The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-07-26
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Arthur +. Rohde and John L. Bra.
sor have new lS,foot Morris canoes
which they have launched on the river,
The women of the Baptist church
will serve cake and ice.cream on the
common during the band concert We'd
nesday evening, August I.
The body of James b. Coffin, who
died recently in Nantucket, Mass, ar
rived here Tuesday night and was
buried in Prospect Hill cemetery We'd
nesday afternoon.
Charles L. Bacon, Al, of New
York city died at the Retreat Satur-
day and was buried in Morningside
Monday afternoon. He was formerly
a librarian and came to the Retreat a
little over year ago.
All unnoticed barrel fell from
a load on Canal street the early part
of the week, and some humorously in
clined person hung a placard upon the
barrel with the legend, 81 want to 60
home" written upon it.
Alfred Ryan, 10 years old, cut
his right foot so badly while jumping
from the roof of a low building on Yer
non street Tuesday morning that
physician had to be summoned to take
five stitches in the wound.
"A. V. Nays agency has sold for
Mrs. Horatio Burnett her pine timber
lot in West Brattleboro to George f.
Barnes of Waverly, Mass, and Harlan
II. Howe of Putney. They will put a
mill on the lot and clear it at once.
The annual log drive of the Con
necticut River lumber company is
smaller than usual this season, contain
ing only 100000 feet of lumber
against 6O,OO0,O00 last season. The
logs have been passing Bratleboro
slowly.
The American building has been
equipped with a new fire alarm gong
which summons the janitor, Joseph
Palmer, from his residence at IL Greeh
street. In case of fire the bell is rung
at his house from the telephone ex-
change.
Watson Kendall was injured We'd
nesday morning at the Brattleporo
Cabinet company plant, catching ms
left hand in window which he was
attempting to close. Three OF the
fingers on his hand were crushed ana
he found it necessary to secure the
services of a physician to dress the
wound.
The Clark garage has new pump
FOR initiating auto tires 1t is connect
ed with the motor which runs the ma,
chinery of the garage and tank OIL
air is always ready for use at nigh
pressure. When it is desired to innate
a tire all that is necessary IS to press
tbe nozzle of the air hose into the
vaIve stem and the machine does the
rest
While on her way last Monday
morning to the office of the BrattIeooro
Cabinet company where she IS EN-
nloved. Miss Katherine Leahy Of CLARK
Street met with painful accident at
thn corner of the Brattleboro House
As she turned off the car track Vho
front wheel of her bicycle caught on
the rail and threw her heavily to tne
Ground. her right side and hand pelns
SadIv bruised and her right arm
sprained' 40
A crowd of people numbering l41
went from here on the Block lslahu
oxcursion Saturday. After many ae-
laws the train arrived at New LONDON
and the company was transferred W
The steamer Block Island for cruise;
Owing to the fog the trip to the lslaIu
was cancelled and the boat went only
as far as Watch Hill. Many from mere
w who intended to go to Block Island TO
remain were obliged to wait IN NE" .
Inndon and 90 the remainder OF tne
Journey Monday. On the return a-,o otit
The party was sidetracked seSe 5td
times to wait for other trans anu u ho
not arrive here until 2 o clock IN the
morning.
"A. V. Cox is the possessor OF tw tc
interesting old bills rendered ~
Thomas Morse and the WIDOW III VI
Ionathan Morse of Newfane by ~
Iohn Wilson, alias Thunderbolt, tne
D noh highwayman. DR.. wilson
nOmo to this country in 1919 and sooi
ofterward settled in DumileIs'I ~
Iatnr he moved to Newfane Where ~
r~ ~" medicine until 1886 when ~ NJ
rromoved to Brattleboro, making !Ih+
town his home until his death ei n
~ nine years later. The Dlns IA ~
~ n possession were rendered durlns
~ ~ doator,s residence in Newtane "a ano
sno IN his own handwriting I1eS
al o,o recently sent to Mr.. Cox by III
,th ~ ro Who lives in Holyoke, Mass
Henry Goddard, who is employee
~ +be March trucking company
y stonnad a pair of runaway. horses VI u
s sToil street Monday night in a nerVS
eaahion Goddard left his team Stanu
iaon - Front of GRAHAM s drug stol'
While he made purchase ana ca tnr+ ~ =,
inst in time to see the horSe si % Cos
nm INN down Main street. WIN % n,
~ he caught the rear END u -,
spilnv and climbed on. he secure'
Gins but could do nothing q
s sho the speed of the frlgnee enss
cil: :u,a1s He steered them SUCCESS
a ANN hy several teams and avolde.
lully pedestrians in his wild c0urse
S WSen the horses went across the , Wn net
wnen brook ero bridge which was wet AM n,
stone pl one fell down but regai4 ae'
sil foet again and kept on. Wnen ~ w
~ ms AZ Main street hill was reacne'
tSo horses began to slow up, ana Wen ven
t In Id before they reached the VI
S Tsi toam was then taken to the sIaG ~
on ~ the island none the worse iO-