The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-21

2 '"'I" August ~,
D = Leo council. Knights of Columbu
worked the first degree NJ lis meetin
. wednesday evening in the new lOdg
rooms in Market block.
Friendship circle met Thursday o
me lawn NJ Mr. and Mrs. W. II. ellison :,
~ o'l5 salad supper was served to 81
most ENJOYABLE time was had hv nj
present The hostesscs were Mrs. W. |
ellison and Mrs. A. II. lIopkinson.
The Young People : Christian unto
of the Brattleboro Universalist churcl
was presented a banner AZ the natiOna
convention of the society held las
week IN Portland. Me- The banner wa
awarded TO the union ms having tn
largest membership 10 Join the church
"A petition will be handed the pru
dental committee of the incorporate,
school district today asking that spe
eial sehoo meeting be called Tuesda,
evening, Aug. !, 10 take up the matte
Tor teachers pensions which was dis
posed of summarilv M the school meet
ing Tuesday evening by passing over
The house on the corner of West
ern avenue and Cedar street. belonging
10 \. 7. Simonds, has been sold 10 be re-
moved TO a lot on Cedar street belonging
TO the Judge Wheeler estate. The houS,
and barn now standing on the lot will
he remodeled into modern bindings and
rented or sold when finished :. W.
Edgett 4 Co, were the brokers.
Addison +. Cudworth. referee in
bankruptcy. was in Brattleboro Mon.
day morning TO attend hearing in the
matter of George 4. Gibbs, bankrupt,
Chamcey !. Knapp was appointed
trustee of the estate with authority
TO sell the remainder Of the personal
property in Mr.. Gibbs 5 store in the
American building.
Slowly but surely the ledge oppo.
site the Central Vermont passenger sta
ton is disappearing. Foreman George
Norbet, who is in charge of the blasting
operations, saws that before snow flies
the ledge will be entirely removed rs
planned originally and will be ready for
passenger station upon the spot, If
that is the plan of the Central Yer.
mont officials. He says that his de.
partment knows no more about the plans
at Brattleboro than do the people of
this town.
According TO an article in yester.
day 5 Boston journal the police of Bos-
ton and Providence are after John 4.
Strosneider in connection with the sep.
aration of $500 in money from Sam.
uel Butter, Boston metal dealer, who
was robbed in house in Providence.
Strosneider came into prominence in
june, 1910, in connection with the
George w. Coleman bank wrec king but
there was not sufficient evidence to hold
him. He will be remembered bv many
Brattleboro people through his visit TO
this town in September, 1905, as owner
of Gallagher, the horse that won the
free-for.all at the Valley fair that year
Local members of Mount Sinai TEN.
pie of Shriners have received nOtitica
tion of the midsummer outing which
will take the form of a boatride on
Lake Champlain Thursday. Special
rates have been obtained on the rail,
roads and tickets will be good going
July % and returning not later than
the 2Sth. The program mailed to all
members is an elaborate brochure and
bears the photograph of lllustrious Po-
tentate Thomas w. Fletcher of Bird.
port. In his official announcement of
the boatride. Potentate Fletcher says
~ know my business and this an.
is attested by Recorder
Charles II. Heaton who says II know
he does. 1t is likely that Brattleboro
will send a delegation to the testivi-
ties
A quiet wedding attended only by
immediate relatives was held yesterday
at the home of Mrs. Arthur
"a Canal street, when her
daughter. Miss Emma Frances Putnam,
was united in marriage to Alfred Ben
nett Jordan, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
F. Jordan. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton, pas.
tor of the Centre Congregational church,
the double ring service being used
There were no attendants. The bride
has lived in Brattleboro about five
years with her mother. The bridegroom
IS a Brattleboro man and graduate |
of Brattleboro high school in the class |
Of 1905. He is associated in business |
with his father, being an optometrist, |
Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan left Immediately |
for a short wedding trip. They Will be |
1t home to their friends after Aug.
1t 35 Green street.
The case of J. l.. Ryan against Mrs.
George A. Gibbs to recover for the
BOARD of Mrs. Gibbs s daughter, Marion,
vas heard before Justice i. D. E. Stowe
n the county clerk S Office yesterday |
afternoon. II. G. and F. E. Barber ap.
,eared for Mr.. Ryan and the defendant
vas represented by r. c. Bacon and NJ;
B Davis. Testimony was introduced
o show that the board of Mrs. Gibbs s
laughter was contracted during time
n the past winter while the Gibbs
ouse was under quarantine for scarlet
ever. The plaintiff claimed that Mrs
fibbs in telephone conversation with
Irs. Ryan arranged for the board OF
Irs. Gibbs s daughter and the defend
mt claimed that Miss Gibbs made the
and was accordingly re-
ponsible for the bill. No decision was ;
endered by Justice Stowe.
Chairman John Calvin of the select
len has sent out notices to all persons
tho assisted last week in lighting forest
res asking that they send him memo, J
andum of the time they were employed
S tiremen. The town OF Brattleboro
nd the state of Vermont Will reimburse {
Il persons who acted as volunteer nre,
zen. The town is responsible for all
re. fobting bills up to an amount equal
, FIVE per cent of the grand list OF the G
,wn. All bills in excess of that amount
i'll be paid by the state. Chairman
alvin had a force of fremen at the b
Iaze ON the Hunt farm the night OF t
INV and the two following days, and v
ST week his tire-fghters were called to p
> duty at the Goodall farm on the Put o
Nv road. The fire on Black Mountain, a
hich gave the people of Dummerst99n \
,nsiderable uneasihess, necesslted call, i
o upon Brattleboro for assistance and y
times over 20 men from this village Z
ere on the fire line. t!
The trustees of the Austine institu. o o
nm have adopted plans of Architect n
anil R. Henkel of New York for three =
o or, building for the school for the
'af and blind which they, propose to 2,
ais building will be of brick, with b
an Mite trimmings and is to be Of thor, R
oh construction, provided with all Y
5dern improvements. The announce tf