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

degree Tuesday evening,
The women of the Baptist church
will hold their regular fortnightly
food sale at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
tomorrow afternoon at 2,3o.
DO not forget the Vermont com
mission excursion to jamestown, sep
TENDER IT, 1907. Regular train service
to Brattleboro. Special train leaves
Brattlcboro at q p. m. via Central Yer
mont railway. Low fares. Stop'oyer
privileges. First class aceommodh'
lions, Inquire of nearest ticket agent
and see haudbills for particulars
The continued rain of the past
week has intcrfered somewhat with the
progress of the work ut the Connect
cut river dam site but things have
been pushed as rapidly considering
weather conditions. Now that a set
Element has been reached in regard to
the damage to Mrs, ID. 7. Prescott 8
land across which the spur track Will
extend the work of completing the
branch line can be completed in com
paratively short time.
The new year in the high school
has started auspiciously with hne
eorps of teachers. The enrolment in
the school is 40, made up of 10 girls
and 65 bows. There are 43 members
in the entering class. Only the senior
class has elected officers. They are:
President. Howard Brown; vice-presl'
dent, Margaret Barber; secretary, Una
Rice: treasurer, Ralph Howe; assistant
treasurer, Ellen sherman; executive
committee, the five officers named ana
James Perry,
Carolyn Evangeline Lavelle,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. p. b. La
velle of % Oak street, and Hugh Hen
nv Harwood, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gll'
bert Harwood of Forest street, were
quietly married Wednesday evening
at $50 in st. Michael's Catholic
church by Rev. Father NJ. j. Carmody
The couple were attended by Mr.. and
Mrs. +. J. Lavelle of Amherst, Mass
Only immediate relatives were pres
ent. The bride was dressed in brown
etamine with hat to match. a supper
was served after the ceremony, ana
the newly welded pair left shortly
after on the 10.l5 train for Bellows
Falls. A trip of ten days will be
spent in Boston, Springfield and Am
herst, Mass,
H II. Howe of Brookline was ar
rested in that town Thursday by
Deputv Sheriff A. w. ]. wilkins, on
State s Attorney r. c. Bacon s com
plaint charging him with furnishing
liquor in Brattleboro a few days pre-
vious. Mr. Howe was placed under
bonds to the amount of $500, Frank
II. Howard of this town becoming
surety. Howe did not appear TINS
morning and it looks as though Mr.
Howard was out the amount of the
bond. The ease seems somewhat IN
; yolved as the liquor was given away
at the station and the spirits in ques
ton were sold to Levi Strong. 1t Is
said that Mr.. Strong is ready to ap
pear and plead guilty to one offens(
of furnishing Just what will result
could not be determined at the court
; room this morning.
The mixed train on the West RlV
, err branch due to reach Brattleboro al
+ 4 n. M, ran off the track Saturday
, inst above the West River bridge anC
? three cars were derailed before tn
D. train came to a stop. The accldeh'
occurred at $50, the train being sew
eral hours late. All three of the ear
! were loaded with lumber and two o.
h them rolled over and over down tn
=. embankment, a distance of 30 feet
the third staying at the top OF th'
bank but slightly off the rails. a
soon as a wrecking train could b.
!, brought TO the scene work was begun
= The lumber on the two ears at the 100
, of the embarrassment was transferre
IN others on the rails and the car nea
the tracks was pulled into place. I'm
,, two ears left at the place Of acclden
are total wrecks. The accident wa
!. undoubtedly due to spreading rail
% since the track where the derailmen
y occurred was perfectly level an
: straight. 1t is expected that the acc
d dent will have its effect in hastenin
" the work of laying heavier rails Dc
- tween here and West Dummerston, a
Improvement that has been needed to
10 some time.
" At the regular session of the pre-
I bate court held Saturday betor
< Judge A. F. Schwenk small amour
"a of business was transacted Ihei
h were but seven estates passed upol
10 The account of Orlean W. Smith .
- executor of the estate of Esther
;, Rice of Brattleboro was allowed an
n distribution of the estate decreed III
70 will of Charles E. Park presented .
10 Frank Willard was allowed, Orlno
I'd 7. Park and Frank E. Willard wei
II, annointed executors. The will of MAJ
# Higgins presented by Mary Il. N
n. gins was allowed and Mary Il: III
h. gins was appointed executor me P
tition was granted of George Z. ave
i'll administrator for the estate OF II
~ sina p. Burnham, to sell real 'esta
" and the consent of the heirs filed. a
- thentieated copies of the will OF L
III III vina A. Lynde, probated in Massach
40 setts were filed and the will was
81 lowed in this state. Frank E. Barb
a. was appointed guardian for the min
70 children of Mrs. Lynde. Eliza
r 20 Hyde presented copies of the will
liz Josephine Hyde which was probate
.ie in Washington, D. c., and the copi
l. were allowed.
se The prize lists of the valley fa
lie. Kennel clubs fourth annual shc
m which will be held Sept. a. 20 and
he in connection with the Valley ia
lis were mailed Saturday and entries I
nd tho event have already begun