The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-07-05
THE GLORIOUS FoUBTH'
Little of the Unusual Happened Dur
ing Day in Brattleboro.

The celebration in Brattleboro OF
the Nation S Birthday followed mueh
the same lines this year as IN years
past. A few more crackers were OK
ploded than last year but the noise
nroduced was of the same tone. Things
began to open in good shape almost as
soon as il WIS dark Wednesday even
ing but the real celebration began
shortly before IL o'clock when pande'
monium broke loose and ragged ram
pantlv for about three hours. At some
times the center of the noise ON the
MILESTONE bridge and at Others 1t was
at the Brooks House corner. Shortly
before midnight the youngsters assist
vi by IA few of the older inhabitants
/brran to collect barrels and boxes with
which TO make bonfires. Piles were
made at Elliot street corner, ON the
Milestone bridge and at the Brooks
House corner Soon the flames were
loaping high and were often assisted
by the efforts of those who threw can
non crackers into the fire TO see the
sparks fly when the crackers exploded.
The large cannon crockers were the
favorites but the smaller ones also had
show and every boy was equipped
with either revolver, cap-Pistol, dyna-
mite cane, torpedoes or some other
noise producer. Several received slight
powder marks but none has been re
ported in the town as requiring the
needs of a physician unless it be the
case where Warren Crosby stuck nail
in his hand while lighting firecrack'
eT.
Shortly before midnight an amusing
incident took place at the corner of
Elliot and Main streets when someone
dropped a large cannon cracker into
puddle of water near the sidewalk.
When the explosion took place min
iature geyser spattered those in the vi
entity with the muddy water,
The town was excellently policed
and no rough. housing was INDUCED in.
Once at the corner of Main ana High
streets small scrap started between
two warm blooded patriots but the in
PREVENTION of friends prevented any
bloodshed. One patriot celebrated too
strenuously and was found overcome
by his emotions sleeping in the street.
He could not be aroused and so was
taken to the cooler where he spent
Yesterday and last night was tried be
fore Justice Bacon on complaint is
sued by Grand Juror Freeman Scott
Accused of being intoxicated pleaded
guilty and was assessed 50 and costs
amounting in all to 5000 which was
paid by Charles Miner, his employer,
and he was released. The respondent
gave his name as Theodore Roberge,
his birthplace Quebec his occupation
blacksmith and stated that he intended
to sign the pledge, quit drinking and
90 TO church,
While the merrymaking was at its
height about clock yesterday morn
ing some person turned in fire alarm
from box "a at the foot of Grove street
and the department came out quickly.
After going to the box it was found
out that the affair was hoax and the
engines returned to the house. The
box was being watched at the time by
a special policeman but he had his
ewes elsewhere when the alarm was
rung IN. L ne village ollcials icLuoe !"
view the matter in the light of joke
and if the alarm sender is caught he
will be punished as he deserves.
During the day yesterday Main
street presented a Sunday appearance
but no Sabbath quiet prevailed. I'm
mense frecrackers were exploded at
intervals from morning till night, most
of them being set off near the Main
street bridge, In the afternoon a fair
sized crowd turned out to the ball
game. The weather was ideal for a
holiday and many people spent the day
either in the woods or at farms in the
vicinity of this town. Self-register-
ing thermometers went as low as 40
degrees at 4 clock yesterday morn
ing.