The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
NEWFANE.

Judge Il. w. Gibson was the guest OF
Landlord Smiley Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs, h, w, Rand went Tues
day to Orange, Mass, for visit,
The new telephone line is now in work
ing order 10 Williamsville and Is quite 9
convenience 10 the patrons,
Mrs. Addie lIosford, who has been with
Mrs. philura Moore during her illness
has returned TO her home at Greenfield.
James Underwood went TO South Lon
donderry Friday night and ON account oil
the breakdown was Obliged TO stay over
until Monday morning,
A special meeting of the Woman's lie
lief corps is called for saturday mler,
noon for the election of officers, IL VIII
he held at Mrs. &, W. Parsonss.
Mabel Philips OF the central telephone
exchange is on the sick list tins week
and is at home for a few days with hei
parents. Arthur Smith is assistant IN hei
| place.
W. C. Ballou is taking short vaca
! ton this week and will visit Wilmington
| North Adams and other places, o. X
Wright is acting as station agent during
his absence.
II is decided to hold the drama of the
| Odd Fellows aud Rehekahs on the eveninl
OF Jan. | instead OF Jan. 3 as announced
/ last week. They are working hard Tor
! good entertainment.
/ Two annual meetings were TO be held
/ at the village Saturday, one at the banl
/ and another Of the creamery association
| The storm prevented the creamery people
/ from having quorum.
4 sleighing party called at Newtan'
/ inn Tuesday. They represented Quebec
IN. y. and Brattleboro. They looked "
/ the points of interest in the city and toeb
several Photographic views.
1t is understood the village trustee
/ have received a very favorable proposition
! for lighting the public places and street'
/ by electricity The offer comes from
/ Boston firm and is worthy OF considera
/ ton.
/ On account Of the storm OF SATURDAY
only four OF the applicants for the posi-
/ ton Of Mail Carrier were able to GET l,
/ Brattleboro for the examination shorl
one of only six questions aud not reqmr
/ ing more than ordinary scholarship
| About y inches OF snow fell IN thl'
vicinity Saturday afternoon and sunday
which has made very good sledlng ON INT
main roads All of our teamsten are get
! ting busy. The Brookline people are
/ hustling their hardwood lumber over, tht
/ Interstate Lumber company y busy get
/ ting its logs from the Eager lot and How
/ ard Brothers are drawing wood loi
/ Thompson 4 Davis.
| At the annual meeting OF Brchard post
C. \. r., at Townshend saturday tht
/ following officers, were elected; Cominan
/ der, 4. b. Franklin; senior vicercomInan
! 1 ~ u Dp.ffs tupfpp VlFR=fnIUTuNnurf
/ George c. Cooley; quartermaster JONI
I d. Pierce; officer of the day, l.. W. BUSH
/ sergeant. A. T. Edwards; officer OF Oh,
guard. Emory Howard; chaplain, g., W
| Parsons; delegates, w. II. Miles and l.
/ w. Bush.
| The breaking down OF the mail engine
/ Saturday two miles this side OF West
/ Townshcnd was the cause OF much neon
venence to the passengers. The mail iron
the north did not reach here until night
| and the mail up Saturday night until aitel
midnight Considerable criticism was eX
pressed in regard to the management OF
! The trains but it was evidently due most
N to the i'll luck OF engine 30 getting
stalled in the cut near NJ. o. liowe's
4 session of the Brattleboro municipal
court was held in the County House b!
Judge Gibson Tuesday evening. Three OF
the participants in the row at the Yer
non dam were on trial for breach Of
peace. They pleaded guilty and received
| a sentence of 80 days confinement. An
other trial was held at the Newfane inn
/ Wednesday forenoon before Justice Ar
| thur Spencer of Brattleboro The parties
we're Leslie Stratton of Newtane, who
sued Albert Soule for debt. Judgment
was rendered for the plaintiff. 1t was
reported that Landlord Smiley acted as
counsel for the plaintiff. Evidently Brat
| tleboro has a surplus of Judicial authority
as well as actors for the drama.