The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-27

4 The quarterly conference u the
Methodist church aill be held Ia the
church this afisFneeH,
=Maniasiiqnei lodge IL ndi Fellows
rehfeffed the second degree ga q class
q candidates nj lie regular meeting
Mnndas evening.
The hats worn BIZ the easi In both
acts NJ the matinee Performance of
Pirates ~ fensanee Saturday after
noon were desisned al itsseom 's-sds,
Following The menihiy basiaess
meeting 81 the Epeofih league ~ the
paflofs last evening = social hour Was
ehioyed.
The total eclipse Of the moon took
place ss scheduled Monday evening,
but heavy osefhansing clouds made the
spectacle invisible from this section.
The moon entered the eafth's shadow
NJ iO.id aud the total eclipse continued
from 1909 10 n. m,
Some complaint has been heard
about the way the sidewalks In sec
,ions Of the village are used by the
Youthful owners Of eoasiing auiomo'
hiles, aud the matter IL one that u
likely "a receive the attention OF the
bailiifs.
A business meeting Of the young
peoples home missionary circle OF the
Methodist church was held IN the
church "Wednesday evening. The. la
dies aid Of the church held business
meeting In the church parlor during
the afternoon.
III. r. wcaihefhead has sold for
Charles Fred Richardson his dairy farm
In Gnilford 60 Frederick Ashworih Of
Worcester. Mass. Possession has been
given. This il one Of the best dairy
farms in the county and Mr.. Ashworih
will probably continue TO conduct IL rs
dairy farm.
The boys who will take part In
the grade track meet ON the Valley fair
grounds the afternoon Of Saturday,
June 4, are busy these DAYS with night
w practice. While the representatives
from the high school building make
claims Of what they will do Ia their
Canal street opponents the Canal street
athletes are sanguinc that they will
capture their share Of points.
Protective grange held special |
meeting Wednesday evening for the |
comforting Of the third and fourth de. |
grees. The woman : degree team with |
Mrs. Lucy Sargent, master. conferred
the third degree and the regular officers |
the fourth. After the degree work q |
harvest supper was served. Next We'd |
nesday evening the grange viii hold
memorial meeting, the program TO be
in charge Of Mrs. NJ. J. Curricr.
DR. William spurgeon Of London,
England. who will speak in the Centre
Congregational church this evening nj
s o clock, has been a favori,e speaker
at many Chautauqua assemblies and
will continue that work this summer.
Those in town who have heard him
speak of him in the highest terms. His
subject tonight will be An English.
man s View of Brother Jonathan and
His Country. II is hoped that many
will avail themselves of this excep.
tional opportunity. The lecture will be
given under the auspices OF the new or
ganization in the Congregational
church, the Young Women : assoeia.
ton. Tickets may be secured at the
door.
The increased passenger rates
which will 90 into effect on all divis.
ions of the Boston & Maine road, with
The exception of the Fitchburg divis-
on, July | will affect Brattleboro peo-
pie 10 some extent. The fare from
his place 10 Dummerston will be 10
instead of 10 cents; TO Putney the rate
will be &c instead of % cents: TO East
putney. 35 cents instead of 30 cents;
o Grouts. 81 instead of 80 cents; to
60 instead of 80 cents;
o Bellows Falls, II instead of 60 cents.
70 Claremont Junction the rate will be
Il. 23 instead of Sl.05, and TO Windsor
Il AZ instead of Sl25. The rate from |
south Vernon to Springfield, Mass, |
will be $l.20 instead of $1.00. I
The long.waited- opportunity TO !.
!et a good view of Halley's comet in !
he western sky came last evening, and I:
of local people gazed at and !.
commented upon the celestial wander
r. The general impression was that !;
lr. Halley's discovery had been great. !.
y over advertised. II was accompa. !
led by no spectacular effects, nor was !,
IS brilliance sufficient to attract the ,
ttention of those not on watch. The .
Dmet itself, which was seen to best :,
dvantage about 9 p. m, looked very y
lueh like a dim and bury star while =
s much touted caudal appendage re- -
,mbled the faint CLEAN of search y
ght seen in the distance. Last even :,
~ the comet set at HOB; tonight 1t -
ill set five minutes later. :"
The matter of remedying the con t.
itions on Vernon street brought about ID
Y the broken sewer has been brought q
the attention of the state board of m
,alth Wednesday the local board of
ealth called the attention of DR.. II. n
Holton to the matter, and DR.. Hol- :. :,
IN notified Prof. j. w. Votey of Bur. =, =,
ngton that his services were needed ~ ~
Brattleboro. He will come here and ~ ~
AXE study of the situation to the 70
I'd that something may be done imme- ~ ~
ately to remedy the conditions near -, ~
lie Brattleboro Cabinet company's =.
ctOry and the plant of the Snowflake "
inning plant. He will probably con u,
1t with the engineer of the Connecti- q,
It River Power company as the com q.
my is engaged upon plans to remedy N
e existing conditions. co go
Considerable excitement was caus- Y
this morning when a fire alarm was al
unded from box No. 473, located at n
G fireproof Mohawk Overall plant on Bl
1ck street. Fortunately there was no be
e. The girls in the plant were great. g..
surprised to hear the approach of a.
e fire wagons and still greater was Y,
cir amazement when they noticed NJ
e apparatus stop at the plant. There a.
IS great confusion for few minutes, in
r no one in the place had sounded an so
,rm and the box, stationed just inside at
e main entrance, showed it had not at
en- disturbed The overall company
S a private fire alarm system, and an 49,
1estigation revealed that the thermo- 81 ~
It in the basement had been broken t ~
d caused the alarm to be sounded at a eh
, central fire Enthusiastically ~
ion of Tuesday. ~ ~,
The annual meeting of Windham wa
ion Congregational ministers was Low
d in the parlors of Centre church 14t
nday morning at 10 o CLOCK. Rev. ing
H. Shaw of Marlboro was chosen the
derator. Rev. Roy M. Houghton sta