The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-21

o -Brattleboro lodge, N. E. O. p. W
s initiate a class of candidates at i
next meeting Wednesday evening.
{ -Pocahontas council will hold
n dance IN Red Men s hall Saturday ey
hlns, May y, Every one is invited.
: The Ladies Enterprise society wi
meet with Mrs. G. II. Evans on M.
at 4 o. clock. o. 70 ''oo
! Tine Woman S Relief corps wi
| hold sewing meeting Thursday aftel
noon, the regular meeting in the ey,
; ming.
The May meeting of the Brattle
Doro Sunday school union will he beI
IN the Unitarian church Wednesda
evening at clock.
Miss Flora NJ. Wilson. chief onera
tor and Miss Lila Pierce night oper
at9r' at the local telephone exchange
Will hnlsh their work there tomorrow
ana ana 90 to Wardsboro where the,
have rented a farm.
-Donnell & Davis have this weel
installed in their show room a hand
some and spacious show cabinet ~ 7,
IS of oak with heavy brass trimming,
ana contains II drawers and large
plate glass cases for their goods with
doors which slide.
nnCharles Cleaveland and Don SEQ
veil returned from an all DAYS trim
Yesterday afternoon with a fine strino
OF brook trout 10 in number caught in
Marlboro south pond Cleaveland was
the banner man with a trout weighing
- . ounces, Scovell s largest tipping
the scales at ID ounces.
-Ihe local merchants were pleased
10 TO receive their fruit from Spring
heia, Mass. at 9 0 clock instead of il
today, enabling them to deliver in time
for dinner This arrangement was vas
brought about through the efforts of
the board of trade and the situation
was met promptly by the American Elk
press company.
W hen George S. Hewins, super
lntendent of Loring n. Farnum com
panN, visited the pumping station on
the Retreat meadow Wednesday after
noon he found that it had evidently
been used as a, target by some mis-
creant with rifle. All of the windows
were broken and the interior of the
structure was more or less damaged
"A delegation from Fort Dummer
colony, Pilgrim Fathers, went to Keene
y. H., Wednesday evening to take
part in the celebration of the Dist an.
nIlVersarY OF the organization of the
keene colony. A part of the delega-
ton went by. train while the remain
der drove. The Keene colony served
banquet on the arrival of the visitors.
Residents of Western avenue from
the watering trough near the Winches-
ter place to the corner of Cedar street
are cooperating in an effort to have
that thOroughfare watered through the
Something over 5000 has
been raised and about 800 more is ne
TO = hn
Twin State Gas & Electric company
has agreed to stand portion of the
expense and an effort is being made
10 induce the local automobile club to
1--WE something. Several people aside
from those living on the avenue have
contributed to the watering fund
The rour companies of the Brat
,leboro fire department held their
annual meetings Wednesday evening
md elected the following officers: No. |
b. Charles F. Thompson. foreman;
William H. Perry, assistant foreman;
". A. SShumway, clerk. Charles Gould,
lanes Cummns. assistant foreman;
lob Long, clerk; John Fenton, stew
lrd; No 3. C. F. Cook, foreman; L. D. |
1aines, assistant foreman; L. C. White I
Jerk; F. D. Wells, engineer: H. C. /
Harris, stoker; No. 4, F. c. Streeter,
oreman; R. Benson, assistant foreman;
:. L. Cobb. clerk; c. w. Sargent, en-
'ineer; W, S. Stearns, stoker.
William Northgraves of Montreal, |
Who recently came to Brattleboro to
AXE a position as head mechanic at |
he Central Vermont roundhouse.
earned last week that all of his
# the clothing belonging to him and
lis family had been destroyed while in
ransit from Montreal to this town. 1
Me car is which the goods were ship
el was burned somewhere between st.
ohns and ST. Adams, the fire starting
rom an explosion of gasolene. Mr..
lorthgraves has hired on of H.. l..
Emerson s houses on Pine street and he
nd his family have begun house keep
ne although they were obliged to buy
n entirely new outfit.
Mary Haven Miller. 2, daughter
f Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin H. Miller of
dice. yesterday atternoon
he was born March 16, 1907. The
HID had been in good health until
esterday morning when she did not
wa ken as usual and about 10 clock
the forenoon her father took her
p and she manifested such extreme
rowsiness that he called a physician.
was decided she was suffering from
Disoning of some kind. She failed
lpidly although she showed no signs
le child could have got the poison.
he funeral will be held at the home
lndav afternoon at 3 O'clock. Rev.
Q. S. Osgood will officiate.
A meeting of the ministers of
rattleboro was held yesterday after
ION relative to the union open air
ceilings during the summer months.
r. John r. Cow was elected chair.
an of the executive committee and
F. C. Toedt chairman of the com
ittee on finances. Rev. E. @. S. Os-
cd and Rev. John R. Cow were
osen as a committee of two to inter
y-afternoon band concerts. The union
settings will begin the last Sunday
June when the baccalaureate ser
m will be preached in the COngre-
tional church by Rev. Roy NJ. Hough
n. The open-air services will be
the following Sunday and will con
ue during July and August. They
Il be held on the common.
A despatch from Schenectady, n.
to the Rutland Herald of this
rning SAYS that the Hooker Corser &
tchell company has completed ne
-iations for the location of a plant
InONlHS otu MINUS III tIdl tllN' " iOu
ied in regard to the truth of the
tement this morning w. II. Corser
the concern said that it was likely
It branch would be started in
although nothing definite
| been settled. In regard TO the
nber of hands Mr.. Corser said that
V Is or 90 girls would be given
ployment at the outset, as it would
necessary to send stitchers from this
tory to instruct them. He said fur
rmore that there was no intention
the part of the company to re-