The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-08-19
Regatta a, Pine Grove springs.

Over 400 people saw the regatta al Pine
Grove Springs Friday. In the double
rowing event for boys II years old aud
under X. Dudensing Of New York won
iirst and e. Smith OF New York second,
In the helps mixed doubles james Wat,
son and Stella Anderson were first and
Ned Currier and Mabel Davis second. In
the mems tub race e. Handy Of BROOKLYN
was the winner. II. Sandille OF Phila'
delphia won the swimming race for men.
The ehildrcns tub race was one Of the
events Of the day. II was won by u.
Elehaseh Of New York. In the mems
double rowing events G. Blandy and III.
Rlandy OF New York won. In the swim
ming race for boys II. Elehasch OF New
York and Il. Forbes OF Boston were first
and second. c. Blandy OF New York won
the crab race, In the single rowing event
for little girls Miss Marjorie North OF
Boston won the cup presented By W II.
Harding Of Brooklyn. The blindiold race
was won by X. forshay Of Brooklyn, with
c. Morrill, OF Boston second. Cups were
presented 10 each. Walter l.. Crow OF
New York won in the golf tournament
last week. The runner-up was Mis- Carrie
Morrill, Of Boston. Both were presented
with cups. In the other events the prizes
were gold and silver clocks.
J. Armstrong Drexel. the American
aviator. attained a worlds altitude record
by rising 6.750 feet at Ianark, Scotland,
last week. Drcxefs flight was the sensa'
tion of the aviation meeting. Ascending
at Z O'Clock in the evening he shot ul
into bank of clouds and disappeared
from the gaze of the anxious crowd. lie
landed some two hours later near farm
house II miles from Lanark.
C. X. G. Billings's black geding, Uhlann,
driven by Charles Tanner of Cleveland
established worlds record FRIDAY py
trotting mile at the North Randall ~
track without wind shield IN LOSS.
beating Lou Dillon's record ~ seconds
and coming within one-fourth OF a second
Of eoualing the record made by her with
wind shield Oct. "a, 1903, when sht
trotted mile at Memphis in 1.osis
The following officers were elected al
the sixth annual convention OF the Yer
mont Rural Letter Carriers association IN
81. Johnsbury last week: j. X. Carpen
ter of ST. Johnsbury, president; y; II
Beckwith Of Bethel. vice-presldent; i. y
Stewart OF Morrisville. secretary; a. *
Garvin of North Craftsbury, treasurer
7. C. Carpenter Of Irasburg, Burns l.
Osrood of Gaysville, delegates to th'
national convention. The next conven
ton will be held in Rutland. 1t wa,
resolved that the country roads shoui'
be improved before the further building
of trunk lines.
Florence Nightingale, the famous nurs'
of the Crimean war, and the only woman
who ever received the Order OF Merit
died Saturday at her London home
Although she had been an Invalid Tor
long time rarely leaving her room, wher'
| she passed the time in a half recumDeh
position. and was under the constant carr
Of physician, her death was somewhat
unexpected. During recent years, owih'
| TO her feebleness and advanced age, MS
| nightingale had received but lew visi!ors
On May u she celebrated her 9oth Dlr.n
day and was the recipient OF a congratu
latory message from King George.
The "white city Of the worlds fair a
Brussels. as the Belgians have called thei
1910 exposition, is a mass OF flames an'
smoldering ruins. A snark falling into ~
aammable material in the telegraph build
ing Sunday burst up in flames, Whicn
driven by a high wind, swept rapidly y
ali directions. Soon the Belgian, EngIl ,
and French sections were destroyed, I'M
fremen and detachments OF soldiers
called quickly upon the scene, ioun'
Themselves baffied by the veritable gale
which carried the burning ,embers to al
narts of the grounds. The loss IN the oe eS
position fire is estimated at SloV'oo~'ooo