The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-11
BrattlebOrO Local
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP,

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lpNn aer0anls YESTERDAY
a msrIlhg ~ ihr ia,afd u iiIrrl"''
Il the Masonic hHiilins association AS
bid ih Massnie hall lasi rkrhihg, hui
nHiy f~uiiur hnsinrss eas sfshssei'''i,
-Caniaa l'alesiins elll hold o. az
uual la,lirs Hlghi % ~ - Wall
| Tuesday eNentng Mrm''rts ~ ~ rah.
tan aFe requested In apiaaF in nniInitn
Mr,, D. 4, i'hrit,,. Nha liNes 80 ihr
numm-Islau road, in aiIrmptins a. rI'iss
/ tho ,inrri failN.ay Irark - ifmnl 81
1 Thanash lfMg store Yesterday aHrt
/ n,an Nas Unused cat ~ hNF sleigh, Tbs
i harss made tFtp arFnss thn street ahsi
L Mas captured ia the TraT ~ Mrs nrnTsr
/ ilnakri /, han,s hV carl ilsnksl Ne dam.
age rsnlir,i
The l,ral =, hriln girls arr ruliIls,i
a. congratulations They are 10 have
/ their i,nY raised ,iusi haW much ~ an
| INCREASE, az insl when they wlll receive
/ IL. thew have nni learned hut the ilfrr
/ tafs 1T the NrN EHgland Telephone A
/ Telegraph rampany have sei aside ssih,
/ for THE purIuse aud the amount l. a. be-
| devoted a. the Territory occupied hy the
/ four narihrtn states Ia Nen England
Preparations ar l,eing made 90
observe the 10th anniversary ni the
organization 81 the First Baptist church,
which falls an Apfil . The puhlir "a
efrisr, will be- under the charge ~ The
following committee. Rev John u iiaN
Dr. ~ ~ ilollun. T., " liawlrV Y, v
Morse Mrs ! !, Esiry, MIS- l.nrN Cox
and Mis. MstN 4 Horton, " u, smith
has hrrn chosen historian Of The church,
A petition has been filed by Arthur
Harvey II NeWfane and Jesse Harvey 81
Enoshurg falls asking that the iniunc
iian issued against them hV Chancellor =,
4. Waterman ana restraining them from
cutting ~ selling further timber from
tho loi ~ the NrWiane temetctN as,o
citation be- dissolved, Chancellor Wa
trIman has named Feb 81 n the date
Tot hearing ia the matter aud The
papeIs were filed this morning IN the
Office ~ the county clerk.
The mandai. of the supreme court
iu the somewhat celebrated ease of Wat
snn : French ~ T. RAYMOND received
90 Bmiilrbofo today read different
from the published reports Of the court :
decision ~ given cut w Montpelier
papers last week and published IN the
local papers. The decree of the court
of rhanrrfy il affirmed aud cause ~,
mandcd with liberty ~ the court Ui
chanccry 10 entertain a motion for
leave 20 amend and. IL granted. 20 re-
verse or alter the part of the decree
iismissing the bill rs seems necessary.
The mandate as received T. IN favor
Of Mr. French rather than Mr.. RAYMOND
a. was stated last week. The decision
was given hy Judge Rowcll. Gibson
Waterman are ATTORNEYS for French and
II. q. a r. T.. Barber for RAYMOND.
Local meat dealers when asked for
the reason of the decline IN the price of
meat in the local markets during the
last 10 days saw that while the consumer
NAV endcavor to make himself believe
that he is paving less for his meat than
he was n month ago the fact is he j.
paving exactly the same. but he i edu'
eating himself TO eat round rather than
porterhouse steak or pot roast rather
than fancy rib roast. The quotations
given To the newspapers show no Hue
tuatiOn within the past month. but ON
certain DAYS In the week the local mark.
cts cut their prices on certain cuts of
beef and pork. II is claimed by local
meat dealers that the price is bound to
20 higher within very short time. They
say that il cannot he otherwise with the
quotations made by the wholesaler of
from to II cents pound for dressed
beef.
Rural letter carriers have expert
enced the worst roads of the season
during the present week, and Yesterday
the roads were reported as being prac.
ticallv impossible in MANY sections Car
riers serving the Ames hill section and
parts of Guilford were several hours
behind on their schedule and were
Obliged TO break their own roads for
several miles II NAV be pointed out |
To the patrons of rural free delivery |
routes that the maintenance of proper |
road il incumbent upon the town and |
not upon the postofice department. II |
the department becomes satisfied that |
road commissioners and other town OIL
cials are lax in cooperating with the ear
riers in keeping the roads open during |
the winter the rural routes in such see
tions are likely TO be abolished during
he winter. 1t may interest road commits
sioners to know that the postoilice de-
partment is kept Informed of the con
Iition of the highway over which every
rural carrier travels and that unless
spirit of cooperation is manifested upon
he part Of the patrons and town officials
he department may order the free de
livery service suspended,
Sergeant !. G.. Cody. L. s. A.. has
,een holding series of drills fol- en-.
listed men and schools for officers of
company ! at the armOry during the
week On Monday evening squad drills
With and without arms were given under
command of corporals. Several re
ruits were given elementary instruction
md some time was devoted to company
movements Tuesday evening a school
vas held for both commissioned and
on commissioned officers. They were ,
iven instruction in patrol and outpost
uty. Guard duty and its problems ,
vas taken up Wednesday evening. Last
vening guard mount and guard duty
vas the subject upon which Sergeant I
'ody spent considerable time. This +,
vening the nomenclature of the rifle ,
nd further work in guard duty Will be
a ken up. The school of the soldier. .
quad and company will complete the a
Instruction this evening. Mr.. Cody
aid Company | a compliment upon its
and also upon its proficiency
nd said that with a differently ar. !
lnged armory the company would be- Z
ONE much better-drilled organization. a
lie criticised using the present armorv t
18th its several posts sustaining the n
DOR above and said that it was impos
BILE to properly drill men in such quar-
'rs. He suggested that Festival hall Il
.Ould make much more desirable arm
ry than the present quarters.
NEWFANE. II