The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-23

ANthi she'os
Chase & Daley will move into
their new offices, ., and q Crosby
block, next week.
Tho women of the Uniyersalist
church will serve ice'cream aud cake
on the common next Wednesday even
ing,
AT the DIR. 4. Il. Lynch hospital
~ operations in major surgery have
been performed since the opening on
July IL.
The Sunshine society, branch J.,
will meet with Mrs, @. +. Il. JENNIE, II
Oak street, Friday afternoon, August
80, at clock.
The women of the Baptist socie'
ty will hold their regular fortnightly
food sale at the Y. NJ. c. a. rooms
Saturday afternoon at 2.30,
Mrs. N. NJ. Morris will open a
five and ten cent store Monday at 80
Elliot street in the rooms formerly oc'
cupied by the Chinese laundry.
Several people are watching with
| interest the house which Caleb Lam
son is building on Highland street,
The entire outside structure is to be
made of cement blocks.
AT the meeting of the Brattleboro
Mutual Aid association last week the
resignation of Mrs. G. w. Tyler as
chairman and Miss Faith Tyler as see
rotary were accepted. Miss Mary Il,
/ Cabot was elected chairman and Mrs.
G. w. Tyler secretary.
Master Ray Mixer, one of the Re
former news boys, returned Saturday
from West Halifax where he had
spent two weeks with his grandfather,
Amos Whitney. While there he caught
brook trout which measured 10
inches in length and weighed Il
ounces.
A pair of chestnut horses owned
by James Gayley of New York were
shipped to Brattleboro by express
Tuesday. and were taken to Mr.. Gay,
| ley's farm in Dummerston, managed
by Dwight johnson. Mr.. Gayley IS
first vice president of the United
States steel corporation. lie intends
to visit the farm soon.
An inquest to determine the facts
in connection with the shooting OF
William Brooks in Vernon last week
was to have been held in Vernon
Monday but the hearing was post
poned by States Attorney Bacon be-
cause of other important business.
There is no suspicion that the shoot
ing was not accidental but Attorney
General C. c. Fits wishes to have the
facts pertaining to the shooting placed
on record.
The directors of the Brattleboro
Memorial hospital have just received
n letter from the trustees of the
Thompson fund stating that 1t IS I'M
possible under present conditions u
start the nurses home this ran SO
that if will be necessary to hold 1t
over until next spring. Plans for the
home were completed some time ago
by Kendall, Taylor & Stevens of Bos'
ton and several contractors had hg'
ured on the construction work. Inc
THOMPSON fund trustees do not state
their reason for postponing the work
-Judpe Frank Worden of Halifax
has given his decision for Elias .
Prouty to recover $3.50 with interest
and costs Of prosecution from Her
hort Nichols of Guilford. Nichols
bought a pair of oxen of Albert Fiatt
who had leased the stock and farm
, owned by Mr.. Prouty and left for a
: different landscape as soon as he
2 sold the cattle and collected the mon
| ev for them as well as for some
sheep which belonged to Mr. FroutI
and which he held under the terms OF
lease. The contention of the PLAIN
, tiff was that Mr.. Nichols had no right
: IN buv the cattle, which he afterwart
, sold to L. H. Akeley of Vernon anG
tbe court upheld his contention. II
> G. and F. E. Barber appeared FOR tine
defendant and William r. Daley ap
! peared for the plaintiff
> Persons who have recently come
in contact with prominent men iron
> +he northern part of the county sa.
a that continued expressions are forth
coming. taking the form almost OF
demand. that the county seat b'
y moved TO Brattleboro in spite OF tn
S foot that the extended improve
?. monts are not vet completed on tn
d court house. One well-knoWn MAJ
= said recently regarding the SUBJECT
s awe could 90 to Brattleboro and re
e turn the same day, and Brattlebor
g would he convenient and easily acces
IS sihla for the West river towns. HoV
!; can we be blamed for wanting to dl
= lido the county when we have to pu
e mn with such conditions2 Time an
d exnense are both important factor
e to he considered and these could b
IS greatly minimized by the propose
2 changes.
u The Hague tribunal consisting o
J n q Fits. +. B. Pier of Rawsonvlll
y and n. p. Adams of Marlboro befor
which the case of George e. ware o
l. Rrool,Iine against his father-ln-laV
L and later 5000 and Church brough
n IN a verdict for Church to recovC
Y, 41395. 81. The case was someWha
d COMPLICATED and rather than submit
ID in its intricacy to the county cour
II the warning parties agreed to a trl'
s. nv arbitration. Ware sued TO reco'
IF or $4,000 from his father-in-law, anei
l. mo that amount to be due for boar
i'd dnring the years from 1890 to l9U
e. In 1898 Church loaned Ware ST..
g and alter 5000 and Church brougl
IS snit TO collect the 5000 as well as
le foreciose a mortgage on Ware s far
k Which was given as security for tt
1e $1,000 Thus three suits in one wei
e. tried, H. G. Barber appeared as a
at +ornev for Ware and e. W. Gibson al
e. r. ! Waterman appeared for Churc
no ~ -, 1T Winchester filed