The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-19
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

day settling accounts with The eoup,
officers
International Sunshine koeI.,,
branch !, will meet with Mrs g. i
Thompson Friday afternoon, June 2,
al $50.
The Ladies Enterprise society wi
meet with Mrs. A. A, blanchard n
hs'ey street next Wednesday afiernoo
nj o clock.
At the regular meeting Of the bal
lihs Friday night Fred Il. y. DampIe
was appointed policeman ia place o
George 5. Holden.
More freight cars have been or
dered this week for the transportation
OF lumber from the West River Vale,
than IN any three weeks during IN,
past season.
III. l.. Emerson gave the children OF
the free kindergarten an auiomobil.
ride Monday, treating them 10 ies
cream at Alright a Casassa's at the
end Of the trip.
The society Of seamstresses, needle.
women and shop girls Of Brat,leboro
viii hold its annual meeting in Festival
hall Thursday evening, June %. The
meeting will open ut 145.
The neat regular meeting OF the
W. c. T. U. will be held next Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o clock at headquarters.
This will be the last meeting before tho
adjournment until September.
The open season for black bass in
this state began Monday and a mum.
Der OF fishermen have since tried their
luck in West river. A number Of fair.
ly good catches have been reported.
The annual meeting Of the United
States Daughters Of 1872, Vermont, will
be held in the home Of Mrs. Angelica b.
Shea on Oak street Saturday afternoon.
June %. Mrs. c. T.. Glidden will act as
hostess.
There will be a service on the com.
mon next Sunday preceded by band
concert of sacred music. The concert
will begin at 4.30. Rev. l.. NJ. Kenes.
ton will preach the sermon. If the
weather is stormy the service will be
held in the Congregational church.
1t was not due to any resourceful.
ness on the part of the window trim.
mer of the Twin State Gas and Flee.
dows attracted so much attention
Tuesday evening. A diminutive mouse
busily engaged in catching flies was
The center Of attraction and consid- |
cradle crowd gathered to watch the |
little animal, which appeared to be alb
'olutely fearless of its spectators.
--Brattleboro lodge, N. Z. o. p, will
confer the degrees on 25 candidates
evening, June "a. The
work will be exemplified by the degree
cam composed of "a members of the
ocal lodge. After the initiation there
will be addresses by Supreme Warden
frederick Peabody of Boston, and by
irand Warden Merrill Russell of Mont
,elier. A banquet will be served.
Dancing will take place during the lat
er part of the evening. Music will be
furnished by the N. E. o. P. orchestra.
The civics committee of the Wo-
nan 8 club and the public improve
lents committee of the board of trade
re receiving commentator for the i'm
rovement that has been made on the
ank on the right side of Canal street
ear its junction with Elm street. The
nbbish is being cleaned up and several
eds of ferns have been planted. 1t
light be added, however, that few
ersons who are most benefited by the
seem to be the least APP +,
relative, for several of those living 9
earby have thrown refuse on the bank !
ithout regard to the efforts Of those =
no are trying to beautify the spot. !
The south bound passenger train t
lat arrives in Brattleboro at 2.1O was C
,layed for some time Wednesday af- t
rnoon on account of the difficulty ex-
,rienced with the water crane at the g
cal station. The engine stopped for n
alter and the arm was swung around q
ID adjusted so that the water tank on 4
e tender was filed. The fireman then i,
tempted to push the arm back but b
md that all of his strength was not a,
fficient to move it. Several men as /,
tied the firemen but their endeavors If
,ounted to nothing. After consider. h,
lie delay the engine was detached f,
,m the train and run to side track CO
,ere the switching engine pulled the F.
ssenger cars. The train then went I'll
its way. til
About 400 school children, pupils 81
the first five grades of the public te
FOOLS. will be treated to an automo' sa
. ride tomorrow afternoon. Ar w
lgements for the excursion are IN tine s s
nds of the Brattleboro club but many ~
chine owners who do not belong to W.
It organization are going to ASSIST. ~ ~
out 40 cars will be used in taking pa
the children, the younger OF whom Sc
! start from the common at l.3O ana an
carried over the following streets: Tel
rth. TYLER. Main, Canal, Oak Grove
,nue. South Main, Prospect, wash 6S
ton, south Main, Pine, Maple, Lo- fol
+ Chestnut. Estey, Cottage, Maple, Th
AL Brook, Bridge, Frost, Main, Lin or;
. Chaplin, Oak, High, Western ave- Re
: Brook road, Elliot, Main and back ia
he common. At $50 the second de- ers
bment will start over the same route. Ty
The Universalist Sunday school IN 10
junction with the Marlboro, Spring M en.
Chester and Bellows Falls sun INF M
schools will hold picnic at BARBER VI
k in Bellows Falls Tuesday, June CIV ~,
There will be ball game between : T FIX
Bellows Falls Sunday school base, l Le'
team and team formed W oea
n the other Sunday schools: u u,
ministers will play the laymen a . a he.
NO ~, bali game. There will also be a G sne
DAY meet VII r;un;no the most she
ests, tne schooi III a cup an Bar