The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-10

Ten young women have this week en-
tered the nurses training class at tn,
Memorial hospital.
Bingham chapter, o. h. s., held it
first meeting since the summer vacation
Tuesday evening, with good attend
ance. Refreshments were served ant
a social hour enjoyed after the meeting
James F. Hooker has recently giver
the contract for a S30,ooQ residence il
Schenectady, N. Y. w. Il. Corser has
bought a house in that city, the pur
chase price being in the vicinity OF
$4,000.
-Herea fter the local ice carts will
make deliveries in West Brattleboro
Esteyville and Prospect Hill Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays only, and on
Canal street and cross streets TUESDAYS
| Thursdays and Saturdays.
The Sedgwick Relief Corps are in.
vited bv Mrs. Thomas in Guilford Cen
fer TO a picnic next Thursday. Teams
will leave G. A. h. hall at 10 a. m.
All are urged to 90 and are requested
to leave their names with the presi-
dent.
-Autoists are wondering whether
Green street is to be left in its present
condition to demonstrate the difference
between a good road and a poor one.
|
| hicles Interested in the matter but
drivers of light delivery teams find that
if requires more than ordinary care to
pilot their teams along that street and
escape the holes.
John j. Leonard. manager of the
Nicolet theater, will begin the coming
week extensive alterations to increase
the seating capacity of the theater. The
room now used as a Vestlbule will be
utilized for seating patrons and when
the alterations are completed will ac-
commodate $50 persons. Galloway, the
ventrilouuist, returned yesterday. lie
will appear today and tomorrow.
-Brattleboro lodge n. f. o. p, con
ferrpd degrees on a class of candidates
in Red Men S hall Wednesday evening.
If was voted to have two socials each
month. alternating each Wednesday
night with regular business sessions.
The lodge will open series of dances
in Red Men s hall Wednesday evening
of next week. Music will be furnished
bv Leitsinger's orchestra. The public
is cordially invited
R. Fl. Briggs. who has been showing
his Guernsey cattle in Hartford, Conn,
this week, sent word to friends IN
Brattleboro that he has been awarded
prizes amounting to $13S on the same
cattle last week, At Rutland last week
he was awarded ! first prizes besides
several seconds, amounting to $Sl. lie
is expecting to show in southern Con-
necticut next week and at the Valley
fair in Brattlebor0, Sept. 2S, 30 and
80.
Ray Hollis Smith, youngest son of
Leslie Smith of this town, and Miss
Margaret Frances HucEle were married
in Hartford, Conn, Aug. 9, and are now
visiting at the home of Mr.. Smith s
parents on Clark street. For the past
three years Mr.. Smith has been, EN-
ploved in the Hartford office of the
New England Engraving company, Mrs.
Smith having held a position as stem
ographer for the same concern. They
will make their home in Hartford.
Prince Lavalard, 2.1lM, the sturdy
old race track campagner, fell in the
Blue Hill handicap for trotters at Read
vile. Mass, Friday, receiving broken
leg, which made it necessary to kill the
animal. The stallion was owned by DR..
S. j. Burch of Athol, Mass, and was IS
years old. He was formerly regular
entry in the races at the Valley far. ap-
pearing here for the last time In I9O4.
The horse was bought in New York
l6 years ago by Will Swan of Athol
who owned him number of years.
Ashley M Parmalee of Wilmington
died at his village home there Tues,
day night after an illness of several
months He was a son of jeremiah
Parmalee. a lifelong resident of the
town, who died in 1868. The Parmalee
family, with DR.. jeremiah Parmalee as
pioneer, went to Wilmington from Kill
Conn, in 1880, locating on
a hill farm east of the village where
Ashley M. was born about 20 years
ago. He leaves a widow. The funeral
will be held this afternoon at clock
COMPANY Is baseball team went
to Pine Grove Springs Labor day ana |
played two games with the team at that |
place. While it is alleged that baseball
was PLAYED the score resembled that
of a cricket game. In the morning
game the Brattleboro boys were de-
feated Is to 0. The afternoon game was
a little worse as the score was II to |
in favor of Pine Grove Springs. The
Company | team has scored three runs
in its past four games and been scored
upon during those games oyer 40 times;
The loss of both games Monday, could
be attributed largely to lack of prac
terry for Pine Grove Springs in the
game and Smith and Clune for
he visitors. Urquhart and Brooks oc-
,upied the points for Pine Grove
Springs in the afternoon game and the
1lune brothers were BrattleborO s bat
erv. The visitors were strengthened
n the afternoon by the addition OF
March and johnson. Charles Connors,
he old New England league tayorlte,
played second base for Company /.
The three Brooks brothers, Charles
:. of Orange, Otis 7. of Athol and Her
pert of Brattleboro, VT, with their
antilles, went to Wendell Friday to
,isit the scenes of their childhood.
Their father. the late Thomas Brooks,
;ept the village store and made boots
N Wendell hilltop the middle of the
asst century. when Wendell was con
idered the leading town in Franklin
ounty 1t was about 43 years ago
When the Brooks family left Wendell,
nd of course there have been many
hanges. The three brothers went INTO
he church Friday, and Otis and Herbert {
Brooks went to the choir loft and easily !
ound the places where they stood and !
ang nearly 30 years ago, and with other
MEMBERS of the party made up a quar- {
eet and sang from the same books that !
hey sang from in their early life. Miss
lnnie Brooks, daughter of Otis Brooks, !
Tho has Just arrived home from Europe. !
layed the accompaniment on the organ, 1
nd after the singing Herbert Brooks '
ave the bell rope pull, lust as IN /,
Ormer times. The party ate their din
err on the church steps, which was a $
leasant feature of the days outing 9
mong the scenes of childhood days. !
range correspondence IN Springfield Re !
ublican of Monday.
Capt. f. J. Waterman informs The .
eformer that newspaper men will be +
Omitted to the bailiffs meetings in the a
lture Cant Waterman saws that re- :