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


nres were shown to n stable crowd in
the auditorium Monday evening,
Nearly all the views were new aud
many of them had much Of educational
value.
The First Regiment band has gone
to Spolford lake today TO play NJ inc
annual meeting and banquet of the
SpoiTord Fish and Game Leagues
large number of local people are in
attendance mt the gathering,
Mildred Holland will give mat
inee next Saturday afternoon to ae'
commodatc the many out.of'town peo'
pie who wish 70 see her again. TICK
cts for both matinee and evening per
Torrance will 60 on sale Thursday
morning
Frank Dwight Winchester, son OF
Dwight Winchester Of West Brattle'
boro, was married to Gencyievc Has
kins Brown, formerly employed at the
Brooks House, at 10 Main street, the
home of Mrs. +. l.. Currier, Wednesday
afternoon at $3.50, by Rev A. II. Webb,
The newly welded pair left on the 4,23
train for short wedding trip, after
which they will return to Brattleboro
to make their home.
Louis Nadeau was arrested at the
station Yesterday afternoon in an in
toxicatcd condition by Deputy Sheriff
NJ. p. Davis. In the municipal court
he pleaded guilty to the first oifense
and was given the usual fine Of 50
and costs. amounting TO $ll.S0. Ma
deau had Sl0G5, and on deposit of his
kit of tools was allowed to procure
the remaining $l.l5. Nadeau has been
employed by Frank Morse as stone
mason for the past two months
The West River Valley grange
fair will be held in Londonderry
Thursday. Sept. 10. Addresses will be
given by George W. Pierce, master of
the state grange, and other proml'
nent speakers. Music will be fur
nished by the band, Prizes viii be
awarded 10 the winners in the eN-
hibit of horses, cattle, oxen and
sheep. There will also be display of
fancy articles, vegetables and articles
of domestic manufacture, ball
game and other athletic events has
been planned and cash prizes offered.
DR. George b. Hunter of West
BrattlebOro has opened an office IN
WillistOn block this week in addition
TO his office in West Brattleboro. 1t
is the office which was formerly occu-
pied by the late DR.. c. E. Severance.
The rooms have been thoroughly reno
waited and present very attractive ap-
pearance. The floors are covered with
green canvas and the walls with hand
some paper of green and gilt. The
paint and ceilings are ivory white and
the windows have dainty draperies of
. white muslin DR.. Hunter came to
West Brattleboro seven years ago and
has wide practice in this and the
surrounding towns
"A special freight that was follow.
ing the regular mixed train due in
Brattleboro at 4 ?. m, ran off the
track below West Dummerston Tues
dav afternoon and two cars loaded
with lumber were deraied. A wreck
ing train was sent Immediately to the
scene of the accident and the two cars
were finally pulled to the track about
3 a. m. Wednesday, delaying the 5.4j
up train until an hour after that time
: The cause Of the accident was the light
| rails which were laid for narrow gauge
e traffic and which have not been
changed to accommodate the heavier
b cars of the broad gauge, Many pa
5 irons along this line have limited that
f unless the conditions of this road i'm
2 prove another appeal will be made &c
, the railroad commission to correct the
e existing evils,
beginning in a gentle dri2zle tha
failed to dampen the enthusiasm o
l. Labor day celebrators the much need
7 ed rain started in Monday morning
d and continued with hardly any inter
7 val until yesterday morning. TIT
G storm was general throughout New
I England and did an immense amour
S of good TO the parched and withere'
S landscape, although unfortunately
l came at a time when no less than 81.
d agricultural fairs were on the docke
! and succeeded in putting prachcall
6 all of these out of business. In tn
= vicinity of Brattleboro the rainfall
n was heavy and the gradual rise i
II temperature that accompanied
brought beads of perspiration from a
J. coldretaining objects such as safe
e metal fixtures, hitching-posts and tn
1t like. The Connecticut river, whic
.e was extremely low previous to the be
a. ginning of the storm, has risen abou
IS foot during the past week.