The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-14
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

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Lent begins Feb. y this year
faster Sunday come an March -,
Mrs. ", II. Barrett. manlenriRs, ia
al and scalp treatment, % Main street
telephone las'l,-aiv. s'S
The annual meeting Of the seeletN
Dr. the Prevention oI Cruelty Ia Ami
ais will take place Jan. %,
A representative 81 the Keen,
I,lge of Elks was IN biaiilehoro Mon
AZ aud secured the names ~ a number
local men for membership.
There IL u strong probability that
public spelling match viii be held
BTaitlchoro this winter for the ben
biz of the Washington fund
Fifteen new members have been
.ided 10 the Rraitleboro beard Of trade
iihin the past week or more. \ new
bard OF trade directory will he is
ned within short time from the press
the Vermont Printing company.
There was large attendance al The
(cinrc an Rome given bN Rev, u, T.
rout In the lniVeTsalisi church sun
nv evening, An interesting series. 81
ereopiicon slides WINS used 10 Illus
nte Nh. Trout r talk The next lee
pTe will be- upon Russia and VIII y"
ven Sunday evening NJ the usual time
Is expected that lecture upon
reece viii follow that upon Russia.
There was an unusually good at
ndancc NJ the second Vermont W hcel
nb ladies night which took place
hcsday evening, Dancing was ENJOY
in the Grange hall 10 music bv Lett
myers orchestra, aud the club rooms
ere thrown open. Refreshments were
rived by 81. Gormaine. The third IN
NJ series of ladies nights has been
ostponed from Feb. 10 March ~.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Vermont National bank
tuesday the following board of direct
rs was chosen: Henry d. llolton, Viii |
ham H. Rockwell, George {, ANerlli,
tharles :. Clark, ;. +. Lawton. John |
Moore. L. +. Amidon. The directors
lected these officers: President; Geo T.
A veril: vice president, VIM. IL. Rock |
scll cashier. Charles W. Richardson;
ellcr. Charles q. Staples; bookkeeper.
Robert c. Clark.
The annual meeting of the Prospect
Hill cemetery association was held Mon
law evening in the Office of the town
klerk The report of the treasurer
howed total receipts of S3Ibl.l9 Tor
he year and disbursements of s35oo,
leaving balance of S2O5.l9 cash on
hand. The following officers were elect
3D. President, Charles X. Crosby; see
|retary, W. ;. Newton; treasurer. Geo.
la. Hines: trustees. Charles \. Boyden,
|W. H. Ninton. c. 4. Harris. J. Gray rs
|tey and w. II. Bracket.
AT special meeting of the board
of bailiffs Friday evening 1t was. voted
TO postpone indefinitely the turning on
of the high pressure water service. rms
action was taken because many proper.
ty owners are fearful of the results TO
the plumbing in their houses. As IT
would entail much work TO repair
breaks during cold weather the water
will probably not be turned on until
early spring. The Brattleboro Water
works company has completed work
upon its mains and is ready to give the ,
yillaee the increased pressure when. ,
ever the bailiffs call for the service.
Superintendent DeRosier of the
bridge department of the Boston d j
Maine railroad with force of men be i
gan work Saturday on raising the West I
river highway bridge. The bridge was
closed to traffic and road has been 5
Blockin has been placed on the ice di- I
rectly beneath the center of the struc- o
ture and the slight sag that showed in
the roadway of the bridge has disap- OF
peared since the hydraulic iackscrews i
were applied Both ends of the bridge =
have been disconnected from the abut- ),
ments and by the end of the week it is n u
expected that the structure will be ~
raised to the height desired. Such re. !.
pairs as are to be made will be started e e
as soon as the bridge has been raised. !,
The following ofncers have been b.
chosen to serve for the ensuing. year by h
church: Superintendent, S. M. Yeaw; "
assistant uperintendents F. A: Bagg
and C. d. Smith; primary superintend- y
,nt, Miss Eta Miner; secretary, Miss -
Gertrude Matthew's; treasurer, r. z. y,
spencer; librarian, John w. Howe; home II
department. superintendent. Mrs. Eliza IN IN
". Adams. The class TEACHERS are as n
Howe, Miss Julia Mickey. Mrs. Arthur 80 80
W. Atwood, Miss Elfra Bemis, Arthur NJ
". Atwood, Mrs George Boorn, Mrs. M. m
I. Sharples, Rev. M. H. Sharples, Mrs. IN IN
=. A, Bagg, Mrs j. L. Pike, H. p. Mat ~
hews, Mrs. Dora Winslow; reserve te
eachers, Mrs. Bertha Deane and Mrs. M
George Wilbur. a. ~
Mrs Lucy Parker, widow of Caleb A,
!. Willard, died at the Willard home in Ju
Washington, d. c., about 3 clock re
Wednesday morning after an illness OF er
everal weeks duration. She was Gi
member of the Parker family of East; ge
llIe, Fd., anu WuHldu VI SHdi dSIC', pc
ge and great wealth, the famous Eb- A.
lit House in Washington being among vo
er many possessions George Howe,
on of Lawyer George Howe, whose
ormer home was the present residence TT,
f Mrs. George W. Hooker, and who re is
larred, Nellie, daughter of Alfred oe
Wright. formerly of Brattleboro, was ro'
FRS. Willard s agent. Mrs. Willard co. co.
as been a guest at the Brooks House az
uring the last three summers. The ia
will be held at the Willard me is
ONE in Washington this, Friday, after "a. a.
DON. w
EARLY Monday morning human re- off
aims were discovered on the Boston & ito
lbany railroad tracks near Blanchard fire
lille, Mass. 1t was found that man as
ad been killed and pieces of the body of
rewn along the tracks for a distance Ger
about 800 feet A watch was found en-
1der one rail, letter and railroad A
ISIS and switch key were picked up, ter
I'd money was also strewn about. From ter
e letter, pass and other property it con
as found the man was James Connolly, no
ho was freight brakeman on the Cen full
al Vermont railroad. running from
almer to Brattleboro. He lived with hea
S wife and child on farm near Blan- son
He did not go home Sun
" night and it is supposed that he
as struck by a train while walking anc
me on the railroad tracks. There uln
e some indications that more than UNI
e train passed over the body. The ma
itch had stopped at 1.22 clock and any
ere is nothing else to indicate the {
ohoh t;poa of tho oaai1npf Uld