The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-14

'h' annual stacy i.nffhber "
union viii be held M the home Of e. l
Wednesday, Aug, 10.
Paul fhayer and Philip +, Clar
81 Springfield, Mass, nasscd iiratile
hofo saturday morning on canoe triI
down the Connecticut river from Mes
slcwartstown. n. H.. 10 Springfield,
distance OF about 400 miles, Tn
Ynnng men We're about two weeks 81
the IMP, reaching Springfield SUNDAY
afternoon, The Young men piiche,
their tent al night wherever they hap
pened 10 be.
Edward Casey of Keene, \. II.
WAS arrested Saturday night hy Chic
OF Police james II. Evans and wa
brought before Justice A, T., Carpenter
Monday morning an the charge of in
/ toNication 10 which he pleaded guilty
lie was fined ~ aud costs amounting
~ sl2,a5 aud an default of payment
he was taken Monday 10 the county
Jail in Ncwfane by Chief of Pole,
Evans 10 serve a sentence of u DAYS
-Scrgcants Walter q. Cooley and
Charles A. Stockwell, members Of the
Vermont rifle team. aud Lieut.. -.
willard Cobb, team spOiier. went We'd
ncsday 10 Mort hiield where the team
viii practice ON the state range until
Monday. The team will leave Monday
FOR Camp Perry. o.. 10 take part in the
national rifle match which begins Aug.
-. Cart. George H. Thompson of Bel.
lows Falls, formerly. of this town, will
act as range officer NJ the shoot.
Notices are being issued 10 the
members of the Brattleboro high
school class of 1855 10 the effect that
the class will observe the Goth ami
vefsafy of its graduation Saturday,
the 22d: \ tree will be planted on
the high school grounds. each mem.
Der participating aud the class will
then 20 in automobiles 10 Spofford
lake. where q dinner will be served AT
Ware :. After dinner l.. u. Taylor
aud T.. II. Smith will entertain the
class nj Col. Taylor S cottage.
Mrs. II. ". Bartlett of Keene. \.
H.. reported 10 the police department
of that city Saturday that her brother,
Charles \. Ether. who has lived with
her for some time, had disappeared
from her home on Aug. ! and had not
been heard of since. He is Young
is five feet ten inches tall, weighs
about l65 pounds and at the time Of
his disappearance wore an cold grey
suit, serge cap and soft shirt with
collar attached. Ii is thought that his
mind was affected
One of the August entries in the
county superior court is the
suit of j. Edgar Mellen of Brattleboro |
against Edward Grafton of Montague, |
Mass, TO recover $500 for damages al !
legged TO have been done TO Mel |
len s automobile by the automobile /
If the defendant IN q collision in |
Loyden June o., Mr.. Mellen and his
son, +. +. Mellen, were driving their
Ford runabout very slowly al the time,
md when they saw the other machine
approaching turned as far as they
would to one side of the road. Mr..
# the highway and in the collision
hat followed Mr.. Mellen machine
vas badly damaged
"A letter received from an officer
# the United States army. by Bur
ingtonian, speaks so highly OF the
Ulcers and men of the lst regiment in
antry Vermont National Guard. at the
ate encampment. that il is pleasure
o publish it verbatim 'While AT
line camp we had the good fortune TO
ave the Vermont regiment for our
eghbors during their ten days tour
t service. ! tell you | was proud to
e from the same state that they were.
he regiment as whole made less
Disc, and did more work than any
ther national guard organization in
he camp and its colonel, J. Gray Estey
ras one of the very best. if not the ,
est, regimental commanders in the {
amp. Huntington Free Press.
Several Vermont firms will lose
cavity as the result of vo luntary 5
ia, h,p l. ,t.u tlaI m tba | I
nited States District court office at !
oston by William II. Wood, a t
rominent Cambridge, Mass, lumber c
naler, the schedule showing total liza. :
ilities of $47S,49l.07 and assets of c
PIG, 005.11. The unsecured claims a
mount to $l09,3Sl, and the secured il
$500. The petitioner is liable on u
,55. 433 worth of endorsed paper, and y
e accommodation paper is given at h
$500. Among the unsecured credit. o
s are the Deerfeld River company of b
ilmington, $5977, and the Northern b
lmber company of st Johnsbury. a
mong the holders of endorsed paper b
e the Vermont National bank of 81
.attleboro, $3.50, the Deerfeld Riv- v
company of Wilmington, $4,000, p
d the Wilmington Savings bank of G,
ilmington. $4,000. CT
A. S. Howe, manager of the Ameri-
n real estate company local office, +
10 is spending his vacation at has in
MINER home in Dover, VT. went trout fl
hing Saturday with Fred Ryther, one c,
his neighbors, and caught two little &c
,ck bears. They ran across two cubs 81
d their mother and the young ones M
TX to the trees, while the she bear of
TX refuge in some bushes behind b,
II 80 feet away, where she stood be
ard. Mr.. Howe went back to the til
lrest farmhouse, about two miles en-
ay, for weapon while Mr.. Ryther sh
ot the young bears freed. The old st
n made some fuss but Mr. Ryther bu
ed a tin pail at her and she dis no
,eared. She was not seen again, al ri'
ugh search was made for her after CIR
Howe came with a man and two mt
es. The cubs, however, were Sc tn
ed-Springfeld Republican of Tues a
N. B. Prentiss pleaded guilty Mon n ms
before Justice A. P. Carpenter to S St
charge of intoxioation and was A.
ID $5 and costs which he was allow n,
to pay as soon as the amount was hr,
ned He was arrested Sunday he,
ming at the local station by De- -; ne
v Sheriff M. p. Davis and lodged in ;s
village lookup until he was brought Al
, court. He testified that he had the
nix reduced alcohol which he pro, n rio
I'd at the station Saturday night of n'l
IAN whom he did not know. Err :
Bryant was brought before 4. T. do!
penter by Chief of police j. II. wi
ms Monday morning He was not hay
nd guilty of any violation of the eou
and was discharged and advised to boz
ont of town as soon as possible. int
had applied three times. to Mr.. offe
ms for night s lodgings in the lock- fro
which were given him and IN ac- vii
lance with the spirit of cleaning up for
town Mr.. Evans brought Bryant Gee
,re The conrt in order to get him Wa