The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-14

Mag q, 7 q clock, weather permitting
A new flag 3dAs0, bearing pictures q
III. republican standard bearers, wll
/ be Heated, there will be brief frmark
hy Judge T., ". Gibson and II. q, bar
Der and music by the First Regiment
baud,
ANY one wishing 10 have her nam,
catered on the lisl Of self supporting
wamen of braiilnbaro, which \ heinl
prepared al the request Of the iTus
tees 0f the Thompson Fund. may meet
Miss Sophia 4. Siedman az the fesl
faom Thursday, Aug, 80. frnm ! {,
$3.50 IN the afternoon, or from |. I,
s;Jo IN the evening.
The pulpit 81 the baptist church
viii be- supplied Sunday hy Rev, John
Il, Cow, u, d., pastor Of the Perkins
Street Baptist church In Somerville
Mass, Dr. dow IL u sou Of Rev, George
i 4. Cow, ID. H., former pastor Of the
church, aud MANY old friends will be-
glad 0f the opportunity 10 welcome
him back ia iifuttlehoro and hear him
preach lie will also deliver the al,
dress AZ the afternoon service on the
common.
Work will be- started next week
On the foundation for grain elevator
which T. Crosby 8 Go, viii erect for
use IN connection with its Hour aud
! feed business. The elevator will be
built onto the north side II the pres
cni Crosby warehouse aud will have a
cnpaciiy 81 $1,000 bushels. being III.
vidcd into 20 bins. each of 1000 bush
| els capacity. II will be- eanigpcd with
special weighing aud cleaning ma
chine aud an automatic power shovel,
with capacity Of $500 bushels an
hour. the apparatus being driven by
electric motors The equipment will
enable crosby & Co 10 unload cars
more than three times MS fast as is
possible at present The concrete
foundation of the elevator will be
built hv Crosby & Parker, the building
of John G. Pellet and the elevator
machinery will be installed by G. W. &
e. A. Lane Of Exeter, n. II.
The rear Of the Connecticut River
Lumber companv's log drive reached
Brattleboro about noon Saturday, the
force camping on the island Saturday
night and continuing down the river
early SUNDAY morning. The outfit had
little difficulty in passing the dam site
in Vernon. every bit of the equipment
being below the dam by Monday after.
noon. 4 rise of several feet in the
river helped materially in sluicing the
logs through the - foot opening in the
completed section of the dam. All of
the flood gates in the dam were closed
aud the other opening plugged SO that |
the entire flow of water had 20 pass
through one opening. The RATS on |
which the horses and the drivers sup
plies were carried were hoisted over
{ he dam hv means of derricks, the log. /
men being afraid Of damaging their
RATS III they attempted TO run through |
the slnice. 4 considerable Jam near
South Vernon DELAYED the rear Of the
drive for u day or two.
y. Alovsius Dwyer and Miss Elda
4. Tuger. both of Amsterdam, y. Y.
went TO North Adams Sunday after
noon with the intention of being
united in marriage. but had a hard
lime before finally obtaining the ser
vices of City Clerk G. 5. BROKER, who
performed the ceremony. Practically
al of the resident Protestant ministers
IRE enjoying their vacations and the
'ouple finally appealed TO Rev. George
J. Lawson of Brattleboro. VT. after
he evening service at the Methodist
hurch. the pulpit of which he was sup
living. He was willing. but not being
resident of Massachusetts. he could
lot legally pronounce them man and
wife. But City Clerk BROKER. who
vas present. agreed TO help, and all
oncerned, including Mr.. Lawson, went
o the clerks office. where the com !
lined services of the two men man !
eed 80 make the Young people Mr.. /
nd Mrs. Dwyer and they promptly
ook late train back TO their home ,
ity.-North Adams news. in Spring
ED Republican. !,
Approaching the 5Oth anniversary
f the building of st. Michael's Epis- q
opal church the parish will celebrate j
he festival of St Michael and All o
.ngels September 30 with appropriate J
.ryices and thank offerings The rec 5
Or, Rev. w. j. Hamilton, will then /
ave returned from his summer vaca a
on. The members of the parish are a
making extensive re-
airs on the church itself and adding a
to their parish hall fund Il
nd for this purpose they will hold p
wn fete on the church grounds Sat. \
i'll be served by Mrs. Martin and her
,lpers. A cake table will be presided T,
yer by Miss Gale; fancy article ia 4
e by Mrs. Frink; candy will be sold r
, Miss Martin and Miss Marshall and T,
musical program will be conducted n,
: Mrs. Sherwin. Ices will also be h,
rved In this way and by special en- n,
Hopes all members and friends of the In
irish will be given an opportunity to m
ntribute to the 50th anniversary n,
urch Improvement fund. "
r:, r. -. .,. ~. A
r,nn VI wv meeNs l h mt,iing m
'i tha e oo.ipans nopus w. oe pu''thhS II
of the power house of the 81
river dam. With the ex- til
ption of one comparatively small co
OF the inside of the coffer-dam is he
W as dry as a bone and large force be
a.eall, uilii nieh Gnu iapoiIie ;als 90
SLY engaged III preparing the river 90