The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-07-26

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through the agency of G. M, Clay for
S4973,63.
DIR. w. II. Noyes of Burlington, an
eye and ear specialist, has rented OF.
fees in the American building and VIII
begin practice soon.
"A recruit for the service Of the
United States army has been secured
in the person of Jerry Tryon of Cen
terville, who has enlisted in the 10th
Cavalry for service in Cuba. He left
for New Rochelle, N. Y, yesterday
where he will be mustered into service.
"A fire broke out Sunday afternoon
in rubbish pile where the barns on
the Stewart Pratt farm were burned
last week Wednesday and the chemical
engine and steamer No. were sum
moned to put out the blaze. This was
quickly accomplished.
There will be band concert on
the common tonight if the weather
permits The Y. NJ. c. A. has kindly
loaned its camp chairs to the bailiffs to
be used by women and children who
attend the concerts. Canton Palestine
will serve icecream and cake during
the concert this evening.
George Danyew has rented the
room in Judge building formerly oceu-
pied by Clinton W. Sawyer as a jew
elry store, but more lately by Henry
Belanger as a bootblacking stand, and
will open a barber shop there Monday.
He has purchased the chair and fix
lures which William Currier formerly
used in his shop on Elliot street.
William d. Lenihan opened his
new barber shop in the Ullery building
Wednesday morning He now has the
largest shop in town. 1t has five chairs
and is otherwise well appointed
Among the excellent features is
towel sterilizer which keeps the tow
els at the boiling point all the time
when not in use. A bootblacking
stand is also in the shop.
The grand list of the town this
year as compared to last year is
$50, 764.5S against $51 ,344.44, the vii
lage grand list, $44,520.62 against $39,'
s57.4s. The town tax is $3S,6l6.5l
against $35,436O6 for last year; the
village tax, $l6,9l9.02 against 49,
S53.47; the school district tax $29,-
O64.6S against $27sS414; the town
school tax $6,O26,9O against $i02S.l3.
Collector Subway has already begun
the work of collection.
The following county court decis-
ions were given Saturday by Judge
Taylor: Charles Langille was award
ed $50 and the costs of prosecution
against John Merry who assaulted him
in the year of 1904. At that time
Merry was tried for breach of peace
and fined but the action of Langille
was brought for trespass and injury
to the person. In the case of Allen
and Burrows of Vernon against 7. E.
Stockwell the plaintiffs were awarded
$50 damages for the trees which
Stockwell cut upon their premises.
The thunder shower of Wednesday
night was not without its humorous
features. In one part of the town
near where lightning struck, woman
was quietly sleeping and when the
stroke came, partly awakened and said
to her husband, "My, but this is a
noisy neghborhood, with which
statement she went peacefully to sleep
once more. At the Brooks House sew
eral men began to get scared alone in
their rooms and came down to spend
the time in the hotel office until the
shower was over.
After much delay occasioned by
the impossibility of getting their fix
lures through by freight Alexander s
new candy store in the American build
ing will be opened tomorrow. 1t was
at first planned to give free iee'cream
sodas to all visitors but in view of the
mob of children that this would be
sure to attract, thereby keeping away
many people who would be desirable
patrons, souvenirs will be given in
stead of ice-cream sodas The entire
store will be completed tonight and
it would be hard to find one more at
tractive. During the opening Leitsing-
er S orchestra will furnish music.
BY decree of Judge A. +, Schwenk
of the probate court the Congregational
Home Missionary society will receive
$3.50 from the proceeds of the estate
of the late Martha c. Ryther. The
property was left to the society at the
death of Mrs. Ryther about two years
ago. but Mr. and Mrs. Eli Clark were
given the use of the property as long
as they should live. Now that they
are both dead the final account of H.
E. Bond, trustee of the estate, was
filed at a special session of the court
held Saturday and the balance of the
interest was ordered to be paid to the
Eli Clark estate and the estate itself
to the missionary society.
PLANS are being made for the
fourth annual show of the Valley Fair
kennel club which will be held as us
nal in connection with the Valley
Fair Sept. "a, % and 26. The Amerl-
can Kennel club has given permission
for the local club to hold a show on
these dates and the officers are now
at work on the prize list. Charles H.
Welcome will superintend the show
this year in place Of r. G. Bacon, whose
business prevents him from assuming
the duties. Mr.. Bacon, however, will
give the show as much of his time as
possible James Watson of Hacken-
sack, N. j., who judged all breeds ex-
cept Boston terriers last year, has
been engaged for that task again.
The Boston terrier judge has not yet
been chosen.
The Toymakers the latest comic
opera to achieve marked success, is de-
cidedly different from all other musical
pieces. 1t is built along original lines,
has an original plot and develops
laughter at an original rate of speed