The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-06
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

There will be n social dance in Red
Men s hall tomorrow evening.
--Leitsinger 4 Dugan sold two Beck
er pianos this week In Bellows Falls.
Tile Brattlcboro Cabinet company
began running ON eight'hour time this
week.
About 80 couples attended the
dance in Armory hall Wednesday even.
ing. The next Of the series of dances
will be held Wednesday evening, Dee.
Ils.
The annual meeting Of the Uni.
versalist society will be held in the
church parlors next Tuesday evening
at $50. The reports for the past year
will be acted upon and officers will be
chosen.
William c. Horton s real estate
agency will be moved tomorrow into
its new quarters in Houghton block.
/ The Offices have been thoroughly reno.
waited. DIR. Thomas Rice, who vacates
these Offices, has moved into Crosby
block.
! -Pocahontas council, No. 4, con-
| ferred the Adoption degree last even
| ing. After the work banquet was
served. Past Pocahontas Jewell NJ.
| Twitchell of Los Angeles, Cal, was
present at the meeting. There was
music and singing after the banquet.
"A feature of the Lorne Elwyn
performances has and always will be
| the vaudeville acts. This year the
company has better line of special
ties than ever before, if its press agent
! L., pl ~ ia thnSA
acts alone will be more than worth the
price of admission
Walter S. Hale, commander-in-chief
of the United Spanish War veterans,
| has issued circular calling attention
| to the fact that the United States fleet
will sail for the Pacific coast Dee. 10
and requesting all Spanish war veter.
ans to urge that flags be displayed on
! that day in honor of the event.
Three new electric lights have been
put in this week, one at the corner of
| Park street near Mrs. Mason Woods,
one at the corner of Washington and
South Main streets, and one on High
street near George Selleck's These
places have always been extremely dark
/ and the lights will be much appreciated.
The local letter carriers began
work under their new schedule Mon
| day. the new carrier, Fred H. Coombs,
| taking the mounted route, and ). W.
/ Knight a route composed of portions
of routes 3 and s. In reality the ear
rier force is no larger than before, the
new carrier having worked as substl-
tute a good share of each week.
-Leitsinger' orchestra has the larg-
est January booking of any month IN
! the history of the organization. Among
the more important engagements ara
the Firemen S ball and Masonic ball IN
Hinsdale which calls for 10 pieces, the
| Masonic ball in Greenfield, the Charity
ball in Athol and the local mid winter
/ ball, each of which will require 10 men.
Richardson milk team INDUCED
| in lively runaway Monday evening
when it collided with one of Henry
Clark 8 teams at the junction of FAR
view and South Main streets. NO Sc
rious results occurred except the loss
of considerable mix which was left at
varous places along the course of the
fight of the horse. The animal was
caught on Canal street.
About 800 people attended the
evening service in the Baptist church
Sunday when Paul d. Moody of North
field, Mass, spoke on the subject, Inc
River or the Cistern. Mr.. Moody's
theme was the contaminating influence
of evil on good. Edward Hall rendered
several violin solos and a collection
was taken for the benefit of the Young
Peoples union.
The work of renovating the county
hotel at Newfane was begun Yesterday
under the direction of Sheriff Arthur
II Thompson of Bellows Falls. The en-
| fire interior will be painted and pa
pered. Several prisoners are assisting
in the work, two of whom are protes-
sional painters. Sheriff Thompson has
bought large wood lot, which he VIII
cut off, pressing the prisoners into ser
vice and paying the county for their
services
C, c. Fits has been in Washington
this week to appear in behalf OF the
state of Vermont in the case or the
Consolidated Rendering company, PLAIN
tiff in error. against the state, defend
ant in error. Arguments in this case,
which is to determine the constitution
olitv of the Vermont act relative TO
compelling corporations to produce
their books, were made before the
United States supreme court Tuesday
and Wednesday, Freedom Hutchinson
of Boston appeared for the rendering
company.
As result of the investigation OF
the electric fire alarm system whicn
was made this week it is probable that
a new three circuit system Will nave TO
he installed. New wire will also pe
put in to replace the old lines installed
is years ago During the oyerhauling
If was found that rust had almost sew
cred the wires in various places ana
rendered them practically useless. 1t IS
wonder that the alarm responds 10
calls from boxes situated near Grove
and Oak street. The new superntend-
ent. Joseph E. Brockington, has spent
MANY hours of painstaking labor Try
ing to adjust the system but the trouble
seems to be due to general wearing
out of the wires.
. Lorne Elwyn Coming Next Week.
Tho Jorne F,lwyu company, one OF