The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-21
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
The New England auxiliary wi,
i n"u tnsir next meeting Friday even
"a musical program will no oivo,
~ tne next grange meeting Wednesdo,
evening IN charge of Ceres. Panama
@heV, z, ;. Harrison of West Rrot
leb3ro VIII conduct the chanel serv;o,
nv me Retreat next sunday afternoo,
at 3 o clock. "''erhooi
The W. c. Horton real estate aYency
nas ms week sold for Arson /. WI.
ialhs ms home ON Chestnut street n
Mr' ana Mrs. Walter II. Stacy.
~ The current issue of Telenbouo
topics, me Official magazine of the New
England Telephone and Telegraph com.
panN, contains several pictures of tbo
interior of the Brattleboro rest room
The Twin State Gas & Electric
company IS building sustaining waIl
Tor several rods ON Pine street 70 nre.
vent the sand from the Catholic GENE.
terry property sliding onto the ear track
The heavy showers Monday even.
ing quenehed the fires on Black Noun.
tam IN Dummerston and Tuesday after.
noon the smoke arising from a score of
small fires near the southern extremity
or the mountain had disappeared.
AT o clock tomorrow great 10
dday sale will open al +. j. Fenton &
COS. The store has been closed since
wednesday night to mark down and
arrange the large stock The firm have
inll page advertisement in this issue
of the Reformer
Michael Fleming a veteran offend
er,, was arrested Tuesday by Chief of
Ponce George Wilson on charge of
ihtoXlcatlon, the complaint being made
by Fleming S wife Before Judge w. r.
Daley Tuesday afternoon Fleming was
Itentenced to 80 days in the county iail
at Newfane and taken there by Chief
Wilson that afternoon.
Fred II. Harris and his tennis part.
ner. j. G. Nelson put up an excellent
game against the veteran pair, Larned
and Clothier, in the second round of
the eastern doubles championship at
the Longwood courts i'm Brookline,
Mass. Wednesday. The latter won hut
were forced to extend themselves 10
the limit, the score being rs, 1871,
GA
Island Park has been a greater
magnet this week than at any time since
its opening. The outdoor moving pie.
lures are a novelty which has caught
on and the crowds each evening testify
to the popularity of this offering by the
management. Over 400 people witness.
ed the pictures Monday evening through.
out the heavy shower Ellen James of
the Aborn opera company has been a
special attraction this week.
Gilman & Helvar are surveying
Main street preparatory to making a
profile of it. which Road Commissioner
David 7. Perry and the Twin State Gas
4 Electric company will use in making
plans to lower the grade on the street !
several inches. The road commissioner
and railroad plan to improve the street |
and so the work is to be done in con
junction. as the railroad has nine, feet |
of right of way, They plan to put in |
new ties.
Visitors at the coming Valley Fair,
Sept. &c, % and 2s. will find no end of !
about the grounds. Prob |
ably the one appealing most to exhibit |
ors will be the new horse barn which |
will stand short distance east and I
north of barn b. The old line of pad |
docks along the east side of the fair
association S property has been removed |
for n considerable distance and con
crete posts set as an underpinning for
the new barn which is already under
The Harvard club of Keene, N. H.,
and the Harvard club of New Hamp
shire have jointly arranged summer
meeting of Harvard alumni at Walpole,
N. H., Friday afternoon, July 28. The
meeting will be held on the premises of
Franklin w. Hooper of the class of
1875. Among the distinguished speak
ers who will make addresses after the
luncheon will be the Rt. Hon James
Bryce. ambassador from Great Britain.
George A. Hines of this village will at.
tend the meeting.
Prospect Hill citizens were some
what alarmed Wednesday about 11.30
/. M, to see a man walking down South
Main street armed with revolver when
ne kept changing from one pocket to
mother. The man staggered and acteq
IS if he were under the influence OF
iouor or demented. He disappeared
,yer the brow of the hill east of Pros
,ect Hill cemetery and few minutes
lfterward a shot was heard. The man
but displayed no sign OF
,avinp attempted to take his own life,
lie was not seen after noon.
There is a tendency displayed upon !
he mart of several dealers in flavoring ]
xtracts to sell Jamaica ginger to that
,ortion of the population whlch IS
bliged to duench its thirst with tins
ooze substitute. For number OF 7
Months the sale of Jamaica ginger, pep
erment, wintergreen and other near n
yhiskev products has been reduced to a v
,;nimnm but of late the curbstone COM 4
,ittee seems to have located new r
,urce of supply and the man with a a
asoline- breath IS again a
ecomine a part of the general scheme a
{ sidewalk ornamentatlon. n
Since the school meeting TUESDAY u u
vening there have been rumors al9a1 :,
hat a special meeting would be called u
, revive the matter of teachers pen j."
ons which was disposed of by passing =
lat article in the warrant. When tne 7
uestion was put to vote nuinpe[ ~ l.
omen present were deferred from Voe- 4
20 bv the statement made by Moueiia n
IF II. D. Holton to the effect tnat OILY "
omen paying taxes IN tne lh M; poi how. CT
1 npo Is NOT the case. Section 9s6 OF the IL u,
ormont statutes is as follows: Women a, a
Years of age, shall have the same ="
ait to vote on matters pertaining 10
b nC ~ and school officers, and the same ii
a rHp n hold elective and appointlve P
az ro1atino TO school affairs. There st
Noonsiderahle discussion on the streets dt
h other The meeting was a legal one IN Ell
neIn ef t The fact that several non,,tax- T
wing IVY - women were disenfranchised' q
during the last two weeks Two m
.;ontals n clerical garb have been IN M
ll ~. ing - Brattleboro people and So III III
rviewisg dc Si ostensibly for the purpose w ".
,itin EgrJ ImpS gospel work into certain II
t.. car af TGnrfey One of the men, 70 70
rus OF hnouw W. individual, show 10 10