The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-01
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

lovely flowers.
Members Of the womans In.
change who will eonsign bread, rolls
aud doughnuts are requested 10 report
NJ the rest room.
"A Boston and Maine instruction
car for the purpose Of demonstrating
the use Of the air brake was At the
local station yesterday.
"A regular meeting Of the Woman .
Exchange will be held nj the rest room
Monday at $50 p. m. The board Of
government will meet AT J o'clock.
Capt. W. 7. Hairh Of this town
has been appointed Fegimcnial drum
major Of the Frs, Vermont regiment,
His enlistment papers will be forward
cd at once.
Members Of Dennis Rcbekah lodge
No. are requested 30 meet NJ ]. o. o.
=. hall Sunday morning at 10 o clock
20 attend divine service nj the Uni
yersalist church.
Mrs. Susan Reach, warden Of the
state assembly, made her official yisi'
tation Of the Dennis Rebekah lodge
Tuesday night. Degree work was Civ
en- 90 four candidates.
-R. c. Bacon's new power boat Is
showing considerable speed and is east
" the fastest craft on the river nj
present. The boat went from the
bridge TO the dam sight in IS minutes
Sunday afternoon.
The Vermont Tale and soapstone
company Of Windham is getting out
20 tons of tale each day and is finding
a good market for the product. The
quarry is one of the largest, II not the
largest, Of its kind in the United
States.
Paul +. Jones Of Windham, a mem
Der of the senior class of the high
school, has been awarded a prize of 80
for the best article describing the re-
cent trip of the senior class to Wash
ington. The judges were W. 4. Hub.
bard, W. b. Smith and II. c. Rice.
Edward Nichols, who lives on
Maple street, was struck in the eye by
baseball during the progress of
game Saturday afternoon, the force
of the blow making him unconscious
for n few moments. 1t was thought
at first that he was seriously injured.
The funeral of Crawford b. Street
er was held Saturday afternoon in the
Methodist church, Rev. A. ii. Webb
officiating. Mrs. William II. Bond sang
several selections. The bearers were
F. A. Bagg, Frank Morse, G. A. vii
bur, Ralph Spencer. Burial was IN
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Miss Marguerite Tucker, who has
been supervisor of grades in school
district No. for nearly five years, has
resigned her position and Miss flor.
ence Wellman, the present principal OF
Canal street school, has been appoint
ed by the prudential committee to take
her place. These changes will 60 into
effect at the end of the present term.
The funeral of Mrs. Julia Knight
Plummer took place at the home, 80
North Main street, Monday afternoon,
Rev. z. S. @. Osgood officiating. +. H.
Miller sang several selections. The
bearers were Charles H. Pratt, George
C. Pratt, Sydney o. Miner and j. =.
Rogers. Burial was in Prospect Hill
cemetery.
About 100 attended the open night
of the Young Peoples union IN the
Baptist church Monday evening. w.
E. Haskell played well arranged pro-
gram on the pipe organ using the auto
matte attachment. Light refreshments
were served after the concert and a
social hour enjoyed. Tuesday the an
nual business meeting of the union
will take place at which reports VIII
be read and officers elected
Business on the West River road
is improving rapidly, more calls for
cars having been received by the rail
road company within the past few
DAYS than at any time within SIX
months. Most of these cars will be
used to ship lumber, for when the
demand is increasing according to the
dealers. A large concrete mixer was
shipped to Williamsville "Wednesday 1or
use in erecting the new bridge al 'ha'
village.
For the fifth time in six months
the Connecticut river has risen TINS
week TO such a height that work az
the dam.site has been stopped. Yes
terday the water was just over tne
coffer.dam. Only about 2,0Oo CUBIC
Yards of concrete remain to be laid
;ns;de the Golfer and had it not been
for this last food the WORK Oh teai.
ing down the temporary strucluie
would have been started within a "eeA
or 10 days.
A number of boys dug out a nest
If 10 snakes in Clark's pasture sun
dow afternoon. So large NUMBER III
ono nest is almost unknown and taxing
the size of the reptiles in conslderat,1n
the story would be almost unbeleVaDie
;f - vas not substantiated by the
snecimens. The boys saw az nis S,,d =
Hack snake about four feet long SUI ma
denly make its way into hoie. ~ 10
termined to find its home the poys uus
owav until they came upon a mass u
a I'll black snakes. By the use o.
o1nhs and stones the life in the Wrltn,
~ bodies was finally crushed out anu
an connting them it was found 1n Ia.
thoro were no less than 10. Inc lehstn
tnere "' suo kos varied from three to
five feet. -,
The village of Brattiepoiu W. now
oil nrobability be provided with a new
a. po If arc lights within tnree
asaaIs The complete system Is no l;1,
o WITS it's way to Brattleboro ana WIZ ~
arrive in about week. 1t consis ssr; e
a constant current alternasingE ,s ec
and is made by the General Eie0 The
company com Of Schenectady, N .rs !. chiefly fly
in the lamps the carbons Of wi Wh sob ars
nrotected from the weather by elJ h;oS