The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-10

az the Vermont state board OF MIN,
macy az its meeting In Montpelie
!. Tuesday.
I The hag'pole on the Emerson bloel
y Main street, received coat Of main
; Yesterday. Many people watched m
painter, Arthur Pratt, with no little AL
miration for his courage.
The Ladies society Of the Uniye,
salist church will serve ice cream nm,
cake ON the common at the next even
ing concert given by the First Req
ment band.
THE next meeting Of Proteetiv,
Hange viii be Wednesday evening
July ~. All applications for initiatior
IN the August class should be presente,
at this meeting.
The semi.annual meeting ~ =,
Miehaei : court, {. q. f., will be held
IN Red Mems hall Tuesday evening
Deputy High Chief Ranger A. c. Van
sieet OF White River Junction will he
present.
Mrs. Madge Gatty, who Is visiting
Mrs. c. ). Pratt, has been sued nv
Attorney James +. Hooker for legal
fees due him In connection with Mrs
Gatty's ease against the Boston res.
lanrant where she recently had trouble
The case is returnable July %.
The railroad crossing near the sta.
ton has been made, less dangerous. mar.
tienlarly for foot passengers, bv the re-.
hovai OF a portion of the ledge Of
rock lnst below Fox's postcard store.
retaining wall Of mountain stone has
been constructed around this corner
ana handsome flower bed laid out. the
whole adding much TO the appearance
of the depot and giving better i'm.
preston of the town 10 travellers who
pass through here.
"A large number Of candidates for
membership in Brattleboro lodge. N. II.
Y. T., were received at the meeting
wednesday night. An effort is being
made by the membership committee 70
eclipse the work of last year when 30
names We're brought in AT the August
meeting. II is expected that Grand
warden Warren Russell of MONTPELIER.
Grand Vice Warden L. w. Bugbee of
Barre and Grand Secretary II. A. Bart
lett OF st. Johnsbury will attend the
coming August meeting.
The Advent Sunday school held n |
picnic Saturday in the grove ON the |
Gullford line and the occasion was n |
thoroughly enjoyable one. Dinner was
served on the basket plan, and games.
athletic sports and music furnished the
entertainment. David Whitaker. who
Is about so years old. read an original
poem written for the occasion. Rev.
]. NJ. Blanchard and family Of Bridge.
port, Conn, and several other out.of.
town guests were present. Mr.. Blan-
chard was former pastor of the so.
ciety. Mrs. Z. NJ. Collier photographed
the group, which numbered about 80.
A party of six young women. Miss
Miriam Childs, Miss Florence skinner,
Miss Miriam Howard. Miss Charena
Hall, Miss Ella Howard and Miss Lii.
ian Persley, went last week Thursday
morning to the top of Wantastiquet
mountain and enjoyed basket lunch
md when the shower threatened they
made preparations to return but were
taught in the rain and hail and before
eaching the foot of the mountain they i.
we're thoroughly drenched and were .
bliged to put their skirts over their
reads as a protection from the large :
ail stones. Lightning struck in sew :
raj places near them and once only a !
ew feet in front of them, splitting an :,
Id tree stump. They were only one ,
alf an hour coming from the summit :
o F. c. Gale S house where they were
iven shelter
Henry Seymour of Bellows Falls J.
led at the Brattleboro Memorial hos !,
ital Sunday. He was operated on for =
ppendicitis last week but had delayed =
30 long and was unable to rally from :
S effects. The body was taken to his 4
ONE Monday and the funeral held Il
Wednesday morning at st. Charles u
hurch, Rev. FIR. Reynolds officiating, n
nd burial was in the new Catholic 4
,metery. The bearers were Arthur :,
ueia, Edward Leene, William Crotty, ~
enry Lucia, Guy Tolan and Leo Leene. 20
r. Seymour was born in Milbury, .;
ass. 20 years ago, but had spent n
early all his life in Bellows Falls. 81
e attended the public schools and was p
ell liked by wide circle of friends. :
he family have the sympathy of the p
hole community in that another son, ii
ector was the victim of a fatal acct ca
,ntal shooting accident year ago or
,xt Tuesday. The young man left Ia
ther, mother, six sisters and four vi
others. 81,
Over $50 members of the Baptist OF
urches of Brattleboro, East Guilford mi
d West Brattleboro attended bas II
It picnic Saturday at the Valley fair OF
ounds. The feature of the days pro ia
am was baseball game between mi
ISIS No. 7 of the Baptist Sunday school nc
d the Barracks from the West Brat ne
boro church. The score indicates the
use game played, resulting in vic De
~ for the West Brattleboro class, Br
to Is. Another game took place Sh
the afternoon between DR.. II. ID. Hol- str
rs class and class No. Of the Bap- sal
t Sunday school, resulting in score ON
3 to 3 in favor of class No. 7. Only tis
few innings, however, were played. mi
1ong the other sporting events the M.
st fun came from the sack race IN E.
ich Thomas Pentland, representing ag.
, Brattleboro church, won. In this 19(
,e were r. B. Thomas of Guilford and ella
andler Brown of West Brattleboro.. tin
ring the day the program included wa
ming races, jumping contests ana 100
ight throwing. Clarence Thurber, the
oh Grout and Raymond Bancroft pas
ried off all the honors. Dinner was iud
we'd at noon. The party returned at firm