The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-13

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-Georse II. Frederick, who has been
doing a lumber job In Marlboro for w,
a. neollttlc, departed soon after h's
lss, taymani. Mr.. nooll,tle Is mol The
cause or responsible IA any way Tor
his departure.
The men OF Braiileboro lodge, ~
h, u. T., will meet next MeinesdA,
evening al the home Of A, q. Nichols
10 make arrangements for tho supper
which will be served AT the next frgn'
lar meeting 10 be held Wednesday
May %.
The Boston 4 Maine railroad,
which has completed a modern donhl.
truck block signal system upon nearly
ali The main line of the fiichhufs III
vision, IL now installing u similar sts'
tenn from the single track upon the
Cheshire branch aud on the line es'
tending from Pniney 10 tlat.mon'
Junction. Later II viii be extended To
Braitleboro aud TO Windsor
While driving his automobile down
Western avenue last Friday afternoon
r. 4. Crosby attempted IA turn out Tor
n ditch near the corner of Cedar street
and lost control of the machine owing
10 trouble in the steering gear. Col
lision with a nearby telephone pole
broneht the car to a sudden stop and
Mrs. i. y. Brasor and her young son,
who were riding in the front seat, were
hath thrown over onto the hood aud
thence 10 the ground. while Mr.. Crosby
himself aud an Italian riding In the
touneau were severely shaken up. For
tunatcly Mrs. Brasor and the baby es'
capped injury, and the ear hseit WIS
moi seriously damaged.
-Brattleboro chapter, Daughters OF
the American Revolution, VIII meet
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Joel
Flngu Of Guilford, Reports Of the Con
tincnial Congress recently held IN
Washington will he given. The host
esses. Mrs. Flagg, Mrs. George Miller
and Miss Mary Smith, desire large
attendance. Those intending TO attend
the meeting are requested TO notiiy
Mrs. H. f. Bond by Monday noon.
| Automobiles will leave the BROOKS
House at $50 o clock ON the day OF the
meeting, returning at $50 The Iound
trip will be 80 cents. There VIII be no
postponcmcnt ON account OF the weath'
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-"Don I forget the junior prom. Is
! the salutation you receive To-Day from
those in charge of the event, which u
10 be given in Grange hall TINS evening
| in honor of the senior class OF the high
school. II is "A new venture, but prom
ises To be successful one. Inc az,
rangements have been completed ana
the attendance ought to be natterihe'
| Judging by the enthusiasm OF the com
mittee in charge. II the afialr proves
| ia he the success anticipated II Is To be
/ q. ha "A
event. Those in charge are Robert
Fits. chairman. Onslow Thompson,
Edith Kendall Helen Kenney and
| Adele Cowles.
Robert Shaffner, accompanied by
| his brother, George, while ON ms way
from New York city TO Brattleboro
with DIR. George X. Anderson auto.
mobile collided with telephone pole
in the citv of Springfield, Mass. Tues
lav evening The frame of the ear was
broken. n mud guard torn of, and a
| lamp smashed in addition to bruises
| inflicted upon the paint. Young Shall
ner had made the distance from New
York city to Springfield that day ana
at the time of the accident, about '.3o'
was suffering from fatigue, ana the
ear was allowed TO swerve into the
pole. Neither of the men IN the ear
was injured The ear was lett Tor re-
pairs and the occupants came TO BRAT
tleboro by train.
Rev. and Mrs. +. A. Wells were
piyen a reception last evening IN the
parlor of the Methodist church. Mem
bers of various organizations connect
ed with the church assisted as ushers
and with the musical program OF lnstru-
mental selections. Rev and Mrs. T.. W
sharpe assisted the new pastor ano
Mrs. Wells in receiving Mr.. Sharpe
unon invitation of William Moore, IN
troduced Mr.. Wells to those present
and spoke in an optimistic VEN as 70
the work that confronts the new pas
tor and closed by extending to him the
cooperation of the congregation. Mr.
Wells responded, assuring those pres
ent that he felt sure of success IN ms
new field with the spirit manifested
by all of his congregation. Il. >. Har
rison of West Brattleboro spoke brief
". The room was decorated Will
roses. carnations. and apple blossoms
Refreshments were served.
-Gentlemen S night was observed by
Brattleboro lodge. n. +. o. F., Wednes
dav evening. The sterner sex donnet
the frills of femininity and appeared
in all the charming coyness of youth o.
matronly dignity and tiled a quiz
for the edifcation of the female mem
bers of the order, who participated II
the clown meeting two weeks ago
While the quilters were engaged II
gossip the introduction of an imaglnar.
mouse broke up the meeting in man
ner realistically feminine. Those tax
ing part were Warden Austin Nlchois
Harry Sweetland, NJ. J: Larrabee, Lo
tus Stafford, Robert Mitchell, Edwar.
pike. Arthur Ellis, Leon Mixer, H. n
Holland, j. l.. Graves, Spencer knlgh
, and Il. d. Wilson. The last two ap
reared as the "dekon" and pastor o
the flock. 1t was voted that the mel
, should furnish the supper at the mex
| meeting of the lodge.
On the 22d of April a notice wa
| sent from the office of the Adjutan
General of the War Department i
Washington offering reward of 50
for the arrest of Frank Reen, desert
err from the seth company of the coas
artillery corps. The notice stated tina
the man gave his residence as Brattle
, boro. VT, at the time of his enlistment
Dec. 4, 1908, and asked to have his Sis
, ter. Miss Annie Reen, of Brattleborc
. notified in case of any accident happen
, ing to him. Whether the man enliste
: under an assumed name is not known
but later advices sent out from Wash
: ington state that the man s name |
f Bean instead of Reen. He is describe
as % years old, blue eyes, brown han
, fair complexion, 5 feet, 9A inches tai
weighing 156 pounds. He has scar o.
the left side of forehead and scars OF
right wrist, left palm, left thumb, lei
, index and right middle fingers, lowe
left thigh, left knee and lower RICH
! leg Two weeks ago Chief of Police vii
! son made inquiries for Reen, but learned
J nothing about the man.
Charles F. Ramsdell, 80, died o