The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-28


morning Of July 1 from o until Il
clock, There will be no carrier de-
livery during the day.
William Tanning shot an unusual
~ largo hedgehog al his farm Monday
afternoon. The animal weighed ia
pounds according TO Mr.. Fannings
scales.
-Solon Richmond has been detailed
ms special officer TO patrol the common
sunday evenings and prevent tho loud
talk and other disturbances that have
been going on there recently.
The United States district court at
Windsor over which Judge j, l.. Mar
tin of this town has been presiding al
iourncd this morning until July D.
when II will convene again with Judge
G., c, Holt presiding,
William Fairbanks, the Saxtons
River murderer, has been improving at
the Brattleboro Memorial hospital this
week. Although his condition last
week was so serious as to cause grave
fears for his recovery he has improved
steadily and has been able to sit up in
wheeled chair He has good appe'
lite and seems to be growing stronger
every day.
The thunder storm of Sunday af'
ternoou did considerable damage to
the local telephone system, knocking
down several poles and burning out a
large number Of fuses. About 80 sub
scribers on suburban lines were tenn
porarily out of connection with the To-
cal exchange and a large force of men
was kept busy Monday and Tuesday
repairing the breaks.
Mr. and Mrs. George 7. Spring of
Brooklyn, n. Y, started out to spend
their honeymoon in an automobile
trip through this part of the country
and last Friday afternoon met with the
first accident. 4 rod in the machine
broke and they were obliged to send
TO the Clark garage to be towed in.
They waited several days before new
rod arrived and then continued their
journey.
Last night wire rat trap was
set in the basement of one of the stores
in the Crosby block and this morning
the trap was found well filed with
rats The trap was placed on exhibition
/ in Robbins & Cowles s window. 1t con
/ tanned at least dozen of the rodents
but so closely were they packed into
the trap that it was impossible TO tell
1 exactly how many there were without
taking them out Of the trap. The work
speaks well for the trap.
R. c. Bacon and Dr. A. L. Pettee
have taken the engines from their
motor boats and returned them to the
Houle Engine company of Holyoke,
Mass. The engines have not worked
satisfactorily since they were in
stalled. and a representative of the
company who was in town the first Of
the week agreed to take them back
and refund the money. Mcssrs. Bacon
and Pettee have not yet decided with
what make of engine they will equip
their boats.
About 90 from Brattleboro went to
Bellows Falls Wednesday evening to at
tend the Pilgrimage of Mt. Sinai TEN.
ple, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine
Fully 200 Shrincrs were present to wit
ness the trip of the caravan across the
hot and dusty sands six local men be
ing among the 2S who took the jaunt
Following the initiation banquet was
served in Hotel Windham followed 10y
A social time in Union hall where the
ceremonies took place. A part of the
Brattlcloro delegation went to Bellows
Falls in automobiles,
"A large Mercedes touring cal
missed a serious accident by a hair
breadth last Saturday on the Vernon
road near an embankment protected by
an iron railing. The car was owned by
Randolph Fink, brother-in-law OF
Winston Churchill. The chauffeur
turned out to meet the ear owned by
=. w. Childs of this town and steeret
so close to the bank that the dry eartl
shclved and let the car over the bank
The railing stopped its fall and pai'
of oxen drew the machine back int
the road. No damage was done.
--Brattleboro chapter, D. A. R., vii
have a basket picnic at the home o
Mrs. Georgia NJ. Love at South New
fame Friday, July 5. Mrs. Estabrool
will give history of Yankee Doodl'
and appropriate music will be fur
nished. All who expect to attend ar
: requested to send their names to eithe
Mrs. G. f. Barber or to the regent
Mrs. f. |. Swift, by Wednesday nool
in order that word may be sent to Mrs
: Love. so that she will know how man,
to expect and also in order that a suit
able number of teams may be engaged
The party will start from the Brook
House corner at 9 clock.
+ The annual meeting of the Brattle
T.. boro society of Seamstresses, Needle
women and Shopgirls was held las
evening in Festival hall and was at
tended by a rather small crowd. Fol
+ lowing is a list of the officers elected
g President, Mrs. A. j. Currier; vic
president, Miss Addie Fay; secretary
I Miss Helen Leahy; treasurer, Miss He
e en- NJ. Cook; executive committee, Mrs
: A. J. Currier, Miss Mary Dounell an
d Mrs. C. II. Welcome. 1t was also vote
e to request the trustees of the Thoma
!. Thompson fund to furnish an annu5
: report to the secretary of the local sc
d ciety, giving the names of the men
f bers of the society helped by the fun
and also the amount of help given.
l. A coal team driven by Charlie
. Spaulding and owned by Barrows
company went over the embanlmer
,, into the canal at Elm street yesterda
) afternoon The horses were near tn
T top of the hill when they stopped
% rest. y When they attempted to stal
Il again the pole broke and hit one of til
horses in the head. The horse straigh
J, way began to back and kept backin
n until one of the rear wheels of tn