The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-20
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

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1t is expected that Sergeant Cody
of the regular army will come to Brat
tleboro soon TO hold school of instruc-
ton for week.
Commencing next Sunday there viii
be no evening services at 81. Mlchael :
Roman Catholic church for the next
three months, Benedictlon will follow
the 1890 u. m. mass.
August Gunzinger sold the Lyric
moving picture theater to Arthur Blood
and Frank Main Wednesday after
noon, and the new proprietors took
possession that day.
Mrs. Samuel Betterley of Dunn
merston Hill received n visit from II
chicken thief sometime Sunday night.
That evening II hens and rooster DIS
appeared, and though an attempt was
made to locate the fowls no trace was
found.
John O Conner has begun building
four. tenement house on Canal street
nearly opposite the Canal street school
building. The trees and bushes have
been cut away from the bank above
the canal and work will begin soon on
putting in the foundation.
Justice +. d. +. Stowe has given a
verdict for the plaintiff to recover s32
and costs of S3.7S in the case of IL. f..
Brown against Michael Black. The
suit arose over matter of rent for a
barn. +. +. Barber represented Mr.;
Brown. and Myron Z. Davis appeared
for Mr.. Black.
Charles II. Williams of Bellows
Falls. ms referee, came to Brattleboro
Tuesday to listen to testimony in Il
suit brought bv G. II. Eddy Co.
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recover the value of certain empty bot
ties formerly containing beverages
manufactured by the plaintiff. w. X;
Daley appeared for the plaintiff, and
the defendant was represented by
Frank L. futile of Vergennes.
For the second time in his career as
postal employe C. W. Wilcox has
been named ms acting postmaster.
Saturday morning, following the death
of Postmaster Taylor, the bondsmen OF
the late postmaster designated Mr..
Wilcox as acting postmaster. About
seven years ago Mr.. Wilcox was named
as acting postmaster on the death OF
DR.. d. p. Webster
Col. II. Edward Dyer, LIST Infantry,
Vermont National Guard, has an
nounced his appointments to the regl'
mental staff, which will be. composed as
follows.
c. C. Thomas of Rutland: eaptaln and
ouartermaster, Capt. l.. d. Taylor OF
Brattleboro; captain and eommissarY,
j. b. Harmon of Bennington; captain
and inspector of rifle practice, {. n.
Barber, ir., of Barre.
Upon request of Chairman Bar
tholdt of the national house commit
tee on public buildings and grounds,
Secretary MacVeagh has sent to the
house estimates for appropriations for
n large number of public building pro
iects authorized in the last public build.
ings bill the money for which must be
appropriated at this session of con
gress. The New England items IN the
list include $50,500 for the Brattleboro
postoflice and court house.
A Lincoln, Neb., newspaper in
speaking of the work of the Aborn Eng
Gsh Grand Opera company in recent
performance of Faust in that city, says:
civilian Schuster, the Sir Tristan OF
the afternoon, took the part of Mepnis-
torheles instead of George Shields. Mr..
Schuster s Mephisto had more the char,
acteristics of the Miltonic Satan than OF
the insinuating individual so familiar to
theatergoers. He is a large man ana
sang the part in sOnorous, big tones,
which rang forth with commanding
| dignity
The testimony of James Donovan
and II. F. Kelley of Boston and George
| w. Mixter of Philadelphia was taken
before Master NJ. c. Weber Saturday
AT a hearing in the case of the Hooker
| Corser & Mitchell company against
J. f. Hooker w. H. Corser and Z. "
Whitaker. The witnesses were former
statesmen for the plaintiff company VINO
are now employed as statesmen by the
Mohawk Overall company of Science
tadv. N. Y, and were called by the de-
PENDANTS in an effort to show that no
attempt had been made to harm tne
business of the Hooker Corser q NIL
chell company. The taking or testlinony
in this case will be resumed IN Rutiano
Monday.
At the meeting of the teachers OF
southeastern Vermont held IN BeiioWs
Falls Friday and Saturday the follow
ing officers were elected: G.. l.. NC
Kuisick Of Chester, president; Miss
Florence Wellman of Brattleboro, vice
president: Supt. C. X. Collins of Bel
lows Falls, secretary treasurer, Miss
Florence S. Greene of Chester and Supt
p TT. Dorsey of Ludlow, executive com
mittee. A committee with Supt. T. II,
Blake of Chester as chairman brought
in a new constitution, which was ac-
cepted and adopted, and the name
Southeastern Vermont Teachers assoo'
citation was adopted. After the meet,
| ing over 200 registered as members OF
the association.
The annual meeting of the Sunday
school of the Centre church was held
in the chapel Sunday afternoon; and
the following were the officers ele e e.
for the coming year, PRESIDENT, II. =
| Crosby; superintendent. deorge ~ ~
| C. Brown and HI. F. Jordan; secretary
treasurer, E. r. Bemis; auditor, l.. A
Whitney; librarian, F. O. Adams; as
sistant librarian, Alfred Jordan; SUI
perintendent of intermediate depart
ment. Miss Florence Hemenway; SUI
perintendent of junior department
Mrs. F. w. Kuech; superintendent OF
primary department, Mrs. +. Il. Perry
assistant superintendent OF primary
department, Mrs. I. G. Crosier; super
intendent of beginners department.
Mrs. w. 7. Haigh; chairman of book
committee, Mrs. Robert Clark. Reports
were presented by the secretary and by
Miss Mary Cabot, chairman OF the
library committee.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Brattleboro Trust com
pany in the company's banking rooms
Monday morning the following officers
were elected: President, A. B. Clapp
vice-president, M. j. Moran; treasurer
Charles A. .Boyden; assistant treasurer
J. r. Ryder; directors, A. B. Clapp
M. J. Moran, E. w. Blodgett,. George
A. Eels, D. P. Dewitt, j. L. Stockwel
and E. w. Gibson, all of Brattleboro
John E. Gale of Guilford, &. 5. Howe
of Hinsdale, N. H., 0. y. kandan o.
e Son+h InndnnderrY George s. Eos