The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-08

NO business of Importance was tran
sacted at the quarterly meeting of tn
trustees of the library Monday evening
The bills for the quarter were ar
proved.
-Plaisted, the tailor, will move fror
the American building to the Boyde
block on Elliot street today. He vii
occupy one of the front rooms on tn
second floor.
"A party of 10 members of Pocahon
tas council. /. o. R. NJ. went to KeenG
N. H., Tuesday evening, making tn
trip in automobiles to witness the Worl
of the degree team of the keene lodge.
At a meeting of the young people
union of the Baptist church Tuesda,
evening plans were discussed FOR a mor'
active campaign of work upon the par
of the young people Oh ne village an'
discussion. An endeavor will be made
to make the work more attractive tt
the workers.
Prank F.. Jonsberg, the Boston
architect who drew the plans for the
proposed hotel, is engaged in drawing
plans and a design for the Masonic TEN
nile. The WAYS and means committee
| having in charge the matter of raising
| funds for the erection of the temple are
meeting with success and it. is believed
that with the coming OF spring the pro
.ject will have reached a point where
active operations will begin on the con-
struction work.
"A very pretty wedding took place
noon, when Miss Marion Slack and
Lester w. Cooley were united in mar
riage by Rev. Mr. Cardall The we'd
ding was at the home of the groom s
mother, Mrs. Smith, at 81 West River
street. The bride wore blue travelling
suit with hat to match. The couple
were attended by Dorpha L. White of
Brattleboro and Walter B. Lamb of
Orange. The bride is former resi-
dent. of Brattleboro and was employed
by the Hooker, Corser & Mitchell com
pany while here. The bridegroom is a
native of Orange
w. r. Daley representing the ora
tor. L. w. Brown and R. G. Bacon,
counsel for George E; Alderman, pro;
prietor of the South Vernon House at
day to appear before the supreme court
Tuesday in the quo warranto proceed
ings brought to determine whether AL
derman is legally entitled to hold
liquor license at South Vernon. The
question to be determined by the SUI
preme court is the definition of vii
lage as referred to in. the statute gov.
erning the issuing of liquor licenses
The testimony taken upon both sides
ma kes a goodsized volume.
Judge E. w. Gibson of the munich
"al court made an order Yesterday morn
ing for Deputy Sheriff M. P. Davis to
snill jug Of gin. The jug represented
The respondent in a recent case of State
T,lo II d.
poured into the sewer at the corner of
Elliot and Main streets while trio of
,arched Tipped individuals watched the
proceeding. For the past week the jug
md contents had been stored in the
,ault Of the municipal court and when
brought to light yesterday morning it
vas at first believed that the liquid
lad undergone some sort of change
or those examining the stuff declared
hat it was turpentine. Only an olfac
Dry test was applied.
The first regular meeting of the
eason Of the Y. p. G. IT,, of the Uni
ersalist church was held in the YES
~ at o clock Sunday evening. State
Fortier was present and in
allied the officers elected at SPECIAL
Ulcers for the coming year are: Pres
lent, n. D. Clawson; vice president,
red Clark; recording secretary, Miss
race Cooper; corresponding secretary,
-iss Alvena M. Walker; treasurer, Mrs.
lbert Stanley. There was large at
enhance and much enthusiasm was
anifested as plans were discussed for |
he winters work: The society will |
eet Sunday evenings at 7 o'clock in
he vestry.
The work of grading the recre-
ion field on the island is progressing
eadlly under the supervision Of John
as formerly left field has been entirely
moved, the earth being used to fill
lie depression between that point and
lie edge of the river. This will make
UGH larger field than was originally
AIMED by the promoters of the project
I'd will enable them to Law out the
lseball diamond facing northeast in
cad of east as was first intended. The
Id as now laid out is large enough
+ football gridiron east Of the dia
ond and there is room enough for |
CHI field on the ground that has not
ZEN graded and returfed. The new '
ass on the diamond itself is already I
cen and will have taken firm root by
e time cold weather sets in. ,
were handed down in two {
INDIAN county cases in supreme court !
Montpelier Tuesday In the opin- I
n made by Judge HaseltOn in the case !,
Mary Stoddard Berry VS.. Guy A. !
,olittle the judgment of the county 7
urt was affirmed. All the parties re- /
lie in Brattleboro. This. case went. to i
rm of Windham county court in 1908. '
espass was set up in the action and \
it brought to recover $500 for money t
eyed to be withheld from the plain b
f. A verdict of $3.50 and costs was Il
ven the plaintiff in county court. The
cond decision was that of Judge Pow o
in the case of Nancy A. Hemenway
Mary f. Lincoln which was an ac- [
N in assumpsit. A petition for q new '
al upon the ground of newly discov- I
ID evidence was denied by the SUI 1
eme court. b
Captain Ernest J. Waterman ten
red his resignation to Adiutant Gen t
Il William Fl. Gilmore "Wednesday. d
plain Waterman had decided to sever o
connection with the state militia G.
ing to the fact that his business. af- il
rs were such as to prevent him de- 81
ting the necessary time to his com Il
nd. For a month past Captain Wa is
man has been putting his affairs con- n
tied with Company in shape to for. OF
I'd his resignation to the adiutant II
leral. His letter to General Gilmore OF
S as follows: "Sir:-I have the honor Il
resign as captain. First infantry. Yer I'll
mt National Guard. am not able to W
yote the time necessary under the til
sent requirements While Captain 81
lterman has entered heartily into his hi
les as commanding officer of Com er
w I he has felt for several months I'll
t he must relinquish the, command al
the reason given An election will tn
held within few weeks to name his at
cessor. hi
The Servant in the House. which
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