The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

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The regular monthly meeting a
Tue btattlchoro Mutual Aid assoeiaiio
Will be held Monday afternoon q
$40 al the home Of Mrs. George ~. 4,
Ter.
Henry March Of shelhurne Fall
. Mass, who WAS chosen president OF m
.. Massachusetts state llaTugari al II
annual convention in Turner'S Fall
Monday, is father of Hal March Of TIL
town.
Grace 4. Dunklec, four ,months.ol,
daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs Fred Dun
klee, died Sunday nt the Bratilebor,
Memorial hospital where she had beer
for treatment. Funeral services wer,
held NJ the house Tuesday morning n
10 o clock. Rev. A. H. Webb officiating
Burial was in West Braitleboro.
Mrs. Martha Mixner. %. wife Of
David MeDougall, died at her home al
toldhrook, Mass, Sunday after a hriei
illness, The funeral was held nj the
home Tuesday morning and burial wa,
in llardwick, Mass. She leaves beside.
her husband one sister Miss Elizabeth
Mixner OF Brattleboro. Mr.. McDou
gall Is station agent at Coldbrook.
IS. w. Edgett company report
the following sales this week: The
| Frances Phillips farm between West
Dummerston and Williamsyillo sta.
ton, containing about 20 acres, 10 Carl
| Carlson of Gutenberg. Sweden; %
acres in North IIinsdale, y. H.. belong.
ing TO Frank Wallen of Brattleboro TO
Charles +. Mason also of this town.
If the burglar who ATTEMPTED 10
break into the house of Horton ID.
Walker ON Harris Place the other even.
ing had stopped to think who lived
there, he might have expected TO have
found the house equipped with protee.
tive devices. As ii was, he announced
his arrival by ringing an electric bell
Mr.. Walker says this little device
which only costs a quarter is really the
''ounce of prevention. lie has them
for sale.-adv.
"A dump.cart containing two steam
drills on their way from the Retreat
meadow 10 the dam-site in Vernon met
with mishap near the upper corner
of the American building Wednesday
afternoon. One of the front wheels
dropped Off and let the ear against the
horses, one of which Immediately began
to PRIV off the plandng of the vehicde
with his hind feet. After some diff.
Guilty the horses were detached from
the cart and the machinery was trans
ferred TO another conveyance.
The selcctmen have this week put
on Main street man and a garbage
cart, the idea being to have the man
busy himself by sweeping the refuse
from the street and putting 1t into the
receptacle. This method of cleaning
Main street ought to prove as cheap
and much more effective than that OF
putting on a force of sweepers once
week. The plan of the selectWen is to
employ the present sweeper SIX days
week. having him devote all his time
to Main street from the bridge to the
town hall building.
County Supervisor David t. Perry
and Road Commissioner J. +. Nichols
as well as the general public are aware
that Main street from the corner OF FL
liot street to Wells monument is in a
badly worn out condition, and it has
been decided practically TO resurfaee
the street with crushed stone. The |
portion of highway which Mr.. Nichols |
resurfaced with river gravel Is NOT |
wearing in a way that gives promise OF |
any permanency and it is probable
that this will be resurfaced with the |
rest. 1t will cost about $1,000 to do
the work as it should be done.
An automobile bearing New
York number collided with F, b. Hol-
man & stage on the road between Brat
fleboro and Chesterfield, \. H., Mon
lay evening, and one of Mr.. Holman S
horses was thrown down by the force
Of the blow. Mr.. Holman says he
heard the machine coming behlnd nm
md swung to the side OF the f 3:5 as
far as possible but that the car did not
.urn out at all nor did it stop to see
f any damage was caused by the col
ision. Tuesday he located the automo-
1ile at Pine Grove Springs but was un-
lble to ascertain who the driver or
,wner was.
For the first time in four years
ba members of the Vermont Wheel
.lub will devote Labor day (Sept; y to
moving a lam-bake and field gay
Which will be held on the Valley falr
rounds, This much was decided at the
eoi,lar meeting of the club Tuesday
Waning and w. O. Cooley, Houghton
and J. p. Ferriter were APP /
,ointed committee of arrangements.
/ special committee composed or + LOUIS {
J. Ellis, D. j. Stolte and Ia, =. Iasker {
viii have charge of the athletic pro l
ram and a variety OF events Is prom,
sed Music will be furnished by the
'irst Regiment band. !
Division Superintendent w. d: Cos J
clio of New London, General Road, q
laster Elrod of st. Adams and seVeral c
Their Central Vermont officials MADE j
,ncial trip ND the West River division t
Tednesday afternoon IN car att ae a t
, engine sol for the purpose OF de, h
,rminine whether the grades and I
,rves on this stretch of track Will al a
w the use of this type of locomotive. II
q. sol is a mogul and is heavier than ri
~ en,pines which are now being used "
,o the West River division. If the f,
aver tyne can be used with safety b
is probable that they will be. put on a
is fall to accommodate the lncreas- a
g traffic. a
C. N. Elliott of Nutley, n; j. i
10 was drowned in the Connecticut u
per at Turner'S Falls. Mass, Tues =
~ nassed through Brattleboro Satur- h. i.
y in company with his wife and two n,
rs and Mr.. and Mrs. George Re Mih tne in
rtv being on canoe trip from White ST
yer Junction whence they s q,a1;ntt he
St week Wednesday, MI. Li 4hat or
IS the only one OF the parry: ' ~ st
Md swim but he was an expert IN the al
Ter Tn attempting to navigate me
lids below the dam at Turner's rams
: canoe containing his wife ana one IL
his sons was overturned. MT. II W
~ succeeded in rescuing his Wl1e ri!
! 4 son Int before help from the other lei
noe could reach him he sank er
Opticians from all parts Of #; the he W
re- attended a meeting in Burning fo
~ last Friday for the purpose OF Or an
nizing state society. This soelety ar
i icb has a charter membership Of 81, on
i i be known as the Vermont !, st t ds CT,
teal society and will be ,oL ail NJ yea no
h the American Association oI ~ tn,
T,o officerS are as IOllONS' xra