The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-28
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


Monday in observance of Memorial da,
AT the meeting of the Freme eli
e Gle of the Unitarian church it was d'
cided to hold the annual fair THURSDAY
July %.
The annual meeting of the Brattlt
boro & Whitehall Railroad company wi
be held at the Brooks House at 1913
e tomorrow morning. Dinner will b
served.
$ Milton w. Pierce will assum
the duties of the position lately file
by his father, George w. Pierce super
intendent of the farm department, TO
the present.
A foreign mission institute will b.
held at SaXtons River today, with tire,
sessions. Miss Shinn and Dr. Witte
will be present. Brattleboro people arr
particularly invited.
The w. C. T. U. is planning t.
serve strawberry shortcake suppe,
, Saturday. June 5, at the rest rooms
Further particulars will be announced
through these columns next week.
james B. Read of East Dummers
ton has recently been allowed a reissue
of pension at the rate of $15. Chaun
cey B. Robbins of Wardsboro has been
granted an increase at the rate of SIS
a month.
Fly screens. We will make best
grade sliding screens fitted to any win
dow at lowest cost prices, also screen
doors in all kinds of wood. Orders
should be sent in early. Holden & Mar
tin. 81 If
=" Chick Evans, brother of j. H.
Evans of this town, is pitching excel
lent ball for Hartford in the Connect
cut league this season. Evans leads
the league twirlers with a record of
five games won and none lost.
The regular meeting of D. F. Cur
day evening at s clock in the Com
pany l, V. N. G., armory. The camp
will assemble Monday afternoon, May
81, at the armory at l o clock for par
ticipation in the Memorial day exer-
clSeS.
The National society, United States
Daughters of 1912, Vermont, will meet
at the grave of Mr.. Elliott in Prospect
Hill cemetery for the usual memorial
service at 5 CLOCK Saturday after
noon. All members are earnestly re-
quested to be present and bring their
ritual.
Clarence Thurber, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Thurber of this town, has
been selected as one of the four fresh
men of Colgate university to compete
for the Kingsford prize in the speak
ing contest in June. Mr.. Thurber grad
uated from the Brattleboro high school
in the class of 1906.
Sunday was the 51st anniversary
Of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Sum
ler B. Emerson. No formal celebration
vas made of the occasion, although a
number of Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson S
children and grandchildren, including
heir son, Charles S. Emerson of Mil
ord, N. H., gathered at the house in
lonor of the event In the afternoon |
he party took a boat ride up and down
he river.
Brown of West Wardsboro were mar |
ried yesterday forenoon by Rev. d. E. |
Trout, pastor of the First Universalist |
church The couple was unattended. |
The bride wore a travelling gown of |
blue cloth. They left on the POS train
south and after spending some time in
New York, Washington, D. c., and Bal
-imore they will return to West Wards |
ooro. Mr.. Tibbetts is extensively en-
gagged in the lumber business and is
widely known throughout New Eng |
River Lumbermen s association.
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Young man engaged in selling news
papers Wednesday on the charge of
aking $3.50 of a customer S money that
lid not belong to him. A lecture from
Judge E. w. Gibson of the municipal
court and the placing of the youth on
gives the boy an opportunity
o turn over a new leaf. He called to
leliver paper to a customer who was
II and she instructed him to 90 to a
certain drawer and get penny. He
Jaw an opportunity to take more than
he price of his wares and yielded to
The Needlecraft observed gentle
men s night Tuesday and was enter
aimed by Mr.. and Mrs J. E. Mann at
heir home, 20 Spruce street. There
lily decorated with apple blossoms, vio-
cts and other wild flowers. A cover
ish luncheon was served at clock,
ollowed by a program consisting of
ocal selections by Mrs. w. E. Stell-
1ann and Mrs w. E. Bartlett and
iano selections were rendered by Miss
LATHE Clark and Mrs. f. R. Dye. Vari-
us games were played which com
leted the evenings entertainment.
A verdict was ordered by Judge !
ames l.. Martin in the United States :
lrcuit court at Windsor Wednesday !
forming in the case of George Gagnon s
gainst the Barber Leather company of T
'orth Adams and Readsboro. This :
ase was started Tuesday and the attor =
eys for Gagnon attempted afterward 4
, have claims added to the declaration :
pom which the suit was brought. Judge !;
Iartin refused to allow this and coun- a
j for the defense moved for YER /
let which was ordered for the defend q
Mt. The suit was first brought in !
'indham county court but was trans y
rred to the United States circuit I
'urt. Gagnon was employed by the !
ather company as a foreman and while II
orking for the concern in 1906 new 4
achines for leather splitting were in :.
allied. Gagnon caught his right arm :;
the cogs of the machine and it was !,
avn around the roll. 1t was crushed ~ .,
I'd broken in several places Chase & u
alley appeared for the plaintiff and u
G. Bacon for the defendant
A. Willis Phillips. "a. resident a,
Brattleboro for 81 years and for 81 cl
airs an employee of the Estey Organ n,
mpany. died at the home of his son. m
Ills H. Phillips, ) Pearl street, yes Us
rday morning. Mr.. Phillips was born ei
Hoosiek. y. Y, June z. 1881. and oy
wed to Brattleboro from East Ar II
gton in 1872. entering the employ of Oh
e Estev Organ company two years tn
er. His term of service with that an
mpanv terminated in 1905. on ac IA
ant of III health. He was a member ia
Wantastiquet lodge and Oasis en- ii,
mpment of Odd Fellows. He had a
IN prominently identified with the ri,
4 hpdief church an If his life Funeral IN