The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-30

Charles Cakes is building canoe
which no will launch on the river as
soon MS il is done.
Il. II. Barber has sold Merrill
piano TO the Ladies Aid society OF the
Wilmington Congregational church
The executive committee OF the
Valley fair have sold privilege 10 a
merry 20 round which will be located
in the grove at the rear Of the track
The postofliee will be open from Z
to 10 Labor day. The regular carriers
will make tho morning delivery only
and the rural carriers will make no
delivery.
William Collier of Fairview street,
an employo of the Brattleboro Cabinet
company, received injuries to his LEFT
arm Monday morning by getting It en-
tangled in the sand belt. DR.. Ander'
son dressed the wound.
"A meeting for everybody will be
held on the Ben Casson grounds on
Newfane Hill Sunday afternoon at .
o clock. The meeting will be conduct,
ed by Rev. and Mrs, Broad and all
Universalsts are especially invited
Darius A. Wood, 80, died at the
Home for Aged at Providence, h. l.,
Aug. 90, and the funeral was held Sun.
day. lie was born in Brattleboro and
was the son of Israel Wood. He leaves
half brother, II, NJ, Wood, of this
town.
Protective grange conferred the
third and fourth degrees upon class
of 10 candidates Wednesday evening
Visitors were present from neighbor'
ing oranges. Interesting remarks were
made by Mr.. Gates, master of Evening
Star grange, Mr.. Whittimore, master
of Broad Brook grange, Mr.. and Mrs
Pellet of North Brookfield, Mass,
Mr.. Putnam, master of the Bernard.
ston, Mass, grange, G. W. Sargent OF
Springfield, Mass and State Master
G. W. Pierce.
Camp Chesterfield, which has been
run during the summer by Il. Burr
Smith, principal of the local high
school. closed yesterday and the boys
departed. for their homes. a large
number of youngsters have spent
pleasant and profitable summer In the
omen air or water and not an accident
Of any consequence has marred their
pleasure all of which things speaks
well of the camp which Mr.. Smith has
been conducting for the past several
years.
Exhibitors of cattle from without
the state will be able to show their
stock at the Valley fair and other
fairs in Vermont by showing certlt'
cate of physical examination made by
n qualified veterinarian. These Ger
tifcates must be forwarded to the state
commissioner, II. S. Wilson of Airing
ton, who will then issue permits. I'm
der this arrangement intending exhib-
itors will experience little difficulty in
getting permission to bring their cat
tie to this state.
A small sensation was created a
few days ago, when a young woman
fell in a faint on Main street She
was taken into a drug store, and a
physician called, and she recovered
consciousness in. about five minutes.
The doctor called it case of hysteria.
The police took the girl in charge and
put her on the train for Brattleboro,
where she said she came from. They
were inclined to think that she had
been injudicious in the selection OF
her associates, and had been drinking.
The story was reported that the girl
had been drugged and was being tax
en- to New York, but the police do not
attach any credit to this report
Greenfield Gazette.
Luther Avery, an employe Of the
Estey organ factory, left his home at
81 Washington street Wednesday
night with So, razor, an umbrella
and a cake of soap. Unknown to his
wife he had worked out his notice at
the shop and tried to cover his depart
ure by telling his wife that sick
neighbor on Prospect street wanted
her attention. Mrs. Avery became
suspicious, however, remembering the
occasion several months ago when her
husband came home in a dazed condi-
ton claiming that he had fallen into
the canal, and so telephoned for the
officers. Before their arrival Avery
had gone out by the rear door. All
! Wednesday evening and most of yes
terday officers searched Brattleboro
and its environs, some of them visit
ing the Connecticut river dam site.
Last evening Mrs. Avery received a
letter from her husband. 1t was writ
ten in Bellows Falls and said that he
was going to his former home in Straf-
ford
George Ingraham, who is employed
as a cook at Halls restaurant, was
badly scalded Friday night while at
tempting to lift kettle of boiling
water from the stove. He was taken
to the Memorial hospital where the
burns were treated, and his recovery
is reported to be matter of several
weeks. Mr.. Ingraham s foot slipped
and caused him to fall as he raised the
kettle from the stove, and the water
poured over his shoulders and body,
burning as far down as his waist and
extending down on his right arm for
some distance. Sweet oil was lmme'
diately applied to the affected parts
and on the arrival of DR.. +. II. O'Con-
nor further relief was administered
/ With the exception of Saturday when
a slight chill was suffered he has rap
idly improved. Mr.. lngraham has
been here but short time coming to
BrattIeboro from Northampton
Mass, where he was employed In a
like capacity. He has wife and one
daughter and resides on Cedar street
Lorenzo D. Thayer, &c. died this