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

/, IS. +. Foster has sold his house an
lot at A High street to Jason Il. Bush
nell, who has taken possession.
The annual meeting of the Brattle
6oro Mutual Aid association will b
held Monday at $3.50 at the association
headquarters.
H. F. Weatherhead, agent for tn
f., A. ,Str0ut company, has this weel
sold the Roadway farm on the Yves
River road, owned by w. G. DoOlittle
to w. N. Wadleigh of Ludlow, Vt.
The district meeting of the Won
ans Relief corps will be held in Spring
field, VT, next Thursday. The party
will leave here on the $50 IN. train, re
turning on the train which reaches here
at S.32 p. m.
the past week raising the grade of the
railroad fill across the Hunt meadow two
rect. The fact that gravel train was
between Brattleboro and Vernon mucf
of the time for a week past has kept
local railroad men on their nerve lest
there be a mixup.
The members of the Brattleboro
Woman's club will have the distin
guished son Of Windham county, John
| Barrett, as a guest Oct. 20. Mr.. Bar
rett, who is the director of the Bureau
the club on the above date. He i
planning to visit his old home in Graf
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Downer were
very pleasantly surprised by a party
of friends Tuesday evening Classes s
and IL of the Baptist Sunday school,
the Ladies Enterprise society and
neighbors numbering about 60. The
evening was socially spent, vocal and
instrumental music being rendered and
light refreshments served, the party
breaking up at a. late hour and leaving
several tokens of remembrance, the oc-
casion being the 18th anniversary.
No contract has yet been entered
tleboro Waterworks company for the
additional hydrants authorized by the
special village meeting Sept. 9. After
the special village meeting Friday eve
ming Chairman E. j. Waterman and
John r. Kaine of the board of bailiffs
John Calvin, chairman of the board of
selectmen and Chief Eng. H. w. Sanders
met at the Brooks House with a repre-
sentative of a hydrant manufacturer
is expected that the matter will be
taken up at the bailiffs meeting this
evening.
The October meeting of the WON
ans auxiliary of the Y. w. c. A., was
held Tuesday afternoon in the rest
room. The devotional meeting was in
charge of Mrs. G. s. Clark who gave
a helpful talk, her theme being The
Beautiful Life. The new president,
Mrs. G. o. Abbott gave a few words
of welcome and spoke of card re-
F. R. Jenne. now in Paris. who sent
greetings and best wishes for the years
work. Miss Florence E. Clark gave an
informal talk on Some Impressions of
Ny European Trip, which was both in
and instructive. Miss Clark
showed a collection of views to illus
trate her talk. The meeting closed
with an auxiliary tea.
Miss Joanna Sullivan of 90 Will
liams street, Brattleboro, and Jere-
miah Twyon. .Jr., Of Is Auburn street,
Springfield, Mass, were married at 9
ael's Catholic church by Rev. M. J.
Carmody. Miss Margaret Sullivan,
sister of the bride, was maid of honor
and Edward Twyon. brother of the
groom, was best man. Many friends
and relatives attended the ceremony.
The bride. daughter of the late Mat
thias Sullivan, is a native of Brattle-
boro and has a wide circle of friends
employed in Springfield, Mass, as
employee of the Boston & Maine rail
road. Mr.. and Mrs. Twyon will make
heir home in Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Elmer Walker. 81, died Sept.
%. at her home in Westminster, Mass,
lfter a prolonged illness from peuritis
md other complications. She under
vent an operation about two months |
20 at the Gardner hospital and never
maiden name was Annie Moulton. She
vas for number of years a resident
f Brattleboro during which time she
vas employed in the reed filing de-
artment of the Estey Organ company.
'esides her husband she leaves two
hildren. Albert and Leah, who live at
ONE. two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Earle of
Mrs. Elvira Jackson of
lgin. III. three brothers, Frank, James
nd Fred Moulton, all Of Elgin. The
lneral was held at her late home Fri
ay afternoon and burial was in
Westminster. Rev. L. A. Milton was
ne officiating minister.
The 14th annual session of the Yer
ont state federation of women s clubs
osed at the Hotel VendOme in Boston
st night with addresses delivered by
oil. Albert Clarke of Boston and Mrs.
N. | :
During the late afternoon session
le following officers were elected:
resident, Mrs. O. C. Ashton of Rut {
nd: vice presidents, Mrs. T. A. Davis
Rutland, Mrs John Chase of Lydon-
lie, Mrs. c. H. Spooner Of Northfeld, /
ISIS Margaret Roble of ST. Johnsbury; {
easurer. Mrs G. c. Fits of Brattle
,ro; auditor, Mrs. j. H: Arms of Bel /
WIS Falls; general federation secre- c
Try. The following were elected del
,ates to the biennial convention at I
ncinnati of the general federation of c
omen IS clubs: Mrs. o. C. Ashton, Mrs. S
F. Hazen, Mrs. A. II. Putnam of c
ennington and Mrs. Rebecca Fair =
INKS of st. Johnsbury. S
"A $4,000 negligence suit was en- \
red in United States court yester +
" when l.. H. Barber of Brattle D
no brought action against j. II. White O
Meriden, Conn.,, in an attempt to o
llect this amount of damages, claim F
g that he was injured while a pas \
niger in Mr.. Whites automobile. At L
rney Robert c. Bacon of Brattleboro
counsel for the plaintiff and Attor-
v Clarke C. Fits and H. E. Eddy q
Brattleboro represent the defendant. h
the case the plaintiff alleges that a
May IL, 1908, he was invited into G,
2 automobile owned and operated by u
3 defendant and that while on their s.
y from Meriden to Hartford. Conn.,, II
. machine swerved from the road, q
ling the passengers and throwing u
n against the steering geer and lev u
!. severely injuring him. The plain ii
claims that he had a rib broken a
4 that one lung was punctured and IN
It he was unable for long time to az
end to his lawful duties.-Rutland IN
raid of Tuesday %
chapter. Daughters of -
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