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

The line dwelling on western ave-
nue. formerly occupied as a residence
by Judge lloyt II. Wheeler has been
sold TO Hcrmon 4, Eddy, through A.
V. Mays agency.
Henry Belanger has moved his
bootblacking stand from William
Lenihan s barber shop TO the shop
which George Danyew has opened,
just across the street.
Leonard Lee Of South Newfane
broke the peace by his obstreperous
conduct yesterday and was arrested
by Constable |. o. Morse of South
Newfane. He was tried before Judge
II. W. Gibson yesterday afternoon
and paid Sl266 for his celebration
"A petition asking the selectmen
to remove the flag stone pavement IN
front of the stores of Il. Il. Perry d
company, +. w. Kuech, Ii. ii. Thomp.
son and Brosnahan Il Sullivan and
substitute concrete walk is being
circulated ON Main street and largely
signed.
The Independents will play a
game of baseball with Newfane to-
morrow afternoon Mt $3.50 o'clock on
the island. Bush will pitch for the
visiting aggregation. He was once a
good player but the local boys man
aged to bat a victory from his slants
when the two teams met at Newfanc
a short time ago.
A meeting of the directors Of the
Connecticut River Power company
was held in Boston yesterday, c. c.
Fits being present from this town
At this meeting the directors ex'
pressed themselves in favor Of doing
all in their power to secure the loea'
ton of industries in Brattleboroi
Hinsdale and Vernon.
A verdict of $4,000 for the plain.
tiff was given yesterday in the case OF
W. A. Han against Oakleigh Thorne OF
New York city, an action growing out
of the reorganization of the White
Mountain Paper company. The SUIT
was tried before referee in New
York city and Clarke C. Fits was
counsel for the plaintiff.
Protective grange held a regular
meeting Wednesday evening and sew
eral candidates were ballotted upon
The first and second degrees will be
conferred Aug. il. At the meeting q
gift from former State Master c. j.
Bell was presented to the grange by
General Deputy II. w. Sargent. The
gift was framed picture of ex,Gov'
ernor Bell.
The new candy store in the
American building was opened TO the
public Saturday afternoon when a
large crowd assembled to look over
the store and partake of its various
offerings. 1t was the unanimous YER
diet that the store is very attract,
i've one. Wales s orchestra furnished
music during the opening and all the
visitors received souvenirs.
-A[idshipman Lucien f. Kimball
whose heroic conduct at the time OF
the explosion on the battleship Geor
gia attracted wide notice, arrived at
! his home here Tuesday forenoon ia
spend a months furlough. He has
nearly recovered from the burni
which he received. Midshipman Kim
ball has received orders from the wal
department not to discuss the acct
dent. -,.
One of the boys from Prineipa
! f. B. Smiths camp at Spofford lake
was brought to the Memorial hospita
Tuesday in Dr. G. X, Anderson S auto
mobile. The boy had stopped a red
hot baseball with his right thumb anC
later attempted to operate upon him
self with a jackknife with disastrous
result. Repairs were made at the hos
pital and he was able to go back t
the lake Wednesday.
AS the choir in st. Michael
Episcopal church sang the line, Dark
ness Shall Not Hide Thee, which wal
in the closing hymn at the sunda.
evening service, all the electric Light
in the church went out. The light
soon came on and as the choir sans
the word darkness again the light
disappeared second time. Somebod,
found a match and lighted the gas
which enabled the congregation t.
disperse.
The last of the log drive of tn
Connecticut River Lumber compan,
passed Bellows Falls Monday morning
and that night the water above tn
dam was open for boats again. Tn
rear will probably be in Brattlebor
TODAY or tomorrow. The drive thi
wear consists of about 100000 feet
about thirds as much as last sea
son, and the logs are smaller than L
previous seasons. Timber is gettln
scarce at the head waters of the Con
necticut.
The open season on brook trou
came 10 an end in Cheshire county, \
H., Wednesday. The state laws pre-
vide that person may be fined t
the extent of $50 or imprisoned for
period of six months, or both, for tax
ing trout in the close season or havin
one in his possession. The open sea
son for trout in Vermont comes to a
end Aug. 10. Many fish were caugh
in this county the first two weeks
the open season but since then tn
fishing has been unusually poor.
The annual picnic of st. Micf
ael's Episcopal parish was held yes
terday afternoon and in spite of tn
Indictment weather the occasion wa
highly enjoyable. A special car cal
ried the party to Brookside par
where it was planned to hold the pic
mic but on account of the rain tn
scene of activity was shifted to tn
Centerville rink where the afternoo
was delightfully."- spent in playin
games before the time for servin
supper. w. E. Haskell added to tn
enjoyment of those present by givin
them automobile rides.