The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-07-22

The approval and pssmont Of bills
Was the only business transacted at tho
regular weekly nee,iar Of the select
men last evening,
Airs. George A. Eels has bought the
Colonial residence at the corner Of
Linden stree, and Park Place, built last
year by The late Mrs. Annie q Cobb.
Possession will be given Oct. l.
Josephine barnard has brought
suit for $500 damages against A. Dean
gels Tor Islander. The case Is return
able In the municipal court Aug. n.
a. u Carpenter Is attorney for the
plaintiff.
The democratic town committee
has posted notices calling a caucus In
Festival hall nj o clock Tuesday even
Inc 10 elect Id delegates 10 the Mindham
county democratic convention 20 be held
NJ Bellows Falls. the a0th.
guests Of sedswick woman's Relief
corps were entertained Tuesday a,,cr'
noon al lawn party given by Mrs.
Addie h. Greene at her home on Canal
street. Refreshments were served and
n most enjoyable occasion was passed.
DIR. Dana Il. Goddard. 30. Of Burling.
ton died al the Retreat Wednesday OF
apoplexy. lie was a graduate OF the
burlington high school and the medical
department Of the University OF Yer.
mont, hut on account Of periodical III.
ness had lived nj the Retreat for several
years. lie IL survived by two aunis,
one Of whom lives In Burlington and
the other In bakersfield. The body has
been taken 90 Burlington where funeral
...sss.a. sf.ll suLa ..laa.. this agsaFannn
The Brattleboro association Of ply.
sicians went 10 Greenfield by automobile
Friday evening and had dinner nj the
Mansion house. taking with them as
guests the local dentists. The party in
cludcd c. :. Pratt, G. X: Aldrich, q. X,
Anderson. W. X. Moves, J.. II. % 'Connor,
H. II. Greene, NJ. l.. Bruce, W. II. Lane,
q. Il. Hunter, Thomas Rice, A. |. Miller,
r.. :. Bowen, Fremont Hamilton, Hen
~ Tucker, y. q. Pettee, A. i. Knapp, i.
=. Edwards, q. r. Barber and r. X,
Newell Of this town and DIR. j. \. Robin
son Of llinsdale. n. III.
Frederick X. Carpenter. %. died IN
the Wesson Memorial hospital IN spring
field. Mass, last Friday morning after
nm illness OF three days. He was ma
tive of Brattleboro, but for IL years
had made his home in Springfield. being
employed by the Prudential Insurance
company in that city. He was member
of Hampden lodge of Odd Fellows. MT
CARPENTER leaves widow and two small
children, a mother, four brothers and
three sisters, one Of the latter being
Mrs. l.. ID. Franklin Of Guilford. fn'
neral services were held Sunday NJ the
home and burial was In Westheiu
Mass.
--Lucia Pratt, So. widow of Isaac
Weston of Westfield. Mass, died al
II 80 clock Friday evening at the nome
of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Z: Rob
bins, on Chaplin street from the innrm
| ties of age. She had been seriously III
about four weeks. Mrs. Weston was
horn in Townshend, Mass, Dec; 81
| 1924. and was the daughter OF william
y and Svbil Stone Pratt. Her educa
tion was received in Westfield and she
was married Aug. IA, 1861, TO Isaac
Weston of Danvers, Mass. Her mar
r;ed life was spent in Westfield and up
IN the death of her husband about IL
wears ago she came TO Brattleboro
where she has made her home with hel
only daughter. Mrs. Robbins. Mrs
| Weston was a member of the Secone.
Congregational church of Westfield. a
brief service was held at the home o,
her daughter Sunday afternoon at :
o clock. Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton OF
ficiated. The body was taken Mondas
TO Westfield where funeral services were
held in the Parks Memorial chapel ane
the burial was in the family lot IN flh'
Hill cemetery in that town.
Luther J. Stockwell, 30, Of Win
mansett, an employee of the Holyok'
street railway company, VINO 1ormsrl,
lived here, met with serious acelueh
Monday morning. lie was acting q
motorman on a work ear when was car
ryinp load of ties from Holyoke y
Mountain Park and as the ear reaGh y;
the curve near Northampton : uuu 81,
coin streets. the load of ties shifted an'
, be was thrown from the ear. falling II
front of the wheels. Although he man
agad to apply the brake before benz
thrown. he was pushed several Zee
along the track before the conducto
could iump from the ear and bring IL I
a stondstill. He was taken at once 7
tbe Uouse of Providence hospital, hoi
woke and remained unconscious unt'
oftor n clock in the afternoon III wa
farna that no bones were broken, but n
,yas badly shaken up and bruised am
ono knee was hurt. He is reported a
5n;,g we'll He is the son OF u. NJ
StocI,vell of Dummerston hill ana was
i,rotber of the late w. d. Stockwell Q
Wost Rrattleboro, who was killed seVera
vears ago near Claremont by peih
thrown from train.
-Electa Stevens, 80, widow Of Sewa
Morse died at 80 yesterday atterho9
at her home on Canal street where sn
n 4, nii with her son, Sewall Morse. Mr.
Morso had been in failing health &c
naarlv two wears and for the past l
,nooks had been confined to her bed; On
wos horn in Brandon, n. y, July !.
lesO and was the daughter OF Andre
and Abigail Sargent stevens, pen Sh
tba fifth child of a family OF SIN, 81
u-as educated in her native Town a" ~
. cane cam TO Brattleboro when - years =,
and had lived here since; ohe ma, ma. NJ "
SewalI Morse, July II, 1902 nel'S a AZ
Morse s second wife. MIS- mpino az an
lh i.,n,s Interested in its work, taking q
a aat;yo mart in the church work until d ~
f fo;i;ng health made it imposslble. 81
Ia pna tIa last charter member OF DEM
RahoIah lodge, No. !. Mrs. MorS
i hepeSI me son, Sewall Morse, ana 81
, tnr Mrs Nelson w. Dunklee, DON !
J, Ter, 4t MJs Funeral services will |
Laid at the home on Canal street AT
he ,d1oa a. sunday s"r afternoon. Rev. D.
Tr s,utN nastor Of the Universallst, chIrc
ILL.,, off; ciate and the burial VIII De
Prospect Hill cemetery.
. Charles Burns, haillng IRON 9aros w. !,
. eester, Mass, and giving ms .; a'd Rratti
!. 103 Proven street, arrived III trad il +,
. h h0p sometime Friday and reglstereG
the Brooks House ,,aa Sa some Sort Of me-
) he was 'aoo nccasioned from loss
1 tai s'a and was bemoaning the loss !
$Sf friend wa'f from M Brattieboro for sa
I female sa";eg ifif He explained to those wiltr
!. kee lH;sten to his troubles that ne met
: to nsIeh W woman in Worcester al