The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-11
THE BRArrLEBoRo REFoRMER, FRIDAY DECEMBER II. 1905

| -fayeiis Miller. an empioye Of thu
Grange stare. has scat 10 the Spring
field, Mass, taaltIy show = string ol
" Han Ofpihetons ON which he 10
sslvsi several awards,
Trade has Increased this week oyel
previous weeks since tho outbreak Of
The smallpox epidemic, A greater mum
her ~ out -of.iown people have been
here aud local people have begun theii
holiday shopping.
William Packard, who was severely
Injured Tuesday BY q falling tree II
L W, q, Doallltie's lumber job In South
Newfane. has been brought 10 the Brat
ilebofo Memorial hospital. where be il
now resting comfortably,
! The schools In West Rraiileboru
will not open next week, but IL 10 hoped
they will the week following. IL will
be- necessary for all teachers and pupils
10 have had successful vaccination Ia
order Ia enter the schools upon their
re'oponing,
C. DeAngelo. who was before the
local conft some time ago ON the charge
Of drunkenness aud whose ease was
continued for sentence. was before the
local court Yesterday, Judge y. ",
Gibson presiding, and was assessed -
with costs amounting 10 sl2.fu. lie
paid,
III. II. Brown. the local hyeryman.
has recently purchased the Mnnl.S
farm. In Halifax. The estate contains
valuable timber LOT aud II IL the in
ieniion Of Mr.. Brown. 10 build n saw.
mill on the property and cut out the
timber The sale was made through
NJ. q. Dalrymple.
Mrs. r. Susan Warren Of West
Rrattleboro, who came last week TO
visit her niece, Mrs. =. l.. knowlton
OF Horton place, fell down n flight OF
stairs Friday night and broke her left
collar bone. She IL over - years old
hut is n woman Of unusual activity and
"A rapid recovery is anticipated. She
received nervous shock and was some
wha, bruised hut is doing well nj this
time.
"A hearing i in progress today be-
fore Justice A. T.. Carpenter in the suit
brought by Charles Kane against the
General accident Assurance Corpora
ton 0f Philadelphia 20 recover on a
policy taken out nv the plaintiff in
1904. II was taken out MS healt =
aud accident policy and the plaintiff
was confined in hospital by illness
from Feb. u TO June T.. 1905: The
company refusing 10 indemnify Mr..
Kane. the action TO recover was
brought. Judge +. W. Gibson Is coun-
sci for the plaintiff. while the defense
is represented by X. c. Bacon.
The steam shovel which has been
used in the work of excavation on the
Central Vermont track which has been
raised below Brattleboro. is TO be moved
today To n point opposite Mt; Hermon
school where il will be used for the
excavation of coarse gravel to be used
raising the tracks is nearly completed,
and - Italians were discharged last
Saturday and given their Transports
ton back 10 Boston. whittier they were
recruited by the contractors for the
work. Another batch will get their
walking papers within few days.
A local merchant had an enlight-
ening experience the other day with a
farmer who had "fresh eggs" to sell.
The farmer offered 10 dozen strictly
fresh eggs to the dealer at price con
siderably below the market value. say
ing that he was in hurry TO get home
and did not want TO peddle them. The
dealer thought he was getting an nm
usually good bargain and after closing
II notified some of his best customers.
One of these customers Immediately
bought half of what the dealer had
secured. A week or so later he re-
ported that out of the five dozen
strictly fresh eggs. II were over-ripe.
The merchant saw the farmer soon af-
but of course the conversation |
that ensued cannot be reported.
An amicable settlement of all the
affairs in the estate of the late Asaph
P. Childs has been made in the probate
court at Fair Haven. BY the terms OF
Mr.. Childs IS will his three daughters
by his first marriage were given all his
real estate in Vermont, and his personal
estate was divided into two equal parts,
one to 90 to the three daughters and
,ne to his widow, Mrs. Clara Sherman
Childs. The commissioners of the es-
ate allowed Mrs. Childs's claim for
money loaned to Mr.. Childs, amounting
o Si5,273.26. One of the daughters,
Mrs. Mollie Childs DeKlyn of New
York. objected to the allowance. of that
lain and appealed. The appeal is now
bending. By the terms of the settle
nent each of Mr.. Childs s daughters
will receive $4,000. and Mrs. Childs s
Illowance will not be further contested.
hrs. Childs also will receive compensa..
ion for her services as execntrix, and
IN allowance for her support and all '
expenses incurred by her as executrlX [
# the estate. The appeal of Mrs.
)eKlyn will be discontinued by her
ttorneys at the next term of county
curt.