The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-17

: trial Vermont freight yard near The ear
ming factory tied up a portion of trai
fic for short time Friday,
E. G. Crosby received 1910 mode
Rambler tourabout this week to re
place the <Rambler car which he ha
driven for number of years.
A telephone has been installed OF
the second floor of the central fire sta
tion enabling fremen to answer call
without making n trip downstairs a
they have been obliged to do.
Ernest 5. Hall has begun the found
alton for house on the property on
Oak street, which he recently Dough
of O, f. Randall. Since 1887 there
have been 40 houses built on Oak, Chap
in and Williston streets. mostly on the
property known as the Chaplin estate.
Local hunters have been out il
force during the week and returning
nimrods report plenty of birds Among
those coming in with wcllflled bags
were DR., &. F. Barber and party of six
Fred Greasy and b. O. Ware were among
cock were reported more plentiful than
partridge.
The ways and means committee OF
the Masonic Building association ex'
pect to receive soon plans and per
spective of the proposed Masonic tenn
pie to be erected on Main street on
the lot occupied by the DR.. O'Connol
| house. AS soon as they are available
| bids will be asked for through archi-
tects' journals.
The w. C. r. U. held regular
meeting in the rest rooms Tuesday af-
ternoOn. Mrs Anna Whittier resigned
her office of treasurer and Miss Emma
Heath was elected in her place with
Mrs. w. II. Fletcher as assistant treas
urer, A vote was carried to serve plain
lunches at the rest rooms during the
three days of the Valley Fair.
A verdict for plaintiff to recover
Sl94.U and costs was rendered yester-
day in the county court in the Warren
G. Townshend against Joseph Ferrier
case. f. j. Waterman and c. S. Chase
appeared for the plaintiff, and Ryder &
Graham for the defendant. This was
wood, timber and hay and was the first
case tried. Court has adjourned for
the rest of the week.
Judge Frank b. Pier of Jacksonville
has sold his store and stock of goods to
w. w. Head of South Londonderry
and Mrs. Jennie f. Stickney of Brat
tleboro. Judge Pier has purchased the
house at 20 Chestnut street owned by
Mrs; Stickneey and her husband, L. NJ.
'ollchHeN MI anu MIS-. ollckney III
tend to move to Jacksonville to assist
Mr.. Head in conducting the business
Nh. Head graduated from Brattleboro
high school in 1897 and attended Dart
mouth college year.
General Manager George G.. Jones
of the Central Vermont railroad is eX-
pected in town today to attend meet
ing of representatives of the Connect
cut River Power company regarding
the surfacing of the strip of filing
across the Hunt meadow. McGuigan,
the well-known railroad construction
expert, is expected to be present and it
was stated this morning that he might
act as the arbitrator in the matter. The
question arises over the matter of Law
ing rip-rap on the sides of the fill
The sophomore class of the Brat
tleboro high school elected the follow
ing officers Wednesday: President, B.
d. Weeden; vice president, Harriet En-
erson; secretary Marguerite White:
treasurer, Julius Kuech; assistant treas
urer, Alice Spencer. These officers
will constitute the executive commit
tee. The freshmen and junior classes
have not held elections yet. An at
tempt by the senior class to participate
in an election resulted in no election.
A large number of excellent at
fractions are booked to appear in the
this season. Next Tuesday
The Isle of Spice will reappear here and
during fair week the attractions will be
The Old Homestead, The Cali of the
North. and the Man on the Box. These
will be followed by The Man of the
Hour, The Servant in the House, A
House of a Thousand Candles. and three
nights of light opera at popular prices,
the offerings being The Maid and the
The Millionaire Kid and the
College Girl. Along toward the last |
IF October and during the next month, |
The Travelling Salesman, The Thief,
The Third Degree. The Climax, The |
Wizard of Wiseland. and the Girl of the |
rom Mississippi and In the Bishop S
'arriage are booked for after the holi-
lays.
Sometime Wednesday night the
tore of A. f. Wood on South Main
treet was entered from the rear and
md assortment of articles taken in ad
lition to $l4 in change which was
ound by the thief in a desk. The
money was principally in halves and
quarters. Six pocket knives of differ
mt grades and the same number of
heap watches were taken. The break
vas made by cutting away portion of
ne SaSn OF one OF Cne WINDOWS III the
ear, the thief standing on two boxes
laced one above the other. After cut
ing away part of the sash the glass
7as broken. The work resembled that
one by the party who entered the store
f F. f. Young recently and is be-
eyed to be that of local crac ksman
ather than that of professional as
he kind and quality of the articles
AIKEN would indicate that the thief
yas not particularly interested IN
rticles of greater value.
H. L. Emerson reported Monday
forming that his orchard of 200 Bald
in apple trees recently set out on
mes hill had been visited by deer,
MY one out of the 200 trees escaped
amage. Mr.. Emerson visited his or
hard Sunday and discovered that deer
ad evidently been at work. An IN
estigation showed that scores of the
ees had been so badly nibbled that 1t
doubtful if they survive. The tree
lat escaped was protected by pile of
one. In some cases the bark had been
ltirelv removed from the trunks of the
ees. As the orchard had been plant
only about year the trees offered &
mpting meal to the deer. The inhabi-
nts of Ames hill say that when the
zen season arrives there will be some
ing doing in the way of deer hunting.
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