The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24

clety VIII meet with Mrs. n. s. Ed
wards on Prospect street this after
noon.
Russell H. Briggs has returned from
Whlte River junction, where he is show
ing ms Guernsey cattle, and reports he
drew $3.50 in prizes.
Visitors in Brattleboro during the
three days of the Valley fair next
week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
aay' VIII nave an opportunity to sat
lsfy their desire for dancing as Com
pany will hold dance in the armory
each evening.
). Arms Miller of Dummerston
who has large peach orchard esti
mates that he will harvest about 200
baskets this year. and Waldo Rouil
lard OF North Hinsdale, N. H.. who
grows the fruit extensively, reports a
good yield from his orchard
Sunday, Oct. 3, will be Rally day
IN the Centre Congregational church
Bible school. G. F. Kent, professor of
biblical literature and history in Yale
university, will be present and give
an address at the morning church ser.
ton in Modern Life. He will also
speak at the session of the Bible school
and Will conduct conference of Bible
school workers in the evening
Leon c. Gould and Miss Minnie
Cobnrn were married Tuesday morning
by Rev. Delmar E. Trout at the Uni.
versalist parsonage. Mr.. Gould is an
employe of the Durham Brothers com.
pany and Mrs. Gould. whose home is
in Worcester, Mass. has been employed
by the Hooker, Corser & Mitchell
ding trip they will live with Mr.
Gould s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Gould, at 80 Main street.
James Garfield Gregg of Will
liams street and Julia Katherine Cough
lin were married at o'clock Wednes-
day morning by Rev. Michael j. Car
mody in st. Michael s Roman Catholic
church. They were unattended and
after a short wedding trip will make
their home in Brattleboro. The bride s
mother lives in Mortified but Mrs.
Gregg has made her home in Brattle-
boro for number of years. Mr.. Gregg
is employed by the Hooker, Corser &
Mitchell overall company.
During the excitement of the fire on
Forest street Tuesday morning the fruit
dealer hailing from Hinsdale. VT, met
with an accident as he was coming up
the hill on Forest street very near Fran k
W. Nichols 8 house. The crowd was so
great he could not drive by, so he tried
to turn around and turned in such way
that the wagon tipped completely over.
splitting all of his fruit Bystanders
helped him get the wagon up again and
and the horse did not even run.
Health Officer Henry Tucker has
received letter from General Manager
George G. Jones of the Central Vermont
railroad stating that he has directed
the local railroad officials to put the
toilet rooms at the local station in bet
ter shape. DR.. Tucker wrote Mr.. Jones
some days ago, explained the condition
of the toilet accommodation in the
Brattleboro station and told him that
it was the orders of the Brattleboro
Immediately. The men s toilet room
for the past month has been disgust
inglv filthy.
-Dennison Cowles, president of the
board of trade, has obtained an option
on Crowell's park as a site for the
proposed hotel. The option is given
by George E. Crowell for one year and
permits the local water company to
retain its privileges even should the
park become the site of the hotel If
the hotel is built on this location a
around the reservoir and the sides of
the basin will be erased The option
covers practically the entire park
Nine out of ten men who are inter
ested in the hotel project favor the
Crowell park location. The project be-
gins to look like a reality for already
the committee in charge of the matter
has received several offers of substan-
tial financial support.
The women s auxiliary of the Centre
Congregational church held its annual
afternoon. The reports of the officers
and committees for the past year were
read and the following officers elected:
President. Mrs. G. C. Averll; vice
president Mrs. Fremont Hamilton; sec
rotary, Mrs. |. G. Croser; treasurer.
Miss Jessie Gregg; chairman of the
home missionary committee, Mrs. c. H.
Thompson; chairman of foreign mis-
sionary committee, Mrs. G. F. Thomp
Wells; Mrs. H. F. Jordan; hospitality
committee, Mrs. H. E. Bond, Mrs. G. o.
Abbott; parsonage committee, Mrs. n.
|. Hawley. It was voted that Miss
Emma DuttOn is to have charge of mis-
sionary boxes. Rev. Roy NJ Houghton.
pastor of the church, made a few re-
marks concerning the work outlined by
he parish committee. 1t was voted to
lold a sewing meeting Friday after
The extreme heat of the past week
coupled with the excitement that has
arisen over the issuing of hunters Ii
'enses resulted in an amusing incident
It the office of the town clerk Tuesday |
'vening. While the man and woman |
Who appeared on the scene were anxious |
o obtain a document enabling them TO |
re married the clerk was deceived in |
ONE manner and believed that the man
vas a seeker of license to hunt. Ac-
ordnglv he proceeded to make out an
pplication for such license and the
nan while acting a trifle nervous I'M
er such a rigid course of questioning
ave strai ghtforward answers to interro
ations as to the color of his eyes and n
air as well as to his height, weight and
ge. He was Just beginning to wonder
the clerk was going to ask him what
e had eaten for breakfa when he was
sked if he carried any distinctive
larks on his person. About this time
ne man wanted to know what sort of
he was going to draw. He was
formed that he was being granted a
rivilege to shoot at birds and beasts
ithin the boundaries of Vermont. The
respective groom didn t want such
document though he could secure it for
} cents in addition to the notary S fee
{ % cents. He said he wanted a mar
age license and wanted it right away.
e got it,
DR.. J. n. Mccormack of Bowling
reen. Ky. sccretar of the state
,ard of health and chairman of the
ganiZation committee of the Ameri
in Medical association. will deliver an
ldress at a meeting to be held under
e auspices of the Windham County