The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
al thoir nav roised from sll5 to 81 .25

had their pay raised from si.l5 to SIPS
day,
Miss Jennie Duggan has returned to
Crccn6elI after a few DAYS visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Daniel Duggan'
Mrs. Thomas Bruce of Battleboro and
Mrs, George Tewksbury OF Littleton, N,
H.. visited Wednesday at Rufus Lang.
worthys.
The Young women who have charge of
the calico BAH to be held soon are plan,
ming ON making il one of the events oil
the season.
There were several new members TAX.
On into the Court Ashuelot Foresters OF
America at their regular meeting We'd
nesday evening.
All of the public schools of this place
will be closed Monday, May l3, in honor
of the 30Oth anniversary of the diseoV'
cry of jamestown.
New stairs have been placed in the rear
of the universalist church to High street.
Inc stairs are greatly appreciated by peo'
pie living in that locality,
Mrs Dennis Minis entertained the
members of the l.. ;. 9. at her home on
Bratteboro street Friday afternoon.
bountiful supper was served.
Frank Place cut one finger quite badly
while at his work in the Halle x Frost
mill Saturday and it was necessary to
take two stitches in the wound.
The three children of Mr.. and Mrs. b.
| A. Oppenheimer of Springfield, Mass,
have been visiting their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. G. Bridge.
Carl Sargent has been made treasurer
of the Congregational society and IL. w.
| TAYLOR succeeds r. A. Clogher, who re-
signed from the prudential committee.
Warren Hall sustained badly crushed
! leg while at work in the foundry We'd
nesday morning. A small pile of timber
| fell upon his foot causing severe injury
Frank w. Tilden presented the mem
| bers of the fire department recently with
| $50 in appreciation of their services at
| the recent fire which burned his foun-
| dry.
Rev. and Mrs. w. L. Renshaw OF Lynn.
| field Center, Mass, formerly residents OF
| this place, announce the engagement OF
| their daughter, Emma May, to Wilson c.
BARLEY OF Wakefield, Mass.
Rev. Charles A. Paddock, former resi-
dent of this place and who was Tor
time pastor of the Baptist church, died at
his home in Hartford, Conn, April %, OF
| heart disease. The burial was in Saxtons
River.
Rather a small audience greeted Hans
Snitzle in a Dutchman's Honeymoon at
the opera house Monday evening. This
was one of the best numbers that has APP
peared in the entertainment course TINS
season.
What might have been a terrible fire
was discovered Just in time IN the pick
er room of Amidon's mill Monday after.
noon and with the quick aid OF some OF
the employees the fire was quickly eXtin-
guished.
The funeral of the 5 weeks old son OF
! Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Merritt took place
at their home on Brattleboro street We'd
nesday afternoon, Rev. w. II. Tricky
and Rev Mr.. Locke officiating. The burial
was in the North Hinsdale cemetery.
| The members of Wantastiquet grange
have been planning to have MIR. Morrl-
son. SUPERINTENDENT of the public schools,
come and discuss with them the topic OF
the state system OF the public schools but
on account OF the time of the year he
could not come.
Capt. n. T. Smith, treasurer of the
Southern Pacific railroad and known by
several in this town, died at his home IN
| Los Angeles, Cal, recently. Capt. Smiths
wife by whom he is survived is daugh'
ter of the late Henry and Mary Hooker
of Hinsdale and is sister of Mrs. Julia
jones, G.. p Hooker and A. c. Hooker,
all of this place.
Roy w. Dawson, former and well
! known resident of this place, and a mem
Der of the graduating class OF the medl-
cal department of the University OF Penn
sylvania has accepted a position in st.
! Francis hospital in Trenton, n. j. Mr..
| Dawson lived in this town until few
years ago and graduated from the high
school in the class Of 1901.
Nearly every one in Hinsdale is en-
thusiastic over the expectancy of having
new railway station. The present station
J has been far from satisfactory for years.
/ 1t is very inconvenient and unsatlsfac-
| tory in many ways. The officials of the
railroad were in Hinsdale Friday looking
over the situation and saw the necessity
of change The present station will be
moved back and used for a freight house
and in all probability the new one will
be built on the side of the track with
the village, greatly improving the loca-
ton Definite plans for the new building
are not given out, but an up-to-date struc-
ture will be much appreciated.