The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-10

meet with Miss llemenway on High
street Monday evening at 7.i5.
For the first time this winter the
signal for no school was sounded Tues
day morning, rs the heavy fall of snow
made travelling for small children u
task.
AT the grange meeting Wednesday
evening four candidates received the
first and second degrees. IL was voted
10 change the date OF the next meeting
from Feb. % TO Feb. %.
The local passenger train from
White River Junction. due IN Brattle.
b0ro ut 9.2O n. M, arrived Mt lO.3O
o clock Tuesday morning, delayed on
account of the snowstorm.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Brattleboro Mutual Aid association
viii be held Monday at $3.50 o clock, ~
the headquarters, | Canal street. The
association solicits donations of old
cotton,
Municipal Judge William X
Daley received his commission from
| Governor John A. Mead Friday morn
ing aud qualified Immediately by, tax
ing the oath of Office before Charles )
Chase, notary public.
Town Auditors Herbert Il. Cham
berlain and Dana Ill. Stafford hay,
been ON duty in the selectmen s room
| all the week auditing the town accounts
and preparing the annual report OF IN,
auditors, which will be sent TO tn,
printer probably the first of the week.
Funeral services of Miss Emma
Frances Heath were held at the hOm,
of her nephew. George NJ. Clay, Oh
Green street at 3 o'clOck Sunday after
noon. Rev. Roy NJ. lioughton oiliciat
ed. The body was taken TO North Tibet
ford Monday, and the burial was II
that place in the afternoon.
w. A. Subway, collector of taxes
settled with the town fathers Wednes
day. He has collected S50,sO0, a:
against Si4,0i7.23 for last year. ii,
has also collected $4,000 of the town
school tax, as against 50, 1861 for last
year. The uncollected town tax is ss39.2o
as against SS43.S9 for last year, and ht
has collected 1851 of the suspended
| tax. The uncollected town school Ia,
is $lS7.57, as against Sl46.6l for last
year. Thus il will be seen that thu
| total revenue of the town has increased
over $1,000 in the past year by the tow
tax being raised from 40 cents on thu
| dollar to 40 cents, and special high
way tax of five cents on dollar beini
raised the past year to improve side
walks.
Marvin j. Howard, the newly APP
pointed county fish and game warden
was in Brattleboro Saturday on the way
| 70 his home in South Londonderry from
! Lyndonville. where he had been il
conference with the state fish and gam'
commissioner, John G.. Titcomb. Mr.
Howard said that he intended to maxi
a complete tour of Windham county be
fore recommending the appointment o
deputy wardens in the several towns
| While Mr. Howard will hold hunter
and fishermen to a strict observance o
the game laws he does not intend to b'
unreasonable in his Interpretation o
the laws. so far as heels gwen author
ity to interpret them, as he is sports
man himself. He plans to make care
full study of conditions in this count
before making any move IN regard t
his official duties.
State s Attorney Frank Z. Barbe
and Municipal Judge William k. Dale
went to Newfane Wednesday to dispos'
of two state cases. Court was held II
the Newfane Inn. Arthur Harvey AM
| William Flynn, charged with lntoxlca
ton on Sunday afternoon, were brough
before Judge Daley and Harvey wa
showed that Harvey and Flynn ha'
been guests at cider drinking contes
held Sunday afternoon at the home o
Leonard Lee at South Newfane, an'
that the host, Mr.. Lee, received thor
ough beating during the festivities
Mr.. Lee received sufficient injury Z
make it apparent to the court that Tn
affair was not to be classed as parlo
soiree, and accordingly Mr.. Flynn, wa
held in $500 to await the result o
Lee IS injuries, and being unable to fur
nish bonds was committed to Jail. yHar
vey was also required to furnish bond
| to appear again, if needed. The stor'
of the afternoon proceedings include'
| the ehastising of Lee with board IL
! the hands of Flynn, it is alleged.
AT the opening of the February ses
sion of the Vermont supreme court a
Montpelier Tuesday the Windham com
ty cases on the trial calendar were dis
posed of as follows; Willis y. far
against George o. Guild and Mary l.
Holmes, foreclosure, ready for nearing
| C. V. Railway company against Lisle NJ
| CARPENTER. certiorari. left open; Alex
ander Boriand against BeDiantn +. Nil
lington, bill, continued. The cases o
the state against Fred Woodward ant
the state against DeCoursey o 'Brien
both for taking game without license
were continued, as +. f. Barber, IN
attorney who appears for the defend
ants in both cases, has been elected
state 8 attorney for Windham county
and desires to withdraw as counsel 10
the defendants. In the case OF the tow
of Londonderry against Charles fryoi
from Windham county, an appeal iron
the appointment Of guardian, Iuup
| Al in lowe
court was affirmed. The Judgment
the lower court was that the defendan
was mentally capable of taking care Q
himself and property, and That u
should recover his costs. Opinion b.
Judge Haselton.
For thrilling adventure, take :.
trip in dirigible balloon over Sw th
zerland with Lyman E. Howe at tn
auditorium tomorrow afternoon o
evening. The experience affords
nnioue sensation. You cannot forge
the thrill of delight as you glide frol
the earth and speed through the exhi
aratino air, while far below you passe
a splendid panorama of scenic Swltzei
land You will feel, too, thrill o
pride at the final conquest OF the al
as YOU soar away with the ease an
grace of bird over forests and cities
mountains and valleys. AS thoug
riding on huge albatross, or sea gul
Won mass over all, now close to tn
oronnd. now high above the trees i
The company of clouds Then, too, 20
will have a ride on the swiftest moto
boat in the world, the Ursula, of 80
horsepower Ro tour through LondoI
Tndo. China, and the Gorges lie l. al
decbe in France; witness the constrnt
tion and launch of an ocean palace tn
White Star Liner Olympic; spectacula
, demolition of big buildings in Messlna
landing passengers in 1hau rough ,o sea
Tunis; dangerous though. =, ploodles
other features of equal interest.