The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-08

in Brattleboro will appear In next
week : issue of The Reformer.
A. V. Mays agency has sold for
Charles j. Reach his house on Canal
street to Frank b. Warner who takes
possession at once,
Frank Shea is having his property
ON Elliott street, formerly occupied by
W. o. Childs restaurant, remodeiied
and fitted out for store.
The New England Order of Pro
lection will give a public supper IN
Red Men Is hall next Wednesday even
ing from to s o'clock.
The Alliance study club met Mon
dav evening at the home of Rev. T.. z,
:. Osgood and spent n pleasant ana
profitable evening in the study of Facts
about Modern China.
&C. c. Winchester, who formerly
ran "A milk route, has sold out his mix
business and will sell Oliene, hght'
ing oil of high quality. His ad APP
pears on another page.
Rev. |. T.. Coddington of Nashua,
n. H., preached in the uniyersaiist
church Sunday. The parish viii hear
one more new minister and then one
of those who have been heard before
will be given a second trial.
Napoleon Castine purchased in
Concord, n. H., last week pair OF
black team horses weighing 5.oo
mounds. His brother Joseph Castine
bought in Boston pair of bays weigh
inc 200 pounds. Both pairs will be
used by their owners in teamhng'
The members of Miss Alice Hold
On 5 Sunday school class visited the
Home for the Aged Sunday afternoon
and entertained the inmates by sing
ing sacred songs. The concert was
source of much pleasure to those un.
able to attend church on account OF
the infirmitities Of age.
F. T.. Barber, counsel for DIR. J. II.
Cole of Readsboro in the case OF L. u
Clarke against DIR. Cole over note
given TO the late Osmer Clark, has
appealed from the decision OF Judge
Il. w. Gibson in favor of Mr.. clark
and the case will be tried at the April
term of the county court.
State g Attorney Robert C. Bacon
has moved his Office from his OLD
quarters into the offices in the ullery
building formerly occupied by the YER
mont Printing company. The new
rooms are on the front side OF the
building and are larger, better lighted
and more suitable for his work.
The case of w. A. Morse against
DIR, George \. Roberts to collect Din
for painting came up before Justice a.
p Carpenter Saturday and was con
tinued until next Monday because DR.:
Roberts had several patients in need OF
his attention. A. c. Spencer appeared
as attorney for DR.. Roberts and +. T..
Barber for Mr.. Morse.
"A new Brattleboro directory will
be issued this year by +. A. Manning
& company of Springfield, Mass, pub
fishers of the last directory. The forth
coming volume will contain practically
the same features as the one last
published. 1t is probable that Hins-
dale. n. H., will be dropped from this
issue at least and Putney included.
Miss Mabel Hunt gave a party to
90 of her friends at her home on Tyler
street last Friday evening. The even
ing was spent in progressive games.
Prizes were won by Miss Florence
Pentland and Diedrich Stolte. After
the games refreshments were served ana
the remainder of the evening spent IN
singing.
The new program which will be
presented here by the Edwin J. Hadley
company is in every respect educational
entertaining and satisfying. The pie
lures are admirably chosen and the
travel views are the finest ever present
ed. The humorous pictures are new and
excellent and delight the children as well
as make the grown people laugh heart
lily.
The New England Telephone and
Telegraph company will begin paying
rent for its new offices in the Amerl'
can building Feb. 10 but does not ex-
pect to get its new exchange in opera
ton before April l. The new switch
boards. testboards, desks and other
appliances have been in Brattleboro for
several months, and il is expected that
next week will see a large force OF
men engaged in the work of equipping
the new quarters.
AS a car heavily loaded with
crowd for the Centerville rink, was
climbing the Oak street hill Saturday
evening one of the fuses burned out and
the car was filed with the smoke of
burning rubber. At the same time the
surroundings were brilliantly hight
ed UP by the flashing electricity. Sever
al passengers were badly startled but
otherwise no damage was done. The
car went as far as the car barn on lts
emergency fuse and then another car
was put on.
Rodney Haigh, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w n Haigh was taken i'll in school
Monday forenoon and was obliged to so
home. His illness was diagnosed next
day as diphtheria by DR.. c. h. Aldrieh
and quarantine has been placed on
the house. The Haigh boy sat in school
near the seat of Jesse Bailey who was
taken i'll with diphtheria about two
weeks ago. 1t is thought young Halgh
caught the disease from Bailey. DR..
Aldrich states that his patient is get
ting along well,
-Four incandeseent Nights Of 40 can
die power will be placed in the vlcinl,
tv of the West River bridge WITHIN
a few days. Selectmen w, i, walker
and E. L. Putnam and Charles Bracket
for the Twin State Gas & Electric com
pany visited the bridge Monday to
designate the positions for the lights:
one will be placed at either end OF
the bridge and two just beyond. In
the past the bridge has been lighted