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


-, with Herbert Clarke, the noted corns
snlolsi u Sousa . band, the past sun
M meT.
y, DR. A, l, Miller has bought a ne,
y, Winion touring ear Ia take the piac
of the machine which he has run IA
i. the past two seasons,
II The Charlesrown N. H. ienni
.. team will play the North End team a
!. hiatileb0ro Monday. Each team In
defeated the other once this season.
n The first hard frosis Of the seasol
Il came the first of this week TuesdH,
?, morning was the coolest aud In som,
i sections ot the town corn leaves were
1 fIugen,
The September meeting Of III,
!. Woman 5 Exchange will be held al the
g r,st room Monday afternoon, septem
:. her 81, az $50. The governing boar
9 will meet at three o clock.
: "A lond Of hay belonging 10 II. Il
: Brown tipped over on Main street. near
Z, Mells fountain yesterday morning
. Most hf the load went an the street
:, n lroad. hut i was removed without
Y q using any delay 90 traffic.
Canton Palestine will give it's
cning dance ia Odd Fellows hail
Friday evening, Sept. %. There will
be- dancing in both halls, Tickets are
! now In the hands OF members of the
canton.
"A special meeting Of Brattlehoro
! lodge. y. T.. q. r.. will be- held al the
home of G. Il. Simonds. ! Walker place,
tomorrow evening. nj which time mat
tiers Of importance will be brought be
fore the members.
The last band concert given by the
First Regiment band ON the Common
Nyu ana IkH
who attended. Carl Leitsinpcr, cornci
snloist, who assisted the band rendered
some fine selections,
-Pocahontas council. No. 4. held
public supper last night in Red Men :
hall. which was largely attended and
proved a financial success. After the
supper a meeting was called for the
! purpose OF voting on number of
candidates.
"A recent issue of the Massilon
| (O.) Evening independent contained
large portrait of Rev. T., T. MathsOn.
formerly of BrattlchOro, who partici.
pated in the exercises of LAYING the
corner of Massillon Is new city hall. |
which will be the finest city building |
in the state Of Ohio.
An ENJOYABLE reception was given |
by George Knight Wednesday evening. |
at his home on Williams street. TO |
about 40 members of Brattleboro lodge,
\. +. O. l.. The evenings program
consisted of instrumental music. sing
ing. games and refreshments. The
members returned TO their homes by
special car.
Mrs c. II. Welcome English toy
spaniel. King William, won second open
and reserve winners, dogs, at the
birmingham. Mass. bench show under
Judge Aft belmont. Wednesday. Yes
terdav under Judge Mortimer at Au-
burndale. he won first open. dogs. and
reserve winners, dogs and bitches. de.
feating the dog which beat him at
birmingham.
-Neighbors Night will be observed
by the grange Wednesday evening.
Sept %, when Fall Mountain grange j.,
of Bellows Falls will visit Protective ,,
grange and give the literary program.
On account Of the guests being obliged
to leave on the lois train. supper will
be served nj clock instead of after
the meeting. and all members are re
quested TO furnish food without further
George W. Pierce of this place
master of the Vermont state grange. :
appointed the following dele =
gates to attend the International Tu
berculosis convention at Washington, 9
| n
Campbell of Bellows Falls. DIR. F. l..
Dsgood of Townshend, DR.. b. d. Colby 5
If Sudbury. DR.. l.. II. Bugbee of Put 8
ncy, and Judge +. b. Pier of Jamaica. 2
All are members of the grange. The 3
delegation was appointed at the re- 3
quest of the state board of health q
Henry r. Brown. the local livery.
nan. has bought the Northampton,
Mass, riding school this week. The
ale includes the stable building on
Iigh street, several horses and the en-
bout 90 well schooled saddle horses
which are used during the summer by
he guests of Pine Grove Springs. !
'hese horses will be taken to North
mpton at the close of the summer sea =
on and used in the riding school. The
northampton establishment, which was r
tarted six years ago, and has done a
furnishing business among the Smith
'ollege students, will be in charge of
richard Bowen, who has looked after
IT. Brown S stable at Spofford lake.
The Mills & Kenneth company
ave performances in the auditorium
ionday. Tuesday and Wednesday even.
lgs. The entertainment consisted
lainlv of hypnotic stunts by Mr.. Mills
nd Houdini stunts by Mr.. Kenneth.
here were also illustrated songs said
, be the best feature of the program.
.enneth, the shackle breaker, jumped
rom the Connecticut river bridge
tuesday, noon in the presence of sew
'al hundred people. He landed on the
alter in sitting posture and if the
Disc he made in striking indicated
nything he ate his meals from the
antel- shelf during the rest of the day.
enneth had on handouts when he left
lie bridge, but he escaped from these
efore he reached the surface of the
alter after his jump.
A petition asking for improve
ents on Walker place was signed by
'operty owners on Walker place yes =
rday, and it will be presented to the
,ard of bailiffs. The petition asks
lat the street be suitably lighted for
e convenience of the people living
ere and for their protection of night
that suitable sidewalks be
divided, and that the grass and stones
the street be removed. Any one
mliar with the conditions on Walker
ace knows that the petition does not
k more than the property owners, are
titled to receive. The east end of
illiston street, which runs past
alker place, also is in need of atten
m. The sidewalk is without curbing
d is so much lower than the street
a, in summer every storm covers the
Tx with mud, which dries out and
ives an inch or more of dust, and in
g winter the walk is under water a
'ge part of the season. The road
nmissioner has been asked to i'm
1ve the conditions on Williston street.
About $50 men are now employed
ilding the dam across the Connec
ut river between Vernon and Hins
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