The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-07-12
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

A meeting of the Eagles will be
held at the aerie in the Retting block
Sunday afternoon at o clock.
The women of the Baptist church
will hold their regular fortnightly food
sale at the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms tomorrow
afternoon at 2.30.
A. c. Spencer has taken the
Windham county agency for the Null
lens steel power boats and marine en-
gines and will probably receive a fine
sample launch within a short time.
Charles d. Whitaker has exchanged
bis last year s Grout automobile for
a new machine of this years model.
He went to the factory at Orange
Mass, Tuesday to make the exchange.
The pulpit of the First Baptist
church will be supplied the next three
Sundays by Rev. w. NJ. Walker, d. D.,
of Philadelphia who served the church
with such acceptance year ago. DR..
Walker is forceful preacher, who
made many friends while here.
The Sunset Lake water company
placed an order Saturday for 200
lengths of 16-inch iron pipe which will
be laid from the Samuel Sargent place
in West Brattleboro to the bridge near
Davis's mill, taking the place of the
six-inch pipe which is now in the
ground. Work on the new pipe will
begin probably about August l.
The fall term of school in district
No. will begin Sept. 4 and end De-
cember 90 The winter term will be-
gin Jan. 7 and end March 20. The
spring term will begin April and
end June 10. School will not be in
session during the week of the Valley
fair, nor on Thanksgiving day, Wash
ington's birthday or Memorial day.
The lawsuit which Ellen f. Moore
of South Newfane brought against her
former husband, John NJ. Moore, last
week was dismissed at the instance of
the plaintiff on account of a mistake
in the serving of the writ, and new
suit brought which will be tried at
South Newfane before Justice John b.
Morse July %.
Several changes have taken place
in the personnel of the E. R. Clark au-
tomobile company force this week.
Frank White has finished work there
as manager end entered the employ OF
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Legs as chauffeur his
place has been taken by Louis ii. Hen
KEEL. Harry Brown has come from
Springfield, Mass, to assist in repair
work.
A horse belonging to John Connell
of Chesterfield, n. H., created a wave
of excitement Wednesday morning al
the corner of Elliot and Main streets
bv giving an unearthly scream and
fopping over on the sidewalk appar,
emily dead. The harness was cut ana
the wagon dragged from the animal
when he arose and stood up apparently
as well as ever.
Descendants of the Walkers of
early New England in this vicinity Will
he interested to know that genealogy
of those who trace back to Capt. hlch,
ard Walker of Lynn, is being prepared
bv Philip Walker of Colorado Building,
Washington. D. c., and any readers Oh
this paper who sprung from early New
England Walkers are invited, IL they
have not already done so, to SEND IN
the full record of their families to the
comniler at the above address, VINO
will, upon application, send blanks tor
family records.
An extremely handsome yearling
Holstein- Friesian bull was shlpPeu
Monday by Arthur B. Clapp from the
Wilder farm to Edgar o. Silver Oh
Newport. vt. The animal is Duke
Clotbilde Adrienne 1924, and is son
If tbe noted Duchess Clothilde s Lad
7tb who has seven A. R. o. daughters
The bull is not only finely bred but Is
exceedingly strong as an lnd al ''h
The purchaser is member OF tHe pun
fishing firm of Silver, Burdett " Eom,
many of New York and owns large
stock farm in Newport.
Charles B. Sprague was hned ~ pr
and costs last Saturday morning III GI wv
mnnicinal court before Judge u. W.
Gibson on the charge of having tak AS1
AZ short trout. Sprague was arre i5.
lime 90 by Policeman Evans after nav,
inc been spotted by Fish and uanle
W99rden Roswell Frost. he was ar
ras+ed at his home at Al High streeS
and arraigned Immediately but pleaded
an an a,ilty. Later he secured the ser,
uices of A. P. Carpenter as counsel
va = was decided to enter the plea
Of guilty. Attorney Carpenter IN t asn
inc the mercy of the court stated s Una;
bis client had been an lnfuentlal IiOt
n , in the town of Weston, that ne nau
,or,or been in any trouble with the
inn, before. and that he had been Sc,
i i"% town grand juror and justice I
l ne .iho naace besides having held other
o4ices Of trust. Sprague pald tne nns
and costs which amounted 10 9'-'V0
was discharged.
The family of John GAVIN avn 10 tbe
o,rnor Of a small dog dignified by tae
onnbonious name of Wiggles. lnere 10
nothing about his appearance 10 , sus
gest breeding or promise Oh IN hos
attachments buI of
1a~,nnsfrated that he is far aheaa u
tba ordinary canine in sagaclty; Ea mao
:; nv +Ta week Wiggles was in the ONE ne
lI A. Calvin IS store when one Oh tno
OF OH NV, called the office by telephone
I Ialnny the voice Wiggles pricked up
h iie ears and listened. Mr. CALVIN too tla
! he e nerson on the other end Of tna
the p pent tbe dog was interested and
rbon his name was called over 80
M ,nbone Wiggles galloped stralgn' S SGS
&c tbo store and up the stree'. 1T
minutes later Mr.. CALVIN nm aat tb a Wig Wig.
by telephone to the effect tn mnob w" es-
o og had arrived home in m tSa doc IM
Sgansted condition. Since then men. 'i T. G an,