand.
This rate has gradually been cut until
at present it is $l.64 and, as stated
above. will be $l.60 after May /. If
business warrants. the company can be
depended upon to make the rate even
lower. The store at the north end of
the new American building will be
used by the Gas company and is prac,
tically ready for occupancy. This Will
be the general Office of the company
and the street railroad headquarters
and electric and gas fixtures and sup
plies will be shown for sale. A cam
paign of publicity is already begun
and an officer of the company is ready
to furnish information to all present
and prospective customers. This mod
ern business policy is commendable
and will be appreciated.
The annual meeting of the Yer
III
mont Wheel club was held IN the ,n Dl-
lard room Tuesday evening ne
meeting was called to order ny fresl-
| dent NJ. J. Moran with about ~ pres