The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-07-29

AANRa
The external appearances ef Tho
street school has been lla'
proved BY coat u white painl this
week.
-Sedswisk Relief eofps l. ilyiied 10
a lawn party nj Mrs, u-aFeio Stone :.
u Myrtle street, Heai Tuesday after
noon,
The delegates 10 the democratic
county convention al Bellows Falls TO-
morrow will leave iiraiilehofo on the
$50 iraln.
AT the next regular meeting 81
Protective grange Wednesday evening,
Aug. 10, the nFsi and second degrees
viii boo conferred, There will be
number Of initiates.
AT a special meeting u the pmden..
iial committee of district No. held
las, Friday evening. Rev. l.. Y =
osgaod was chosen chairman and Miss
Florence NJ. wellman clerk.
&C. II. Thompson and DR., II. L.
Greene Of the North End tennis club
PLAYED against Pollard and Perry Of the
tharlrsiown, y. H.. club Monday alter
noon. winning three matches 10 The
visitors one, In singles Pollard de
feaied Greene o., Thompson defeated
Pollard O.. aud Perry Ga. A return
match will be played Ia ChaTlesioHn
next week with full team.
Miss Florence T.. Barker, daughter
Of Mrs. Lena r.. Barker, aud William
4. Adam. son Of Frank Adam, were
united In marriage NJ the parochlAi
residence 81 ~. Michael's Catholic
parish Friday evening az o'clock;
Rev. NJ. j. Carmody oiliciaied aud Fred
aud Mary Adam, brother and sister OF
the bridegroom, were the attendants
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam went 20 Hartford;
Conn. Saturday for n short trim ana
will live with the brides mother. \
Canal street. Both have wide circle
Of friends. Mr.. Adam has been EN-
ployed by the Es,ey organ company Tor
some time.
Holden & Martin have brought a
suit for $4,000 damages against the
Central Vermont railway company:
The papers were filed In the Office OF
the county clerk Monday. The plain
tifTs seek 20 recover damages ON snu,'
600 feet Of lumber burned at the Hoi,
den & Martin siding in Townshend
in October. 1909. The declaration OF
the plaintiff alleges that II was the
duty Of the railroad company 70 pro
vide its engines with proper appliance,
10 prevent the scattering OF sparks and
thereby cndangering property: a. D,
Carpenter is attorney for Holden q
Martin.
The executive committee of the
Valley fair has practically decided 10
have another $1,000 ffeefor-all race
this year. A large number OF fast
horses are campaigning the half'mile
tracks this season and there Is every
reason TO expect that the field tins
wear will be as fas as last. Asa Wilkes,
winner of the first heat in last year ;
free.for.all. is on the grand circuit this
wear in charge of the veteran handler,
Walter Cox. The horse started IN tine
zoo pace at Kalamazoo, Mich, Mon
day but could get no better than fourth
money. He finished second IN the hrst
heat. however, which was stepped IN
2.05h
The following delegates and alter
mates were elected at the democratic
caucus Tuesday evening in Festival
hall TO attend the democratic county
convention Mt Bellows Falls tomorrow;
Delegates. George II. Hall, J. \. Ami
don. A. p. Carpenter, il. W.. Amidon,
II. (. Childs, ID. Duggan, J, ). Eckles'
NJ. j. DOYLE. ID. j. Stolte; NJ. ). Moran
@. A. Littlefeld. Hugh Dunklee, j. j.
Eckles, ir., w. A. Shumway, II. stock
well. Patrick Kane; alternates, f. l.
Swift, John Fitzgerald, Diedrich Store,
William Fleming, 4. ". k9el' Dnvlu
Carey, T. Aher, d. +. Shea, 7. .. rem n
ton, William Boyee, Danlel Hhea, II; d.
Haus. G.. 7. Lundberg. Charles A. boy
don Frank Pratt and Martin Austin.
The main part of the program at
the regular meeting of Protective
grange Wednesday evening was gwen
bv the graduates of the West Brattle-
boro grammar school. IL was as Ioi.
lows: Narrative, A Little Feminine
Cassabianca, Edith M. johnson; mar
rative. Jimmy Browns Sister s Weu'
ding. Ruth A. Prentiss; piano soio'
Flower Song, Louise j. Haskell; story,
How the Camel Got His lump; james ss
Highest. Elizabeth M. Atkinson. The
avenino's program included a piano
solo bv Miss Clara Clark of the Ad-
d;son grange and select reading by
Miss Eloise Sanders. 1ce-cream ana
cake were served during the social
hour following the program.
Road Commissioner David I,
Perry has a force of men at work on
sidewalks in the village. He is putting
in granite curbing for quite distance
on the south side of Canal street west
from the Canal street schooln ,at ~
"a "a tho Fin street hill from Canal
Street ia Prospect street. After con-
Siderable experimenting by Mr.. Perry
he has constructed an apparatus Ior
heating tar by steam instead OF bulle-
inc a wood fire beneath kettle as 4. Is
generally done. This apparatus VIII
10 connected with the steam boiler on
tbo road roller and will do away with
Gros along the streets where concrete
nidewaiks are being laid or repaired.
Ono of fine advantages Of this apparatus
nil he the absence of danger IN Doll
mo- tar over into the dirt and causing
nxfra work upon the part OF the men
in charge of the work.
The annual picnic of the Methodist
Sunday school was held at Echo Fark
Wednesday. About so persons attend
cd making the trip from this village
en- one of the Bigelow excursion boats
III ,mh;ch was chartered for the day. Inc
a Wan Guard left about $50 in the
au orn;no and some s or 10 trips we're
nd, NO during the day, the last return
tr;n heing made at $50 o CLOCK. base
hail and athletic events occupied Inc
- tarnoon. Swimming was enjoyed py
. large number. A basket iunch was
eaten at noon. The baseball teams w en-
e eaautained by Rev. F. a. Wells and Dr. y:
CHARLES cap,lG G. Wheeler. Mr., Wells 8 team team
o .arr;ed off the honors.' Rifle, target
e caaitic was INDUCED in by the girls
p ps we'll as the boys and many OF the
a az women displayed marked ability
At handling rife. Charles . u; omio "
" in charge Of the manufacture Oh
lemonade and acted as general as
sistant.
A week ago Sunday while the three e
.o,r nnits were being connected WIN
the switchboard of the, Conneetlca ~
De p;yor Power company's plant at