The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-27
PERSONALS.

Mrs. =. I. Clapp has been Ill tins week
C. r. Crosby was in Springfield, Mass,
Wednesday on business.
LYMAN Smith of Worcester. Mass,
visited in town over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Harvey are visit
ing in Keene. y. H.. this week.
Miss Ellen Sherman of Mount Holyoke,
Mass, is visiting in town this week.
Mrs. Verne Winchester went to New
York city Saturday for weeks visit.
Mrs. Stella Carman of Boston came
Wednesday to spend sometime at the
Melrose.
Mrs. G. II. Hall has returned from
Salem. y. V, where she was guest OF
Mrs. A. +. Plimpton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamson of Hopedalee,
Mass. are visiting at the home OF their
daughter. Mrs. l.. J.. Durham.
Mrs. Margaret L. Gatty has returned
from an extended western trip and Is
at the home of Maj F. w. Childs.
Mrs. S. j. Jones and Mrs. E. w. Har-
low of Randolph Center have beer. among
the out of town visitors this week
Miss Mabel Hunt goes to Schenectady,
n. Y, tomorrow to spend two days as
the guest of Miss Grace Whitaker,
Mrs. Robert +. Miller of Northampton,
Mass. was a guest of Mrs. II. f. Bascom
last week Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Frank Pettee, who was recently
operated upon for appendicitis by Dr. H.
r. Lynch is making rapid recovery
Miss Marjorie Crosby returned Satur-
day from visit of several weeks in New
York city, Hoboken, N. j., and Meriden,
Conn.
Miss Mabel Hunt leaves tomorrow for
Syracuse, N. Y, where she will be
guest of Miss Grace Whitaker over Memo
rial Day.
Miss Julia M. Bardwell, student of
the Burdette business college of Boston,
will he a guest of Miss Nettie Bowie
Memorial Day.
Mrs. w. A. VancS who has been :, a
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f..
W. Gipson, for some time, has gone 10
Gardner, Mass, for visit.
Mrs. Oscar Dion of Schenectady, n. w.
came Monday for weeks visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Il. Holmes.
Mr.. Dion is expected tomorrow.
d. f. Farr has resigned his position
with G. O. Abbott & Son and will go to
Chesterfield, N. H., where he will begin
work for Harold Randall June |.
o. B. Hughes, special census agent for
Windham county, was called to Glare
mont, N. H., Wednesday to confer with
Special Agent Anderson of the census
bureau at Washington
E. Wales and son, H. G. Wales are in
Springfield, VT, this week completing ar
rangements for the presentation OF King
Joliity to be given under the auspices OF
the Universalist society Of this town.
Mrs. J.sL. Stewart drove to Newfane
Wednesday where she met Mr.. Stewart
who returned from business trip through
the West River valley in the interests OF
the Hooker, Corser & Mitchell Overall
company.
James H. Burke, formerly of this town,
who was in charge of the first relief train
sent from San Jose, Costa Rica, to the
earthquake stricken city of Carriage, has
written briefly to Brattleboro friends re-
Shocks of April 81, were mere trembles
compared to the serious quake of the 4th
inst, 6.53 a. M, which closely resembled
an explosion. being of but four seconds
duration. Had it not occurred at an
early hour in the evening when large
PERCENTAGE of the people were in the
streets the loss of life would have been
appalling. The cities of Carriage and
Paraise were literally destroyed-not
single house in either is habitable. The
known loss of life in Carriage exceeds
1000, while Paraise count $50 to 200 dead.
Carriage is estimated from 10000 to p
900. and Paradise 1900 population. The
lights went out Immediately, the scenes
were heart-rending and indescribable,
pictures and press notices can give but
a feeble idea of the situation as it appear
ed to an eyewitness. l was in San Jose
at the time, and the shock was quite
heavy. live in a new house with walls
two feet thick and it shook like. standing
a chair on two legs and rocking it,: News
of the disaster in Carriage, ID miles. dis
tant, commenced to reach us by couriers
about 10 p. m. Rumors were confirmed
by telegraph at ll.30, and at midnight a
special train with doctors and nurses left
San Jose. This is hastily written for this
has been strenuous week.