The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-14
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

heN. Roy NJ. Houghton will spea
on the common sunday afternoon m
clock The subject win be Christian
The next regular meeting Of N.
Ladies Enterprise society will no bell
~ the sehoolhouse grove mex; Wedpes
dav afternoon.
An article entitled. New Though,
IN Funeral Conduct written ~ William
H. Bond Of this town appears In rs,
July issue Of The Gaskei.
The New England Telenboue /
! telegram company is putting down con
\ duiis for underground cahle on West
ern avenue and High street.
e. J. Fent0n & Go. viii close their
store next Thursday and Friday "a
mark down and arrange stock FOR 3
Great TODAY sale. which starts Satur.
I dav morning, July %
Town Clerk e. :. HopEips who
has been deputized bv the secretary OF
state 10 issue automobile licenses. has
already issued over IS. About the
same number Of Brattleboro people
have sent their fees direct 20 the secre.
tary Of state.
The employees Of the @. 7. Pratt
store We're sent home AZ ) clock Mon.
dav afternoon on account Of the eK.
IRENE heat The store did nor keen
open Monday evening. The clerks in
the Holstein.Friesian Register Office
were dismissed al ! o'clock Monday
afternoon.
Carrie F. Cutting. so. wife Of
Arthur W. Cutting Of Pearl street. died
at the Memorial hospital SUNDAY fol
lowing an operation. She was born in
Morgan. VT, Anril 10. 1861, the daugh.
ter Of Zachary Knight and Della Hazel.
ton. The body was taken 20 West
Charlestown, \. H.. TUESDAY for burial.
-Brattleboro people were afforded
another opportunity SUNDAY 70 hear
Rev. H. L. Ballou Of Chester who smoke
in the Centre Congregational church in
the early afternoon and also az the
open-air meeting on the common. Nj.
Ballou has been here twice recently in
connection with Masonic matters as he
is the grand master of Vermont.
This wear the receipts from dog
licenses are a irife less than last. The
town clerks Office has received license
fees for 335 male and spayed female
dogs amounting 10 $685.. There were
Is delinQuents who paid - each for
their dogs and ~ females were licensed
at 81 each. The total receipts for Il.
censing 392 dogs amounted TO 1888 and
the town clerk received 1920 IN fees
leaving a net revenue from the dog crop
of s493.s0.
Invitations have been received IN
Brattleboro for the wedding OF Viii
liam Marshall MeManus of this town,
pressman for the Vermont Printing
company. and Miss Carrie Wheaton An
CELL OF Putnam, Conn. for two seasons
mast connected with Mrs. 6. II. Smith 5
millinery establishment. The ceremony
will take place in Putnam Wednesday
evening at $ clock al the home OF
Miss Angeles parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mathewson Angel. on Quinebaug ave
nue..
A petition has been sent 70 the
local board of health by persons EN-,
rloyed in the American building ana
nearby buildings for bearing on the
smoke nuisance from the. Twin state
Gas & Electric company 5 gas plant
near the Connecticut river bridge. The
petitioners aver that the dense ye!loH
smoke arising from the plant is lnlurl,,
ous 10 the health of persons employed
in offices nearby II was expected thar
a hearing would be given the petition
ers in the seleetmen s room last even
ing. hut the matter was postponed Two
wsaks Manager E. NJ. Adds of the
Twin State Gas & Electric company
was present
Mrs. E. ]. Waterman and children
started Yesterday morning on the TO
train for Point Allerton. Mass, 10
snend a vacation with Mrs. Waterman
brother. c. A. Boyden, and family. M;
Waterman accompanied his wife ana
children intending TO 90 as far az MIL
ers Falls. Just as the train was leaving
tbe Vernon station brake shoe dfop5,
nod onto one of the rails and deralled
pne and of one of the passenger
coaches. Mr.. Waterman called up the
garage on the. telephone
and had his ear sent down IN nuIrs'
The marty made quick time 70 oIeeu
field. expecting 70 eaten a trdlh 'n
only to learn that II had been goIe 49,
an hour. Mrs. Waterman ana chliufeh
went on their way in the afternoon.
An alarm from Box 43 called the
e., 5orartment TO the home OF MAJ
Mach On Bullock street about -
! clock Yesterday forenoon for nre IN
he cellar. Edward j. SNYDER was pass
mo the house and saw smoke lssu!ls
from a cellar window. he gave tn
alarm and the hose wagon hooh az
adder and chemical were proiaptlF ~
he scene. The fire originated ln EL
If rubbish in a coal BIN IN w re,l
md was doubtless from spontaneous
IN n bnstion, No water was used. "a LA-
!; !, c1,;sb hers ouenehed the blaze. Ing
,a,,se was pretty thoroughly SMOKED |
"a for nearly an hour the upper rooms !
&c 6lled with it. The value OF tne
;gbt hose wagon was demonstrated AZ
~ FIRE This piece was on hand imo
ills -. L.. ,,,;nutes in advance OF the otheF
apparatus.
There was a pleasant social eaIherr
- q. tbe home of Mr.. ana Mrs. r: q
Y5;ab+ an Western avenue WednIessGns
.,ap;ng when the Baraca class; F Pn
y GO ciass and class No. 5 OF tine Day
-, Pible school held an informal No.
~ The evening was spent IN NaIios
n Instrumental and vocal mus
'5Sad To the entertainment o. VA
$50 and refreshments were ser ~
,,,r;np the early evening the yCIun
oan and women enjoyed tnein se ~
non the lawn and later repaired ~ he
puse. The election OF ol1cels Toacb-
seraca class resulted as foiioMs p
r L. ". Hawley: presi9TenWy bitnev: 1
.lacea c. Cow; assistant SER
es H 8 Holder; treasurer, oiaigEl a-I
aaay, f. assistant treasurer, . EAT
1e,a. l;brarian. II. J. Wilson: stana es
lS"f bearer, F. R, E. Domplef' press
GENT. F. S. Knight
Wrs Anna NJ. williams, Sc, S died at
or HON nome On Chestnut street rect suH eon.
1GrRiRg OF of several troubles. f aeT
san 81 b born .i in the Bd daaeR5sS
Franz and IEa Raa Boh IN t6e public
choois Of Brattlebosr 0son u Z ( Williams