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

lied his aunt, Miss Harriet Fletcher this
week. Mr.. Fletcher is civil engineer
and was employed for a number OF year,
by the III Paso South Western Railroad
company aud more recently by the Atchi'
son. topeka 4 Santa fe road, On ms
return he will go 20 Seattle IN the inter
cst OF his business.
The Townshend public library has been
moved 10 the reading room at the semi
nary. the books have been reananged and
the library will be opened next week. \
change has been made IN the library
hours which will hereafter be as follows
Tuesday, 1 p, m, to q p. M; "Wednesday
83O u. m. 10 $50 p. M; Friday, $50 p
m. TO $50 p. m. Mrs, II. W, Lewis will
have charge OF the library for the rest
OF the summer,
We are sorry to learn that Mr. and Mrs
Ralph Beebe are packing their goods aud
expect TO leave town this week MIS-
Beebe has been for several years The el,
icicnt president OF the Dorcas guild and
lis members are 10th 10 ct her goi Both
Mr. and Mrs, Bcehe will be missed IN
the community, Mr.. Beebe has several
opcnings awaiting him. While he is de-
Gliding which position he will accept Mrs
Beebe will visit her son, Raymond, IN
Bellows Falls,
O.. W. Follett returned Monday even
ing from his uip to jamestown ANA re-
ports a most delightful time, lie seems
10 have seen everything from the Declara'
ton of Independence to the dancing glrls
and from the white house to 10 whales
nj sea. He regards the ermont exhibit
as a disgrace to the.statc. The building Is
smaller than the little schoolhouse IN dts
trict No. and contains few pictures
and an Estey organ stiIl unpacked' The
exposition itself Is not nearly so good ~
was the Pan.American at Buffalo but
nevertheless displays much that Is OF m
tcrest. The trips about New York, Phll'
adclphia and Washington added much to
the pleasure OF the trip as did the voyage
at sea.
William Sparks came very near being
frightened early in the afternoon OF We'd
nesday. For two years or more he ha,
been quite accustomed 10 the smell OF
smoke but when he heard that his wife
had smelled it he rushed home IN con
sternation. 1t came about in this wise:
Julia had been put in the bed upstair'
rs usual and everyone supposed that she
was taking her customary nap. After
some time had elapsed she called to hcl
mother from the head OF the stars. Mrs
Sparks told her to go back TO bed and
started into the hall to enforce her com,
mand when she heheld Julia surrounded
by cloud of smoke. Upon investigation
il proved that the young lady had been
playing with matches and had set tn,
bed on fire. The flames were eXtin
guished but not before they had ruined
mattress and two pillows. Fortunately
the little girl was uninjured.
The farmers wives are wondering why
when the last of June their husbands
informed them that with all the new
tangled machines and several extra mei
the having would all be done i'll week
they still hear the sound of the moving
machines and are still Obliged to develop
muscle with the egg heater and the roll
! ing pin and are forced to conclude that
with a farmer, 60 days are as one weeb
except when it comes to taking a vacation
| There are a few times in the year wher
farmer is particularly busy. There II
| the maple sugar season which lasts iron
| the middle OF March to the middle o.
| April; blowing and planting which oc
cupy the time from the middle OF Apr
! until June, hoeing which fills up June
| having which disposes OF July and An
gust the oats and needed repairs which
lin September; harvesting and huskinG
which last through October and Noyem
ber the wood pile, supposing that he has
one and logging which monopolize every
day from the last of November until the
middle of March. Between these busy
seasons the farmer may rest and enjoy
himself