The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18

dennis Rebekah lodge, No. 4. wi
nnarINe the 18th anniversary of III
nebeknh degree Tuesday evening. Rs
ifeshmenis will bee served.
Tile annual meeting Of the Ladies'
sewing circle of the uniyefsalis
church viii take place next Thnrs,la,
AFTERNOON at > clock in the paflors
harvest supper will be served In m,
vesiry NJ 6.l5.
DR.. NJ, j, stoddnrd, formerly al
lhis Town, sustained compound frac
lure OF he thumb while partieipatin,
~ baseball game al the elan bake oi
,ne Springfield, Mass. board of trad,
Wednesday.
Miss Katherine u. Dunleyy of thi,
town has been appointed assistant re-
porter of the Windhnm county court by
Judge w. W. Miles. This means with,
oul question, that Miss Dunlcvy will
succeed Charles ~ Chase as official re-,
loiter, ut the close of the present ses.
sion.
Mrs. G, +. X. .Ienne has sold her
mousse on Oak street Ia Oscar NJ. Law,
Ton; Mrs; Jenne will occupy the house
unill April, when Mr., l.awton will VA.
sale the Linden street property which
he has sold 10 G. W. Durham The sale
was made through the agency Ut ". G..
Horton.
A recent issue Of Music Trades
contains picture of an Everett M,
right piano constructed especially TO
correspond with the decorations in the
new home which Walter II. Lpe has
built ~ Canaioharic. n. y. Mr.. Line
married Miss Christina Goodall, who
formerly lived in Brattleboro.
AT the senior class meeting he
IN the high school last week, the ,ol.
lowing officers were elected; prcsi
dent. sherman ,lenne; vice prcsdcnt.1
Emma BarrOws; secretary, Irene Plimp,
ton; treasurer. Russell Kuech: assistant
treasurer, Helen Bcttcrley. These five
with Helen Martin and Robert Burn
ham form the executive committee
Mr.. Sargent Of Boston. master OF
dancing and department. well known
IN Brattleboro as a superior teacher. /
will open classes ms follows in Grange |
hall Friday. Oct. >: Children begin, |
lers, al 1870 y. M: advanced pupils at 1
$50; adults at $50. All ladies' and /
gentlemen who wish to Join an adult /
'vening class, apply at above hall on
october 2, Terms for evening class
reasonable.
The annual meeting of the Fort
hummer Colony, Pilgrim Fathers, was
leld in g. A. K. hall Tuesday evening,
i which time officers were elected. II
vas also voted that the colony IN the
uture hold its meeting in G.. A. X. hall
instead of the rest room on Elliot
treet. Officers elected were: Cover
or, Mrs. George Stone; lieutenant gov
rnor. A. j. Currier: secretary. Mrs.
larry Currier; collector. Mrs. Nellie NJ.
,OTris: treasurer, d. W. Tennev; ser
cant alarms. George A. Stone: deputy
alarms. Miss Ethel +. Wat
Dus: chaplain, Mrs. Mary Robinson:
iside sentinel, Frank Mather: outside
,ntinel, George W. IIoughton.
August Rohde. IS, employed in the
oval plating works, in Worcester. 8
lass. was severely burned about the !
Us Monday by sulphuric acid. In try
y to reach high shelf he stepped ,
4 a bottle containing five gallons of |
lie acid His weight broke the neck i
the bottle and his left leg was .
unged into the liquid, almost to the i
nee. His shoe, stocking and under s
ear were burned off and his hands I
move the shreds of covering. While =
aiting for the ambulance he put an n
her toeking on the injured leg and i
is covering was so burned bv the acid
at ii looked like piece of lace work
hen ii was removed, with pieces of G
sh sticking to it. Rohde may lose 5
$ leg. The young man is a nephew p
A. +. Rohde of this town. a
While the drcuth has not affected =,
water supply to the eX- y
Mt that other places have been af- =,
cted. the dry weather of the past ~ =,
MINER has made it necessary for the ~ u,
estnut Hill Reservoir company to y
ep its West river pumping station J.,
ming most of the time in order TO ~ y,
lintain a sufficient quantity of water a. eo
the reservoir. Officers of the com :, y,
nv say that the water supply in Vi
ickney brook and Pleasant valley has p,
en- ample despite the lack of rain, :,
d that if this source were connected a
tn the village by l6-inch instead ~
a 6-inch pipe it is doubtful if the ~
mping station would have been used ="
any great extent. The Chestnut ~ ~
II company has not yet found 1t nee o.
arv to restrict the use of water by w
customers, although in many Yer
mt towns severe restrictions have be
IN in force for weeks. tel
people are much inter ov
ed in the announcement that the gr
lgado memorial hospital in New Or on
MS. La. said to be one of the finest TN
ipitals in the whole South, is nearing III
npleton. as it is the work Of two 81
attleboro boys who are achieving W
ne as architects in that city and NJ
tie. The plans for the magnificent On
lding were drawn by F. w. Crosby. ha
of b. C. Crosby of Brattleboro and thu
IL r. Henke, son of Charles Henkel PR
Brattleboro, under the firm name o. rol
sby & Henkel. These young men 2u
ke away from any assistance which ga
standing of their parents might IN N.
e them in their own community and ~
1t to the South some years ago, 10
ere they are building up a reputa, rol
!. which this latest achievement will mi
ablish more firmly than ever. The enc
lding will cost about $2OO,o00 and OF
If modern freproof steel, brick and tht
"a Gotta construction. 1t IS IN ms
nch renaissance design. chi
Albert Verdon, 80, who was taken :
n the home of M. +. Doolittle of
st Brattleboro last wednesday TO yes
mortal hospital Sunday, died there goi
inesdav morning at $50 from military bro
prculosis. caused by an abscess OF ter
shoulder Joint. Verdon was born IN of
fornia and came east with his vat
her and two other children when of
' Young. Shortly after their arrival sto
Boston the mother went away and sto,
tbe children and they were put IN bro
of the large orphan asylums. Yer bui
was sent out to- the farmers, to VIII
k in the summer months and when and
became of age he settled around ton
ttleboro and about a veal, ago got the
lovment on the Doolittle farm. pro
nf the first of August Verdon, was disc
N i'll and the Doolittles cared for sto,
until last Wednesday when he was Son
70 the town farm. The body was exc
d for by Undertaken M. J. Moran, Ado
burial was held Wednesday after ava
in the Prospect Hill cemetery, foo