The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-08-04
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The regular meeting and picnie of
society. Branch /. viii he held
this friday afternoon in Mrs, Mary
grove AT West Brattlehoro
If the weather is stormy, the meeting
will be indefinitely postponed.
Railroad men say that the White
Mountain trains from New York
through Brattleboro have been operated
NJ loss this season. Local railroad
employees say that the mountain traffic
has been the lightest this year of any
wear they can remember since the trains
were put on.
The Ladies Enterprise society
spent Wednesday afternoon al Island
park. The members met at 3 clock
with Mrs. Lucia Foster on Organ street
and went from there to the park. Sew
aral other organizations of women meet
nj Island park and one card club holds
there regularly,
-Brainerd TAYLOR had a head.on col.
lision with Arthur Negar nj Spoiford
Lake. n. H., Monday evening when he
ran into Mr.. Negar 5 Ilupmobile with
l.. d. TAYLOR S Oldsmobile runabout. Mr..
TAYLOR was travelling at q rapid rate and
was unable to stop when he sighted Mr..
Vegar 5 ear. No great damage was
done TO Mr.. TAYLOR S ear, hut Mr.. Veg.
ar s car was put ont of commission.
A male patient at the Brattlehoro
Retreat made a feeble attempt to com.
nit suicide Friday evening while eat
ing supper. The man tried 10 stab him
self in the abdomen with n fork but was
quickly oyerpowered. The patient is
confined at the institution because of
suicidal mania which has been exhibit.
ed on several occasions. The man comes
from the northern part of New llamp.
shire and has been contSe in other in
situations on account of his attempts
to take his life.
ANY voung Englshmen in Brat.
tleboro who may be interested in the
formation of a cricket team should ad'
dress Harold p. jaw. care Of Brooks
House. Mr.. Jay wishes to organize q
team to play with teams IN several
nearby cities. This will be an excellent
to organize team as Mr.
.Tav is an expert cricket player and IS
very anxious TO see the sport introduced
into this section. He may be folNd at
the Brooks House office or letter adj
dressed as above will reach him.
A temperance meeting under the
auspices of the Woman 5 Christian
Temperance Union will be held in the
auditorium at East Northiield, Mass,
Wednesday. Aug. 9, at o clock. The
program pives promise Of interesting
which include The LOYAL
Legion in all Lands, by II
children in costume, from The World
in Boston; singing by popular sololsts
and a children's choir and an address
nv Prof. John A. Nichols of Boston;
Mr.. Nichols is considered a foree1ul
sneaker and it is urged that q large
will avail themselves OF the op,
portunitv TO hear him. \ collection VIII
be taken for the work.
Ten members of Company ], First
regiment, Y. N. G.. went Monday TO inc
state rifle range at Northfield to take
mart in the annual competition among
tbe several companies of the FIRST regl
mept OF the 10 men from Company
six participated in the shooting, u r,lt
others being markers and scorers. Inc
mon CONFUSING the team were CAPT.
" " q Cooley. list Lieutenant Dana II
Gilman. 2d Lieutenant James HelYar
SERGEANT Tones. Corporals Whldden anf
Miner and Privates Busby, Ellis: Haf
rinaton and Thayer The winnlne
Tam IN The competition will receive
ariZe If S25 and will hold the centen
hal +ronhy for one wear. The Is mgl
men of the competition will probably pt
Selected to make up the. state team
which goes to Camp Perry, ONO, ne ea
month TO take part in national Ill'
nomnetition. Lieutenant Gilman IS cap
tain of the team from Company l.
-Road Commissioner D. T.. Peri,
starte6 work Monday on reduclng9, On, tn'
Grade of Main street from the blli4
Street corner to point about opposlt'
fbe Baptist church. The TWIN ota AZ
Gas & Electric company VIII at w
same ono time relay the rails of the stree
Ta;i air and put in new chestnut tieS
Tho macadam surface material WING,
Z be;ng removed will be used agar
10 Eth new material when the road !
VIII The change will cut dow
f re- s tro ahont IS inches in front o
re re s own ball building. This IS tn,
un which Road Commissioner fe[l,
h MUi had in contemplation for a numpe
nf Months. A scarcity OF help preNeitt;
o 81 him from beginning operations uh ~
a. thie w week, 1t has been suggested 11 1a,
b t,,'@ onoht TO wait until after the taile,
VAR ES before digging up the, street. pu
lie a. irtonds TO have the work compleIe'
Several ne weeks before the far opens
The marriage of Miss Cora Maud oi
oornI ne 70 Harland Timson Miller tool
oPeiS of o'clock Monday evening q Z,
t pna0 home of the brides parents ,r :,
Ne NV Warren. Pa. The wedding wa
Nit MI = only the immediate relatlH;e a we 90
quleI, on1 The single ring service va
ing pfeMsf NJ and Mrs. Miller started aIte
u use oramonv for a trip via Chicago y
IHe Se Civ, Mo-. and will be at nom
kaH nn Rrooks street, Hartford, o9nn
az ~ Snnt ~ Mrs. Miller spent, thae
a1ter oup't training in the BrattleotolL,
Wears Seeonorial hospital, graduating IN ~
Me nnd i Class sent out from that lnstluo
s s;op Mr. Miller has made ms ho h;
t LII, the death of his mother WI" LIZ e,
soIo and aunt, Mr.. and MIS-. oG Dat 4
4 m Harris He attended the Wes s n p,a.
n n. academy, and for elgnt SedIII
IneS LIEU clerk in o. J. Pratt s stoie, ae
Wv Wv holds a position as noor o na stor
IN The Brown, Thompson company '
in Hartford, Conn.
For the first time in many man +b nof to-
mo+or Is running to waste over o I'm nlan
WAFER - mammoth dam and power p oS;n
OF the e ir4aamnecticut River Transmi ssaO
OF the I'M - Vernon. Vt. The rett en
company ntEort fec brooks and streams n ,Ha
rams soa +be Connecticut river 1of T. h the
run ia' RGrattleboro with the res st b IIg
apov t,,a ~, concrete dam is not II
Inc mug n hold the water IN the IN
e ent;feal lake. The situation Is ppficial,
afti nc Transmission company aom Aha
20 Tn tne + T Richards. stated e,15 9ou'16 urin
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