The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-25

tended school In Brattleboro from the
time he was six years old until he was
10. He afterward returned to shell
burne Falls where he made his home for
the greater part of the time.
r. ID. T.. Stowe has given up his
Office in Crosby block, having begun
his duties in the county clerk 8 room.
The office formerly used by Mr.. Stowe
has been taken by the New England
telephone company which will use 1t
until the exchange is moved to the
American building.
When interviewed in regard TO the
report that he intended to come here to
live, A. T.. Cudworth of Londonderry
stated that he had no intention OF NOV
ing to this town but would remain in
Londonderry and hold hearings on bank
ruptcy at whatever town was conven'
lent for the parties interested
The warm weather Of Saturday and
Sunday had its effect upon the ice IN
the various streams of this section
Milestone brook broke up about noon
Sunday, the ice rushing out with such
force that it plowed clear across the
Connecticut. The ice in the lower part
of West river broke up during the day
and filed the Connecticut with small
cakes.
"A large freight ear was so strenu
ously pushed upon Crosby 4 company
siding Monday afternoon that the bump
er was smashed and the rear trucks OF
the ear hung over the wall above Whet
stone brook. Jacks were placed undel
one end of the ear to prevent ii from
going over the embankment, and it was
drawn onto the rails again A. soon as
il was unloaded,
DR. Marshall A. Howe, formerly
sub-master in the Brattleboro higl
school. is in the island Of Jamaica, ant
his relatives in Vermont are anxiously
awaiting news from him. He is a sol
of NJ. O. Howe of Newfanc. For som'
time he has been a botanist IN New
York. He went TO Jamaica a shor
time ago in botanical research, and in
tened to visit Kingston.
Teddy, one of the yoke of bit
Holstein oxen owned by James d. Aver,
of auckland. Mass, died Saturday o.
heart trouble. He was nine years OLE
and weighed 1890 pounds. With hi
partner, Mack, he had been exhibited
extensively at cattle shows and muse
ums and had been great money.mak
er for his owner. Mack and Tedd.
were exhibited at the Valley fair TIVE
years ago and attracted much attention
Senator Proctor announces that N
will hold competitive examination
February 20 at 9 clock at the Unitet
States court house in Rutland, of appi
cants for appointment to the Unite
States naval academy at Annapolis
Candidates must be bona fide resident
of the state, between 16 and 20 year
of age at the time of admission to tn,
academy June Is next, physically sound
and well qualified in grammar sehoo
subjects, including algebra, plane geom
etrv. world s history. Those who IN
tend to take the examination shoul'
notify Senator Proctor, addressing HIN
as follows Hon. Redfeld Proctor, rroc
/ tor. Vermont. Cadet Examination.
While standing in front of the cor
canning factory Monday afternoon tn
horse belonging to Emerson < Son tool
4 fright at a passing freight train an
started to run. The horse started I
climb the tracks leading to the Goa
chute lust north of the factory and wen
mn the chute several feet before its fee
went down between the ties of tn
track. After considerable difficulty tn
horse was extricated from his positio
and rolling over fell to the ground b'
low. distance of about eight fee
landing on its back. He was led
the stable by the driver, Thomas Clunt
and seemed none the worse for the runs
way barring a few pieces of scrape
skin and a slightly torn hoof.
The final deeds in the sale of som
1900 acres of spruce timberland In tn
towns of Stratton and Somerset wer
given Saturday to Livingston Cushin
Of Boston by J. C. Tibbetts Of Wards
horo and some Massachusetts men rel
resented by l.. +. Reed who has occuple
the land for the past few years. Tn
land has been cut over for ITS tlmbe
within few years and Mr.. Cushing II
tends to let the land grow up to timbe
again. He will hold it in conneeuo
with the large tracts of similar Ian
which he already owns in that part o
Vermont. The tract includes 1908 acre
in Stratton and 44S acres in Somerse
The business of the transfer was don
by Hermon Eddy who has representa-
Mr.. Cushing in large number of TIN
Der deals
A good sized crowd gathered in tn
Congregational church last Friday ev'
ming to hear the lecture on the Redl'
covered Civilization of Babylonia an
Assvria given by DR.. Edward j. Bank
of the Chicago university. DIR, Bank
was field director of the expedltlo
recently sent out by the universit
for the purpose of exploring the ruin
of ancient Babylon and Assyria. ii
began by telling of their march acros
the Arabian desert and then went on t
tell about the modern inhabitants o
Babylonia, and the ruins OF Babylo
and Ur. The lecture was illustrated b
many beautiful stereopticon slides, froi
photographs taken while in the Orlen
nv DR.. Banks himself and showing ei
pecially the region of Bismya wher
the explorations were made. DR.. Bank
is an interesting lecturer and handle
his subject intelligently.
The grange dramatic club held
Foxy Grandpa social at Grange hall FIR
day evening A supper was served /
the dining hall and after bushes
meeting the dramatic club presented
pantomime entitled Clementine, whic
portrayed an aged father disturbed b
the lovemakings of number of su
tors for his daughters hand. Mis-
Zetta Weld made capital Clementin,