The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11
THE BRATTLEBORO REFORN1ER, FRIDAY, JUNE II, 1909

The Grange Dramatic club will give
the program Wednesday evening, june
10.
The meeting of Bingham Chapter
O, f.. S., Tuesday evening, June 10, will
be the last before the summer vacation
"A special meeting of the Brattle
boro Boat club will be held in room Is
of the American building this evening
at clock.
The body of the young child of
George Mosher will be brought here
from New York city tomorrow after
noon and buried in ST. Michael s Roman
Catholic cemetery.
News has been received here this
week of the marriage of Miss Lillian
Cain of Brattleboro, to Edward Bone
of New York city. Mr.. Bone was form
erly employed by Carl r. Cain as tailor.
Their marriage took place last week in
New York city.
Company / is planning on prac-
tice march before muster. General orr
ders were read last night and camp will
open at Fort Ethan Allen July 2, at 6
clock in the morning. New jerseys
have been ordered for the whole com
pany and it is expected the full number
will take part in the butts manuel drill
like the exhibition given by part of
inc company III flndIOre.
The body of Mrs. John Burnap will
be brought here tomorrow afternoon
from Worcester, Mass, for burial in
Prospect Hill cemetery. Rev. r. M.
Houghton pastor of the Centre Congre-
gational church will conduct the commit
tai service. Mrs. Burnap was the widow
of John BurnaD who for many years was
a prominent Brattleboro business man
under the firm name of Heustis & Bur
nap, harness makers.
The moving of the stone-crushing
plant to the location of the raw material
indicates an economic streak in the
operation of the road department and
the saving in the cost of transporta-
ton of stone to the crusher will doubt
less cover the cost of moving the plant
The utilization of a gravel bank recent
ly acquired on Guilford street is another
evidence of a tendency to introduce
modern methods into municipal affairs.
On Sunday DR.. John r. Cow, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, in his
prelude made his theme Encouraging
Lawlessness in Brattleboro. Mr.. Cow s
were largely anent recent news
paper references regarding the probable
action of the local druggists in keeping
their stores open portion of the day
on Sundays. He referred to the law
icSdlu ihS tHo ClosluS VI pldceS Ol DuSl-
ness on Sundays and his remarks on the
subject were along the line of questions
to the local dispensers of
drugs, soda and cigars who feel that
they should be allowed to keep their
places open part of the day Sundays.
Among the, interrogations of Mr.. Cow
were the following: care the drug
gists ready to claim special rights over
confectionery and fruit dealers and gro
GERS, who on other days also sell to-
bacco and liquid refreshments? And if
the law is to be winked at for the sake
of the folk who want soda on Sunday.
is it fair deal for the other folk in
town who want something stronger
every day in the week? Where shall |
we call the halt. when for one set of
men we demand the overruling of any
law on the statute books of the stateg
Let us stand for square deal all |
around, for citizens as we'll as travellers, |
for the clerks as well as owners, for
he town as well as visitors, and for the
God of the Sabbath, as well as for the |
rods of greed and thirst -