The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-07

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from TO $50 o clock
The annual meeting of the Brattle'
boro board of trade will he held in Fes'
tival hall Friday evening, April 81, at
100 o clock.
The New England auxiliary Will
meet with the president, Mrs. Harry
Holland, 20 Canal street, Friday after
noon at $50 o clock,
The Ladies circle of the Univer-
salist church will hold nm Easter sale
and supper in the church vestry Satur-
day afternoon, April a.
An important meeting OF the
younp women of the Centre Congrega,
tional parish will be held m the chapei
Sunday evening at o'clock
The funeral of Edward l.. Cook
will be held mt the house on Canal
street M 3 q clock tomorrow afternoon.
Rev. d. Il. Trout will oiliciate.
-Pocahontas Council will hold a
dance in Red Mems hall tomorrow,
saturday evening. Hines n Dupan
will furnish music. Everyone Is IN
vited.
The ice in the Connecticut river
broke mn Yesterday afternoon and this
morning the stream is filled with large
cakes that are coming down from
above The ice is not nearly as timex
ns il was last season, having been rot
ted away by the rain and late SHOWS.
Rrattleboro lodge, Me. o. r., held
n social in Red Mems hall "Wednesday
evening. which was not only Literally
attended but was one Of the most sue
cessful of the social events given nv
this order during the winter and
snring season. Cards and games were
induced in and refreshments we're
served.
1t was expected that representa-.
fiyes Of the ]. w. Bishop company q
Worcester. Mass, would he in town TINS
week to begin preliminary operations
for the erection Of the textile mili' nGl
il has been impossible as vet Tor thr
men who are TO have charge OF the c1h-
struction TO reach here. Probably an,
other week will see the ground broken
for the biz mill
Health Officer Henry Tucker mas
the nucleus of an epidemic OF measles
IN his hands Seven eases nave peeh
reported TO him since last Friday morn.
ing. Four eases were quarantlheh nY
hinF Yesterday. There are eases at two
Inherent places on Elliot street, ON
Homestead place, Pellet street, Harris
place. Frost and Vernon streets. Two
: new eases of scarlet fever are renorted
this week. One is at the home of MIS-.
Eva q. Bell on HIGHLAND street. ana the
other at 100 Elliot street.
The New Hampshire supreme
court nj Concord Tuesday found that
Thomas T. Clifford had been legally
elected solicitor of Merrimaek county
AT the last November election, Inc
conrt dismissed the petition of Robert
q Nurchie. the democratic candidate,
for nm order declaring him the rlghtiul
,,ossessor of the office. The opinion
which Is 2 voluminous one, as II consli'
ers the disputed ballots IN detail, con
cmdes: "Of the 81 ballots eonsidere''
I rs are so defective that 'ntenIloa
OF the voter cannot be nned
Z are counted for the plain id ~ ioI
( the defendant From follows
/ that the defendant VIZ ally erect
ed. . Mr.. Clifford is law OF III
and Mrs Henry Tuekf ms town
Lutte Belle King. AZ wiie OF
! Frank l.. Knowlton of lorton place
4 died nj the Memorial hospital about
I niclock Monday afternoon following mn
I oneration Mrs. KnOwlton entered tht
4 hospital less than week before hel
death. She had been in moor health ioi
4 several wears. Mrs. Knowlton was
horn in Dover in MAY. 1868, and was
/ fine daughter of Ozas and Mary (Al
/ dricb) Kingsley. Her education wa
received in the schools of Wilmington
and Halifax. She married, Jan. .. SsO
Frank l.. Knowlton of Brattleboro
| who survives her. Since their maj
rage Mr.. and Mrs. Knowlton had MADE
their home in this village. Mrs
KnowIton was a member of the Centre
Z oil al, IhDnUh
firing disposition and quiet nature snt
took a keen interest in the welfare OF
The neiehborhood in which she lived
and had n wide circle of friends. BE
sides her husband she leaves two
danohters. Miss Eva NJ. Knowlton Of
bellows Falls and Miss Ethel NJ
Knowlton, who made her home Will
her parents. Two sisters and brothel
also survive, Mrs. Jennie Graham o.
Ogden. Utah, Mrs. Nathan Greene o.
Wilmington. and Otis Kingsley o.
Heath, Mass. Funeral services wer'
held at the house Wednesday after
n n9 and burial was in Meeting Hous'
Mn cemetery. The bearers were ..
Stowell George Wilder, Louis Elm
and Henry Williams
Residents on Hudson, Vernon, ReeC
were somewhat alarmed shortly betor'
3 clock Friday afternoon when tw'
heavy explosions of dynamite on tn
railroad ledge not only Jared that sec
tion but dropped heavy timbers from
distance of perhaps 200 feet III the an
into Vernon and Hudson streets
Pieces of rock weighing perhaps, tw'
pounds were dropped in front or th'
Brattleboro House which, had the'
struck a person, would nave 1elied
man as quickly as though he mad peer
shot. While the dynamite was pens
lexnloded a curious throng of men an,
hovs conoreGated on the north side. O.
Bridge street on the sidewalk, notwith
standing the danger of being struck b,
the hving debris. Pieces of ston'
weighing several ounces were PIC ked "
IN South Main street many hundreu
of feet away from the ledge where tn
blast was exploded. Monday Afternoon
heavy blast was exploded about 4.5'
clock and threw large piece OF tim
Der onto Main street nearly opposit
the store of H. B. Haus. The blast wa
one of the heaviest exploded since TN
work began on the ledge. Pieces o
rock weighing pound or more wer
thrown south and fell upon the stat,ol
platform. and splinters of wood and
shower of rocks fell in the rear of tn
Brattleboro House. About this tim
Selectman John Calvin decided that
was dangerous to use such heav
charges of explosive and so advise
Foreman Cowles, who said that h
fwould heed Mr.. Calvin s request AM
. cut down the size of the charges.
An agreement was reached Satul
day in the chancery case OF abb
: Grady ct ais against Bridget Bowie
the terms of which fix the boundar
line and the several matters in dispute
The plaintiffs quit.claimed all rights
title and interest in and to the lam
E batwaen their house and that of Mis-