The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-08-26
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

place, ~ Mill hc added 70 thc para
Protective grange conferred the
third aud fourth degrees on class %
Eve candidates at It's regular nesting
"Wednesday evening, Refreshments
were served and dancing was INDUCED
Ia for a short time.
Rev. CYRUS +. Osborn Of the Bos.
lon seamAns Friend society will
preach III the Centre Congregational
church sunday. The leader " the De,
yoiional service in the chapel tonight
will be Rev. II. 4. u0odhue.
The contract for erecting the new
Masonic building was awarded this
week 10 William Cushman. Work viii
begin on the excavation next week ana
Il i expected that the building viii be
ready Tor occupancy early the coming
YEAR as plaauel.
James Lyons. the 6.ysar,old son Of
Patrick Lyons, while AZ play with sew
efal eomuanions near bis home on Reed
street Tuesday, fractured his right arm.
Ia twn places near the elbow. One Of
the older bows ATTEMPTED 20 turn the
LYONS boy over on the grass and the
accident resulted. The hoy's Injuries
were attended by DIR. =, II. o'Connor
and the little fellow viii be obliged 20
siav N the Memorial hospital for O
week or two.
As the trustees Of the Ausiine
fund will not have possession q The
Hooker W. Winchester farm until Oct,
| no move has been made vet toward
carving out the plans of the trustees
regarding the building Of the home
which is contemplated. IL may be oil
interest 10 persons who i've IN thal
al "a
the Institution il built the street rant
road will be extended 10 point con
siderahly nearer the Winchester farm
than AZ present.
The society Of Companies Z aud G
18th Vermont Volunteers, was held ~
Wilmington last week at the time oil
the veterans punion. Only a few
were able to be present. five OF Com
panv T. and two of Company u; ms
tJd hoard of officers was elected witt
Albert Patch OF Medford. Mas. presi
dent and II. \. Carpenter % Newfans
secretary and treasurer. Letters o
regret were read from absent eomrade'
and the meeting adjourned 70 nee
with the Windham county veterans
next year.
Annie raiscrs say that week
/ rain weuld add materially 20 the crop
| While there have been a number oil
/ heavy showers this summer there ma
I been but little rainfall since the mrs
/ of .Iulv. The orchards show the efeet
/ of the prolonged drought. In TINS VI
! entity the crop will hardly aNeIag
over 80 per cent. While the iruit !
smaller than last wear the quality =
equal TO that Of last season : eIop
/ NTH short crop in the west ans
/ Canada. eastern growers anticipate
GOOD priee. The absence or worms II
! fine fruit is noticeable this season.
The snowflake Canning compan.
will open its factory tomorrow morn
! inc The company planned to star
onerations Yesterday, but the FARMER
aid not commence cutting corn unit
vestar,lay and shipments are NOT eS
nerted TO arrive until today. Durin
The week Foreman Andrew Griihn ID
had a force of mechanics at wor
tuning up the machinery. One or IN
4 heaviest eonsignments of corn WI
come from the farm of 4; n pun kle
in Vernon. Mr.. Dunklee has % acre
Yesterday employees were arriving an
1.-THE usual number of Tourists are -
nacted 10 be on hand by Monda
morning This class OF employees sno,
nm every wear, and many OF the me
are regulars. They work an cannlh
establishments, at hop picking. app
niekine and potato digging, and MAJ
= regular tour of New England durih
1.-The harvest season.
Miss Dorothy Clarissa Starr, tn
"a y,-aar.oId danghter of A. 2. and F'lol
enee Murray Starr, 605g Monroe NV
nue was drowned Monday while pat !
inc in the lake at Portage Point, Mlci
Miss Starr. accompanied by three otne
CHICAGO girls, started out for swiI
and thew had been ia the water nut
short time when the accident, the eXae
nature of which has not been iearne'
occnrred Miss Starr had been at th
Lake for five weeks and intended 10 n
main until Oct. |. She was a stuqen
at the University high school, Wher
she completed her second year IN Jun
She was a bright girl and was especlsat
" adept in free hand drawing. ~
was nopular with all her classmate
a wa other acauaintances, and he
fr;ends were many. The funeral wa
held Thursday, from the family res
dance where services were held ana II
tarncant was at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TII.) Advocate, Aug. ~.
The weekly meeting of the seiec'
men last evening contrinu9eu nosn IN
IT
Iavs complaint was made that SOM
~ the residents on Crosby street nav
baen dumping refuse at certain pom
~ that Il is believed to be endangel
inc the health of the citizens IN tina
action SeIectman A. E. Merrill WI
nvaetioate the matter. Last week
was the morals rather than the heait
~ the community that Interested th
selectmen. The Girl From Rector ~
was under discussion by the fuIl poaL
and the opinions expressed py maj
man John Calvin would not DE eonsio
cred extremely good material loi IL
ing publicity to the play t M "a Ga1ri
BrattIeboro theatergoers. MI. uaIH
cow the show and rehearsed tine ehtlf
11roJnctiop for the benefit of has co
iaa ones. Mr.. Merrill and j. Z. Staflo1fe
M Calvin was of the opinion ina
rnnving pictures would prove far NOR
; INF and of greater edueatlona
Line than would such productions q
Ms Frenchv farce with Its bio9o
warming situations. While no rnsol.
t;on of condemnation was adopte.i
was the belief of the selectmen tli'
fine show was speeded trihe TOO ihg
for Brattleboro people.
The campaign of political orator
win omen in Brattleboro Thursda
evening in the auditorium with wv
democratic spellbinders: Charles l
Watson, democratic candidate for 60.
crnor. and Thomas Il. Brown Oh PIN MI 4
land. national committeeman MI on =
tng 7p words of courage and goo
eb Eaor'0 The admission will be free, an
s sn Invitation is extended to all to al
a hn i and listen to the expounding .
I'm sa,r,oeratic doctrine by leaders OF tn
nsrtv in Vermont. On Saturday ever
mo. NO Sept. 3, the republicans VIII ma nav
.ho;r inning. Congressman Fran
Piumley of Mortified will be the ? Pr1 Z
eipal speaker, and local talent VIII i. ?
6rafted TO contribute first aid to Tn