The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-18


feet of lead pipe had been cut off and
stolen at the spring.
Miss Elizabeth Bellevie and Miss Ella
Streeter who have ben teaching IN Come,
n. H., during the past year, returned here
today. Miss Belleville will spend short
time with Mrs. M. ID. White before going
to her new home in South Chelmsford,
Mass.
The Crown Motor Vehicle company
have been making inquiries regarding the
renting a part of the Hinsdale mill and
power company's plant for the purpose, OF
manufacturing bodies for automobiles
Nothing definite has yet been done regard
ing their coming.
While working at the dam one day last
week Walter Stetson fell into a wheel
pit, distance of about 40 feet, and for
tunately landed in 10 feet of water, when
prevented serious injuries If not death;
However, he broke two ribs and suffered
more or less from the effects OF the fall
About 20 of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
|. C. NJ Urquhart, who are IN town on
their wedding trip were invited to y. M
Lambs Tuesday evening to take part IN
a reception in honor of the newly-married
couple Refreshments were served, ana q
very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all.
At the meeting of the school board held
Monday evening the teachers We're all re-
elected with the exception OF Miss Ger
trude Graves and G. L.. Clement. AT the
Joint meeting of Hinsdale, Swanzey and
Dublin held in Keene Monday, IL. IT,
Pratt was reelected as supervisor OF
schools.
Considerable petty thieving from the
public flower beds and in few instances
from private flower beds has been report
ed during the past week. The plants tax
en- have been carefully dug up and it is
clear that they were stolen. II the cul-
prit or culprits are apprehended an exam
pie will be made of them.
Memorial services ror the Unity lodge
of Odd Fellows and Queen Esther Re
bekah lodge were held in the Methodist
church last Sunday morning. The pastor,
propriate sermon After the services, the
orders marched to the cemetery, where
they decorated the graves of their depart
ed members.
Miss Rose Pellerin and George Duprey,
both Of this town, were married at St.
.Joseph's Catholic church last Tuesday
morning at o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Du-
prey are well known among the French
speaking people of this town, and will con-
tinue to reside here. A reception was
given them at the home of Mr.. Duprey,,s
1dInef III lne evening, anu me SoupiS ~
this morning on short wedding journey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Watson returned
from their wedding journey last Friday
and for the present will board at Henry
Spauldings. Wednesday evening of this
week about fifty of the many friends
gave them reception at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Spaulding. The young
couple were the recipients of many beau
tiful and useful presents Refreshments
of ice-cream and cake were served and
very enjoyable evening was spent.
Children's Sunday was observed in
very appropriate manner by the Unlver-
salist church and Sunday school last Sun
day. After the regular morning services,
children were held and five were chris
tened. The Sunday school exercises were
held in the evening and were much en-
joyed. The theme for the sermon Sunday
will be, The TRANSPORTATION of the Com
The topic for the consideration
of the Y. p. G. U. in the evening will be
Hearing and Doing.
Mrs. NORM, who lives on the Daniel
Smith farm at the foot of Sand hill cap
tured fawn in her meadow one day
last week. The little animal, which is
probably month old, is thought to have
swan the river, as he was wet and COM
pletely exhausted when picked up: The
mother was nowhere in sight and there is
no accounting for the presence of the fawn
at that place unless it had crossed the
river to escape dogs. The fawn has been
well cared for by Mrs. NORM, and already
will come at her calling. 1t is old enough
to drink milk from dish and browse
little.
One Of our most prominent manufacture
ers recently went to Brattleboro and on
hi. trir, Of cd apH pf at
ton. Everyone who met him stopped to
listen to the music" and there were sew
eral arguments as to whether the sounds
came from wild graphophone or a couple
of young porkers. 1t was learned later,
however, that the sounds were the squeals
of real live shoats nicely bagged and in
an uncomfortable position under the car
riage seat. Now as this manufacturer does
not number shoats among his pets his
how he came by the little fellows and
what he has done with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Fay were both
while driving on the Mortified road.
Their horse became frightened while pass
ing an automobile, and SHE'D into fence
railing near the residence of A. A. Boldt.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Fay were violently
thrown from their carriage, and Mrs. Fay
fractured her left arm between the elbow
and shoulder and was also thoroughly
shaken up. Mr. Fay suffered internal in
iuries which, while very painful were not
dangerous. Both are recovering as rapidly
as can be expected Mr.. Cole, the owner
of the automobile was in no way to
blame for the accident as he not only
stopped his machine but stopped the en-
CINE also when he noticed the horse was
frightened.
At the First Congregational church next
Sunday at l0.45 a. m, Rev. Minot S. Hart
well, the pastor, will preach upon Jesus
Dealing with His Doubters. In the pre-
liminary part of the above service, Mr..
Hartwell will give a five minutes address
to the children of the congregation. He
would like to have the parents of the chill
dren cooperate with him in having the
children present at that time. Sun
day school and Bible classes at II
O'Clock. At $50 o'clock in the evening,
Mr.. Hartwell desires, and if pleasant, ex-
poets to have an out door service either in
front of his church or in front of the
Baptist church. 1t is hoped that this will
become a union service during the pleas
ant warm Sundays of the summer, and to
this end Mr.. Hartwell has consulted with
the pastors of the Methodist and Univer
salst churches. If the weather should
prove unpleasant. the service will be in
either the Congregational or Baptist
church.
SPOFFORD.
Miss Annie Kilburn is away ON a visit.