The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-06-30


boro will conduct the chapel service M
, the Retreat next Sunday afternoon NJ
, 3 o clock.
The Woman 5 Relief corps will hold
J n memorial service for dead members
, in Prospect Hill cemetery this afternoon
! and the graves Of such members VIII
be decorated.
John O'ConnOr has completed his
fOur.tenement house on Canal street
and il will be occupied early the coming
month by the families of George Bruce,
'. II. Winchester, George Harris and
], II. Allen,
The sheriff : sale OF the fixtures in
the George A. Gibbs store in the Ameri-
can building, was postponed saturday
until tomorrow afternoon. The fixtures
are sold under mortgage foreclosure
by f. w. 0rRins, who sold the stock OF
goods TO Mr., Gibbs.
The Grange held its regular meet
ing Tuesday evening, Worthy Master
T.. G.. Davis presiding. A class was in
structed in the third and fourth de.
grees This was followed by harvest
supper. There was q short literary pro-
gram, followed by dancing There was
n good attendance. The next meeting
will be Tuesday evening, July l ].
| Question for discussion When Is the
Best Time. and What Is the Best Method
for Harvesting a Hay Crop!
The graduating exercises OF the
pupils of st. Michael Is parochial school
were held Tuesday evening according
to the program published in the Re
! former two weeks ago. A lawn party
was held upon the school grounds at the
close of the exercises. The averages
made in the final examinations were ms
( follows: G. Rate. gS 81; Edmund
lEaus, 9S 81; Joseph Austin, IS; John
Aher, 9S; Marie Eckels, 81 6.7: Louis
Kaine. % 81; \. st. Cvr, %; Charles
Aher, %: Margaret Fleming, % 90;
Joseph Herbert, 80; Mary Clair. 80 %
Bernard Dunlevv, Sc; Joseph Aher, 81
81. The results of the examinations !
in the lower grades will be given next /
week,
An Italian workman employed hy 4
Crosby a Parker attempted the feat |
of operating an automobile without IN .
struction Wednesday forenoon and the <
result was the partial wreck of f, e, I
Crosbv's Rambler touring car. Carl /
Henkel, the timekeeper, was nj his home
on Walnut street and the Italian who
had a vague idea Of the operation of a
motor car, took the machine from the
Brooks House garage and went out on /,
fda time keepl' In attempting to make
the turn at the corner of North Main
and Walnut streets the machine collid-
ed with maple tree and il WASH I nee.
essary to shut off the power.
The 6lst anniversary of the Baptist
Bible school occurred last sunday.
There were no special exercises in con
neetion with it, coming as il did so near
to Children 5 dav. The officers were re-
elected for another wear. namely: Super
intendent, l., W. IlawleY; associate
f. 5. knight and Mrs.
Y. l.. Kennev. secretary. II. A. COburn;
treasurer, c. y. Moran; librarian. II. +.
G. Toedt During the year the school
has raised for its own maintenance
about 800. and for missions Ss5. There
has been gain of 20 members during
the wear. making a total enrolment of J
465. There are 45 members in the Home !
Department, and % names on the Q
Cradle Roll. The smallest attendance 5
during the wear was on July Sd, yerv :
stormy dav. when only l3i were pres .
ant. The largest attendance was on 5
Easter Sunday-324. The average al c
tendance during the school wear was
205. gain OF a. |
The BAPTIST Bible school viii hold :
heir annual picnic al Echo Park on the .
It'll of July. as last wear. II rs always !,
Understood that they welcome their =
friends TO these occasions, and do NOT =
.onfne the attendance either to mem +
lers of the Bible school or the church. =
ANY who wish to attend from other y
chools in town, or II not connected WITH =
my school, are very welcome to tine i
lays enjoyment. They have chartered :,
he two excursion boats of Hayes Bige. 7
WI no N
lay, going 10 and from the landing at - y
he bridge II is understood that this -
$ a basket picnic, and in addition TO -
God, all persons will carry their own
rin king glasses and cups. Coffee Will =
,e furnished at the grove. The first r
oat will leave about 9 clock, and I
hey will be running all day. In ease U
f rain the picnic will not be held II W
/ is doubtful. listen for the Baptist IN
hurch bell at S clock. ID
AT the regular session Of the pro 20
ate court Saturday before Judge a. +. m
chwenk business was transacted IN SIX al
states Final accounting was made in u,
he II. Elizabeth White estate of Brat ~
eboro by Enos White administrator, te
copies of the will of Rob RI
resented by O. E. Butterfeld of Viii te
lington. The hearing in the Lucy III
amb estate of Brattleboro was continu-
1 to July S. The administrator filed an -,
lventorv in the II. Elizabeth White II,
state of Brattleboro. The inventory of ri
he appraisers in the estate of Eugene 10
. Aklev of Vernon was filed. The ex- he
tutor filed an inventory IN the estate no
George p Worden of Halifax. At p ga
special session of the court held Mon n
Nv petition was made in the estate af
? n n4 10 oil
tate with the consent of the heirs. In ~ ~,
le matter of Herbert p. Andrews Of A.
over, incompetent, petition was made m,
sell real estate. There will be a hear 4 ~,
o in the matter July 10 Petition was e.
ade by Henry Tucker, administrator, iaa
r final settlement in the estate of I ,';
ara J. Clark of Brattleboro. Rr
James B. Smiley. 81, died suddenly da
his real estate office, 917 Washington ea'
)ulevard. Chicago Monday morning.
far as known he was enjoying his Va
nal health few DAYS before his death ~
cordino to a letter received by Mrs. ~
obv S. Ranger of Brattleboro last "a "a
eek. He was unmarried and lived The
one in rooms adjoining his real estate m
ice. Besides being interested in real ~
tate he was engaged IN publishing the
oks npon various topics. He was also ;no
author who had written several i;n-
,rks upon scientific subjects. He was M,
rn in Brattlehoro and was the son of bT
hn Smiley of Monroe, Mich, and Sarah NO
niger. sister of the late B. Ranger of AMI
attleboro. He was brought up in the con
milv of Mr. Ranger and graduated emo
I'M the Brattleboro high school dur ASH
? the first years of the administration cd
B. F. Bingham as principal. He en- aho
ed the employ of Ranger & Thompson as
II II. i Aa1