The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-10
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

NEE, Thursday afternoon, April 10.
The regular meeting Of the ". c
I. U. will be held Tuesday Afternoon
at } o o'clock in headquarters.
James =. Hooker has bought /,
Buick ruaabout through the agency Of
the T.. II. Clark Automobile company
The board Of civil authority met
in the selecimen' rooms Saturday ana
abaied and adjusted the usual amount
Of taxes.
Alice in Wonderland Is the title
of an entertainment 10 be given by the
members Of the free kindergarten un
der the direction Of the Woman 8 elul
in the auditorium In the near future.
w. II. Eddy Of Yves, BrattleborO
purchased the farm Of Mrs. Emma Hud
son In East 6uilford Saturday and
took possession Monday. Mr.. Eddy
moved there Tuesday. The sale was
made by W. G. Horton.
--B. II. Mitchell, who has been road
representative for the Carpenter com
pany for the past seven and halt
years, has resigned and his place is
taken by NJ. II. Cary of Canton, \. y,
who started out over Mr.. Mitchell Is
territory Monday.
George Croll began Monday TO
build two modern, single, two'story
houses for Mrs. NJ. T.. Davis on land
recently purchased by her on Highland
street. Each house will contain six
rooms and bath and will be provided
with gas and furnace. The houses
will be finished in hard wood.
The chemical engine responded TO
n still alarm sent in at 1880 Sunday
morning on account of a small brush
fire in Highland park. The flames We're
extinguished without difficulty. An.
other still alarm was sent in Monday
noon because of fire on the bank in
the rear of the Home for the Aged on
Western avenue.
Rev. n. T. Hafer, evangelist of the
Baptist state convention, commenced a
series of meetings with the Baptist
church last night. Great interest cen.
tiers in this work and excellent results
are expected. Cottage meetings which
have been held for several weeks have
prepared for Mr.. Hafer's coming. The
series will conclude with Easter Sun
day.
Company I has the highest per.
centage in the First Vermont regiment
in point of attendance at drills. Dur
ing the past year the attendance has
been from II per cent to "a per cent
and at the March inspection a record
of 100 per cent was made. The United
States regulations require each com.
pany of the state militia to hold "a
drills at which GO % per cent of the
members enrolled in the company must
be present.
The seth anniversary of Odd Eel
lowship will be observed in the audi
forum Tuesday evening, April 81, at
clock. The speaker Of the evening
will be Past Grand Sire Alfred s. Pin
kerton. Admission to the auditorium
will be by tickets which will be given
to members of the order by the com.
mittee. George A. Metcalf, Charles G.
Staples and A. J. Currier. Those wish
ing to invite guests will present the
names of such persons to the com
mittee.
The Windham County Ministers
association met at the Congregational
parsonage in Brattleboro Monday
morning. There was a paper by Rev.
Mr.. Martin Of West Townshend upon
The Claims Of Jesus as to Hlmself,
Rev. Charles River gave paper upon
Ideal Republics Of the Seventeenth
Century. and Rev. II. r. Miles read one
upon The Meaning of the Resurrection
Of Jesus for the Religious Life. There
was a good attendance and nine men
dined at Halls restaurant after the
-Bailiffs II. r. Brown and George
E. Gilman changed their minds some
time this week and have decided to De
candidates for reelection. Both men
state that number of voters nave
asked them to reconsider their determ
nation not to run again and because
of these requests they have retracted
their authoritative statements. Messrs.
Brown and Gilman say that they We're
waited upon by committee from ,he
fire department and that several otnef
have joined in asking tnem
10 stand for reelection.
Charles Howard was arrested sat
urday afternoon by Deputy SherlH =.
r Knapp on a complaint OF state Az
torney r. C. Bacon charging him with
sending a letter Of obscene character
10 Young woman in this town
Through his attorney, H. E. whitney,
.ba RESPONDENT pleaded guilty. ana
Judge E. W. Gibson imposed a a 4oe 90 10
XIX and costs amounting to $2o.oo;
which he paid. Judge Gibson warned
he respondent against further Vioia
ions If the law in this regard by say
no that the state had in it's possession
,nother letter of the same kind ana
yr;tten to the same girl for which the
.esnondent would have to answer II
nv other complaint was made against
~ Howard is also liable at any
ime to be tried by the federal courts 1:t
N the charge of sending obscene III
nature through the mails.
-Zephrien st. Cyr brought SUIT tues.
law AGAINST Harry B. Haus on a preach
e warranty in the sale OF mouse anu 1t
a. on Church Place in 1901. Mr. ot.
5vr sets up in his declaration 'n "a
ertain part of the property IN l., 1r Mr
f his house was decided to HIM py MI
Ions and that this land was lncludeu
= n the right of way established by the
ele sn in 1889. Mr.. St. Cyr t 1
her sets forth that he bought the
roperty in for $3.50 free from an,
membranes and that he has since I'M
roved the property to the vaiu 80 ~
: iI ooo A short time after the prop,
r WV was purchased by Mr.. St. Cyr ne
oticed that people made h highway rsr o.