The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-14


tenement house well under way aud !
contemplating building another one Of
TIE present site OF his barn.
Superintendent OF Construction ]
r. Cole of ~. Adams was in Brattle
horo Wednesday on business eonnecte,
Win the removal OF the ledge opposii
the Central Vermont passenger station
The mortality rate has been heay,
during the past 10 DAYS; For the J,
DAYS ending Tuesday there were !.
deaths reported in this village. Tn
most Of these were from the severa
institutions located within the villagi
ANA the persons in several cases ha,
been III long time.
Prof J. W. Votev Of Burlington
consulting engineer for the state boar,
OF health, came 10 Brattleboro Wednes
day afternoon TO continue his eXamina
mon Of buildings requiring fiTe-escapes
In company with Dr. Henry u. Holion
I secretary of the state board Of health
Prof. Notey made tour OF this village
Yesterday.
AT a meeting Of the executive com
miitee Of BrattleborO chapter. d. A. r
I ~ the home Of the vice.regent, Mr.
I l.. +, Holden. SATURDAY. afternoon II
was voted 10 pass the july meeting on
account Of the excessive heat. II wa.
( voted 10 hold the August meeting al
Echo Park. on Bennington day, Aug
IL. The occasion viii take the form Of
a picnic
"A wear ago this week the Central
Vermont Railway company gave the
Swift Beef Co. notice 10 move from is
leased land within three months. An
nouncement was made that the railroad
intended 10 build its station immediate
IN. Since that date there have been
MANY moves in the railroad matter hut
the beef house sill oceupies the same
site and the old passenger station J.
still doing service
AT the regular meeting Of the Sc
lectmen last evening Road Commission
CT y. T. Perry consulted with A. l..
Tripp. superintendent Of the local troll.
lev road. and f. NJ Adds. manager of
the Twin State Gas & Electric company,
relative 10 the work of cutting down
the grade Of Main street opposite the
town hall building. Commissioner
Perry will begin the work within a few
DAYS. Just az present there i 2 short.
age Of competent helm.
Road Commissioner David T. Perry
saws that the people who complain OF
the way his department oils the streets
and roads should bear in mind that his
appropriation viii not permit olling a
roadway from ditch 10 ditch He saws
that on certain parts of Western ave
nue. he has spread oil p feet vide vet
autoists will persist IN running their
cars into the loose dust az one side Of
the oiled path. He finds this condition
prevails on all of the oiled roads ont
side Of the village.
DR. Charles H. Gilbert. 20, died at
Andover. Mass. Sunday of paralysis.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon Dr. Gilbert was a dentist
and was born in Saxtons River July
Is. ls4l He was brother of James
NJ Gilbert Of Townshend and Of George
" Gilbert of Sioux City. Ia. and an
uncle of Walter 4. Gilbert of Brattle
boro, Dr. Gilbert lived when a Young
man in Walpole. y. H., and enlisted
from that town in Company B of the
l4th New Hampshire volunteers as
drummer. He studied dentistry at -.
Johnsbury and Cambridge, Mass.
Road Commissioner David t. Perry
has been devoting his attention to the
eastern end of Elliot street the last 10
DAYS with the result that that thor
oughfare is being resurfaeed with tar
maeadam which viii make q frst-class
oadwav-providing II ism I dug up
more than once a month. The steam
roller is being used 10 surface the street
and the residents of that thoroughare
are promised one of the best streets. IN
town when the commissioner finishes
his work. The maeadam surface begins
at the junction of Church and Elliot
streets and extends TO point near the
Brattleboro Savings bank where the
paving begins.
Company /, 1st regiment, Y. \. g.,
returned Wednesday evening from the
state range at Mortified, Vt, where
the annual camp of instruction in rife
practice is being held. The men left
Sunday afternoon. Three
sharpshooters and 81 marksmen quail
fed. which is the best showing made
bv any company thus far this year on
the range. The camp will continue
! brongh the month of July when the
repimental competition for the centen-
NAL trophy will be held, beginning July
9l Ii is expected that teams of eight
men from each company viii parucl.
nate The state team for the national
ponpetitiOn at Camp Perry, OHIO, ID
August, will be made up from those haY-
ing the best average scores made dur
inc the camp of instruction and at the
repimental competition. Last wear IN
the regimental competition Company |
stood third: Company I Of. NorthneId
was first, and Company NJ OF burlington
second. In view of the fact that Com
pany ! has no range upon whleh 10
practice the showing made last year
ma this wear is considered highly cred
table bv the officers of the regiment.
A quiet home wedding, attended
,nly bv relatives of the contracting
parties. took place "Wednesday noon, !
Tune 2s, at the home OF NJ. and Mrs.
D. A. Cleveland Of Oak Hil, \. 4,
Tben their only daughter, Miss Nellie !
Tlayeland, was united in marriage 10 |
7iifton w. Barrett. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
q M Barrett of this village. The |
CEREMONY was performed by Rev. II. Z. /
snencer and the single ring service was Y
,sed The house decorations were 4
laisies and roses. The bride wore a |
own of white silk trimmed with lace. !
wedding luncheon was served I'M
nediatelv after the ceremony ana M.
md Mrs. Barrett started late IN the
.fternoon in an automoblle for Yer
mont. They arrived in BTattleboro
[upe 80 aud remained here until july :
rhen thew went to Bellows Falls where
bev will live at 10 Henry street. MI. 4
barrett. for a wear and half. has heen
billing and shipping eIeak IN the Gmee
: Bellows Falls. and the bride has been
mI,loved as a bookkeeper in the Stev-
ms Insurance office at Granville, n; y,
or o., five years. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
eft are graduates of the Albany busl-
ess college.
with the death of Sheriff Arthur
/ THOMSON at Bellows Falls Sunday
county deputy sheriffs had
heir Commissions automatically ter
ms sfe6 as the law makes such commits
IONS void when the sheriff ceases 10
VI Va g. Cbanneev I. Knapp of Brat