The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

-Fiftyseven couples attended tn,
dance at Centerville Tuesday evening
The next dance will be Saturday nigh
and every Saturday during the sum
mor.
Memorial day, May 30, the post
office will be open from until Il
noon. Carriers make early morning de
livery only. Rural carriers will make
no delivery.
Harvey w. Sanders, who was
elected chief of the fire department at
the annual village meeting, has ap,
pointed the following assistants: Al,
bert A. Smith, Don II. Miller, Michael
Baker and Hermon Joy.
-Abnormally cold weather was
Brattleboro' S portion the first few days
of this week. Self-registering ther.
mometers went as low as "a degrees
early Tuesday morning and frost
was narrowly averted.
During the past week Station
Agent j. NJ. MeCraw, assisted by b. A.
VIM, yardmaster from New London,
Conn, has been doing good work at
clearing up the sidings in the local
freight yard. They are clearer now
than they have been for months.
Mrs. Albert Smith very pleasantly
entertained the l.. d. c. club at her
home on Pleasant street last Friday af-
ternoon, the occasion being her birth
day anniversary. 4 bountful supper
was served, the men being present in
the evening The party broke up at
a late hour wishing her many happy
returns of the day.
Train No. l, due in Brattleboro
over the Central Vermont road at SIS
D. m, figured in a slight accident Mon
day evening on account of a misplaced
switch which shunted the train from
the main line to a siding filled with
freight cars. The train was running
very slowly at the time and conse-
quently no serious damage was done.
-Roadmaster W. P. Elrod made a
trip of inspection up the West River
road yesterday and this time the train
STAYED on the rails all the way up and
back. He states that he found the
roadbed in the best condition at the
time of year that it has been for many
years. Perhaps the roadbed, like some
other things, has improved with age,
but there are some who came from
Missouri.
Holden & Martin have installed a
new $50 horsepower boiler in place OF
the old 60-horsepower boiler which has
been running their factory and that of
the Hooker, Corser & Mitchell com
pany for the past several years. Inc
new boiler was installed in record
breaking time The mill closed Satur-
dav night at the usual hour and started
again under steam from the new boiler
in four days. The old boiler will be
placed in some one of their smaller
mills.
Rev. Walter C. Clapp of the Phil
ippines will give a talk on the ISLANDS
with stereopticon views wednesday
evening. May 90, at 7.30 clock, IN
the Congregational chapel. Mr. ClaPp
has been an Episcopal missionary III
the Philippines for several years ana
has Travelled extensively. He is an eX,
celIent speaker and his talk is well
worth hearing. No admission will be
CHARGED but a collection will be taken
for his work in the Philippines. All
are cordially invited to attend.
While John Lynch and several 9th
err boys were fishing for suckers IN the
Connecticut river near the engine
house Saturday afternoon young Lynch
felt an unusually strong tug at ms
line, He lifted on his pole with all
his might but something on the other
end refused to bulge. Finally by me
hardest kind of work the youthful
fisherman pulled an enormous hsn 10
the surface but just as he was ABOUT
70 ro;sn fine monster out of water the
hook in it's mouth Strengthened out and
Young Lynch fell over backward on
the bank. Several of the boys Wno
caught a glimpse of the tsh say tnaC
II Vas fully three feet long, and 1t Is
not improbable that it was lafs'
pike. ,.-7ooa
Mich interest has been displayed
bv housewives in the demonstration o.
cool,ing by gas in grange nail thiS
yyook Under the auspices of the 1Wln
state Gas and Electric company A
sorts of cooking has been Done W "
demonstrate the economy OF the use .t Ea
GAS. Mr.. Draper, who conducted tne
Cooking. states that to COOK seven
nonnd roast of beef, bake biscuits anu
ppook Eve kinds of vegetables cost eA-
octlv 4 0296. The prizes given by oao
ao,, many were drawn as follows: ZOOo
font Of GAS. Mrs. Walbridge Horton;
n 1amn7 George Hanlon; gas stove
H. r." c + Foster of A High street. ms
: ftornoon another gas stove VIII r DC
r - 70 the lucky number holder me
ssatoii nrice of these stoves is $l4.'o.
Passenger train No. A on the zen,
.o1 Tormont railroad which leaves
Llal at 1910. met with an accident
ned ap palmer, Mass, Monday after
loer The forward driving wheel Oh
Lho riobt side of the engine dropPeu
,4e and as the train was gong at d
high rate of speed, the en ltnroa nv INV
,ide of the engine was shattel Snonn od
he driving rod. The ashooX u5 lop off
10 the ground and threw tne telio' fron
-ba track. The fireman leaPeu Il tha
NV. .h onnosite side of the cab, ana as the
.roin was going with such raPlultS' e w.
, ,i''ln from where his foot nrsI
,4pnck the ground to the place wn b,,t
is other foot struck was II deer' left left
l re was uninjured. The engineer eome i' TO
h he cab. and when the train came an ca 10
nc a4ondstiIl was in the baggage car
H., sta an mines were broken, causing the
me ,o an p Pif set and stopping the tram
o ,Ia6eglv, thus preventing what might might
~ '-.p' serious accident. Word
,aye sent D to the station and swlt e fd
vas s sent m which towed the tram 10