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

Ilaces in the village where one of these
lights would look good and now that the
start has been made why not have them?
Harry Franllin's brown leghorn hens
got all there was TO get at the state fair
Besides getting first prize, he also cap
tured two special prizes The prize for
best display pleased him most, as he had
Is birds exhibited. 1t is no wonder he
has good looking stock! He owns the
grist-mill.
Saturday a picked up town team chal-
lenged the academy seniors and freshmen
but when it was time for the game it was
found that some of the town team could
not he there so two teams were chosen and
a lively game played. The players ranged
in age from DR.. +. l.. Osgood to Tinker
Sparks, aged o.
Harvey Capins little boy was badly
hurt this week. Mr.. Capin was loading
planks from high pile and had the little
boy with him. The little fellow suddenly
shifted his position and the end of a
plank which Mr. Capin was swinging hit
him terrible blow on the head, driving a
knot into his forehead and badly injuring
his shoulder as he fell.
The Townshend baseball team played the
SaNtons River team at Londonderry dur
ing the fair and were defeated the score
L.
by this team this season and while our
men did not kick about anything there is
no doubt but what the long wait for the
train got on their nerves to some extent
and did not tend to improve their play
ing. The train due here at 9 O'Clock was
three hours late, getting the men to the
ball ground Just as the game was called.
About 70 of our people who were un-
able to attend the Valley fair enjoyed a
basket picnic on the common Wednesday
afternoon. Long tables and many chairs
were provided, and dinner of baked
beans. boiled dinner cakes, pies ice cream
and candy was served. After dinner Gro
quet and other games were enjoyed. 1t
was voted to form a permanent organiza-
ton and Mrs. E. B. Bachelor, Mrs. A. A.
Mason and Mrs A. A. Blood were elected
as an executive committee to arrange Tor
next years meeting.
Bella Brigham has the. front of his house
decorated by diphtheria sign. The per-
son who is supposed to be i'll is Lyle Bach
elder of Peru. Mr. Bachelor is a student
of Leland and Gray and has, in common
with a number of other pupils, been sui
ferng with cold and sore throat. Sat
urday Mr. Bachelor, while doing some
chores for Mr.. Brigham, was surprised by
a visit from our local health officer DR..
Gale, who quarantined the place. Mr..
Bachelor sends out word that he is not
i'll but Is IN prison.
Friday a good sized audience, fair
share Of which We're women, witnessed
ball game on Osgood's field between the
district No. nine and the seniors and
juniors nine of the academy. 1t was a
great game. Everybody ran but the spec
tators, and they stayed even though it did
rain. Any league team would have stop
ped playing but not this crowd They
swatted the poor soaked ball and splashed
around the bases and the people on the
yrandstand cheered and everybody en-
oyed himself. The score was Is to II in
'avor of the academy.
The springs which have been dug on the
Ora ODER road by Everett Phillips were
spoken of in this column some time ago
out not until now has Mr.. Phillips made
public his plans in regard to the water.
lie has just purchased another spring on
A. A. Mason's land and is confident he
las water enough to supply this village
md will start piping at once and hopes to
oipe half the distance this fall He will |
build reservoir on one of the hillsides
md draw from that to the houses He ex-
)ects to rent the water at a reasonable |
)rice and will find no trouble in getting
customers as there are about 80 houses in |
he village that have a poor water supply.