The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-31
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The baccalaureate sermon at Lee
land and Grey seminary in Townshend
will be preached by Rev. G. b. Lawson
Sunday morning.
William l.. Lenihan has installed
another chair in his barber shop in the
Judge building and hired John Lar.
row to work for him. This makes four
chairs in the shop. George Danyew
has leased the shop in the Emerson
block which Mr.. Larrow formerly ran.
Frank W. Colburn, who has been
working at L. j. Fenton' s store for
the past few months, has purchased an
interest in the firm of Willard Howe &
company of Claremont, N. H., and will
move there soon to look after his bust
ness. The firm does a large business
in men S furnishings exclusively.
George f. Grey, past grand knight
of Rutland council, No. 232, Knights
of Columbus, has been appointed by
State Deputy DR.. +. II. O'Connor of
BrattleborO as district deputy of the
southern district of Vermont which in
cludes the councils at Brattleboro, Rut-
land, Middlebury, Fair Haven, Bellows
Falls, Burlington.
-Brattleboro furnished seven Me-
mortal day orators. Rev. A. II. Webb
spoke in Brattleboro, Congressman Kit
! tredge Haskins in Barre, Rev. NJ. j.
Carmody in Rutland, Judge J. l.. Mar
tin in Claremont, n. H., Judge 3. W.
| Gibson in Vernon, James +. Hooker in
Wallingford and Rev. George b. Law
son in Wilmington.
Carroll Wood pierced his left hand
with the tail of a file at IL. NJ. Wood S
sporting goods store Saturday after
noon. The file had worked loose IN
the handle and he attempted to tighten
it by hitting it against the bench at
which he was working, As the file was
descending it slipped out Of the handle
and the tail was driven by the impact
nearly through the left hand just be-
tween the thumb and forefinger.
The handsome silk flag to be Civ
en- to the battleship Vermont by the
Vermont Daughters of the Revolution
was on exhibition in Vaughan Bur
nett s window Saturday. The flag is
four and one-half by six feet in size
and is on a background of heavy blue
silk. 1t was made in Philadelphia and
cost $40, the fund being contributed
bv the Vermont chapters, D. a. II.
The flag will probably be presented to
the battleship at the same time tne
silver service is presented by the
state.
The demonstration of economical
cooking bv gas which was given last
week in Grange hall by the Twin state
Gas and Electric company closed FIJI
dav evening with talk on the use OIL
GAS and mutual help by W. ii. Bryant,
The general manager. In the after
noon of the same day Mrs S. L. Bur
bridge of 135 Main street held the
lucky number which drew gas stove
In the evening all present were treat
cd TO baked ice-cream Crowds attend
ed the demonstrations each day.
The annual meeting of Protective
Grange dramatic club was held last
ree[ Thursday night. These officers
were elected: President, Mrs. IRE
mont Hamilton; vice president, MIS-
Tbnrher. treasurer, Mrs. II. W.. Sar-
gent; property man, Charles LOCI %l1
Wood; business committee, G ieu
Spauiding, Jr., H. W. Sargent. ana Guy
Tbaver: play committee, Austin ~
Miller, II. E. Whitney and Miss letta
Weld. auditing committee, Carr .
HonIlins. Scott Eames and Fred Pierce
The Enforcement in freight con
ditions has been showing su caont
healthy growth that at the PleSe ar
time local shippers and business m o4
are having little or no trouOle III seS
+irg and sending freight, Many o.
the sidings are empty or nearly SO an'
thoro are an abundance OF empty car
Gov SINNERS. The two switch engine'
ore no longer needed and the ola en-
a. nnn,ber 31S, which has been a
S Syarl, constantly for over year, la
bean taken off and sent to OF, Alo% a.
for ronairs. The engine when Is po
ing used at the present time Is n''l''''
303. -,
A pair of horses belonging 10 Wv
Nrorob Trucking company went w.
~ o,nhankment Of the ConnecIicu
' WV at the dump near the heau y,
poo+,s island late Tuesday AFTERNOON
M NJ team was backed to the eug1 -. u
+h ~ hank to dump load OF rupp ,lo,
vn the rear wheels OF the "1sol
W.T. over and the weight OF the loa'
I I~n coed the horses down. Iney Wv. m0 -
o obIe 70 hold the load near the Guy 49,. ~
tba river until they were d ayaI1in,
frou the harness, one horse scian Iadin'
IN ,o't the bank and the other W. Mau WA
up no sn' 70 Root s island where ne WA wa
aeInh+ later. Neither horse was noi
eausn tSo harness was badly DAMAGE
nut tnG necessary to cut 1t oelof
~ ~ 'I horses could be released
/ Owing to the large advance p ln 1n
- .af oil foodstuffs J. ii. bur Tx
proprietor of Halls reS inorease tn
foupd it necessary to ln le az cents
rUHaO Of dinners from 20 70 % Tb
PIE change taking place june ,o i. vii
the cn of breakfasts and suppers e mr
price ~ the same and the bill OF l M,
remain rem nn+ he changed in any way, .o M,
will not ore p9 ring to make the i mere $
L puimI than to lower the stan I;aa car
lho meals. This increase IN pre- ~ any
tne 3 he considered in the llgn! u ,ube
not DC ~ on absolute necessity VIII
thing a oue into consideration that u u
it IS taH 1;ring has increased practlcaIl
4 e co nor cent. within the las' bave re-
oo I Pc while restaurant prices n"v week
yeas ained unchanged. Only Two Pr ~
nlain H. restaurant owners Oh aai