The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-08-11
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP

dist Espicopal church will hold n lawn
party ar 10 Grove street. Saturday
August IL, beginning at 4 D. m. and
continuing through the evening leo,
cream and cake will be served.
. The members of J. Il. Hall 3 Sunday
Sehooi class are invited TO the home OF
Mrs; H., q. Smith ON Guilford street
wednesday afternoon Aug. 16. Mem.
bers are to furnish cake, sandwiches and
dishes as usual. The men are invited.
Many people in Brattleboro who
remember Rev. Harley w. Hewitt, will
De glad OF the chance TO hear his young.
er brother, Ebert 5. Hewitt. of Prov.
denee, X. l., at the Advent Christian
church next Sunday. All are cordially
invited to attend the services.
The Casket, trade journal for un.
dertakers, contains an article this month
entitled The Growth and Progress of
the professional Undertaken, written by
". II. Bond of the undertaking firm of
Bond 4 Son. Mr.. Bond suggests that
undertakers should establish themselves
IN quiet parts of a city or town rather
than on busy thoroughfares.
Secretary Oscar L. Benson of the
Valley Fair association has the premium
list for the goth annual fair in the hands
OF the printers and expects TO issue il
next week. Arrangements have been
made with the Hays advertising agency
of Burlington TO handle the publicity
department and already advertisements
are appearing in weekly state papers.
Protective grange conferred the
first and second degrees Wednesday eve.
ming. The second degree was worked
by the special degree team with C. f.
Loo kwood, master; Waldo Wells, over.
seer; Mrs. Lucy Sargent, lecturer; Mrs.
Cola Morse. chaplin: Leon Leader, stew.
ard; Il. W. Spaulding. assistant steward
Mrs. Alice Spaulding. stewardess; Miss
Lillian Higley, Ceres; Mrs. Ellen Lock
wood, Pomona and Mrs. Ida Grant,
Flora.
The work of reducing the grade of
the street railroad to conform to the
proposed grade of Main street was com.
pleted Yesterday, and Road Commission.
er ID. T. Perry began to cut down the
street from Elliot street to a point OPP.
posite the Baptist church. The hump
in the street opposite the town hall will
make necessary cut of is inches.
Commissioner Perry says that the work
will be rushed as fast as possible and
will be completed long before the Valley
fair.
"A. C. Griffin, superintendent of the
Snowflake canning factory, is making
preparations for the opening of the sea.
son, which will start between Aug. is
and 81 and continue for four or five
weeks. The acreage of corn this year
is the largest in the history of the con.
cern, over 440 acres having been plant
ed. About two-thirds of this total IS
situated in the towns of Vernon and
Mortified and will be shipped to Brat
tleboro in cars. The largest grower is
A. a. Dunklee of South Vernon who has
GO acres about ready for picking. The
canning company expects to put up
about 100000 cans this year and Will
give employment to 100 people during
the season.
The marriage of Miss Lanice Belle
Patton of Hartford, Conn, and Charles
Arthur Dana of Billings, Mont, took
place Tuesday afternoon at 40
o clock at the summer home Of the
bride IS mother. Mrs. r. l.. ). Patton, on
Ames hill in Marlboro. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. II. II. Shaw;
pastor of the Marlboro. Congregational
church, using the single ring service.
About so guests were present to witness
the service which took place in the
grove near the cottage. A reception
was given at the house. The couple
were attended by Miss Julia Patton, Sis,
fer of the bride, as maid of honor, ana
A, B, Fowler of Pittsburg, Pa, as best
man. The bride s gown was WnlIe
creme. Mr.. and Mrs. Dana left at BY
O clock for Billings where they VIII
mako their home. Mr. Dana is an in
strnctor in the Billings POLYTECHNIC IN
stitute.
-Dominidue Belleville of Hlnsdale,
n II nerformed a pedestrian feat Wed,
nesday that few 9S-year0ld men would
attempt. He walked from his home IN
Uinsdale TO Brattleboro to visit ms SON.
dominique Belleville. ir. Though M :
Reiievilie received several offers OF q
ride while on his way to Brattleporo ne
declined TO accept, saying that ne pre-
ferred to walk. He has walked the as
tence a number of times within Few
raars Int this was his first trip mere
Since his 9sth birthday. While here ne
oailed nnon his granddaughter, Mrs L..
T Mann. Mr.. Belleville was apparent
~ hnt little fatigued when ne arrived,
WING walked the seven miles IN Iour
bours. starting from his home az a. ~,
and arriving at 10 at Island PARK wn 1n,5
he was met by his son. Wednesuta ay
afternoon Mr. Belleville took a nlolo,
boat ride up the river ana lass enun,7
attended a moving picture peri i 5a,I ~
He will remain in town lor '"S :"
two.
narrow escape from q tatal az
o;dont occurred about S o clock ouhaaiS
. 81 ernoon, near Spofford village, on tne
enad IN Westmoreland, when a m9ueIIfate
,;zed touring car belonging 10 NJ. h hn
WaGanen of Alstead, and occuPltt
his farmer and members or the Ed n", ovar.
F. milv to the number OF hVe, Was o o,yn
rurned and all of its oceIpa5n's .ni rem.
,ut One of them, an oid lauy' 80 70.
le;rod internal injuries, but the otne5l
,el escaped with bruises Nv
.orotches no bones being broken.
49, os can he ascertained the occupdnuo
IA tbe a. car had been belated IN some wy
- 9n ,-aro in a hurry to get nome 70 y
'1oad Tef Tbeir route lay through SpoH.Ggfui
'teau. ban near the old tannery IN thds
WI iIIoG wn the driver undertook to MAKE e,' a
.iiiaS avn To avoid rock or some ~
l .r,a+; on The car skidded ana turilra
". Ill Roth of the front Wheels W.
,uaI,en n nieces. 1t is thought oy SUI,
J ho+ q defect in one of the wheels may
ave caused the accident
Passengers waiting for or the we're o,pe
outbound train Tuesday aer Iefi4E ne of
BY +h brief rai, sSn5O1 men.
ireman and brakeman IRON 1na wv On M Their
Tnss Tas ea each t. sSss s
raiho nnan in the case and from ~
vas Mt WIZ indnlged in by the comoat1,
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5ass tie n nsn hsS sss GER station st. rb 5eS
t tdsa ths handing 1 his a w6h
augntt ,l nta in considerable aq1ant.1h.oyr.