The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-06


are As good a. the plsy.-ady, s'2s.
The Momans' Relief corps vii
held a sewing meellag next fhnfsda,
afteIheon IN u, A, u, hall, II aill bs
tho last Que for this season,
The Feast IL the Ascension aas
eammemoTaied nj the keman Caiholls
church yesterday morning lsy tao mas
ses held NJ ; aud o 'cleek.
The women Of the baptist society
arc planning 10 eendnrt a series 81
food sales IN the chapel, The ffst ons
will be held Saturday. May rs.
-Rsv. y. ]. Lewis, pastor a. tbs
First Congregational church, will Goa
duct The service Sunday afternoon al
the Retreat.
=iira,ilsboro Lodge. n. y. q. 4. will
bold iis regular meeting next Wednes'
day evening IN He'd Men : hall. Tbs
entertainment will be in charge Of The
men.
Ill, y. Wetherhcad has sold for the
=, a. sironi company Herbert A. Sieb'
bins's farm ~ lilo acres Ia Gullfofd
10 Perley :. Symmlsicr Of Wilmington,
Immediate possession was given.
The public service commission will
come 10 Bra,tlchoro May 20 "a give 4
hearing In the matter Of aholishing the
grade crossing on Bridge street. The
hearing will probably be held In the
Brooks House.
q. q. Abbott has recently purchased
Chester Clark's farm IN Guilford
Mr.. Clark has not fully decided where
be will locate. Henry Forrest and
fsssaaIkF Ia L.aa.. a.. 49,. a..
Of the farm will move 10 Gnilford Cen.
ter.
-Arbor day will be observed In all
the grade schools for an hour this AZ.
ternoon. There will be no set pro.
gram but the teachers in each grade
will give a talk ON forest observation.
tree planting and kindred subjects
along lines suggested in literature Is
sued by the state forester.
The ease 81 Frank o. Carpenter
against the town Of Bratti.horo sche'l'
uled for hearing before Justice Lewis
II. Lynde in the municipal court room
morning was continued until
tomorrow morning at 10 p'clork. The
hearing will be held before Justice
Lynde in the municipal court room.
The first genuine thunder storm Of
the season occurred at 1880 Monday
For sometime the thunder
and lightning kept timid ones awake.
rain fell for about IL inln'
ntes The hour Of the breaking Of the
storm was about the same as the hour
n the reported earthquake on Long
Island.
The junior class Of the Brattleboro
high school will give a junior .'prom ~
in Grange hall next week Friday eve
ming from : TO IL o'clock. Lcitsine'
nr's orchestra of five pieces will furn.
sh music and st. Gcrmaine will eater.
This is the first event Of the kind ever
held by the high school pupil Is and they
are extremely anxious TO make il sue
cess. All alumni and friends Of the
school are cordially invited.
The annual meeting and roll call
If the Brattleboro w. C. I. L. will be
held Saturday afternoon from TO
, clock at the home of the president,
Mrs. Henry Tucker. on Grove street.
The first hour will be devoted 10 the
regular meeting, reports from the of
ficers and the election of officers. A
social hour and the roll call will follow.
Refreshments will be served. Every
member is requested to be present TO
respond to the roll call.
The annual meeting of the Brat.
.leboro Woman's club was held, in the
chapel Wednesday af.
ternoon. Reports were read showing
, prosperous year The following of
ficers were elected: President Mrs.
Edgar Burr Smith; first viee.president,
Mrs. Charles II. Thompson; second
fice.president. Mrs. Francis p. Blake;
recording secretary. Mrs. John c. De
Witt: corresponding secretary, Mrs.
ieorae +. Warner; directors to serve
wo years, Mrs. Clark C. Fits, Mrs.
Clarence L. Stickney and Mrs. George
!. Barber.
Fred Dimes of CLARK street in at
on bicycle to make the turn
rom the alley in the rear Of the Crosby
flock into Elliot street Saturday AFTER
,oon collided with one of the Brooks
House taxicabs which WIS moving slow
V. The bicycle was wrecked and the
,ov fell in such way that the ear pas
ed over him. He was carried to his
rome and the chauffeur hustled Tor 2
Ioctor. Before the physician could
each the boy S home tho young fellpW
,ad returned to gather up the fragments
# his wheel. He said that he was to
lame for the accident.
While George Z. Gilman was not
permitted to read his own obituary
Monday morning he was given the OPP
,ortunity to deny grossly exagger'
,tedV reports that he had suddenly
Iropped dead. How the story started
: somewhat obscure. When inquiry
vas made about the truth of the report
f Mr.. Gilman s death he kindly offered
O appear in the flesh on horseback to
Iispel any doubt that might remain in
he minds of those hearing of his de-
Mise. A half hour later. he made
orr of the business section on horse,
,ack to prove the assertion ne had
made that he was very much alive.
James Althorn was assessed So and
osts in municipal court Monday eve
ling on charge of assaultlng Mrs.
Josephine Fecto. The testimony was
o the effect that Mrs: F'ecto and
,oarder named Goodell attended a
moving picture performance SATURDAY
vening. Messrs Althorn and Good
il. it is alleged, had difference OF
,pinion and Mrs. Fecto acting as
,eacemaker endeavored to queli the vo-
al disturbance. She claimed that she
vas struck, while the respondent said
he was simply brushed aside; HIS
Ionor Judge E. W. Gib 's9ni p Il wang
q constitute assault, found Althorn
utility.
Francis Marion, employed by A.
!, Wood, met with queer accident
Wednesday of last week. He was on q
vlat street near the entrance to the 5.
i. Smith company's plan: when an r aa,
omobile whizzed past him at rate
realty in excess of the speed limit. A
ROGERS team was standing near the en-,
rance to the Smith factory and the
o as took fright at the automobile and and
tarted suddenly as Marion aPproTaIhm ere
vas nothing for the boy to do but dive
nto a dump of broken bottles, tin cans
nd other debris. He was Obliged to 40