The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-05

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IA electric car ran on the tfar
\ yesterday si,-saeea al the carnef .
Canal and Pine streets, Some time w
! occupied in getting tho car on n
! tracks again,
, C. N. Hamilton Of West Rfattl,
! boro was appointed road commission.
by the seleeimen, Saturday, 10 suecee
J John u, Sergeant, resigned, Mr.. Han
ilion began his new duties Monday.
AT a meeting Of the Woman
! Exchange June !, the constitution wa
amended ~ that In the future th
regular meetings will be held the ihir
Monday Of each month instead Of th
, first.
-George William Bidgood aud BE,
sic Ellen jackson, both Of Brattlebors
were married Tuesday by Rev. Georg
II. Lawson, pastor Of the First Bar
tisi church. After a short wedding
trip they will live al as Elliot street
The members 81 the family at ih,
Home wish 90 extend their thanks I,
the different ministers and musician
who, during the winter, have 80 gen
eTonsly given their services for IN,
Sunday afternoon meetings at th,
Home for the Aged,
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Braiilcbofo Water Com
pany was held Monday evening. Tn,
old board Of officers was re elected
The treasurer rePor, showed all bill,
paid, with sis in the treasury. No as
sessmeni was made.
Ellen nrouty, n. died yesterday in
Halifax Of pneumonia. She was born
in that town, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wilcox. The funeral will
be held in Guilford AT o 'clock 10.
morrow afternoon. Rev. II. II. Shaw
officiating. She leaves husband, Eos.
dick Prouty.
Fred II. Harris Of this town was
"a member Of the Dartmouth tennis
team which defeated n team from the
Springfield country club Saturday and
the Amherst team Monday. In the
match at Springfield Harris defeated
q. 4. Howard rs, 81. At Amherst
he was defeated by Hubbard 81, rs.
Harris was the only man TO lose in sin.
giles at Amherst
"A report was current on the street
Monday 10 the effect that Mrs. n. NJ.
Coolidge s house on South Main street
had been burglarizcd Saturday night.
The story probably started from the
fact that two men were seen about the
house by Mrs Coolidge S son one night
about two weeks ago. They acted
but made no attempt 10
enter the house.
John Laivas of Hinsdale, n. H.,
who was seriously injured las, Thurs.
day at the dam site, is slowly improv |
ing at the +. X. Lynch hospital. The
stone that struck him in the head made |
4 wound two inches deep, penetrating |
he skull for distance of an inch and |
4 half. One of the lobes of the brain
was divided and rendered the man I'M
conscious for four days. lie is now
ible TO converse little and with sew
raj Greeks Wednesday carried on an
intelligent conversation.
"A delegation from Beauseant com.
nandery, X. T., attended service in st.
Episcopal church in full re-
,alia Sunday evening and listened to
straightforward sermon by Rev. w.
I. Hamilton. He spoke of the princi
lies on which the order of Knights
'emplar is founded, and praised its
inns and purposes, but said that no
nan could be good Knight Templar
Without being a good Christian, and no
nan could be good Christian without
nf al,
The First Regiment band will give
Is first concert on the Common Sun
ay afternoon at 4.30. Following is
he program: I
rand March from Tannhauser,
Wagner
moroso, characterstique, Gungl
'aisies from Floral Suite. Bendix
of Meyerbeer, Heinicke
rombone solo. The Lost Chord,
sullivan
Il. b. Foster. y
avotte, Fair Maiden of Seville,
Czibulka !
oncert Waltz, Rheinsagen, Gungl !
Nearer, My God to Thee,
Reeves I
Harold Garfield, 2 Cherry street, I
as riding his bicycle from the alley in d
e rear of Crosby block to Elliot street +
onday noon when DR.. Thomas Rice o
as coming out of Elliot street in his O
ltomobile, and in attempting to 90 be- ii
,een another machine and team the i,
ctor was run into by young Garfield.
,rtunately for the boy the machine
as moving slowly under low speed, =
lking the contact comparatively D
hit one. The bicycle and boy were a
locked down between the wheels of o.
e machine but so quickly did the },
ctor stop that neither Garfield nor " u
G wheel was in the least injured. 81
e blame cannot be attached to either "
rson and the outcome is a source of 81
lch qualification to both. III
In addition to the divorces al fe
ldy mentioned the following were su
inted at the last term of court in 81
wfane: Bert l.. Gates of Newfane, A
ainst Lena NJ. Gates for adultery; W;
rriet E. French of Vernon against sh
xter A. French for wilful desertion; by
CELIA E. Sprague of Brattleboro to
iinst Harry E. Sprague for wilful W;
'ertion; Frederick w. Tudor of an
attleboro against Minnie J. Tudor tic
intolerable severity; Herbertie E. ta
we of Guilford against Fred H. in.
we for intolerable severity; Nina trf
eeler of Wilmington against Clay wa
B. Wheeler for intolerable sever Oh
; Olive l.. Bellows of Brattleboro ON
inst Frank Bellows, for wilful de- ma
ton; Flora B. Howe of Townshend de-
inst Charles L. Howe for neglect MI
refusal to support MI
"A deleoat;on of % officials and far