The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-06
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Fellows hall Friday evening by Canton
Palestine was well attended.
The program at the meeting of
Bratileboro lodge, n. T.. q. T., welnes,
day evening will be In charge Of the
male members Of the lodge.
The iniiiatory degree was confer,
red an a class ~ candidates by Mantns,
tlqnei lodge Of Odd Fellows nj the
regular meeting Of the lodge Monday
evening.
The stake races arranged for the
coming Valley fair. Sept. 81. as aud
80 are a $50 pace. ESQ iroi, a,l6 pace
and s.ls pace. The entries for these
races will eloso June !.
Road Commissioner David 7. Perry
arranged with the Twin State Gas 4
Electric company Saturday TO relay
with crushed stone all places where the
company's tracks cross streets. There
il good supply Of crushed stone nj
the erushcr plant. the raw material be-
ing taken from Western avenue.
Miss Alice NJ. Lindgrin has return.
cd during the week from fortnight :
vacation at her home in cambridge,
\. y. She will have charge Of the
tuberculosis camp which is expected
90 open about week from today,
Eight patients will 20 20 the camp at
the opening. During the past month
plumbers, carpenters aud painters have
made many improvements ne the camp.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Enterprise society was held with Mrs.
Albert Thomas ON Horton street Wed.
nesday afternoon. The following
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
Lucia Foster; viee.prcsidents, Mrs.
Albert Thomas, Miss Florence Foster;
secretary, Mrs. c. II. Davis; treasur.
or, Mrs. G. $. Sargent; trustees, Mrs.
r. L. Hopkinson. Mrs. c. III. Davis and
Mrs. J. II. Evans.
The gates at the ends of the West
River bridge were removed Wednes-
day and during the day a herd of 20
head of cattle, estimated by Seleetman
Calvin TO weigh 10 tons, passed
through the structure. As no pereep'
tible damage resulted the public may
consider IL safe to use the bridge,
though the selectmen hope that driv.
ers of teams will not trot their horses
or that automobilists will not use
the bridge for speedway.
The following fares will apply
from stations on the West River divl-
sion of the Central Vermont to Mont
pelier and return at the time OF the
state g. A. X. eneampment. The tick.
cts will be good going June II to II
and returning not later than the 18th:
South Londonderry. $500; Winhall,
s6.45: Jamaica, S6.25; Wardsboro,
500: West Townshend, s6.05; Town
shend, $5.s5; Newfane, 500; Williams
vile, $3.50; West Dummerston, 500;
Brattleboro, $5.l5.
Edward Storrs, of Concord, n. H.,
son of J. w. Storrs, the bridge engineer
retained by the board of selectmen to
make an investigation of the West
River bridge, came to Brattlebor9 Sat
urday. In company with Chairman
John Calvin of the board of selectmen
he visited the West River bridge IN an
unofficial capacity He said that there
was ample concrete used in reinforcing
the abutments and that the repairs
made on the bridge put the structure IN
shape to last many years.
The water in the Connecticut river
was lowered several feet Saturday after
noon by opening the hoodgates at the
dam in Vernon. This was done TO en-
able employees at the power station to
nut two feet of dashboard on the crest
of the dam. The work was finished by
noon Sunday and the water rose Tapid,
ly after the gates were closed. huht J
meadow was mud fiat Sunday morn
ing. but by night it was well overhow'
ed again. The current through the cur
vert from the river to the meadow was
very strong when the water was setting
baci, and q party of canoeists found 1t
difficult to make their way from the
meadow to the river. 1t IS expected
th nj no more fiashboards will be put on
the dam until well into the summer
William Fish, the six.year-old son
If Mr.. and Mrs. William Fish, of Hins'
dale. N. H., who lives across the Connec-
ticuf River from this village, fell from
wagon load of stone Saturday after
noon and suffered compound fractures
Of his left leg which showed IL pieces
If broken bone when the surgeon az
tended the boy. The little fellow III
company with q companion was riding
unon 4 load of stone drawn by one OF
tbe CRYSTAL Springs Ice company
teams. Truman Barnes was In charge
of the team. The accident occurred
near the home of the boy and also neai
the residence of Charles Ebblghausen'
The youngster was seen to ran put ~
fore the driver could stop his team ohe
of the rear wheels had passed over .ne
bows left heel, ankle and leg TO ms kn IT,
The knee pan was crushee az Tbt;a.
entire leg. A daughter OF Mr.. EDDIE
Lamsen bnrried over the river to TINS
n;llaoe and notified DR.. Lynch VINO at
tended the injured child.
Tho annual meeting OF 81. MICH
ael's Episcopal parish was ne held IN ,ae
church Monday evening, me fepo 4ho
Of the treasurer showed an DIS lol III
wear paid, the church free from uSp'
and small balance IN tne tieas%y
The vestrymen elected were kltIIeoRWe
u ne Ernest w. Gibson, Frank W.
G;nson William T.. Haskell, William = -
P PepptIand. IT,. William II. Haywood =.
vent Chilis Carl F. Cain, Charles n. |
Mink w. Clarence M. Miller and Charles
NJ W;cbols At meeting Of the vestry
p So, \ , dmr;no the evening Kittredge has.
i ht,u wa was appointed by the rector as
l Kills We" deaca p Ernest w. Gibson was
oIantad iunior deacon, A. w. MonISoni.
CIV treasurer and Charles II. frl w
oissr,k Kittredge Haskins, Ernes9 w.
Chs Frank w. Gipson and william
I Pentland, jr., were elected "a, uei haia in
to the diocesan convention 70 o. Go ieiu w "
Montpelier in June. CAR ii oai nd w
A. Haywood, Clarence M. ,t Mr,,et sno '"
q. Haskell were elected ai'ein"''
According to the Brattleboro de,
eth ond the Boston Globe, there VIII
he a large increase in local p orcnard Who du
reage this year; Henry 4. BLOWN sat ont GOO GOO
has farm in Halifax, has SCI ON .ou Uob
trees. q. L. Hildreth and =. - alr re
will each set 200 trees to InedI az a,no vii |
large orchards. William Housn'onE Vt" n
nrobably set out about ooo tIeel L;s nrcb.
E. Stove Tow C MAS R. Richardson and John
ara ana N V Guiiford will each set about bout
C Iaa IN 1ooa more new trees were set
4oo' ,o IN than fnp ever before, and for that
out mere tb;s wear S planting will be some,
reason I'm aills The 1910 increase will be
v %naI 'g 10 per cent. Some farms are are
being taken up with view to ,vhich al al.