The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25

w haA plrsrnfrd 10 II, u, bowman, and
], Richardson 81 0ailfoTd received
no bnshel ~ potatoes,
~ A woman : tailored suit valued
y sio viii leo given 10 the holder Of II
ca iarhY haHhaF ~ tbs maiinse io
given by the klaTk Urban compaI
ID next week Saturday, The winner wi
Ri bc given The privilege ~ choosing n
ID suii al ANY loral store,
a. old Time Gardens Of tho Come,
70 lieut. Valley Il the subject Of a doubl,
pare article by Charles Edward llAfIe
~ ~ the April number ~ the Woman
~ Home COMPANION, 4 large part af III
u, aHlrl" y devoted 10 a description a
!, The garden Of Miss Caroline Reyes a
IN Ihihri, with plan and two illusifa
A. lions,
y Charles Dunlap, who died Monda,
. ~ Springfield, W., following an opera
u lion for appendicitis, was well know
:, 10 this section ~ a basketball playeT
4 lie played IN this town March 9 as cen
Z Ter on the Bellows Falls team that woI
y from HfaiileboTo by one point aud hii
I work was factor In the outcome
! Dunlaps illness followed game Il
which he participated recently. lie I,
1 survived hy n mother who lives In Bel
I lows Falls, sister IN New York aud
! several brothers,
"A special communication Of Brat.
: tlohoro lodge. 4. a 4. NJ, was held Ia
! Masonic hall Wednesday evening when
: the Fellowcfafi degree was conferred
! on a class Of four candidates Last
evening the Master Mason degree was
conferred nj another special commnni.
cation which took the form II past
masters night, the chairs being occupied
by the following past masters; George
NJ. CLAY as ". NJ: nennison Cowles ~
;, W; W D. Gibson Ms !. W; 4. |.
Swift as treasurer; W. II. Ninion ns
secretary; T. X, Vaughan as :. D.; !.
Henry Pratt a. J, d.; W. II. Ninton a.
marshal: VI. G. Iloughton hs :. s.: q. T..
Randall ~ !. s.; ". H. -. Gcrmainc a.
tyler. Music was furnished by the
Harvard quartet Of Boston and ban
quet followed the work.
Assistant Town Clerk Hopkins has
busted himself AT intervals during the
| present week with a Rubber stamp. He
has printed the word Brattleboro with
q rubber stamp upon $500 inventory
| blanks. When the supply Of blanks
was received il was discovered that the
printer, the Roscoe Printing company
Of Essex Junction, had omitted this /
word upon one side of the blank and |
that the words Brattleboro and Wind |
ham had also been omitted upon the !
other side Of the document. Upon be.
ing notified Of the omission the printer 7
wrote that he would allow ~ cents per /
thousand for having the work done by
Brattlcb0ro printer or the town clerk
might return the blanks 10 Essex June
tiOn and the error would be corrected,
However. Mr.. Hopkins decided TO try /
his hand AT printing and after day IS
practice became so adept that he could
stamp blank with his eyes shut
Statement was issued last week by
John ID. Rockefeller that before retiring
from active association with the Stand
ard oil company he contemplates max
ing substantial gifts to all employees of [
the great corporation in his final dis
tribuiiOn of his tremendous wealth.
Two Brattleboro men will receive some
thing less than n million dollars il is cX
peeted. David Carey, agent of the oil
trust in Brattleboro, and Charles W
Bemis. the man who drives the tank
wagon. will probably be remembered 7
with n check or bundle Of bank notes I
up to yesterday they had re
ceiyed no intimation of the amount that
Mr.. Rockefeller intends TO come over
with. In fact, Mr.. Rockefeller had not :
confided his plans TO either of the men.
They will doubtless both accept any re
membrance hat the head of the trust
may deem wise 10 send along, and John
D. may expect picture postal of the
new hotel Wantastiquet with an invita-
ton to stop of when he is passing
through Brattleboro next time. provid
ng that he comes across with the money
Is he intimates he intends TO do,
MFR. and Mrs. f. G. Spaulding and
1lyde A. Cutler were called to Spring
ield, Vt, Friday afternoon by fatal
BURNING accident to Mrs. Spaulding's
1utler. Mr.. Cutler was at work in the
establishment of X. j.
ienney shortly after $50 p. m, when
he melting of the bottom of a can con
aiming boiling tar started a fire and the
lazing liquid was thrown all over him.
ir. Cutler attempted to throw the re-
eptacle through window but was I'M
In an instant he was en-
eloped in flames and died from his
urns about eight o clock that evening
'cither Mrs. Spaulding nor Mr.. Cutler
'as able to reach home before their
ather died. Funeral services were held
{ Mr. Cutters home Tuesday after
Don, Rev. John B. Reardon officiating. =
fr. Cutler was born Oct. IA, 1851, on a
arm at West Springfield and was the :
IN of Calvin d. and Lucretia Bates
utler. For more than so years he had
we'd in Springfield. In 1878 he mar
ed Alice Archer and three children
ere born to them Two survive, Mrs.
G. Spaulding and Clyde A. Cutler of
AT the regular meeting OF the Sc
ctmen last evening aside from the APP II
owing of few bills the only business
ansacted was the appointment of II.
Allen as a special constable and the
appointment of George Morris as tru
1t officer Mr.. Allen is agent of the
,ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty
Animals and his appointment was
AIDE upon the recommendation of the
icers of the local branch of the So
ETY.. Mr.. Allen is obliged many times
watch the loading of livestock at the
ilroad station and he can better con
il certain Irregularities in such ship ?
,nts if vested with authority to make
rests. The matter of appointing dog
Hers was discussed, but it was ascer
med upon studying the statutes that
cry citizen can constitute himself a =
g killer after May Is and STAY all I'M
Jared brutes that may be found roam
: within the confines of this town.
CHI police officer must kill all such
IS after that date. Up to last even =
: less than 100 dogs had been licensed
ich indicates that owners are evil
ntly unaware of the fact that the
ce of one dollar for male dogs IL
Use will be doubled after the close of z
siness Thursday.
Justice F. D. E. Stowe and a jury =
nposed of H. p Wellman, G. M. Clay,
A. Shumway, A. F. Roberts, Fl, M.