The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-08-06

ing was attended by the largest aud
ence OF the season. The gathering W;
less noisy than usual and there was
noticeable amount of applause
The Twin State Gas and Electr
company has been laying gas main o
will not be able to lay mains in som
of the adjoining streets this summer q
expected, as there is much other COZ
stsTction work to be done.
| The Sunshine society, Branch
| held most enjoyable picnic on til
Common July 30. Dainty hand colore
| quotation cards were given each men
Der by Mrs Rockwell and a bountifl
supper was served by Mrs. Averill an
Miss Stearns, the committee in charge
The police and other officers i
this section have been asked to be o.
the lookout for horse stolen at Hollis
N. H., the night of July %, The ami
NAL was a light chestnut mare, weighin;
about 100 pounds. with four white fee
and a white under lip. She had sli
in her night ear.
Miss Alice NJ. Whitney of Spring
field, VT, formerly of Putney, ant
George /. Bishop of Springfield. Mass.
at the home of DIR. l. r. Doane III
Springfield, Vt, Monday noon by Rev
w. II. Butler in the presence of the
immediate family. They wall be al
home in Springfield, Mass, after Sc ut
at 5S7 Worthingt@n street.
Just below the undertaking es:tsab
bshment of H. f. Bend & Son there is
"a hump in the sidewalk that puts a
kink into the spine of about seven out
of every ten people who pass either up
or down that side OF the street. it is
not noticeable as one approaches lit and
in fact about the first idea that the vic
tim gets Of the existence OF the hump is
when he dislocates ID kneepan or twists
his spine out of place. 1t lis considered
a pastime for certain individuals to
stand on the Opposite side of the street
and gamble on the number of people
who will "get the hump in "a given
time,
John Powers, the Hartford, Conn.
boy who arrived at the Brooks House
last week looking for a job as bell.
boy, wearied of Brattle bro Saturday
and despite the kindly attentions of the
of the hotel and the rest Of the
office force left for Hartford, saving
that he had secured a job In that city.
1t strikes the employees of the hotel
hat the chap was a;ather ungratefnl in
view of the way he had been used by
Manager Brasor. After a bellboy had
to ma Ike Il sob for Powers it
vas rather a shabby trick fur the boy
o quit right in the middle of busy
lay as he did.
Arthur Solomon, If, son of Andrew
!. Solomon of Leominster, Mass, WAS
lectrocuted Monday afternoon by con
act with high-tensian wire of the
River Transmission com
amy IN the NOtown district. an isolated
ETrn 10, I
,Gung Solomon and two companions
bout his age, Harold Phillips and Har-
ID Cavanaugh, were Deriving, aud com
~ to one of the skeleton steel 4O-foot |
overs of the company, Solomon dared |
lem to climb it. They refused and 4
led to dlssuade Solomon, but he failed !
} heed the warning and Skinned TO the
rst crossarm, where the wire rims.
ttlng there, he was seen to point his
1ger toward the wire, from which
ream of sparks emitted, and the boy
:aLy lifeless, although he breathed
unity for some time afterMard.
The matter of installing a tele-
one In the residence of Chief of Po-
e Wilson on Williams street, which
$ been the subject of more or less dis
Ss10n fer several weeks between the
eph0De company and the hoard of
ectmen. has been adjusted and work
s begun Tuesday on stringing wires {
Mr.. Wilson s residence. The select
n did not deem it necessary for the
npany to set poles as was requested :
the company s petition and thought =
At pair of wires could be carried to =
:. Wilson s house on the electric light
les which are located on Williams =
eet. The company did not think that
, service would be up to the standard G
such a line was constructed and +
de a new petition to the selectmen +
G of poles in another location The ;
ectmen granted the second petition i
4 work was begun at once, n
baggage Master D. S. Carey is in b
ned to believe that the person who
emily, shipped box of eggs through y
mails to this town may be located t
a drag net is thrown out Immediately. a
esday Mr.. Carey discovered some s
sterious sort of fluid 0ozing from a
p IN the baggage room at the rail t.
d station. Mr.. Carey is not candi- b
e for a Carnegie medal but he took t,
nance and while the fluid might have W
N nitroglycerin it proved to be ma il
syrup. Someone Is socks, collars and O
ice-cream shirt had received dull Il
sh from immersion in the syrup. A c,
ioH cdH udu peeu Sulppeu III lHe grip II
lch was of the Oshkosh or telescope is
e. There was no danger signal at ST
he'd to the bag and it must have ~
len upon its face or been hit in the Il
for the cover had become detached q
the outfit resembled a mammoth tC
colater containing an assortment of fl
e attire garnished with maple syrup. ca
Secretary of State Bailey has sent "a
thief of Police Wilson a formidable "
ak of sufficient length to take the "
sus of Brattleboro. A note accom- -
les the blank telling the chief that
re are many viOlators of the law of
requires automobiles TO have the
res 1909 on their number tag in 81.
ition to their license number. All re
Wilson is expected to do is to in
is his gaze on every passing motor DO
and if it does not carry such a tag he
axe the number and report it to Mr.. lei
ey. The chief has other matters to err
nd to and will consider it favor an
i0lators of the law will equip their do
hines with such data as the secre Gle
of state desires. If they do not ev
! to do so as requested by Mr.. Bal is
the chief of police would consider TO,
favor If they would address him ma
postal to that effect. that he may no
r their names on his list. This will We;
tne cbiel VI ponce large amount VIII
7ork. AS it is unlawful to operate orr
Dtor car in Vermont without lights a
e inclined to forget to light the tail Wis
S on their machines may also ad eel
the secretary of state direct or the the
of police. ON,
Company 1 left Sunday afternoon iro
ne go train for Mortified, Vt. for ing
ct practice, according to orders is dot
by the war department The com :
occupied special ear attached to the