The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-10


have risen hvs cents pound.
The srlerimen will give = puhlis
hearing Saturday morning, April -, Al
/ lu.au ia tho s1ierlmen . foolns On Tho
license applications ef the four local
druggists
"A snail chimney hFe IN the sieafnS
building on Ellipt street yesterday
noon brought tho chemical engine 10
the scene. The hTe amounted 10 but
little and the chemical services we're
not necded,
An thoso interested in forming a
class IN cooking under the auspices Of
the girls eluh are requested 10 leave
their names with Miss Heath at the rest
room. IL such class Is formed Il will
be under the direction u graduate
from a cooking school In Worcester,
Mass.
The closing lenien lecture will 30
held in ~. Michael's Episcopal church
this evening at 5.s0 by the rector, Rev.
". j, Hamilton. The subject will be
81, Peter and ~. Paul, Their Churches
aud Their Tomhs, A trio consisting Of
Alison Dugan, Arthur II, lirasor aud
Mrs. Eta II, sherwin will play = selec'
ton from Peer 6yni,
The Fiske Stock company will be
NJ the auditorium all next week com
meneing Monday evening Don I miss
the great patriotic drama, The Dawn
II Freedom, Monday evening. IL you
think YOU are talented enter for the
amateur contest 10 be given ON Friday
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the prizes offered on that occasion.
Don I forget the souvenir nights
at the auditorium next week. Tuesday
and Thursday evenings every woman
oecupying a ihiriy.cent seat will be pre-
sented Merry Widow sofa pillow Gov
or. These are now on exhibition IN the
window Of Thomas s pharmacy. The
Fiske Stock company which will be NJ
the auditorium all next week is one Of
the best repertoire organizations before
the public.
The annual meeting Of the Brat
/ tleboro board Of trade will be held in
the Grange banquet hall Tuesday eve
ming At 7.30 when reports of the past
wear 5 work will be given and board
of directors chosen for the ensuing
year. A list of candidates for the
Offices 10 be filed has been filed with
the secretary by the nominating com
nittee appointed at the last regular
monthly meeting.
The Canadian Jubilee Singers will
give concert in Grange hall at )
0 clock this evening under the auspices
of Brattleboro lodge, y. l.. o. i. There
are eight people in the company and
their program will consist Of plantation
melodies and sacred selections. The
Canadian Jubilee Singers appeared in
the Baptist church FIVE years ago and
all who heard them at that time remem.
Der the concert with pleasure. Those
who have not been able TO get tickets
of the canvassers can obtain them at
the hall tonight.
There will be special services in
St. Michael's Episcopal church during
Holy week, beginning with Palm sun
day when according TO the ancient Gus.
tom of the church, palms will be dis
tributed Monday, Tuesday, Wednes.
day and Thursday there will be services
at 10 a. m. On Good Friday there will
be morning prayer and sermon, the
subject being The First Two Words
from the Cross. There will be service
of the Passion from / until 3 o clock in
the afternoon; subject, The Last Five
Words from the Cross.
Whitney Jones, 80, who died at
the home of his daughter Mrs. Edwin |
Cushman, in Lincoln, Neb., March Is,
was born in Dover. one of 10 children
of Deacon Laban and Hannah Jones.
He had lived in Dover until about 10
years ago when he went west, and was
a prosperous farmer. He had been
nearly blind for a year or more but |
previous to that time his health had |
been good for man of his years and |
he took great enjoyment in reading.
Mr.. Jones s wife was Lucina Sherman,
a sister of the late S. II. sherman of
this town. Besides his daughter he
leaves one sister, Mrs. Eleanor Rich
ardson of West Brattleboro.
A representative of the Philadel-
phia North American, one of the lead
ing Taft papers of the country, was in
town Saturday at the close of a trip
through the state in the interests of
the Ohio candidate for the presidency.
A number of prominent men in this
town were interviewed in regard to
their views of the sentiment in this
section The representative stated that
he had visited st. Adams, Burlington
and Montpelier but in none of those
places found as much Hughes sentiment
as there seemed to be in Brattleboro.
He was of the opinion that the Yer
mont delegation would be uninstructed
but favorable to the candidacy of Mr..
Taft.
Suit for $4,000 was brought this
week by Pin H. Wetherbee of Brattle-
boro against p. V. Allen of Chester
through Chase & Daley. The plaintiff
claims that while at work in March,
1907. in the saw mill of the defendant
he caught his sleeve on a set screw as
he was putting belt on a pulley and
his left arm was badly lacerated cut
and torn and that he was thrown to
the floor receiving injuries to his head,
arms, legs and back which have since {
disabled him and caused him great pain
and bodily suffering. The plaintiff
AYERS that Mr.. Allen was negligent In
set screw on the collar that
extended out from the sides so that his
sleeve caught, even though he (the
was using due diligence and
care. He further says that he was set
to work by Mr.. Allen and not warned
Or instructed properly. The case is re-
turnable at the fall term of Windham I
county court. c
AT the annual meeting of the wo- !
nan IS auxiliary of the Y. M. c. A. held
"a OF T,,ocdov oftornoon at tho rest roOm Y