The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-12
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

"A new Mosler safe has been moved
into the Offices of Ullery 4 company
this week.
john X, Ryder has exchanged his
Autocar runabout for four.cylindeI
Ford runabout.
The mission circle of the Uniyer
salist church will meet in the vestry ON
Thursday afternoon at o'cloek. The
watchword is Truth.
AT the last meeting of Protective
grange IL was voted to hold field day
in connection with the meeting OF
Wndham County POMONA grange next
August.
The choir Of the Baptist church
with invited guests numbering 2S in
all, were entertained at a supper at
the Hall restaurant Wednesday even.
ing by Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Maynard.
"A Brattleboro stamp brought
$3.50 at a sale held last week at the
Collectors club in West Goth street,
New York city, by John A. Kleeman.
The stamp was described in a recent
issue of the New York Times.
The program of the next grange
meeting will be in charge of the young
people and all the women of the grange
are requested to be prepared to speak
upon the topic for discussion. How
Can We Teach the Children to Love the
Country.
Joseph Dudley of Holyoke, Mass,
was in town the first of the week on
his way home from trip in the north
ern part of the state for the purpose of
buying horses. While here he made
arrangements to leave two fine driving
mares with John G. Baker, who will
train them.
Mrs. Fred I. Swift, regent of Brat
tleboro chapter, D. A. r., and Miss
Susan Clark of West Bratteboro will
leave tomorrow to attend the national
convention of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, which will be
held in Washington, D. c., beginning
Monday.
The selectmen will give public
hearings Saturday morning, April %,
at 10 o CLOCK in the selectmen s rooms
on the license applications of George
Z. Greene, Charles E. GRAHAM, G.
Frank Thomas and Fred H. Holden. All
of them have applied for fifth class or
druggists licenses.
-Preseelle will offer his original
hypnotic one ring circus in the audito-
rum tonight. The subjects will per-
form like acrobats, Indian club swing
ers, bare back riders, etc., and the act
4n ha ha of
season. At the matinee Saturday af
terloon at $50 every woman will be
presented with book written by Pres
celle.
--Brattleboro people who are fond of |
music and who take pride in the ar,
lists which this town has sent out will
hasten to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity offered Thursday evening, April
IS, to hear William Schuster. Those
who heard Mr.. Schuster at the recital
he gave before the Wheel club a few
weeks ago realize what a treat is in
store for those who attend the concert
in the auditorium next week.
Since the fire in the warehouse of
the Swift company near the local sta
ton the building has been thoroughly
repaired. An extension has been built
on the south end in which are the
business and private offices of the
The interior Of the building
is being painted and two new dormer
windows have been put in the west
roof to allow ice to be put in and taken
out. To give the whole fitting fin
sh the sign on the top of the building
has been newly painted. Since the
work has been done the building pre-
;ents an attractive appearance
The regular meeting of the Brat
;leboro Professional club was held in
he Brooks House Monday evening
With a small attendance. After the
,anouet had been finished the party
adjourned to the parlor to listen to an
talk on Theories of Aether
Vibrations by Prof. L. A. Butterfield.
lie handled the subject in an excellent
ashton and his talk was interesting.
The theory is one which does not APP {
zeal to the average mind but under the
and of Professor Butterfield it was IN {
eresting indeed. Rev. G. B. Lawson 9
vas scheduled to lead the discussion
inf was unable to be present until the !
after part of the evening and his place $
vas excellently filed by Rev. e. L. G
Tathison. Following the address by t
Professor Butterfeld there was an IN t
ormal discussion among those present /
Orders have been issued by the q
Western Union Telegraph and Cable
ompany that an increase IN rates - f
n force. The rate between here ana =
,hicago for the usual telegram Oh ~ n
lords has been increased from oo " G
O cents day rate and from 30 to oo .
onts night rate. The rate from here \
, noints in Delaware has been IN !,
reased from 40 to so cents day rate ~
nd from 80 to 40 cents night rate. 10 I
lew York city the rate has been IN 7
.oosod from Is to IS cents day rate =
nd from 25 to 80 cents night rate. 10 T
mario the rate has been increased \
.om 40 TO so cents day rate and from e
: n 40 cents night rate 10 some :,
,ints in Rhode Island the rate mas =,
onn Increased and to Others 1T has not " "
a. heen increased To Newport tne .
~ ;s 40 cents instead of % day rate a
nd 80 cents instead OF 70 nlgn' fa'e' t,
John Calvin, chairman OF tne 81
,ord of village bailiffs, has had occa-
an to look up the figures in regard 10 -
- alarms and fire losses in Brattle-
,ro in the past 10 years. He finds tnat y y
- ~ onlls we're received at the engine .
,use and that the total losses aggre-
ted $94 600, which is an average los0 ~
abort 1870 for each call. Inc COM ON W
~ losses at two fires was S5o,ooo; I'll
Il in these instances there were soUu ~ ~
asons why the department was IN u !,