The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07

Protective grange will sahfeI ~,
ntst and sa10nl degrees al the meet
ing "Wednesday esenias al : q 'cleek,
The New York iIfe Insurance reia
many MEnte ever - millions at new ~
saTanee during tho month % jaly-ad'
Mrs. Coolry ani Mfs. MeQaalds
will enieTlain Inc membefs ~ the We
mans Relief oafIs on the lawn NJ
their home On hFge street neat Wed
nes.iaV afIsTneon. All mcmbes are
cordially invited.
Master Joseph Esiey and Oscar
Ouiheen made large haul OF hlac
haas ffam the Connecticut river We'd
nesalaV aud Yesterday, catching 10 nsh
the largest three af which weigh .As,
J aud ia pounds
The meeting ~ the Daughters 81
the American Revolution planned Tor
August II has been postponed ~ Ms,
~. n Severance Of Greenfield, who
MAS 10 read a PAPER. will be unable 10
he present on account ~ illness ia her
family, aud several members 81 the
chapter are out Of town ON vacation.
Chief Of Police y. IL, Evans re-
reiNed Yesterday a letter from a man
Ia New York city asking for infofma.
tian IN regard "a certain individual
who runs skunk farm somewhere In
Vermont. Chief Evans thinks he
stands pretty good show ~ locating
this person. aud without the aid Of
bloodhounds either,
The business meeting 81 the local
members of the Vermont Society Of Co
lonial Danes, postponed from July =.
win be- held Wednesday. Aug. IL, ~
q 'clock at the residence Of Mrs, Kit
ucdgc llaskins, All members are re
quesied to Ice present 10 decide IN
rev location for the Fort Dnmmer
marker as the present site viii be
Hooded on the completion Of the Con
nrciieui river dam.
Mrs, Rose Wallace, about 20, died
Saturday NJ her home in Chicago. She
was native Of Ncwfane and FIRE.
aueni visitor Ga Brattlehoro. Her hus
band was William Wallace, who died
about seven wears ago. lie WAS the
oldest az the Wallace brothers Of whom
&. u. Wallace Of New York and Judge
/. ". Wallace Of Lebanon. Mo, sur
vivid. They were guests In town In the |
early part OF July.
Henry II. Crosby received word |
from Putncy Yesterday that his valu. |
able driving mare had been found dead |
in the pasture of the Langley farm /
he day before The mare did not |
zone 10 the bars Ms usual Wednesday /
night and search revealed her dead /
BODY under tree ia the pasture. II 4
IS believed that she was killed by light
ling during the shower. The mare was
4 valuable animal and Mr.. Crosby was
attached 10 her as he had
owned her since she was foalcd 10
Years ago.
Henry Almon Briggs. son Of the
ate Joseph and Cordelia Briggs of
died suddenly of heart
allure AZ his home in Leominstcr,
Mass. the evening Of july 2s. lie was
designer at the W. u. Earl comb fac.
ory where his skilled labor will be
.reatly missed. Mr.. Briggs was q quiet,
citizen respected by all
lis associates. n tender husband and fa.
her with all his interest centercd in
lis home. Besides n widow he leaves
hree daughtcrs-Mrs Percy II. Hall
# Baltimore Md, and Misses T.. Min,
rva and NJ. Inez Briggs of Leomin.
ter
What promised 10 be an unusually
interesting ball game was stopped at
line Grove Springs Wednesday after.
Don by the showers. The contest was
etween the hotel team and an aggre.
alton from Keene, n. H.. but the un.
sual feature was the fact that the
line Grove Springs team had Ray Col.
ms. the famous University of Yer
lont twirler, in the box and Smith of
veslevan on first. The score stood 3
, 0 in favor of the hotel team when
he game was called AT the end of the
bird inning. There is no knowing ..
hat the score would have been had
he star collegian been allowed to work
, the limit.
The following Worcester despatch !
, Yesterdays Boston Journal is OF !
cal interest in that DIR. Roberts, men ,
oned therein. is brother OF Arthur :
Roberts of this town: "A son was 4
,rn today 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Hem !
way of 223 Waconah street, Pitts.
I'D. while the mother was in hyp' =
,tic sleep. placed there by her hns' /
md. who has attained considerable :,
cal fame as a hypnotist, while DIR. +. =
Roberts, the family physician, was :.
esent The experiment has aroused n
neral interest among the medical =
aternitv. Both mother and child are 7
ing we'll. 1t is understood that eN' /
riments in hypotism may be made by !
her physicians in some minor surgl' N
i operations. r,
The management of tho Athletics G
ssh to deny the current rumor that h
ey have engaged "Christy" Math' il
1son of the Giants to pitch tomor' "
W IS game. 1t is true that Manager G
cGraw was offered a long price for Sc
athewson IS services for one day but +,
replied that he was out for the Ma. Of
NAL league pennant this year and al
uldn t think of it. Instead of the ii
wv York wonder the Athletics will r;
We in the box one Cranker of New If
ndon, who is said to be pretty nifty p
tn the horsehide. Kennedy of Mill ca
Falls will do the catching, G. Stolte p
Il play first, r. Frost second, Har- fh
od third, McKenna of New London he
,rt, "Sleuth" Thompson left, l.. Al. ay
center and L. Ellis right. Manager ii
we. like Manager Hughy Jennings, ia
i direct his team from the coaching r,
es. NV
Company rs rifle team did ex
dinghy well in the rifle competition "
the Northfeld range last week. 1t
shed third out of the IL companies
t participated and qualified two M,
n for the team which will undoubt. III
y represent the Vermont National J.,
Camp Perry, o. These are Sergeants Al
tier 0. Cooley and Charles A. Stock d,
|. Company + of Northfeld finished he
t with total of AL, Company ID I
st. Johnsbury second with a total VI
1898, Company | third with total IL
1910 and Company M of Burlington !
nth with total of 1901. Company T;il
f Rutland was fifth, Company H of I I
ltpelier sixth, Company l. of Bran W
seventh, Company X of Bennington ~
18th, Company E of Bellows Falls
h, Company B of st. Adams 10th "