The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

&C. b. Lamson is putting up a new
house on Highland street.
About 50 tickets were sold from
our local station for the Sunapee lake
excursion Sunday.
The special train for Mortified
Sunday, Aug. Is, will not be run ow-
ing to insufficient guarantee,
The woman's auxiliary of the Y.
NJ. c. A.. will hold a food sale tomor.
row at p, m. at the association
rooms.
IL. d. Taylor received from Glou-
cester, Mass, Monday a 22.fOot, two
cylinder motor boat which he has TAX
en- to Spofford lake.
--Leitsinger and Duan will fur
nish music for one of those popular
waltz parties in the Ilinsdale town
hall next week Thursday evening.
"A. L. Miller received a handsome
cottage from the northern part of the
state yesterday which he will erect on
his lot recently purchased at River
Front park on the Hinsdale road.
E. c. Crosby of Brattleboro, who
was held up in Greenfield Sunday fol
overspeedng on the streets with his
automobile, pleaded guilty to charge
of running too fast in the district
court Tuesday morning and was fined
S., which he paid.
AT a special session of the pro.
bate court Saturday before Judge
Schwenk authenticated copies of the
will of Elvira A. Lynde of New Sa'
lem, Mass, holding property here
were presented by +. L. Barber and
the hearing on the will set for the
last Saturday in August.
The selectmen have awarded Eu-
gene Ferriter $50 damages for land
which viii be taken in in joining
Horton place and Homestead place, IN
the rear of Mr.. Ferriter's house south
of Canal street. A plot of ground
which has recently been built up has
been designated Homestead place,
and the conveniences of the public
demanded that a road be laid out con
meeting it with Horton place.
George B. Field of Grand Rapids,
Mich. is a guest of his brother, Asa
S. Field of Pearl street. They are
members of a family of five children
whose ages aggregate 42O years. The
Youngest is Mrs. Ella NJ. Porter OF
New Britain Ct, who is IS years Old
Asa S. Field is SO and George Z.
riala 10 a. The Others are Albert
Field of California, Sc, and Mrs, Anna
Waters of Waterbury, CT, 3d. All are
active and well.
The state board of railroad com
missioners. John W. Redmond Of New
mort. Eli II. Porter of Wilmington
and s HOLSTER Jackson OF Barre,
came TO Brattleboro Monday to begin
an official inspection of the Boston
and Maine railroad in Vermont Iney
went north on a special tram, accom-
panied by Boston and Maine oinclaIs IN.
rho commission has just completed an
insnection of the Central Vermont
lines in the state
Counsel in the cases of John Crit
Gtb against the Berkshire power com
many and Patrick Hughes against inc
same company appeared before Judge
+, Martin in the United States cir,
omit court at Brattleboro Monday, apu
Judge Martin appointed hearing III
inst 81 at Hartford, ct. The pow
er company built a dam IN o9hn ,eeor
emf which sets the water oach upon
lana Of the plaintiffs in Massacnu.
sotts This court is asked to ordei
that the dam be cut down.
Superintendent A. C. Griffin OF wal
mole and force of men are getting
The Snowflake corn canning 1actoIJ III
.n nodinass for the season which Will
onon about Sept l and continue prop,
XIV XIV for about five weeks BESIDES
taking care Of the sweet corn ral s"o
"a +be Immediate vicinity of the lac
torv Baxter Brothers, the pro ida .ons
are planning to put up about og0 b Sono
90 corn which will be shipped mere
~, fraiobt from South Vernon, Nortn'
fold and Mortified Farms. Inc rae
l n.y. a. Westminster is also being pun
W 2ooainass for the season s WORK.
The publicity committee OF Ihe
.d If trade has completed arrange
, oo"lU for large sign calling attee-
l Inen'4 - The advantages Brattleboro OIL,
s iron " " manufacturers in the way Oh
lels ~ ,ower and desirable factory
e cnesp The sign will be 20 feet lon n5
and nine feet high, and VIII " Nv the
ON ton of the building owned ny ,uo NV
Twin State Gas and Electric c1n rl 4t1c.
dnd j. formerly occupied by the bra aar,
anu anu Manufacturing company FROM FROM
t III noint the sign can be easily soo 90
Inn TINS . p coming from the depot as
py pew as NV passengers on the trans s
wen "a az hove an arrangement by wnlcn
- oan he Illuminated at nlght'
r,n,hormen on the line OF lne
piuor railroad, running IRON
Wes ,.,ahoro TO South Londonderry,
p ORA the shipping conditions on t for'
say w are much better now than lor
merly The complaint when inc en in
iorman g association drew up +bo
Warcb was never submitted oom.
Ma :Iraad commissioners, but the ccau
fa .l;anars were informed OF the eAiov.
ilil9'i nsnd;+ions. For some time an q. "a
my sna;rbt has been making u1ny
IRA 80 cars have been furnishes
Trips tier tier motive power is employee,
and Cent? Central Vermont road, of wn nr;II
Ing 1Tos+ River road is branch, W. WI
.no,aee what 36-pound ralls are s nos nos
ritb 75-pound rails as soon 10 az being
S G The 75-pound rams are here
s stn heavier rails are 81 ReeG iSss Of road
s are asS this town and South LOnoOH