The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
wild Animals With Which We Are
Acquainted.

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Townshcnd people viii suon h. able 10
tell a. thrilling tales a. did their grand
parents IN the pioneer DAYS, lat week
as a party from the collage were climbing
ball mountain, one ni the mrTi saw an
animal which hc at lirt thought 10 ~ q
gray fox hat which later climbed tree
and was probably a LINK, Then Tuesday
evening a. some ui the distributors Of the
trout Wefc ON the swamp near the Briuis
place they heard a cali several times which
they are sure was that Of a bear. Deer
are becoming quite plentiful. One was
seen only few days ago picking apples oil
tree in an orchard not far lrom n farm
house.
Leon Trucsdell returned home Tuesday
evening.
Herbert Evans i. haying for Henry
Franklin.
II. o. Gales new barn is being slated
this week.
Park Osgood has finished working at I'd.
wand Dunham's.
Mr.. Park. ST., spent Wednesday in
Greenfield. Mass.
Lucille Cnshman of Jamaica is visiting
her aunt. Mrs j. c. Tait.
Misses Abbie and Florence Follett spent
Wednesday in Brattlcboro.
Miss Ada Ioughton of Battlcboro Is
the guest OF Mrs. W. II. Holland.
Herbert Wright is camping this week
with Fred Gilbert at Sunset lake.
State Evangelist Rev. y. Thomas lIafer
will preach at the Baptist church Sunday.
Mrs. Clara c. Blanchard has been in
Medford. Mass, her former home, on
business.
Mrs. Fred 0ber and daughter, Flossie, OF
Bratteboro are visiting Mrs. Ober's sister,
Mrs. w. IL. Holland.
Martin Sparks is working at the County
House in Newfane while Earl Davis is
away on vacation.
Mrs. Music skinner and her aunt, Mrs.
Sarah Convey of South Londonderry, visited
in town last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith and son OF
Brattleboro are visiting Mrs. Smiths
aunt, Mrs. Fred Willard.
Miss Bessie Hardy, who had been visiting
in town for two weeks, returned to her
home in East Jaffrey, n. H., Monday.
Fred Boutelle, who had been visiting
his parents. Mr. and Mrs George Boutelle,
returned Wednesday to his home in New
York.
Mr. and Miss Mcclellan of Baltimore,
Md, who are visiting in Jamaica, spent
Tuesday at the Townshend Inn with Mr..
and Mrs. Burke.
While attempting to arise after nap on
Sunday, Mrs. Florence Holland fell and
broke one of her limbs so that she is con-
fined to the bed.
Last Sunday was a record breaker, be-
ing the warmest day for five years. In |
some places in town the thermometer reg
lstered 9S degrees in the shade.
One hundred and ten quarts of currants |
have been picked from Miss Harriet Fetch
er's garden this summer, which speaks well |
for the gardener, Romance Jennison.
DR.. +. l.. Osgood and Fred Gilbert have
recently had built a new boat, which they |
keep on Sunset lake. The doctor spent
Tuesday night at Mr.. Gilbert's camp.
Owners of gardens in the village are com
planning that the doves are becoming a
nuisance and that in some places they
have stripped every pea from the vines.
Mrs. Livermore of Athol Mass, Mrs.
O'Brien of Somerville, Mass, and Mrs.
Wilder of West Dummerston are with their |
mother, Mrs. Susan Lawrence, who is very
ill.
Harold Ford principal of the high
school in Ashburnham, Mass. is visiting
his cousin, Mrs. Don Boutelle. Mr.. Ford
fits students to enter Gushing academy at
Ashburnham.
w. II. Miles is haying for Clifford Hol-
brook on the farm which he purchased of
Mr.. Hamilton The place is on the border
of Wardsboro and is known as the John
Watson farm.
DR.. Booth of Elmhurst, L. l., Mr.. York
of New York city and Mr.. Price of Allan
tic Highlands, n. j., who had been visiting
Miss Lucy Booth at the cottage, left Sat
urday morning for their homes.
The report from the Brattleboro hospital
Wednesday was that Mrs. Clark, who had
been unconscious for several days, was no
better Mrs. Green is suffering severely
with rheumatism and unable to go to her
sister.
Mr.. Adams of Hyde Park Mass, recently
spent few days at A. A. Masons with
Edwin Sawyer. Mr.. Sawyer left with
them for a short trip but will return again
to Townshend.
Mrs. Emma Clark has gone to Brattle
boro to keep house for her son, Fred
Clark, for few weeks after which she
and her granddaughter will occupy the
tenement in Dr. Parker's house recently
vacated by Prof. II. W. Lewis.
Three consignments of trout came Tues
day evening from the state hatchery at
Arlington to stock the 1ownshend brooks. I
These consignments, consisting of thou
sands of fish, were sent to G. I'll. Willard,
Evans brothers and Charles Cutler.
Miss Abbie Starr, graduate of Leland
Il Gray seminary, has been engaged as
teacher of algebra and English in the I
Brattleboro grammar school for the coming
year. Miss Stars work at Calumet,
Mich, was of such high order as to en-
sure her success in her new position.
Rev Z. c. Bass, financial agent for the i
University of Vermont, was in town Tues t
day calling upon graduates of the univer-
sity. He reports that there is now need
ed $4,000 to complete the half million
which he is trying to raise to increase the
endowment fund Mr. Bass stayed at the
Townshend Inn while in town.
Mrs Lucy Franklin, who has been
spending some time in Hartford, Conn,
came Monday and is at the home of her !
brother, III. o. Gale. On Tuesday Mrs. {
Franklin bought of Mrs. Fred ODER the
house in the village known as the DR.. Rice
place. She will occupy the lower tene- /,
ment herself, the Cudworths who have |
been occupying it moving to the tenement
above.
There was union service in the Congre- !
gational church Sunday morning at which
Miss Esther Dale rendered the solo, The |
Ninety and Nine. Every one was glad of
the opportunity to hear Miss Dale once I
more. Miss Bessie Hardy of East Jaff-