The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-08-06
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP

--,Rev. NJ. j. Carmody of st. Michael IS
ing service. Sunday that pipe organ
would be installed in the church as
soon as it could be built and erected.
The organ will be built by the Estey
organ company and will be paid for by
subscription.
An examination for teachers GER
| tifcates and for certificates for en-
trance to normal schools will be held
at the high school Thursday and Fri
| day. Aug. 26 and 81 at 9 a. m. This
includes Brattleboro town and corpora
ton, Dummerston, Guilford, Halifax,
| Vernon, Putney, Brookline, Townshend,
Newfane, WardSboro, Dover, Marlboro,
I and Wilmington.
Among the candidates mentioned
| for the position of supervisor of the
census, Col. Jake G. Ullery of Brattle-
| boro has some characteristics that seem
| TO mt him for the place. One of them
The others are that he is a hustler. well
equipped and capable Purely political
candidates may find themselves at a
| dlsadvantage.-Ru Herald.
I Mrs. HELEN M. CULVER. II, before
her marriage principal of Mount Hol-
| yoke seminary, now Mount Holyoke col
lege, died at her home in Holyoke yes
terday after a long illness. She is re-
membered as principal of Mount Hol-
yoke as Miss French and she held
| the position from 1867 to 1872, resign
inc to marry Lemuel CULVER of Somer-
| vile. She was native of Brattleboro
| and spent her early life on the French
| farm on the old ferry road three miles
north of this village.
There has been no little discussion
this summer as to whether the Connec-
ticut river at this point is under state
or federal control as regards navigation.
Gatchell, acting supervising inspector
| general of the steamboat inspection ser
| vice of the department of commerce and
labor, at Washington, d. c., states
| plainly that the river is under govern
ment control and therefore the govern
ment regulations pertaining to lights
and signals will be in force here.
There was a slight automobile ac-
cldent on Western avenue about 8
consisting of W. Cooley Ellis, E. +.
Schuyler and Mrs. and Mrs. Andrew c.
Connolly, all of Philadelphia. and occu-
pying two ears, were coming down the
part of the avenue where the Brattle-
bOro water works company is putting
in new pipes. On account of the eXca-
walton the road here is narrow and in
luIHlUS OUT lOI team the IcdulHS
car, owned by Mr.. Ellis, went off a
culvert which was concealed by the
high grass. One wheel of the automo-
bile was smashed and both front tires
were broken. The party is now at the
Brooks house awaiting repairs to the
machine.
Michael Lillis. about So died at the
Memorial hospital Sunday afternoon.
He was among the Irish pioneers who
came to Brattleboro. Mr.. Lillis was
born in Limerick, Ire. He is survived
by sister, Mrs. Charles Henkel of
Brattleboro, and three sons, Thomas
who resides in the west. James of
Springfield. Mass, and Michael of Phil
adelphia. He also has a grandson in
California Funeral services were held
at St. Michael S Catholic church at $50
clock Tuesday morning, Rev. George
f. l. 'Ecuyer officiating. Burial was in
the Catholic cemetery. The bearers
were Timothy Aher, David Carey, Pat
rick Fenton and William Martin. Mr..
and Mrs. James 4. Lillis of Rutland
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Dowd of New
York city were among those from out
of town who attended the funeral. For
many years he was employed by the
Estey organ company as case maker
but during the past few years had re-
tired from active work.
street differ from the opinion given last
week by the police who Investigated
their premises after Mr.. and Mrs. Win
ter notified them of having found
hole bored through the house into the
room which is used by them as guest
room. The hole is / IA inches in diam
eter and is about half way on the base
board of the room. Fresh shavings We're
found on the floor which Mrs. Winter
saws show that the boring was done
from the outside of the house rather
than from the inside as was stated by
the officer. Mrs. Winter. Miss Ethel
Watrous and Frank Mather. occupants
of the house saw a man of medium size
about the premises at two different
times during the night that the work
was done. Once about - 0 clock and
again about 1.30 in the morning Evl-
dence that he tried to gain entrance to
the room bv window was shown
where the wire from a screen in the
window was partly torn of. On, one
occasion since then they have been
disturbed bv a man skulkine about the
building. The object of the intruder
is a mystery to the occupants of the
hause.