The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-10
BrattIebOrO Local
LOCAL NOTES.

There was n pleasant gathering In
| q, A, X. hall Thursday afternoon when
| 90 Woman = Relief corps women gath
cred for u social time. Piano selections
were rendered by Miss Yearly and Miss
Strecter, recitations by Mrs. Lamson,
Mrs. Bailey and Miss Eddy, after which
bountiful supper was served.
The seventh dance given this sea
son by the Brattleboro hose team was
held in Grange hall last evening. There
was n good attendance and through the
generosity of the managers of the han,
who gave the team the use OF II, the
treasury of the team received sub
stantial addition in the shape of adj
mission fees.
The tariff bureau Of the Boston 4
Maine railroad has revised its rate Pc
tween Springfield, Mass, and Brattle'
boro and after March 20 il is to be
$3.50 each way. The present rate Is
$50 from Springfield to this point and
Sl.55 from here to Springfield. For
many months Ticket Agent David ),
Carey has been glared at by people
field when they found that II cost 20
cents more to get out of the town than
to get into it. This same state of
affairs prevailed all along the line of
the Boston 4 Maine ms far north AS
White River Junction. but the new
equalization of rates will make the rate
the same, whether the passenger is com
ing into or leaving Vermont by this
route. Local people are now asking
when the Central Vermont VIII reduce
its rate between Brattleboro and
South Vernon. II is hardly probable
that the rate of 81 cents will be reduced
a 10 IN nI
to charge that with the transplanting
of the station at South Vernon to a
point south of the old location.
"A special meeting of the Brattle-
boro East society was held in the Con
gregational chapel last evening to dis.
cuss ways and means of meeting the IN
creased expenses the coming year. The
trustees presented estimates of the eX-
nenses which will total about $500.
There is no deficit in the treasury, but
in order to prevent a deficit 1t was
deemed best to discuss ways and means
of meeting the increase. 1t was voted
to elect a finance committee, which is to
institute more systematic plan OF
giving in the parish. Following is the
committee elected: G. l.. Durham, G.
c. Fits, G.. NJ. Clay, +. C. Adams, Miss
Florence NJ. Hemenway, Mrs. Fremont
Hamilton and Mrs. II. G. Rice. 1t was
voted to increase the salary of the min.
ister's assistant, Miss Hemenway. 1t
was also voted to make more extensive
repairs on the organ than was at hrst
contemplated. The Estey Organ com
pany has charge of the work. Provis-
ion had been made in the trustees esti-
mates to cover both of the matters. 1t
was voted to accept the offer of the
baiifis and the Twin State Gas 4 Elec.
tric company regarding the lighting of
the faces of the town clock with mean
descent lamps at no expense to the So
ciety.
The party of Brattleboro young
people who went to Winchester, n. H.,
Wednesday evening on sleighride
played the part of volunteer tiremen on
their return. just as the two sleigh
loads of young people were entering the
village of Hinsdale, n. H., shortly after
midnight they discovered what was evil
IDENTIFY deliberate attempt at arson,
and only quick work upon the part OF
the men of the party prevented the
burning of a house which was apparent
ly vacant at the time. A pile of about
half cord of four-f0ot wood which
stood near the building was blazing as
the sleighing party came near the house.
The men promptly ALLOTTED and extin-
guished the flames with snow. When
the fire fighters reached the burning
woodpile they found that it had evi,,
IDENTIFY been fired with. the intention of
destroying not only the wood but the
building adjoining. as the odor of kero.,
sene was heavy. From the height of
the flames it was evident that large
amount of oil had been used. The ten
ants of nearby house were aroused by
tine shouts of the volunteer firemen and
the people were told that though the
flames had been subdued the embers
were smoking and likely to break out
afresh.