The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-13
LOCAL NOTES. AND GOSSIP.

> evening ON the common.
f. w. Blodgett is remodelling on
of the barns on his Spruce stree
property into tenement house whic
will be ready for occupancy within
short time.
The Brattleboro Custom Laundr
and Brattleboro Steam Laundry vii
close Monday, Tuesday and Thursda,
$ evenings at s, Wednesday and Frida,
e evenings at $50, and Saturday even
ings at 10 o o'clock, beginning Sept. 7.
An adjourned meeting of the Wan
tastiquet golf club will be held in tn,
! Brooks House Monday evening to heal
detailed report from the treasurer
1t is hoped that every member of the
organization will make an effort to bt
present.
Local dog owners should not for
get that entries for the Valley FAN
Kennel club s show close tomorrow
evening with Superintendent G. H
Welcome The local classes have been
filing rapidly during the past week
and the exhibit of local dogs prom.
Uses to be larger than ever this year.
Jennie W., the mare that finished
second to Advancer in the free-for-all
race at the Valley fair last year, won
the 2.11 pace at Syracuse, N. Y, Mon
day after finishing fifth in the first
heat. The Sunderlin mares time was
2.06H, 2.07 and 2.06A over slow
track. The race was for purse of
$4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Selleck
observed the 50th anniversary of
their marriage at their home on High
street last week Tuesday. The occa-
sion was given as little publicity as
possible but number of Mr.. and
Mrs. Selleck's intimate friends con
graduated them on passing the golden
milestone.
George L. banks, so, of West
| field, Mass, a well-known travelling
man, died Monday of heart trouble at
the home of his daughter in Worces-
ter For nearly 90 years he had been
employed by the Textile Manufactur-
ing company of Westfield, makers of
easket trimmings, and had been reg
ular visitor in Bratteboro during that
time. Mr.. banks was in Brattleboro
only last week accompanied by his
wife, who was with him when the END
came.
John Milton Harmon, SO, who
died at his home in West Springfield,
Mass, Saturday, was the Oldest man
in that town and had served as Its
clerk and treasurer for over quarter
of century. He was native of
West Sufield, Conn, and after learn
ing the trade of blacksmith he came
to Brattleboro and worked for two
wears as a journeyman. He then re-
turned to Springfield and was en-
ployed for time by firm of rail
road constructors, taking up his resi-
dence in West Springfield in 1s4l.
Travellers over the southern divis-
ion of the Central Vermont are com
menting about the condition of the
bridge near Burleigh s, a short DIS
lance from Palmer. The bridge was
built a few years ago to replace a
wooden structure and the abutments
and pier were not high enough for the
new bridge. The bridge was therefore
placed on piles of ties that rest on
the abutments and the pier and has
heen in that condition ever since. 1t
is the general opinion that bridges
ought to rest directly on abutments IN
stead of on wooden ties piled across
each other, and it is not unlikely that
The matter may be called to the at
tention of the Massachusetts, railroad
commission.
Annual excursion to New YORK
via the Central Vermont railway ana
the Norwich line steamer, City OF
Lowell, Tuesday, September I|th. I
Fare for round trip from South Lon
londerry and immediate points to
Brattleboro, inclusive, $3.50; North ]
ield and Millers Falls, 1925. Cores {
,onding low rates from intermediate s
,oints. Through coaches leaving |
South Londonderry at IL p. M; Brat c
leboro. 400 p. M Connecting at t
Jew London with Norwich line steam '
p for New York; due Pier 70, East t
2iver. 5.45 a. m. Pier 40, North Riv- f
r. 7.15 a. m. following morning. Re- a
urning tickets will be good to leave
Jew York up to and including Sept.
3. to arrive at starting point Sept. !
a, Inquire of nearest ticket agent I
nd see flyers for particulars.
The Brattleboro Ministerial union t
let in the vestry of the Methodist p
hurch Monday morning and chose v
lev F. L. Leavitt chairman. Rev. u. n
\. Trout was elected secretary ana h
reasurer for the ensuing year. In p
he absence of Rev. G. B. Lawson, II
Tho was to give a review of the book n
ecently published by Schmidt, en- "
filed Christ, the Nazerine, Rev. =.
. s. Osgood read a paper on CHINA. 81
[e developed the history of this an p
lent race and brought out the re- ii
eeminp features of the Chinese peo- r;
lie. In particular he told OF the CT
,reatened division of the Chinese en- CT
ire and gave special emphasis to the ST
reat need of preserving the nation V
tact. First he said that from a SEN II
mental standpoint this most ancient 81
,cient race should never be cut IN al
70 by grasping nations seeking only ii
,cuniary gain. Again, the great ii
ouble which would be constantly al
.onsed should a division occur would sv
recipitate the larger governments th
to state of war. Internally, he CT
emf on to say, the customs, religions tie
"a form of government would be in Gu
roe measure destroyed. Rev. Mr. bs