The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-22

hfhnCh i, VIII Wt'A WIN hie' i."'N""s
In the Brook House Friday, March !,
at , =, m.
The Swedish Congregational church
will hold sale of fancy articles AZ the
church this evening, Everybody is in
vited to attend.
The women of the Congregational
church are planning to hold May
breakfast and fair in Festival hall
Wednesday, May /.
C. +, Gilman leaves this week for
northern Ohio and Indiana and VIII
return March with carload OF
horses which will be offered for sale
at his stables.
-Brattleboro chapter, ID. A, H., VIII
hold a reception in the Brooks House
this afternoon. Mrs. f. |. Swift VIII
give a history of the chapter aud
toasts will follow with Miss 5, +. Clark
as toastmistress.
Every member of the Woman 5
club or anyone interested IS asked 10
send any old mbbers she might nave
TO the kindergarten committee OF which
Mrs. A. Il. Hobart is chairman. The
mbbers will be sold and the money
used for purchasing pictures for the
kindergarten room.
While standing ON the top of a
freight ear in the local yard Tuesday
morning, George Deyo was thrown to
the ground when the ear was bumped
by an engine He was found to be Sc
ycrelv bruised aud taken TO the Memo
rial hospital. There he was getting
on well this morning.
George Mari, workman employed
in putting up the iron ledge along the
front of the American building drop
ped a piece of iron on his right foot
Monday morning and the member was
badly damned. After having the foot
dressed by physician he returned to
work and finished out the day.
Capt. II. c. Streeter has been rec
ornized by the pension department al
Washington as an attorney for getting
ucnsions and increases for veterans ana
widows of veterans. He will have a
SIMPLY of pension blanks within few
days and is ready to consult with any
one at his home, 81 Western avenue.
The January issue of Agricultural
Art published in New Orleans, con.
toins an article under the head OF
New Orleans-The City Beautiful, by
Francis w. Crosby and Paul Revere
Henkel Accompanying the artleie are
two full page drawings which give an
idea of the architects plans for i'm
proving the appearance of the city.
A demonstration Of the fact that
it is dangerous to try to 60 down a
steep hill with wagon when the
gronpd is covered with ice, occurred
ON Arch street Saturday afternoon. a
man and dump cart attached to palr
of mules started down the hill when
suddenly the wheels slowed and soon
the mules were headed up the hill and
tho cart was pulling them back. After
n while the wagon was stopped and the
wheels chained. Then the descent was
made in safety.
State Treasurer f. II. Deavitt has
appealed from the appraisal Of the val
ne of the property of the Brattleporo
and Springfield electric roads. claiming
that the appraisal made by Tax Com
missioner ]. f. Cushman of Burlington
;s from $4,000 to 900 too low.
The railroads have also appealed from
the appraisal, claiming that 1t IS 100
HIGH The matter will be referred to
tbe board of appraisal. consisting OF
the lieutenant governor, the secretary
of state. and the state auditor.
While Elmer Pierson was watering
the switch engine at the stand'plpe
north of the station last Friday eve
ming the engine started and the plug
was pulled up by the roots and broken
of There was no fireman on the en-
CINE at the time and the engine has no
brakes. Pierson was doing the work
of fireman and engineer at the same
time. He had just started the water
when the engine, which was headed
north began to move along the slight
Grade and the broken water plug was
the result.
The number of children of school
age. s to is years, in the incorpor'
ated school district of Brattleboro' as
enumerated by w. A. Gilbert, district
clerk. is 976. There are 200 between .
and 8 wears old, 534 between ana 10
wears old and 242 between 10 and Is
Years old. The number of boys ana
GIRLS is more nearly even than usual,
there being 4s4 of the former and 492
of the latter. This years list IS tour
less than that of last year, which Is
due to the fact that not enough emil
dren became years old and came lnto
the list to make good the loss or thoSe
who became IS years old and went OUT
of if The enumeration was MED WIN
Town Clerk w. s. Newton Monday
Walter Freeman, French Cana
dion ZIMMERMAN. employed in the camp
"f G A smith in North Hinsdale, be
came wildly uproarious Tuesday nlgn'
as a result of five days diet on ihtoA.
icating liquors and disturbed the Peace
in the neighborhood of Wmte S llNeI!
stable TO such an extent that Ouicel
William l.. Warren was summoned Oh'
der the stimulating effect of his recent
fare the lumberman displayed almost
snnerbuman strength and although ON,
cor Warren is not exactly an ln1ahV
when it comes to production OF the
goods in the muscular line, he was
Obliged to call for help in getting
his Charge to the lookup, Assisted by
three men he finally lodged Freeman
in the local bastille and his case was vas
heard before Judge E. W. Gibson al
the municipal court Wednesday morn
ing. Freeman pleaded guilty to the
charge of breach of peace and was
fined the usual So and costs "hlc9 !
amounted to $12.45. The fine was pa,ld
bv the brother of the respondent and he
was discharged.