The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-08


The annual meeting and dinner OF
he held ~ Pine Grove Springs hotel
this afternoon.
The docket for the September
term OF Wndham county court, which
VIII convene Oct. l., contains l2s
eases; there are % entries ON the chan.
eery docket and IS divorce petitions,
Pred II. Harris is PLAYING in the
western New York tennis tournament
az Buffalo this week and Is picked 10
meet y. w, Niles, the present title.
holder, in the challenge round which
Will probably be PLAYED tomorrow.
The food sale on Mrs. George e,
Averill S lawn saturday afternoon for
the benefit OF the travelling library sup.
ported hy the Brattleboro branch of the
International sunshine society, was q
financial az well as social success.
The net receipts were ahout $40,
George Schmitt OF Rutland. the
aviator who attempted 10 fly NJ the
Valley fair last year, fell about 80 feet
~ the Central Maine fair in Watervillc
last week and was painfully although
not seriously injured. Schmitt j. now
az his home IN Rutland.
Rain has retarded the work on the
Austine Institution building 10 con.
siderable extent this week. Howe or.
the masons have made progress on the
brick work and the fire wall through the
centre Of the building is completed as
well as the UNDERMINING.
The Girl Who Dared opened the
season AZ the auditorium saturday even,
mg. The production was q musical
comedy, hut the theateggoer- We're not
like the woman IN the play. Evidently
they did not dare 10 attend, for the
audience was one OF the smallest seen
In the auditorium IN long time. There
was nothing about the show 10 warrant
a heavy attendance. though II was en-
TITLED 10 better support than II received.
The schools Of the Incorporated
school district opened for the fall term
Tuesday with $40 pupils enrolled in the
grades. Last wear 5 enrolment in the
grades was 500. There was a slight
falling off in the third grade in each
school The freshman class IN the high
school numbers II pupils and i the larg'
est in the history Of the school. OF tins
number 50 are new pupils in town. The
raising of the school age from 10 to 10
wears will increase the number OF
pupils IN the upper grades slightly,
The high school football squad be,
gan practice Tuesday under the direc'
tion of Coach O. b. Hughes, about %
candidates putting in an appearance,
including 1--WE members Of last year
team, Captain Weeden, TAYLOR, Haskell,
Adams, Z. Wentworth and Marion. In
addition to these men the squad IN
cludes Brown, Crosby, F. Wentworth
and Thayer of last year 5 second team,
N. Haskell. Sherman, Curtiss, Spencer
and Fits This year : schedule Will
include two games with Bellows Fails,
Greenfield and Vermont academy and
a game each with Seene Claremont.
y. H.. and Windsor, The boys expect
to begin practicinr on the Island park
field next week.
The Vermont Women Teachers
club. of which Miss Florence NJ. Well
man is member of the executive com
mttee. has sent TO all women teacLc,s
in the state 4 circular letter setting
forth the objects of the club. Some OF
the features which the club emphasizes
are sanitary conditions IN school Dulld-
ings, health of children. introduction
of manual training and domestic SCI.
ence into public schools. development
of interest in agricultural pursuits, d.,
recting recreation, organizing teachers
and parents clubs, better preparation
for teaching, better salaries and service
pensions. Suggestions are made fof
bringing about an improvement OF each
phase of school life mentioned
The rife team of the First Infantry.
Vermont National Guard, completed MS
tour of duty at the national rifle meet
in Camp Perry, O., Friday, and showed
marked improvement over its work OF
previous seasons. Vermont in 1905 was
bottom of the ~ teams entered IN the
shoot. these teams being divided INTO
three classes according to the records
made at previous shoots. This year
Vermont is second in Glass q, Lieut.
Col. II. T. Johnson of Bradford. team
cartain, considers that the men shot IN
splendid form and that the state has
reason to be proud of them. capt. W..
O. Cooley of Company !, who was
member of the team, reached nome sun
day. His total score was 2l5, mace rs
follows: 200 wards, Al; rapid fire, j5;
600 yards, IS; 1000 wards, 80 sklrmlsh'
6S.
Mrs. Franc E. Clark received
severe shaking up and numerous bruises
sunday afternoon, being run down by
DR. A. |. Miller 5 Ford automobile.
Mrs. Clark started to cross Cedar
street at the corner of Western avenue
on her return home from church when
DIR. Miller's car approached at SLOW
speed. The driver motioned Mrs: CLARK
Ia remain on the sidewalk until has car
had PASSED but she stepped off the walk
and was nearly in the center OF the
street before needing his signal. Ihen
She turned back but the car struck her
and threw her heavily to the, ground
one of the wheels passing over her pouy
above the hips. She was dragged sew
eral feet before the machine stopped
DR., Miller took Mrs. Clark to her home
an Snrnce street, only few steps away,
and an examination showed that no
homes had been broken. A nurse was
nrocured by DIR. Miller and has been IN
attendance upon Mrs. Clark all OF the
week. DR.. Miller has given Mrs. CLARK
professional attention several tunes
5aiIv since the accident and expects her
to recover soon.
Frederick Frances White: 81, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Addle
T Rutterfeld on Western avenue yes
terdav morning at 4 clock after an ~,
moss of one week following a bad fall
in which he fractured several RIBS. Mr.
White was born in Nottingham, Oct
2 1919. the son of Eunice lHarrlngton)
and Jacob White When boy ne work
ed on his father s farm and came 10
rncn;ved his education in the schools of
Wbitinsham. For few years he work
cd in a shoe peg factory in Brattlelboro
and then learned the carriage bullder
trade a He entered the employ Of: Of Che be
that factory for a number OF years.
since Sine leaving the Estey shops a number
% 'fn Years AGO he had lived retired life
NJ Mr. White was married Dec. 4, 1s47, to
Mis-; Nj; Elizabeth Mixer, who died ApriI1
/ 1895. Mr.. White leaves an adopted
daughter, Mrs. Addie !. Bntterneihh'
He was member of the BaP PTS c N the
Funeral services will De .o neda az Row .ne
Ioino cnnr will nfficiate and the burr.