The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-05
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Tickets for Prescelle are now on
sale ut the box office.
Rev. |. j. Mead of Boston will
preach in the universalist church Sun
day.
The Toreador's song from Carmen
and Prologue from Pagliacci will be
included in the program of Schuster 3
song recital.
The women Of the Unitarian so.
ciety will give sociable in Wells hall
Tuesday, April 8, Supper will be
served at $50. All are cordially invit.
ed.
Casper n. Moran has sold his house
on Birge street to Axel w. Larson who
will take immediate possession. The
sale was made through the agency of
William G. Horton.
-Bradstreet s weekly report says:
Brattleboro wholesale and manufactur-
ing interests speak well of existing
conditions of trade and outlook for flu
ture business is considered good.
The Ladies Aid society and all
women interested in the work of the
Methodist church will meet in the
church parlors to sew Wednesday af'
ternoon, April 10. There will be a
special business meeting at 4 o clock.
The whist party given by the La
dies Catholic Benevolent association
in G. A. r. hall Tuesday evening was
attended by fair sized crowd. Rilla
Bean and George Rate won the first
prizes and Miss Mary Fitzgerald and
Frank Connors received the consolation
prizes.
Two petitions for divorce were
filed with County Clerk +. d, E. Stowe
Saturday. Eta NJ, Taggert of Rock
ingham seeks to be separated from
Clinton C. Taggert and Ezra Stetson of
Rockingham desires a decree of sep
aration from Lillian c. Stetson. The
plaintiffs in each case allege wilful de-
sertion as the ground on which they
base their claim.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Davenport, mem
Der of the board of directors of the
National Association of Audubon So
cieties. will have for distribution
large number of the illustrated leaflets
prepared by Mr.. butcher. for Bird
Lore. These will be sent, without
charge. to such teachers as may desire
them. She requests that applications
be made during April, as distribution
will be made early in May.
William Warren, night Waterman
of the village, handed in his resigna-
ton to the village bailiffs Friday night
and finished his duties Saturday morn
ing. For the past two years Mr.. war
rem has been in the office and has al
WAYS been an efficient officer. James
II. Evans is acting in the place of Mr.:
Warren and permanent successor VIII
be appointed when the new board OF
bailiffs is elected at the coming village
meeting.
S. F. Peavey, employed by the de-
partment of commerce and labor, was
at the county clerk s office the trst OF
the week collecting data of marriages
in the county for the past 20 years.
Mr.. Peavey was here short time ago
collecting data in regard to divorces
At the last session of congress 1t was
voted to cut out the appropriation for
fine work but the decision was recon
sidered and an appropriation was at at
last made giving the department all
that was asked and $4,000 in addition.
Comfy Examiner H. D. Ryder OF
Bellows Falls conducted examinations
for teachers in the high school bulld,
inc Friday afternoon. There were 10
who appeared to take the examina-
tions. Most of the number were from
this vicinity but two came from spring
field Mass. None of the names OF those
taking the examinations are given out
Under a new law Mr.. Ryder has the
right to accept or reject the certlncaIe
of the local superintendent or schoolS
and if he wishes he may give an e eX,
animation to a person who has laileo
70 nass the examination of the super
intendent and issue certificate II he
sees fit.
The body of Charles T. Wheeler,
ybo died in Cliftondale, Mass, last frl-
day morning, was brought mere oaI uI1
day afternoon. The funeral was heiu
sunday afternoon at 2 o CLOCK IN tne
Rantist church, Rev. G. B. Lawson, pas
for of the church, officiating. wan :
tastiouet lodge of Odd Fellows Oh
which Mr.. Wheeler was formerly a
member attended the funeral in BODY
There were many beautiful floral o1ier,
inqs. including a piece from tne Uuo
Fe1Iows and another from Protective
Grange of which Mr.. Wheeler was also
. member. Burial was in the Locust
Ridge cemetery in the family lou. Men n
hers of the Odd Fellows acted as o'"i
ers. r,,..
The case of Charles 2. Eillgot
ono;nst Cassius Bishop was tried peiore
IS A. G. Spencer Saturday a1ter-
a aor The plaintiff sought to recover
h hoon' cor rent of rooms which MI.
R;shon occupied when the latter W Wa
nn@a ged upon a lumber job for M. MI
Eliigot which included cutting Tho Nh de-.
her bought from Mr.. Elligot, Inc ne NV bv
fendant produced a CONTRACT sie ront ~
Mr. Elligot which included tne rem o a.
.ho rooms as a part of the contr HT.
, .ni 70 be paid for the. timber. MI MI,
El i vehemently denied all helnoiy
nf having signed the contract anu a,; III
Vi ~, -" somewbat acrimonious in ms crlsi,
cam carrre Of en- Mr. Bishops conduct IN I line
clsnn u room Justice Spencer gave ms us
decision Monday morning Ii narties in
the defendant. Both the Paf'ie' -
tbe case are Of Marlboro.
The two large elm trees IN dro ont
of the u congregational church were f be
down Tuesday morning, INC nnd q corps