The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
LoCALoNOTEs AND GOSSIP.

Wantastiquet lodge of Odd Fellow
conferred the initiatory at it's reguls
meeting Monday evening.
e Rev. M. H. Sharples of the Meth.
dist church will preach at the chapel j
b Vernon at $50 p. m. Sunday.
Thomas f. Martin is raising hi
house on Pine street and will put in
new underpinning and make other re
e pairs
Hayes BigelOw sent one of his eN
cursion boats to Westmoreand DepO
Wednesday morning to meet Willar
Bill. .ir., and party numbering about 3
who visited the Valley fair.
The Ladies association of the Cen
tire Congregational church will hold it
first sewing meeting Thursday after
noon, Oct: Z, at o clock, in the churcl
parlors. The work will be for the mis-
sionary box.
Prof. c. F.. Kent of Yale university
who will speak at all the rally day ser
vices at the Centre Congregations
church Sunday is an authority on the
subject of religious education. He has
written many books on Biblical subjects
and is an interesting speaker.
The funeral of Mrs. Wealthea Gale
was held at the Home for the Aged at
D cioch T rludy aICeIHoon. heF. MAR
H. Sharples oficiated and burial was
in Weston. Mrs. Gales old home, Sat
urday. The body was taken to South
Londonderry Friday evening.
Miss Elizabeth Austin was present
ed with the first prize, silver Jewel
case, at the entertainment given by St.
Michael s choir Saturday evening. Tick
ct 1923 is entitled to the second prize
which is in possession of Rev. M. j.
Carmody awaiting claimant.
school teacher, received severe burns on
her hands Saturday in attempting to
smother a fire in table scarf which
caught from a lighted lamp. After
making an Intellectual attempt to ex-
tinguish the flames with her hands she
used a piece of carpet and succeeded
in putting out the blaze with no other
damage.
Mrs. Ethel Gertrude Bingham, 80,
died Sunday at the Memorial hospital.
The body was taken to Springfield, VT,
her home, Sunday evening and funeral
services were held there Wednesday
afternoon. She is survived by her hus-
band, Albert Bingham. Mrs. Bingham
was born in Stratford, N. H., and was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mcintyre. !
-Cheered by being acquitted of the
charge of making unnecessary noise. in
beating the bass drum while. holding
lrday Adjutant McGrath made up for
ost time that evening when he and the
est of the local corps gathered to hold
heir regular Saturday evening meeting.
The drum was not only beaten but well
eaten. No complaints were made though
he volume Of music was up to that
estiied to in the court proceedings.
"A unique story comes from Vernon
f 'snapshotting buck deer. The prin-
ipal in the case is said to be a farmer
AIMED Sumner Ellingwood who resides
4 the vicinity of the dam. It is said
hat Mr.. Ellingwood discovered deep
ole near the bank of the Connecticut
liver and an exploration of the place
evealed good sized buck imprisoned
herein. Ropes were procured and the
nimal brought to the surface where
e posed for snapshot. After having
is picture taken he was given his lib
rty and wasted no time in making his
scape.
A party of about 40 friends called
pom Frank 3. Jacobs at Weatherhead
follow, Guilford, Friday evening to
emind him that the day was the, sgd
anniversary of his birth. Until II
CLOCK euchre occupied the attention of
he visitors. At that hour supper was
erved and the piece de resistance was
he birthday cake. 1t was 'clock
4 the morning when the dancers de-
ided to leave. A purse of money was
resented Mr.. Jacobs by his guests and
smoking set was gift from Mr.. and
frs. Fred Richardson. Harold Covey !
nd sister Clara of Halifax furnished
lusic for the dancing.
Bernard F. Healy, 80, died of can !
er in Concord N. H., Friday. Mr..
[ealy had been resident of Brattle.
orc for five years past, being employed I
y the Charles H. Grant granite com {
cen suffering from the disease for $
bout year he remained at work until t
ug. Z. He leaves a widow and ~
ear-old daughter, Marion. He formerly
we'd in Lowell, Mass. Funeral services I
ere held in Concord Wednesday and 2
urial was in that city which is the !
,rmer home of his wife. Mr.. Healy,
no was an expert workman, came to q
rattleboro from Barre. AS member q
me actively identified with politics in
ARE and was once a candidate for ?
ayOr of that city Oh the socialist tick q
!. He was connected with the cen :
al labor union there and a member of 1
e knights of Columbus in Barre. Dur W
g his residence in Brattleboro he lived a
/ Western avenue.
Mrs Herbert A. Ware and son Hor- t
Re of Wilmington, who had been stay 7
g for few days with Mr.. and Mrs. i
A. Merrill, started for home Satur t
~ afternoon driving a team owned by e
P. Crafts, the Wilmington livery.
10 ha Of
'hn r. Ryder on Western avenue they y
ct the steam roller and the horse sud a
My SHE'D as the machine exhausted :.
cam. The carriage was overturned a
ID both of the occupants thrown out. ;.
rs Ware was badly bruised and Sc
rely shaken up but luckily no bones p
ere broken. She was carried into the y
me of Mr.. Ryder and attended by DR.. ?
r. Anderson and afterwards taken .
he vehicle was scratched somewhat -
d the top was torn off. The horse was Sc
t injured and no damage was done p
the harness. The occupants of the a
am were given warning of the APP e
zach of the roller but believed that ID
cir horse would not be afraid. o.
The annual rally day of the Sunday el
nool of the Baptist church wal. OBJ. OF
rved Sunday forenoon. The pupils of si
3 school gathered in the school room eC
marched into the auditorium el
rough the side aisles to the rear of tr
> room and coming down the center s.
lies took seats in front Onward r.
s ia t sede marched, wSs sung b ss chill
ection by double quartet the pastor, l.,
v. John r. Cow, preached a sermon, ID
ding for his theme the story of the M
lsaders in which he hkened the work M