The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24

Pour cattle owned BY II, ID. Hay
kins aud William II. Bradley WEI
tested Monday by Drs. Rathbone an
Cheney and found to be Infected wit
tuberculosis.
The New York Life insuranc
company viii pay over sa,000,o,'0 th
Christmas % endowment policy holder
whose policies mature at this dat,
One Brattleboro man Is among lcle Z,
who are named.
Walter Hamilton of Chieope
Falls. Mass, has accepted position a
night clerk at the Brooks House, I
succeed Roderiek Mcleod of Below
Falls. Mr.. Mcleod will return Ia hi
home in Bellows Falls where he wi
remain for n few days previous Ia hi
accepting n position with his hrothe
who II n travelling salesman,
News came SATURDAY, of the dcat
Of Miss Annie liillmnn, Dee, | !, ut he
home IN New York city. She had SUI
fered for several months from u par
aytic shock which caused her death
Miss llillman had been frequon
guest nj the Mclrosc House and In,
also spent several Seasons at the Soutl
Londonderry hotel. She had many ne
uaintaneos in town.
Announcement have this weel
been received of the marriage of Oar
win j. Smith aud Miss Mary T. Thomp
son Saturday, Dee, ~, nj Winthrop
Mass. Mr., Smith is well known
among Brattlehpro people. His par
ents were Mr.. aud Mrs, Jonathan
Smith of Elm street. He aud broth
~. the late Elwin II. Smith. We're en-.
ploycd for many years by the Mason.
llaplin Organ company of Cambridge,
Mass. at times.
Il. D. TAYLOR and DIR. q. X. Ander
son went 10 Springfield. Mass. last
"Wednesday and were driven from
there 10 Boston in new model ID
Oldsmohile. by e. L. liulst. who is the
New England representative for the
olds company. The trip proved 81
satisfactory that both men have placed
their orders for n five passenger tour
ing ear To he delivered next spring
Mr.. Taylor is local agent for the ma.
chimes and has already booked six or
ders for spring delivery.
business nj the postofiice and mt
the office of the American Express
company has taken decided impetus
within the past few days TO and from
both these centers thousands of pack,
ages containing Christmas gifts areN
coming and going. Extra help has been
hired at both places but even with
the additional force il is hard work to
keep up with the rush. Foreign mail
is not so heavy ms in the past months
as many of the Italians who have been
employed in the work connected with
the dam have left for their homes
The outgoing mail has been ehoked
for number of days with pac kages
from Brattleboro people and a. the
express office this year promises to be
one of the heaviest for some time
United States District Attorney
Alexander Dunnett of St. .tohnsbnry
has brought a petition before Judge
James l.. Martin of Brattleboro for
he appointment of a commission to
nppraise the building lot AT the corner
VI Grove and Main streets, owned by |
Mrs. Charles +. Thompson, and the al |
Joining lot on Main street. owned nv |
DR.. Charles $. Pratt. These lots will |
,e taken on condemnation proceedings |
~ the government for the site of a
.ederal building, the price charged by |
he owners being considered excessive
" the treasury department Judge
Martin has made the petition return
bile AT the February term of the Unit
d States court at Burlington. AT
hat time Judge Martin will appoint
commission of three men. residents
I Windham county. Judge Martin
will hold court in Rutland next week,
tuesday being devoted to naturaliza-
ion hearings, and the following week
c will hold court in Montpelier.
"A foreign letter in recent issue
I Philadelphia paper contains the
paragraph of local interest:
n the Via degli Artist is the studio
f Prof. Larkin G. Mead, perhaps the
rtlst of longest residence in Florence.
7 hen about twentysix, in the year
SCI, he came to Italy and has since
ade his home in Florence with the eX-
option of six months when he acted
J vice consul in Venice. His art ca.
'er began with charming story. On
ne New Year s eve the snow fell very ,
cavity. From il young Mead mod !
led statue of the CANCEL of the De. :
arting Year. y which won, him enthus- :,
site praise and decided his future.
he world of America knows his fam
is statue of Ethan Allen in the capt
] at Washington, the one at Mont
'lier. Vermont, and that of "Colum- i,
IS at the Court of Spain in the pos J
ssion of the city of Sacramento. For
Tenty years now he has labored upon i
colossal statue of the Mississippi, +
'stined for Washington. Forty-four !,
MS Of marble have been used in its
Professor Mead is much .,
loved of the Florentines, and a local !
per this year sings praises of his q
ndescension in turning aside from his :"
lossal labors to send an exquisite
all statue. "The Queen of the Sea"
their Association of Italian Artists. e.