The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20
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Walter II. neddls hoaeht the bnsi-
ness ef his father, The late ", ", ned'
dis. "Wednesday.
The annual sale Of hfaiileboFo
chapter, II. A. H.. viii take the fern Of
Mother Geese Party and will bs
held Oh. "Wednesday before Easter.
The annual sugar supper u Pro
iectiye grange will DO Thursday eVeh'
Ing, Mafrh "a. All members are Te
qnesied 10 contribute food without So
licitation,
III. q. Clark heush, the horse
owned by George y, futile Of bam,
mefsion and taken by pepa,! sheriff
NJ. T.. Davis an an execution. The
horse was sold Monday on Elliot street
and brought $50,
Rev. ", !, Hamilton has been
housed this week with an attack Of
grip. lie has been unable 10 keep his
appointments ut the church aud will
omit his lecture tonight, lie will, how
ever. preach both morning and evening
on Sunday.
The grange dramatic club will
have charge of the program for the
next meeting, March %, The topic for
discussion will be- Agricultural Fairs
Are They Help 10 the Farmer aud
II 80 in What wayl The leader will
be l.. T.. Franklin.
Superintendent Joseph y. Brock
ington has installed device In the tel.
cphone exchange BY which an alarm
Of FIVE strokes can be rung in case Of n
ere in West Braitleboto, This gives
the residents Of that village a eonNen,
ience that they have long wanted,
The Braitleboro branch Of the
New England Telephone Telegraph
company has now about $50 snhserib'
ers. The growth in the past three years
has been remarkable and Brattleboro
is considered one Of the best telephone
towns Of its size in New England.
Henry q. Clark sold the Hollis
Boydcn farm in East Guilford tins
week 20 Antoine Gciger Of this town,
who will move there in April. The
farm contains about 80 acres. The
buildings on the farm are now occupied
but the tenants will vaeate immediate
ly.
Bishop A. c. A. Hall was unable 10
keep his appointment at 81. Michael 5
Episcopal church Sunday on account OF
illness. II is gratifying 10 learn that
he is better and that his serious cold
did not turn into a more dangerous i'll.
ness. II is expected that he will visit
this parish before Easter. II IS hoped
that he will be here during the early
part of April.
A pike measuring Al inches in
length and weighing ~ IL pounds wac
on exhibition in one of the show WIN
dows of the Chase Furniture company
Yesterday. II was caught in Chester
field Lake by DR.. T.. W. Knight, who
with w. G. Freeman were the guests
at the lake of a Keene party. The
fish was handsome specimen and at
tracted much observation-disclosures Fans
Times.
Mrs. Bertha Dietrich Engel, %,
wife of William Engel, died Monday
morning at her home at 80 Lenox
street, Hartford. Conn. Mrs. Engel
was native of this town but had lived
in Hartford ever since her marriage.
Besides her husband she leaves five
daughters, Mrs. f. W. Brandon of Pitts.
field, Mass, Minnie O.. Alice NJ, Helen
G.. and Bessie NJ, three sons, William
Jr.. Louis f. and Oscar F., all of Hart
ford and one sister, Miss Minnie Diet
rich of Brattleboro Mrs. Engel was
member of the Fourth Congregation.
al church of Hartford The funeral
was held at the home Wednesday af-
ternoon at go o clock; Rev. II. IL.
Kelsey conducted the funeral service
and burial was at Spring Grove GENE
terry in Hartford, Conn.
The teachers of the Canal street
school building gave a reception to the
parents of the pupils OF the school
Wednesday afternoon and about 100
parents were present. The upper hall
of the building was provided with
sofas and coy corners. Potted plants
were placed at convenient points
about the hall. The teachers of the
school constituted reception commit
tee and stood near the top of the
stairs leading to the upper hall. Room
6 was converted into a dining room
and there hot chocolate, waters and
olives were served. Edith Canedy and
Uanna Beard poured. Gretchen Gold
smith, Alice Richardson, Ruth Sar-
geant and Ruth Wilder acted as an in
PRODUCTION committee and escorted the
parents to the reception committee
where they were presented to the
teachers and to each other. In the
dining room Olga Fredrickson, Violet
johnson, Mabel Babb, Amy Moran and
Leah Rockwell served.
The first meeting of the creditors
of Austin N. Kingsley, bankrupt, was
set for Monday but it was continued
pending the hearing on petition hled
by Cain & Benton of Keene, n. H., IN
their own behalf and that of the guard
ian of Mr. Kingsley's estate, Hosea
Brigham of Ashuelot, N. II. The petl.
ton AYERS that the district court of
the state of Vermont has no jurisdlc-
ton in the bankruptcy proceedings be,
cause Mr.. Kingsley is not a resident OF
Vermont. United States Judge }. l..
Martin will consider the petition March
25 and if he decides that the court IN
this state has jurisdiction then the ad,
iourned meeting of the creditors Will
take place April 6. Dispositions to be
used at the hearing before Chancellor
Raw at the next term Of the Cheshire
superior court, in which Mr.. Kingsley
asks that his guardian be set aside and
that he be again allowed to run his
own business affairs, were taken We'd
nesday before Justice E. W. Blodgett,
in the office of Gibson & Waterman. A.
P. Carpenter, w. r. Daley and Gibson
& Waterman represented Mr.. Kingsley
Mr., Brigham was not represented.