The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-04-09

picked in Crowell s park this week.
The last social of the season a
the Centervile skating rink will b.
held tomorrow, Saturday evening.
Rev. d. f. Trout will meet TO
consultation tonight in the church par
lors any desiring to unite with thu
church.
The Vermont state tennis tourna
ment will begin on the courts of thu
Old Pine Golf club in st. Johnsbury
Aug. 10.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Mutual Aid association will bt
held Monday afternoon at $50 at the
home of Miss Cabot.
! The Alliance Study class will meet
next Monday evening at 7.30 o CLOCK
at the Unitarian parsonage. Subject OF
the paper From Servitude to Service
"A number of bound volumes of the
acts and resolves passed by the legis
lature of 1908 have been received by
the town clerk for distribution this
week.
a number of the local national
guardsmen are planning to attend the
military ball of Company E. V. n. G.,
OF Bellows Falls which will be held in
Bellows Falls next Friday evening
;, The selectmen will give hearing
Tuesday evening, April 81. at 100
clock on the applications of C. E.
GRAHAM, G. F. Thomas, F. Fl. Holden
and w. F. Root for fifth class license.
The weekly dance given, by Poca-
hontas council in Red Men s hall Sat
urday evening was well attended. Mu-
sic was furnished by Hines and Du-
gan. Refreshments were served at the
intermission,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Wilkins sold
| ,his week through the agency of Will
liam G. Horton their small farm in
west Dnmmerston to Oliver R. Dutton
OF Brattleboro, possession to be given
at once. They will move to their new
| property next week.
Slightly after clock Sunday
eyeninSsa horse belonging to Dr. A. I.
Miller made a runaway trip the whole
length of Flat street. 1t was stopped
on Main street near the American
building by Patrick Mcclure without
creating any damage.
Leon Harris, employed in the tun-
ing department of the Estev Organ
company was severely injured while at
ms work Tuesday morning. Harris was
| operating set of knives when his
hand slipped and two of the blades en-
tered the palm of his hand. 1t required
the services of a physician to dress the
wounds.
The condemnation suit brought by
the Connecticut River Power company
against l.. F. Liscom of Hinsdale N
H., to determine the value of his prop
erty now flooded by water from the
dam was settled in Keene, n. H., Mon
day. the power company paying Mr.
Llscom damages in the sum of $500
The amount is a compromise, Mr.. Lis
com claiming 100000.
On Friday, April 16, class in
photography and pronunciation will
have its first meeting in the kinder
garten room at o clock. Miss An
geline Brooks, a teacher of much ex-
perience, will take a few minutes at
the opening of the class to outline
course in structural botany which she
would like to give. This meeting is
open to all club members.
Tuesday and Wednesday in Brat
tleboro were days of unreasonable
warmth and humidity. On Wednesday
20 degrees on shady house sides and
overcoats were as useless as they are
in summer. The weather began to
change at 6 clock Wednesday after
noon and by midnight a sharp breeze
from the northwest was blowing.
DR. C. R. Aldrich left his automo-
bile standing in front of the Greene
drug store yesterday morning when the
high wind caught it and started the
machine down Main street hill. H. r.
Brown saw the empty car begin its
runaway course and managed to climb
into it and turn. the steering wheel
against the curbing at the Peoples
bank corner. Fortunately no damage
was done.
The suit of Elmer Pierce of Brat
tleboro against Charles Wilkins of
Dummerston, which was tried before
Justice F. d. E. Stowe Saturday after
noon in the county clerk S office, was
terminated Monday when Mr. Stowe
gave his decision in the case in favor !
of the, defendant to recover $2.0S. /
Pierce took job of cutting 100 cords
of wood last winter, and the suit was
brought to. recover balance which
wilkins claimed offsets. About 800 on
each side was involved in the case. F.
E. Barber appeared for the defendant.
Charles 5. Chase appeared for the
plaintiff.
There was a hearing in Concord,
\. H., Monday on a temporary injunc-
ate against the Connecticut River
Power company to restrain that corpor
ltion from flooding the lands of the
estate ON the road between
3rattleboro and Hinsdale. The injunc-
ion was dissolved on agreement of
,arties to abide by the decision of tire
Jew HAMPSHIRE supreme court in the
condemnation suit which has been TAX
N before it. The jury in this case
Iwarded the Dickinson estate dam
ges of $500 and the laws of the state
i've them the right to collect 80 per
ent additional damage.
The tuberculosis exhibit which is
0 open in Brattleboro April "a in Fes-
wal hall under the auspices of the
Iutual Aid association, is sent by the
oston association for the relief and
ontrol of tuberculosis, in charge of
augustus Tue herman. who will be pres
Mt and ready at all times to explain
ne different features of the exhibit
visitors. The exhibit will 90 from
rattleboro to Greenfield, to be there
nder the auspices of the Doctor S
ub. The Greenfield correspondent of
he Springfield Republican say. 1t is
le aim of the tuberculosis exhibit to
zach people how to avoid disease by
roper living; it shows the simple de-
ices the consumptive may employ to
axe himself harmless to those about
m. and better than that it shows that
Iberculosis is not inherited, and is
lrable disease The simple outdoor Z
fe which is the basis of modern treat !
ent at the sanatOrium is illustrated
7 photographs and models. also the
md of house or wor kshop danger \
is to health. Tents on the roof or in 4