The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-20

Gcumuh luumISou tuftout Ntxess
are as good as the play.-adv. 3ss.
The Methodist parsonage on High
street, which has recently undergone
extensive interior repairs, has been
painted during the week.
The owners Of the Brooks House
and the Hooker block have been noii'
fed by the local board Of health that
both buildings must be equipped with
fire escapes.
The listers filed an abstract Of the
individual lists Of taxpayers IN the
town clerks Office Saturday and have
given notice that they will be In SEES
sion In the selectmen . room In the
town hall building al D o'clock TO-
morrow morning TO hear all who may
feel aggrieyed and TO correct any
errors.
Camp ID. y. Curtin, Spanish Ameri'
can War Veterans, held its annual out.
ing Saturday afternoon. About 20
members of the organization gathered
ON the Valley Fair grounds. Baseball
aud other field sports were enjoyed and
refreshments were served. The oeea'
sion was the 18th anniversary OF the
mastering of the members OF the camp
into the service.
Some yandal has carved names ana
other alleged ornamentations on INC
circular seat on the common overlook
ing the Retreat grounds. This seat was
built by public'spirited citizen and
given 10 the village. The matter was
called TO the attention OF Seleetman
Calvin Wednesday and that official
saws that ii il can be learned who the
,...tr IL ha will ha Given "a
vacation at Newfane.
When the time limit for licensing
dogs expired Monday $50 animals had
been licensed in the town clerk s Once
OF this number ~ were females. Inc
town clerk has turned into the town
treasury $500 received from licenses
The owners Of unlicensed dogs are now
liable to fine of Sl5 and the law say
that all such animals must be killed.
OF the fine, SO goes to the town ana ~
to the person making complaint.
AT the meeting of the bailihs ffi'
day evening the village lighting ,propo,'
sition was discussed at some length,
Horton ID. Walker, one OF the special
committee appointed at the recent Nl,
lage meeting, was present ana taihe,
over the situation with the board. Coi.
j. G.. Estey, the other member OF the
committee, was unable to be present
at the meeting being absent from Town
The matter will be brought up az the
next meeting of the bailifis.
e. j. Waterman, chairman OF the
bailiffs, is in correspondence with the
heads of fire departments. in several
cities and large towns seeking TO learn
what equipment is used, what the wa
ter pressure is in such places and also
what compensation the members OF
such departments are paid: ms IN.
formation will be used in the work OF
reorganizing the local department
The reorganization will not be at
tempted until all of the hydrants nave
been installed.
Chairman +. j. Waterman of the
bailiffs has had made set OF crap
ping irons TO be used in case OF search
for drowned persons. In addition to
the irons n microscope has been con
structed for making observations De
meath the water of a river or pond
This equipment will be placed IN some
building accessible at all times ana
Chairman Waterman hopes that II IL
ever becomes necessary to use u VINO
ever does so will see that 1t Is return
ed. 1t will probably be placed IN the
engine house on Elliot street where II
can be found at any time, day or night
Daniel X. Butterfeld, who died in
Ludlow Saturday of Bright's disease
following an attack of grip about
wear ago, was a resident OF Brattleporo
| for a time, being employed IN i9o3 as
clerk in the Brooks House. lie was
also connected with the American
House for brief period. Mr.. Butter,
| field was hotel man who was wei
and favorbaly known by the travenne
nnblic. For 90 years he conducted the
Union House at Cuttingsville and fol
the mast seven wears had been proprie
for of the Ludlow House. For two
wears he was manager Of the Bardwell
| hotel at Rutland and was member OF
Rutland lodge of Masons. He is sur
y;ved by widow and one sister.
The high-pre-mre water service
was turned into the mans on tnt
south side of the village at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. Doubt about the in
creased pressure on the higher levels
was dispelled Immediately. In less
than an hour reports of leaking plumb
ing on Washington, Central, and High
land. streets were received. On South
Main street the pressure was sufilcien'
| to disconnect hose used in watering
garden. A hose attached to hydran'
at the corner of Washington and Cen
tral streets used to flush and test the
new surface drain being laid IN tha'
section showed pressure amply sum
Gent for fire purposes. The hlgh-pres
snre service is now in operation al
over the village.
The Junior "Prom' OF the Brat
tleboro high school Friday evening wa as
a success. Grange hall, decorated WIZ
the banners of various colleges and tnt
colors of the class of 1911, B. II. >.
presented pretty spectacle. The at
tendance was I'D to that anticipated
and the occasion reflects credit on the
committee in charge. Leitsinger s or
chestra furnished music and dancing
was in order until midnight. Dainty
refreshments were served by st. Ger
maine. The committee in charge were
Robert Fits, chairman, Onslow Thomp
son. Edith Kendall, Helen Kenney anC
Adele Cowles. While the receipts die
not quite meet the expenses those II
charge feel sure that the interest mani
tested was such as to make it probable
that the "Prom'' will be made an an
nual event of the junior class.
William f. Bradley, who was ia
tally injured in the early hours OF tns
"a hour automobile race at BrlghtoI
Beach, N. Y, Saturday, was wei
known in Brattleboro where ne nae
frenuently visited. He was at one
time employed by the Casein company
Of Bellows Falls. Mr.. Bradley's wife
was Miss Ethel Essex, sister Of Mrs
James +. Hooker, formerly of this
town She is now at the home of hel
PARENTS in England. Bradley was act
Inc as mechanician for Louis Strane
and while the latter's car was being
driven Temporarily by Hubert Andersen
# ran off the track and capsized, pin
ming Bradley beneath it and inJurlnt