The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-03
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conferred the third degree NJ It's Tern
laT Meeting Mooday esening,
"A weilaiiendesl food sale Was held
hy Tho women uf tho iiapiist shaFsh
Saturday afternoon and evening,
Mrs, Charles ", Phillips, who until
few months age livei IN West Dam
mrfsion, died NJ her home Ia Limerick,
~ ", May u after long illness.
The women Of the uniNersalist
church held n strawberry supper In the
church VesiIy last evening. The at
tendance atlcsied TO the quality Of the
menu served.
AT the regular meeting of Bingham
chapter, -, L. -, Tuesday evening. the
degree will be- conferred Representa-
iiNrs from this chapter will probably
attend the meeting IT the grand chap
ter NJ Burlington next week.
DR. A. 1. Miller and q. II. I.amson
paNe Sn.lewiek post q, \, r., the use
~ their automobiles on the morning Of
Memorial day and detail from the
post visited cemeteries IN nearby towns
and decorated the graves Of old sol
diers.
Secretary Oscar r. Benson Of the
Valley fair association Is daily reeclN'
ing entries for the stake races at the
coming fair aud hv the time the entries
close the indications ate that the field
~ starters will be- one that promises
the kind Of racing that Valley fair pa
irons appreciate.
Deputy sheriff II. +. Willis Of ia
maiea made n raid saturday ON a store
house OF Elm Corners used by the ltal.
ian colony and seized 10 barrels and
two eases Of beer. The beer was placed
In the vault Of the municipal court
room to await y hearing TO determine
the ownership The warrant was issued
hy Judge T.. W. Gibson on complaint OF
states Attorney Charles II. Wii"sms.
IT. Frank Turner, son. Of Mr.; and
Mrs. Theodore j. Turner OF this village,
who has been engaged IN mining enter
prises in the west since leaving Brattle'
boro. is now member Of the crasioi.
Turner company. owners OF the Pioneer
Yellow Jacket gold properties IN Nye
lcounty, New. The company's holdings
comnfise 100 acres. Mr.. Turner is To-
Gated in the Boston office of the com
pany.
AT the missionary meeting Of the
| women of the Centre church yesterday
afternoon reports were presented py
Mrs. Richard Averill and Mrs. =. H.
| Thompson of the convention OF the
| Uome Missionary Union Of Vermont at
Waterbury, Nav % and %. AT the
close of the meeting the women made
their dollar contributions. About ssu
was received which will 90 toward the
new hardwood floors in the chapel ana
parlors.
| Charles Cushman. who lives across
the river near Carl Schorling s, re
ceiyed several bad bruises about ms
head and ears some time Monday IN
manner unknown. Neighbors noticed
callers about the home of Mr.. Cushmai
| Monday and were inclined to believe
that a quarrel took place in which MI
| Cushman was roughly handled. Dr. ~
r. Lynch. who was called to attend Mr.
| Cushman. was unable to discover any
evidence that the man had suffered
shock as was suggested at first.
Some time Thursday night of last
week the covering over hre eisteri
on Cedar street broke through. There
was about IL feet of water IN the els
tern. which is 40 feet long and about l:
feet wide. Chief Engineer II. w. san
ders had a steamer pump out the cis
fern and as the high pressure service
| makes the further use of the elsteri
hardly probable Mr.. Sanders recon-
mended that it be filed with, soil an'
discontinued No action has been TAX
en- in the matter by the ballli1s, a
/ there are conflicting opinions as 10 I'M
advisabilitv of diseontinuing the cls
tern. The eistern had, been planke'
over instead of covered with stone a.
il was supposed to be: III u Is reco'
cred stone and iron will be used.
--Brattleboro will be well represent
cd in the interscholastic track NEE
which takes place in Burlington tomor
row under the auspices OF the unlvel
sity of Vermont. Miner, thompson
Washburn, Weeden and Fits, VINO com
neted in The meet here Saturday, an'
i Manley ADAMS left this morning 10
HARRINGTON. accompanied by q. d
HUGHES as trainer. Thompson IS en-
tered in both hurdles, pole-vault, broa'
and high Jumps, shot-put and discus
4 Miner In the mile, half-mile and quar-
tor. Washburn in the hurdles, ing,
;un,n 100 and 220.yard dashes; Weed
an IN the broad and high jumps an'
d;scns. Fits in the 100, 220 and quar-
for. Adams in the 100.yard dash, bot
hurdles and the broad and high Jumps
n Is expected that Vermont academy
darlington high school, Goddard semi
nary. Montpelier seminary and bur
and Burton seminary will be represent
ed.
i -.John A. Strosnider or James Strau
sneider who was arrested in Brookiyl
Friday night on charge OF havini
aided George w. Coleman to ROB tn
National City bank, Of Cambriage
Mass. will be remembered In brattle
horo as owner of Gallagher, the hoTs
that won the free-for-all race at TN
Valley fair last fall. Strosnlder was he[
at the time of the fair ana II Is pE
I;eved that he was instrumental I
anndnct;no the pool-selling that tool
nlace the night before the, big race
Strosnider was arrested on the verand'
of his home as he was watching 10
tha comet. He was arraigned before
TIn;+ed States commissioner and re
leased on $4,000 bail. He is charged
9be complaint with embezzling abou
a. 5 5n hit it is alleged that he ma
b be,It Coleman out of fully $lSoo0o a
a aniI Is the Hciassiest crook In TN
World, and are pleased that ne ma
been captured. ~,
| Parents day was o6sefVea IN ln'
mo,h;n oton school Tuesday afternoon
nvar % PARENTS attended the session
ND ond inspected the work OF the wv
Grades after the exercises. me pro
gram consisted Of songs .o r ef tha IN
EXERCISES. and games. One OF tne ~
teresting features of the afternoon wa wa
tbe method adopted Of taking a mo
m mel IS rest from studies; me pa afredn o1
present were mystifed when a. z ha anao Goe
on hands were raised and the a .eacnI !,
was asked if the school p1gn. indukv wa a
the grasshopper game. remission FERN ~ av mr
granted. The game rec CONSISTS aHeS his Ii chat;
ho1Sns onto at 0f the desks IN
anu o o Reading and sight spelling
youngsoeis Of the afternoon worl