The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-11

The same date that the other grades o.
Tho pahiic schools are open.
| The rest room management hal
though. u beat not 10 open tho room
neAt seek. A due notice II the open
las will be given.
The annual meeting Of the Brattic
boio East society, which Was schedules
TO be heid Wednesday evening, wai
Postponed subject TO the call of Ih'
trustees.
YESTERDAY morning Was the cold
cot OF the water, and the ConnecticuI
river Mas covered with an unbfokeI
sheet Of Ice near the bridge for the iisl
time this winter.
Michael llonnessey was before ID,
local court Monday morning On III,
charge Of drunkenness for the first tim,
IN three years, lie was fined ~ and
casts. amounting 10 sl0.sO. The fms
was paid.
Tho appropriation OF $4,000 foi
hraitleboro's government building, an
nounced in a Washington dispatch Yes
ieTday, makes a total Of $4,000 thus
far appropriated for that object
Nothing more has developed yet with
relation 10 the condemnation proceed
ihgs for site for the building.
The setting Of large plate glass
window IN the store Of T.. j. fcnion a
company. ON Main street. occasioncd
considerable interest Tuesday. the work
of placing the big pane Ia position oe'
cnpying the better part of the day. IL
replaced n display window which had
been broken by the settling Of the
building.
C. T.. Warner is making extensive
repairs in his Main street bakery, The
front store which has heretofore been
large room will be divided by par
iition aud the show eases are 10 occupy
spaces at the sides and end Of the room.
The second room will be used for. Of
ice and store rooms. New furnishings
are also 20 be added.
From the weather the past week u
looks rs though the ice famine which
Bratt,eboro and other nearby towns
We're facing. is now matter OF history.
ON some ponds the ice is already six or
seven inches thick and the iee'eutting
process will probably be begun some
time within the next two weeks. Inc
ice which will be cut at first VIII be
for the trade Of the hour, the storage
crop coming later in the season.
Through a change of policy on the
mart of the New England Telephone
and Telegraph company, Harry Gray,
who was recently made manager of the
exchange at Bellows Falls, has taken
his previous position rs collector for the
local change, succeeding Harry DAVIS.
The company recently decided that IN
a town where district manager rs
located he shall have charge OF the
local exchange. As +. 7. Langmaldi,
manager of the district, has ms heai,
quarters in Greenfield, the new order OF
THINGS made him manager of the ex.
change there. and S. w. Baldwin, form.
erly manager of the Greenfield ex-
change. was transferred TO Bellows Falls
to take the place recently given to Mr..
Gray.
Winthrop II. Adams, ~, died At
his home. 90 Washington street, TINS
morning, after long illness. lie was
born in Marlboro, Aug. %, 1886, and
,pent in Dover and Brattleboro. A
,arpenter by trade. he was for many
years employed by the firm of Smith
Hunt. He married Mary Eames of
Dover in 1858. He is survived by his
Wife. one daughter. Mrs. c. X. Jones;
,wo sisters. Mrs. Merana Brewer of
and Mrs. James Bennett OF
Toledo. Ohio; one brother. Holland
4 dams of Worcester, Mass; two nleces,
Mrs. w. II. Phillips. and Mrs. A. ID.
WYATT, both of Brattleboro; grand
ION, Guy Jones; and a granddaughter
Mrs. L. II. Henkel.
The approach of Christmas ana
he New Year brings the announce
nent that the Cook Book that the ways
md means committee of the Brattle-
,oro Woman IS club has been preparing
or sale will be ready on Monday, Dec.
i. Copies may be obtained from the
allowing women, who have had this
natter in charge: Mrs: c. /. K. Jenne,
Irs. A. w. Rockwell, Mrs. NJ. T. DAVIS,
Mrs. +. d. E. Stowe, Mrs. Martin
Justin. or from Mrs. e. u. Staples,
treasurer of the club. Every endeavor
as been made to make this collection
f recipes practical in al OF lts ue,
and the book is sure 10
lease and be of value to every house
life and will make a useful, attractive
christmas gift.
Shortly after o'clock Saturday
vening the arc light on Main street
pposite Elliot street dropped to the
idewalk, and that no one was innred
v the falling iron, carbons ana glass
1as due more to the good fortune
he pedestrians than to anything else;
he crash came without warming, and
he cause for the sudden drop OF the
cht has not been determined. U.s.
ajIv there are a number OF boys VINO
and near the pole in the evening, but
for them they were minus
nantity Saturday evening. The glass
the lamp globe was scattered about
lain street. but the wreck was soon
eared away, and early in the week
ew lamp was installed in the place OF
ne one which fell
Skating has formed one OF the
rincipal diversions among the young
,ers during the past week and a nan
nd the several ponds in and about
rattleboro have had their cotere OF
caters. Probably the best and most
,ntrally located body of water is Van, '
m Il mill pond, off Canal street, ana
lis sheet of ice has been crowded WIN
laters every day and every evening. '
he "muck hole," while somewhat
lrther away from the village, mas also
zen visited by skaters, and the my
md near the Valley fair GROUNDS IS
90 frozen. The track at. the ran
.onnds offers an unbroken ice stretch i,
half mile. but the ice is not so good;; q
addition to the ponds mentioned i
ore are numerous backyard and gut !
= Kinks where the smaller children !
e enjoying themselves. AS for coast !
q Green street offers good sport,
lille in Esteyville. Organ street Is the
inter- of attraction.
An attempt has been made by GER
in business men to fasten upon the
.wsnaners and the newspaper men
~ responsibility for the falling off in
's;ness which has resulted from the 7
evaIence of smallpox. They advocat-
at the start a policy. of minimizing
q Situation and Of casting doubt upon
E Correctness of the diagnosis, in the
ce of expert medical opinion, but tne