The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-15
LOCAL NOTES AND oossIp.


The annual meeting Of bingham
chapter, y, T., J.. will be held ruesda,
evening,
L "A we'll attended food sale wa.
held IN the Reiting block SATURDAY. b,
Mrs, sharples's class Of the Methods
Sunday School,
The body 81 James y. Couilliard
who died in the Memorial hospital Fri
daN morning, was taken 90 Below
Fails the same day for burial.
The ieachers' training class of the
Centre Church met Monday evening
with Mrs. y. 4. Brown ON Bulloe {
street. The subject discussed was
Adolescence.
The monthly meeting Of the
Young peoples home mission circle
of the Methodist church was held last
evening with Miss Doris Smith ON
Cedar street. The program was ON
TIL. Citizen.
r. y. Waterman was IN Whining,
ton Thursday 81 last week 10 appear
n attorney for the respondent in the
case Of State ~. Adm Church. The
respondent was charged with destroy.
ing property. A verdict Of not guilty
was returned hy the jury.
One Of the last cases 90 be entered
upon the court docket for the April
term Of Windham County Court was
a suit for $4,000 brought by the Ii.
brary Bureau Of Boston against the
Hooker. Corscr Mitchell Company 10
recover on a book account.
The click of the lawn mower run.
ming in a local yard Tuesday brought
to the mind Of one elderly resident
the fact that ~ years ago Tuesday
there was good sleighing in this see
ton. He recalls that there was enough
snow left from the winters aeeumu.
lation 10 make good going for AZ least
week after that day.
The lecture by Rev. d. +. Trout
in the Universalist church Sunday
evening was one of the most interest.
ing of the series which closes this
month. Africa was the subject. Many
of the stereopticon slides used 10 illus.
irate the lecture showed pictures of
the country visited during the past
year by Colonel Roosevelt and his
hunting party
1t was expected that the body
of Dennis Hurley. who died last week
in 81. Louis. would be brought 10
Brattleboro for burial but arrange.
ments have not been completed yet.
Miss Katherine G.. Dunlcyy. his niece,
intends to 90 10 st. Louis within a
few days and probably arrangements
will not be completed until she
arrives there.
The illustrated lecture by Rev.
ID. T.. Trout in the Universalist church |
Sunday evening will be upon India. |
The old and new India will he describ- |
ed by Mr.. Trout and 100 stereopticon |
slides will be used to depict many |
II. 8 ...ta in try =
teeming with stories of historical
wealth. Only one more lecture Will
be given after the one on India.
Early this week the east arch of
the West River bridge was allowed to
rest on the new concrete abutment and
work was Immediately begun upon the
west arch. This will be cut of slight.
" at each end and skewbaek placed
between the footing of the arch and
the abutment before the arch is allow
ed TO rest upon the concrete. The
bridge will probably remain closed
until Tuesday or Wednesday.
". NJ. Frost, the well known
Springfield horseman, has bought the
fast PAGER, Gallagher, 2.03H, that won
the free for all at the Valley fair here
last fall. Mr.. Frost will race him this
summer and fall. Mr.. Frost has IN
his stable Kid Wilkes, 2.l7 IA, Forest
ia IA, Lizzie Simms, ana
several green PAGERS and trotters. Ala
Wilkes was fine winner last year,
and Gallagher won the big snare III
Is races last year.
Crosby l. Parker began work Mon
day LAYING the l0-inch main through
inilford Street for the Brattleboro
Water Works Company. This nam
viii possibly be divided into six and
nm eight inch pipe at the junction OF
Nanle and Chestnut streets. 1t mas
been suggested by interested property
holders that while the company mas
4 force of men at work this spring IL
.bonld he asked by the bailiffs to IN {
tai two more hydrants on Main street
between Elliot and High streets. 1t
: nointed out that should confiagra I
ion occur in this part OF the business {
district such hydrants would DE neeo'
ed. !
-Opening the 10 foodgates at the
lam of the Connecticut RIVER roWer
company Sunday lowered the water
opposite this village about Ie lncnes'
rhe gates were opened TO alioW All aosh.
nen to remove the remaining nash' {
,oards. The high water. in Febrn-
, .srv swept off the fashboards with c
he exception of two rows for dls'
' Nc IF abont 40 feet from the Yer. 7
mont side of the river. 1t is expectedt
hat the water will remain apout
here If is for two or three months
,nJ tbe fashboards will not be put on {
,aain until the dry season arrives '
which will hardly come before 'he t
irst of August. -.
HALEY comet is not yet q sign
,or the naked eye in spite OF all tna'
81, . hang printed about it in the papers.
Since it passed the sun the comet has
,een extremely shy 1t was sign.ohh (
# d O clock Monday morning tnlpus4
he largest telescope N tns , nnlnJ,I
.ollege observatory, and VIII pIopaprS '
,oiio +olesconic comet for some time TO o
.o,ae According to the ASTRONOMERS 4
,4hor;ties at Amherst the comet Is
,rnh dinner than had been. expected'
M na = is likely that inexperienced op-
NV will not find it so interesting y
=, 20 has has been predicted. The comet t
's in the eastern horizon tomorro" G
morning at 3:45 a. m. J.
The annual assembly OF Connect, d
80 Valley Council No. 49,. Royal ana Z
,elect Masters, was held Inursua a
yening of last week in Masonic soma na CO.. t
The following officers were eiec Thar ies a
he coming YEAR arr ! 4 L Henson; P. {,
: Gra w Z B. Crowell; treasurer, E b
!; o. Connors; recorder, william o p.
linton; 6. Of g. Harry Howe e. marshal marshal,
(. P. Darlington; ste W;,1;am M 3 Vim
chaplalan1i ,er. ii1 TaVlor: trus- e
o az William B. Vinton; corporators u {
b, he ;,on Du1 for one year, W. F. Hubbard I
, nr Two d. wears, George M. Clay for + :