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

A large force of men are employed by
him in order to have it in readiness FOL
the growing crop.
Water was shut out Of the canal yes
| terday for the remainder of the week
during which time the canal will bt
| thoroughly cleaned and the walls and
gates repaired. All necessary repairs OF
the various factories depending on power
| from this source are being rapidly made
Joseph p. Young of Wilton, formerly OF
this town, has accepted an offer to UNI
| pire the balance of the seasons baseball
games for the Nashua Independent team
He has umpired for the Wilton and Med
ford teams for some time past and has
given satisfaction in every way.
Robert w. Field has finished work at
the Conway music store in Springfield
and after a months vacation he will re-
turn to Springfield and begin the teach
ing of piano and pipe organ. He will also
have class of pupils at Westfield where
he plays a pipeorgan in one OF the
churches.
The Granite State Moving machine
shop has been closed this week while the
annual inventory has been taken. A
majority of the employees, however, have
been at work repairing the main building.
Manager III. T. Fisher of this concern re.
turned last Wednesday from successful
business trip through the middle west.
A number from Brattleboro attended
the whist party given by st Joseph par
ish Wednesday evening. At this time the
articles which were up on chances at the
time of the lawn party were drawn.
VIM. Cunningham held the lucky number
that drew the chair and Mrs. Warren
Holman drew the picture. The other two
articles went to out of town people.
About one hundred new books have
been added to the public library recently
thirds of which are fiction. Several
of the books were gifts, among them
three of Alexander Dumas books present.
ed by Mrs. John Goodnow, three books of
poems by Geo. L. Raymond given by the
author and the autobiography of Rev.
John Murray given by Rev. Harry Adj
ans Hersey through Rev. James Weak
ley.
Work on the road to Brattleboro was
began last Tuesday morning at the Fales
farm. Sixty men were given employment
there that morning but the force was
somewhat lessened before noon owing to
the fact that large number were found
and pick and consequently dismissed.
Many young men from this town were
discharged but others have taken their
places and the force is again complete. 1t
is understood that Hinsdale men will be
given first chance of employment on this
road.
In the stage production of Quincy
Adams Sawyer the essential figures Of
Charles FELTON, Pidgin's famous New
England novel of the same name have
been followed, and they are said to have
been handled to extremely clever advan-
tage. 1t is a distinctly enjoyable piece,
both in itself and in the ingeniously
natural work of the people presenting it.
The play is to be seen here August 81.
There is a. laugh almost everywhere, des-
pite the tender seriousness pertaining to
Alice Pettingil1s pathetic figure as the
much loved blind girl and to her value
Is the central feature of the love story.
L is most entertaining picture Of rural
life and presented on quite a different
plan from any other bucolic drama. It's
features and typical characters are said to
De exceptionally well presented.