The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

meeting Wednesday, Sept. IL, in the
church parlor at 4 o'clock,
The funeral Of Lorenzo d. Thayer
was held at the home, Cottage street,
Monday al p. M, Rev. 4, II, Webb
officiating The bearers were near
relatives. Burial was in Dummcrston.
"A meeting of the survivors of the
First Vermont cavalry will be held
Wednesday, Sept, IL, during the ma
tional G. A. X. encampment in Sara
toga Springs, n. Y, from 10 to II
clock in section d Of the convention
hall. 1t is hoped that all survivors of
the cavalry in this section will make
an effort to be present.
Mildred Holland, who has found
ms much favor with Brattleboro audi
ences as any actress who ever appeared
here, will come to the auditorium Sat
urday evening, Sept. II, in new play
entitled A Paradise Of Lies. This play
is said to be peculiarly fitted to Miss
Holland s abilities as an emotional
actress and will undoubtedly attract
large audience.
Nelson Gagne was arrested We'd
nesday night on Canal street by
Chief of Police j. II. Evans. Gagne
was in such helpless condition OF
| intoXication that assistance was nee
essary to get him to the lookup. lie
was given the usual fine of 50 and
costs amounting to $ll30. Yesterday
morning in default of payment Gagne
was taken to the county Jail in New
fame by Mr. Evans.
A motion to dissolve the decree
handed down at the last term of coun-
ty court, in which the amount due Ed
gar II. Davenport in the foreclosure
proceedings against Charles IL. Dav'
export was ordered paid July is, was
heard Wednesday at st. Johnsbury be-
fore Judge W. II. Taylor. No decision
was rendered but the inclination oil
Judge Taylor was to overrule the mo-
ton. f. W.. Gibson appeared for the
plaintiff and A. p. Carpenter for the
| defendant.
The Valley Fair Kennel club has
received the following specials since
the publication of its prize lists: y
cup from friend of the association
for the best Scottish terrier in the
novice classes; So from G. f. Sullivan
of Dorchester, Mass, for the best Bos-
ton terrier stud dog shown with one
of his get; two silver medals from the
Airedale Terrier club of New England,
and So in gold from the French Bull
dog club of New England. The club
specials are open to members only
A meeting of the Wantastiquet
golf club was held in the Brooks
House Tuesday evening to consider the
question of continuing the organiza
tion. The club has suffered consider
ably this year from lack of interest
and the membership has fallen OIL To
some extent. 1t was the sentiment
of those present Tuesday evening
however, that the organization should
be kept up and vote to that ehect
was taken. The meeting adjourned
until Sept. 16 to await detailed re-
A balloon carrying Leo Stevens
! tbe well known aeronaut; and Mr.. an'
Mrs. Max Fleishman of Cincinnati, u
, made an ascension from North Adams
Mass, Yesterday and probably passed
over Brattleboro late in the Afternoon
as II landed in Meriden, n. H., abou
o CLOCK last evening after travelling
about 1877 miles. The balloon wa
seen about o'clock yesterday alter
. noon about three miles south OF WI
minoton where a counter current wa
met This drove the gasbag towar,
Greenfield and then strong soutl
breeze carried it straight up the Con
necticut valley.
9 Railroad traffic through Brattle
!. boro has been particularly heavy dui
\ \ inc the past several days, the sout
bound trains being especially heaVli
loaded. The south bound White Moul
tain express contained Is cars lue'
dav and Wednesday and two heavy &c
comotiyes were necessary to maui i
The heavy traffic has occasioned cor
" siderable delay, and nearly all tram
have been more or less at Variahc
y with their scheduled time. 1t is e>
nacted that the winter time tables o
5, the Central Vermont ana boSIon
I. Maine railroads will go into ehe'
J. about October !.
e A small boy who ATTENDED IN
"a Unitarian fair last evening asked II
II father for 10 cents with which to bu
T. dive into the grabbag. The reque'
s. being granted the youngster, VINO Is
H. wears old, made a hurried VISIT 10 VI
'e attractive feature and soon returned
A. his father with very small packag
ID in his hand. When the package VIZ
is onened it was found to contain mil
in ;ature hottie carved out of wood an
m bearing the following inscriptions: f nn
d, rive Whiskey, Made in Germany III
III how, parent has not yet declde
whether to keep the liquor for fam
IT, use or notify the states attorney
ut the county to proceed against the >
e. ciety for doing a bottle business VIII
a out a license.
IN Way Down East, perennial li''l
h, nleasing, moved a good-sized audlen
e. r. enthusiastic applause in the audit
he rum Wednesday evening Inc coi
G. many which presented it was 1uiiy
Ii competent as any that has been SCI
et born in the well-known pastoral ar
A ma and the stage setting and III
ell l. effects were also good. Ora
ot. Honkins in the part of Anna Moo
lis was particularly pleasing while Ed
he Heron as Hi Holler, the loquacio
OIL chore boy, and Warren Cook as the e, a
nd sent-minded professor portrayed the
roles capably. J. A. Macurdy s
r, lineation of the part of the town co
, nt stable, Rube Whipple, was one OF : !
'e eo verv funny bits of the show and /
zee VIZ. of tho ancient All Bou