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

There will be a dance in the Cen
terville rink tomorrow evening, the
last one before September,
Stuart Chaplin and Arthur Staples
have been building a canoe this sum
mer and expect TO have II ready 10
launch on the river next week.
C. +. Sargent's right arm was
badly lacerated below the elbow Mon
day, being caught in a boring machine
while Mr.. Sargent was at work III
the Estey Organ factory.
"A party of young men who have
been holding forth in the cottage IN
Crowel Is park every evening were
caught the other night and taken to a
local law office whore they received Il
! lecture on law.observance.
The Methodist women are TO meet
at the church tomorrow tSaturday)
afternoon for the purpose of cleaning
and getting the audience room ready
for services Sunday. The men Of the
society who can do so are requested
TO come prepared to assist in the
work.
The First Regiment band went
70 Pine Grove Springs Saturday to
play at the carnival of water sports
scheduled to take place there. On ae'
count of the high wind the races were
not held but the band furnished mu'
sic during the afternoon and for the
dance in the evening.
The pulpit of the First Baptist
church win be supplied for the next
two Sundays by Rev. +. +. Marble,
Ph. d., of Cambridge, Mass. DIR. Mar
BILE, who was formerly pastor here, IS
spending his vacation at Northhelu'
Mass. and his large circle of friends
will extend hearty welcome as ue
comes again to preach
Three charges of the Kurn Hattin
home became dissatisfied with the
conditions there Monday and started
AWAY They legged it to this town
and lodged with the parents of one OF
the bows in the Watercure building.
/ Meantime Policeman Evans had been
notified and he took two of the boys
hack TO the home Tuesday afternoon.
The other boy remained here with
his parents.
H. ]. Marmein of Kingman
Ariz.. owner of the Goldbug mine, was
in town Wednesday in conference
with Harry Gray, manager of the To-
cal office of |. NJ. Taylor and company
of Boston which company is looking
after the sale of stock in the mine in
the east. Several local business men
have become interested in the stock
and Mr.. Gray states that he has solo
5000 shares of the stock in this town
The stock is now selling for rs cents
a share. The mine itself Is located
close to several valuable mines.
Dan Martin. who resides on Ma
ple street. became fabricated with fire
water Wednesday night and gave his
wife beating Neighbors complained
to Policeman Evans and Martin was
hailed TO the cooler. He was tried on
the charge of drunkenness yesterday
morning and fined IS and costs
amounting to 5000 which he was un
able to pay and so was taken to the
iail at Newfane to serve an alternative
sentence of 10 days, Martin did not
clearly understand the charge anc
thought he was being charged witt
beating his wife and entered plea
of not guilty on the grounds of sell
defense. He called for lawyer anc
was about to fight the case. 1t was
finally explained to him that he was
on trial for being drunk and he
changed his plea to guilty, all th'
time stoutly denying that he wal
drunk at the time of his arrest,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Hackley re
turned Wednesday from an extende,
visit with relatives in st. Paul ant
Minneapolis, MINI, during which
they had the pleasure of chat Will
Governor johnson, Henry Watterson
choice for the next president of thu
United States. The meeting with th
governor took place in the executive
Offices at Minneapolis, and wa
brought about through Mr. Hackley
nephew. who is an intimate friend o
Minnesota s chief executive. MI
Hacklev describes him as Lincoln
esoue figure, six feet in height AM
slim, his weight being in the vicinit.
, of 100 pounds. He has prominen
law which indicates the truth of wha
his friends say Of him that an expires
train won move him, once he is sur
! that he is in the right. Mr.. and Mrs
Hacklev had a delightful visit, AM
were impressed with the middle ives
/ as a country of opportunity.-Green
field Recorder.
Mrs. Mary Griffin Higgins, 7i
widow of Michael Higgins, died Sun
day night at her home at 1O5 Ellio
street after suffering from fal
; which she sustained in January
, Mrs. Higgins was walking down
> fight of stairs at her home at tn
l time of the accident and tripped an
= fell to the bottom. She was so badl
: injured that she never recovered fror
= The shock. She was born in Irelan
and came to this country when sh
2 was IS years old, being married thre
, months later to Michael Higgins o
/. this town where she had lived eve
: since. They had nine children, thre
: of whom still survive. They are Mis-
. Mary E. Higgins and Mrs. John La
G row of Brattleboro, and Miss abb
r L. Higgins of Springfield, Mass. TIL
I funeral was held at st. Michael's Re
. man Catholic church Wednesda
p morning at s o'clock, Rev. FIR. M. /.
E Carmody officiating. Burial was i
, the Catholic cemetery. The bearer
, were Luke Ferriter, John Devint
!. Daniel Brosnahan and Timothy Ahel
n -Myron P. Davis of this town an
+ Mrs. Mary c. Beard of New Have1
Conn were nnietlY married yesterda