The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-31
THE BRATTLEBORO REFORMER, FRIDAY, MARCH 81, 1911


spection of the command, which VIII b'
held shortly
1t is expected the annual meeting
of the New England Order of Protee'
ton for the district comprising Brattle
boro, Bellows Falls and Springfield, W,
will be held with Brattleboro ledge the
coming month.
The local camp of Woodmen viii
initiate n class of % candidates at its
next regular meeting, Tuesday, .Apfil
"A. All members are requested 10 DC
present Refreshments and smoke
talk will follow.
Health Officer Henry Tucker has
had eases of measles reported this week
ON Frost, Elm, Church and Canal
streets a ease Of humps on Tyler street
and n ease of scarlet fever Mt 20 Estey
street.
The trial list for the April term OF
Windham county court, which opens az
Newfane Tuesday, April J., contains d. ~
Jury and 3S court cases. The list VIII
be distributed to the attorneys of the
county this week.
Leo council, X. of c., will meet IN
its rooms in the American building ut 1
clock Sunday afternoon to discuss
matters in connection with securing
|
be a full attendance.
-People who have occasion to 20. to
Boston frequently will no doubt be glad
TO know that the 7.25 n. m. train out OF
Brattleboro now makes close connee'
tions Mt Millers Falls with train that
! reaches Boston soon after noon.
Miss Mary b. LOOMS entertained
the staff of the Brattleboro Mutual AID
at n tea given in honor of Miss Elizabeth
| Hanson, former member of the AID,
| and WHO is to leave Brattleboro for her
home in Montpelier the last of the
week.
Persons who are in a position to
| take bOarders or to rent rooms are re,
auested TO communicate with the board
| of trade through Secretary Fox or Chair
man A. T.. Roberts of the mercantile
committee. in order that applicants
may be brought into touch with them.
The annual meeting of the Yer
mont Wheel club will be held IN the
club rooms Tuesday evening when the
officers for the ensuing year VIII he
chosen and reports for the past year
heard. After the business session sup.
per will be served in the Grange ban
auet hall. and there will be music by
Leitsinger S orchestra.
Road Commissioner David 7. Perry
has had his men busy this week clean,
| ing up the streets of the village. Until
| the frost disappears the commissioner
cannot do much work. He intends to
begin work on the reduction of the
grade OF Main street near the town
| hall as soon as his men can work TO
advantage.
"A meeting is to be held mt Grange
| banquet hall Thursday evening, April
| 6. at s clock for those interested in
| the institution of Brattleboro lodge.
LOYAL Order of Moose. The meeting
will be open to all good Citizens who
are interested in the formation of the
new lodge and are DESTROYS of receiY.
| ino further information of the aims and
objects of the order. 4 general invita-
| ton is extended.
AT the regular meeting of the Sc
lectmen last evening a hearing was
given the citizens who recently petl-
| toned for a street from West street TO
Crosby street, and the selectmen decid-
ed to lay out the new highway. Those
appearing at the hearing were Charles
A. Ames, John Strand. A. johnson. a.
J. Swenson, A. F. Hector, j. Hallgren
and f. Ericsson. No other business of
! importance was transacted.
There was large gathering of the
members of the Methodist brotherhood
| in the vestry of the church Monday
evening. Supper was served, followed
bv an address by District Superintend-
ent w. s. Smithers of Montnelier. Presi'
| dent C. II. Smith of the brotherhood pre-
sided Mr.. Smithers said the men of
the church were showing an interest in
brotherhood matters, and mentioned spe-
officially organized industry, social prob
| lens, needed reforms in government as
subjects in which there is a field for the
men to work.
An explosion of big charge of
| dynamite on the ledge near the Bridge
street grade crossing about 7.30 o'cloc X
this morning threw n large amount OF
rock and timbers high into the air. The
falling timbers struck one of the
! 19,500-volt transmission wires entering
the Twin State Gas & Electric com
pany's station from the dam at Yer
non. The wire snapped, and the entire
electric service of Brattleboro came to
standstill. 1t was about 30 minutes
| before the street cars resumed opera
| ton. The display of fireworks was
| vivid and many persons gathered at a
respectful distance to watch the opera
ton of mending the break.
"A new play to be produced at the
auditorium Saturday, April s; is The
Rosary. from the pen of Edward f..
Rose. and produced by the well known
! theatrical managers, Ed. w. Rowland
and Edwin Clifford. The play deals
with conditions in the American home
of today TO prove this typical
| American family is shown. A young
wife. devoted husband, their friends,
and all the beautiful surroundings that
wealth can secure. Discord enters their
home. No one knows whence it came,
Init il grows into SUSPICION and doubt;
the house is rent and happiness is gone.
Then rises the other power. higher
spiritual note which brings the discor-
dant souls of the family back to peace
and happiness. In some homes the
cause has only lust begun; in others,
misery and sorrow are always at the
door.
What was evidently an attempt at
elopement proved success so far as
! the Brattleboro end was concerned
| Wednesday afternoon when a man ana
woman bought tickets for Greenheld,
Mass, and got away on the 2.07 express
! lust about eight minutes ahead of a
man who acted as though he was the
husband of the woman. The pursuer
would not give his name at the passen-
ger station and hurried uptown after
! learning that the man and woman he
was seeking had flown. Ticket, Agent
David S. Carey suggested that a descrip,.
ton Of the pair be telephoned to Chief
of Police Manning of Greenfield, and
/ the irate husband friend, or next OF
kin, whatever relationship there may
have BEEN started for telephone
booth. AS nothing has been heard of
the fleeing pair it is supposed that they
made an escape.
The first mix-up Of any Importance
among the workmen on the excavation
lob at the passenger station occurred
Tuesday when two Italians became en-