The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-01

The Woman's Relief corps rummage
sale in the Y. NJ. c. 4. rooms will con.
tinue through Friday and Saturday.
The nurses at the Memorial hos.
pital entertained about 80 of their
trends to Halloween party last
evening.
There will be a conference of
teachers and parents of high school pu'
pils in tine high school building next
Wednesday at clock. 1t is hoped
that all who are interested in the wei.
fare of the schools will make II
point to be present in order that the
discussion may be full and free.
Patrick Ryan, 10, for over 80
wears a resident of Guilford, died at
mis- home in that town yesterday after
noon at $50 after long illness. lie
was native of Ireland but came to
this country when a young man and
soon went to the town which had since
been his home. He was highly re-
spected among Guilford people and
was considered as good citizen as the
town ever had. He leaves three sons
Nicholas T. and William Ryan OF
Greenfield and John Ryan of Guilford,
and one daughter, Mrs. Joseph Lowry,
woh lived with her father The funeral
will take place tomorrow morning al
1890 o clock in the Roman Cathohc
church in Brattleboro.
Nothing further has been heard
this week from William H. Bryant, SUI
perintendent of the Brattleboro dlvls'
ion of the Twin State Gas and Electric
company, who left this town two weeks
ago Monday, without telling his family
or his office employees where he was
poing. Since then the only tidlngs
from Mr.. Bryant are in the form OF a
telegram received by his wife a week
ago Monday and stating simply that
he was in New York and would return
home the next day. Whether Mr.. Bry'
ant las met with some accident or has
been overtaken by illness is not
known but his family fear that one OF
these misfortunes is the cause of his
prolonged absence. W. c. Pratt, wee
president, and |. L. Maloon, general
manager of the National Light, Heat
and Power company, when cohtrois
the Twin State company, have been IN
town this week looking after the al,
fairs of the Brattleboro division but
thew have learned nothing of Mr.. Bry.
ants whereabouts. Nothing has yet
been done. however, toward giving the
position to another person and IT is eVi,
dent from this that the officers sun
/ hone that Mr.. Bryant will return with
! in short time.
! Two landslides occurred this week
on the West River branch of the Cen
trail Vermont railway as result OF t4e
unusually heavy downpour of ram u
seems little less than miraculous thae
a wreck did not result from one OF
| these The first was discovered on
Monday afternoon at the salmon more
bridge above Newfane just before the
mixed train came alone. Two farmers
saw the slide and tagged the tram IN
time to prevent an accident. The ex-
/ tent of the damage was not great ana
If was repaired in a few hours. Inc
| second one, however, was of more Sc
rious character 1t occurred mile DC,
| low Williamsville station about
clock not long after the mixed tralh
had passed over it. Over 90 feet OF EN-
bankment caved in, filling the highway
below with a huge pile of DIRT, trees
and telegraph poles. A boy on the op-
posite side of the river witnessed the
spectacle and by shouting for at least
Is minutes attracted the attention OF
neople on this side. The station agent
at Williamsville was notified and the
train that leaves Brattleboro at DAD
was held here until the blockade was
removed This was done by moving
the track for 60 feet toward the bank
where the foundation was solid enough
TO bear the weight of the tram ~
was not possible to pass the scene until
after 10 o. clock.