The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29

ans u Methodist church Sunday. Their
WIZ ne an out'of'town speaker and
special musical program.
a. me hrst meeting of the Brattlebor
woman club for the fall season will
ne hel9 IN The chapel of the Centre Con
gregatlonal church Wednesday after
noon at $50 o clock.
AT the meeting of the selectmeI
last evening the approval of bills and I
pnltlon from The New England Tele
phone Telegraph company TO set pole,
~ ulilerent parts Of the village was tn,
ohlN business transacted
a system of indirect lighting has
hten installed in the Empire theatel
Nv horton " Walker which permits the
room TO be lighted with subdued light
ana vet does not interfere with That
thrown upon the moving.picture screen.
=, In making the survey of South
Nam street this week in connection
WIN the proposed reduction Of grade il
was discovered that a house M the
/ southern end Of the street, being erect.
/ ed nv Charles Mason, stands over 10
feet into the road.
Wire trouble caused fire alarm
boxes No, - in Esteyyille and No. 4 M
the Estey shops 10 sound shortly after
= o clock yesterday morning. The wills.
te apparatus was disarranged and for
a few days Esteyville residents had bet.
Ter resort to the use of the telephone
should II become necessary 10 call the
department.
-Alphonso Blackbird of Greenfield
was arrested MondSy evening bv Chief
OF Police George Wilson. He pleaded
guilty. IN municipal court Tuesday morn.
ING am, was hned 50 and costs amount.
ING to SlO.24 Being unable to nav he
was taken 10 Newfane Jail hv Deputy
Sheriff {. +. Mann that afternoon 10
serve lNdays.
The licensing of public convey.
anres to and from the Fairgrounds was
IN charge of the fair association this
year instead of the village hailiifs. The
nallltfs had man on duty at the hoy
office in the town hall building Monday
to issue permits During the fair per |
mits. were issued from the ticket Office |
on the grounds.
The condition of Henry W. God. |
dard. who was seriously injured on Yer. |
non street last week when an automo.
bile colllded with the rear of a cart on
winch he was riding. is improving
though his physicians express douht rs
to the recovery of his usual health on
account of the surgical operation he
underwent for removal of the spleen.
The meeting of the w. C. T. L.
scheduled for Monday afternoon was
not held on account of the heavy shower
which prevented the attendance of
quorum. The meeting was postponed
lntil clock Monday afternoon when
I VIII be held in the rest room. II is
loped that there NAV be a full attend.
tnce as plans for the coming winter
will be discussed.
-Seleetman John Calvin has receiv. =,
ID a letter from State Highway Com. :
missioner G. W. Gates of Fran Kiln eX.
PRESSING regret at his inability to come
o BrattlebOrO to consult with the Sc !
ectmen relative TO the Strengthening of I
'Outh Main street. Mr.. Gates s mother ]
as been critically i'll for some time and
e has not been able to be away from
ome. He now expects to visit Brattle
ORC next week. !
The First regiment band returned +
rom the state encampment at Fort .
than Allen Tuesday morning, reaching h
at 5.45 clock. The mu- i
Icians left camp in a private Pullman n
eeper at II o'clock Monday evening. y
he men were loud in their praise of =
ne camp and its equipment. The band Z
aturned ahead of Company ! as il was a
nder contract TO play at the Valley i
lir which opened Tuesday morning. n
The public service commission of 2
ew Hampshire did not 30 to Hinsdale m
'ednesday to hold Il hearing on the Il
proceedings instituted by
he Boston & Maine railroad to secure /,
right of way across the land of Mrs. r.
,anette Thomas as had been planned. a,
settlement was brought about be- y;
veen the parties Tuesday and deed a a.
the strip of land was executed that n
ternoon. A number of Brattleboro =,
ople were expected to be present at III
e hearing but on account of the Valley "
il several declined to 90 and the set ~ ~
Ament was affected. Il
Local aut0ists have discovered this NJ
EEK that it is no easy task to comply pc
tn the law regarding lights, signals, tn
ense plates and operator s licenses. in
turday evening State s Attorney f. I'll
Barber, who has been instrumental tn
bringing several automObilists up to
tn round turn, found himself the La
tim of circumstances which made 1t to
ngerous for him to attempt to operate
machine. He left his car in front of no
office with the lights turned out, La
len he attempted to light the head w
hts he was unable to do so much to At
amusement of few individuals who llea
ndered, if he would run the ear to a he
.age without lights. Mr.. Barber de- vic
ed to take no chances and the ear e.
nained on Main Street until the light
apparatus could be put in working .,1
er. On,
C. G. Hobart of Kalamazoo Mich, He
aged in distributing samples OF a &
emf medicine came to grief Saturday Dire
ernoon. For number of days com Bal
ints had been heard that a peddier Hill
, throwing samples of medicine upon met
rsteps and porches. The law of Yer tina
at imposes a penalty Of 500 upon moi
sons distributing samples or medl- gon
! in this manner. Chief of Police Alb,
son took Hobart into custody and lea
ge w. r, Daley in municipal court du
d him 800 and costs of $500. Upon Hill
ment of the costs the fine was sus- rwas
ded The state S attorney wishes per
distinctly understood that distTibu- dret
of medicine samples must ring door a 81
s and put their goods into the bands tim
,dults instead of throwing pills and wit
ders on verandas. OF
President Dennison Cowles of the mo
ttleboro board Of trade has rendered asI,
resignation 10 15olsed oat CowIns - dret
Vlce-presluent. luoiu ,,,r;++o,, Ang cam
II OF reslghation Vas $3.50 ond fore
t the tune tlat NJ aho;, D s,,nmnr va. plea
on. Upon Mr.. Durham 5, return ne -
d Mr.. Cowles to reconsider his de- ding
n but the latter explained that ms ",
tn will not permit him to incl9de A
of the board along with nize
raj other activities in which ne is son
rested outside of his part in the daus
ware business of Robbins Cowles; Of
Getting of the board of directors will VT,
,eld next week to consider Presii- j. II
Cowles - letter. President Cowles 8 cerel
essor will be chosen from the board mari
rectors full g
A. ming