The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-08-04


barber shop in the CllerY building.
Nellie C, Tucker Greenwood of
Rrattleboro has brought petition. for
divorce from Albert j. Greenwood OF
poultnev on the grounds of severity
They were married nj POultney IN looo'
Several local athletes are planning
10 participate in an athletic meet thAt
will take place on Mnrquard OVAL
Mortified, Mass, Labor day afternoon
There will be senior and junior events
entries 20 which may be made with W
c. Roberts or Frank Fits before sept.
Health Officer Henry Tucker -
sued over 40 permits for the transport
inc of dead bodies ont of Brattleboro-I
for the three months ending Aug: J.
Though this may seem a large number
il should be remembered that II includes
patients who have died at the Brattle,
boro Retreat aud Memorial hospital, and
are not citizens of this town.
-Vegetarans can satisfy. their ap'
petites al nominal prices. New pota'
toes are quoted at 30 eeSs peek
sweet corn sells for % cents dozen
ears and new beets bring 10 cents
bunch; cabbage sells for four cents
ponnd and cehry is selling AT % cents
a bunch. summer squashes bring SIX
cents each and cucumhcrs are selling
nj two for five cents. Shell beans bring
10 cents quart.
The trustees of the Austine insti'
tuition will probably meet tins AFTER
noon or evening 10 open the bids san.
mtted for the building of the hrst OF
the group of buildings. The time lot
submitting bids was extended n week ~
il was impossible for one contractor 20
prepare plans within the time specihel'
III satisfactory bid is received II iS
probable that the trustees viii award
the contract immediately
sheriff George c. Wright of West
minister announces the following rs NE
kst of deputies thus far appolnteG'
Brattlehoro, c. !. Knapp, 4. W, J., VII
kins, II. +. Harris and G; r.. Mann;
Dummerston. Adm +. Miller; Gulliora'
y l. Wellman; Jamaica, III. +. Willis:
Londonderry, j. W. Melendv and Frank
II. Davis: Newfane, NJ. r Benson
Rockingham, d. NJ. Thavcr and George
P. Alexander: Townshcnd, W. W. Yam
Ness: Wardsboro. +. NJ. Fits; Whining
ton, c. l.. Curtis.
A copy of Telephone Topics has
been given TO each local snnscrlher
alonp with the summer issue of the tcle-
pbone directory. The magazine con.
tains pictures of the operating room ana
operators rest room of the local eN-
change. Though there are many
changes in numbers and q large number
OF new names added. there. are MANY
changes not vet recorded in the dlree-
tory. TIE changing of over 200 TWO
partv lines TO private lines since JulN
/ and the consequent change in numbers
was not completed in season To nave
the now numbers appear in the summer
issue of the directory
Next Wednesday afternoon at $50
o clock in the parlors of the Centre on
EDUCATIONAL church a meeting VIII ue
held in the interests of The story Tel
lers league. The purpose of spch
leagues is TO give the members training
in the art of telling stories 70 children
in the home and Sunday or day school.
The text book to be used as a basis or
the class will be Dr. Edward r., -
Johns. How to Tell Stories TO Children.
This will be supplemented by the telling
of stories: Miss Grace Emerson. VINO
has had training in this work IN Chlca-
90, will speak informally mt the meet
md An mothers and Sunday school of
other teachers interested in the lorna
ton of such an organization are cofal'
ally invited.
The West Brattleboro sewer prob.
lem has been solved. theoretically at
least. bv Prof. J. w. NOtey, consulting
engineer for -the state board of health.
The selectmen will follow ms recon-,
mendations and an eight-inch pipe VIII
be laid south of Bonnyvalc bridge 70
connect with the present elght-lnch
sewer This new line will be appr0Nls
mately COO feet in length. First it was
believed that a 12.inch line of pipe
ought to be laid south of the Bonny-
vale bridge in order to carry away the
sewage from the same sized pipe north
of the bridge. Prof. Notey recommends
that n manhole be constructed INTO
which the 12-inch line will empty ann
from which the eight-inch pipe VIII
! lead south through the brook. The man
hole will be equipped with an oVefnoW
4 into the brook which il is ,belleyed
will dispose of such sewage rs the elGhl-
| inch line cannot take care or
The gospel tent, which has become
n familiar sight on Prospect Hill Is
soon to be taken down. and shipped 10
White River Junction, to be used there
| in connection with the annual camp
meeting of the Seventh.daN Adyentlsts
Of Vermont and New Hampshire, which
will he held from Aug, 81 TO sept. 8.
For seven weeks Evangelists CIapp ana
| Thurber have been holding services III
the tent. and thew say that the SUBJECTS
advertised in another column, are the
last ones to be given. The people, o.
Brattlebofo have given them a cordl9i
welcome, and have shown a very frlemH-
" spirit toward the meetings MI
| Clann saws the quiet neighborhood IN
which the tent is pitched is a great con
trast to that in Natick, Mass, last sum
mer. where disorderly element MADE
nolice protection necessary. The meet
inas have been well attended, except
during the unusually warm weather, ana
DOUBTLESS much good has come to those
who have listened to the earnest DIS
courses and good old gospel songs.
in attempting to pass two horse
propelled vehicles near the corner q
Park place and North Main street carry
Tuesday morning, Harold E. Whitney 5
Ford runabout turned turtle and pinned
Mr.. Whitney, who was driving, and ].
" Cobb to the ground. The accident
happened about 1890 a. M, as MI
Whitney and Mr. Cobb We're returnlne
from Spofford lake. A snort distance
north of the spot where the accident oe'
cnrred Mr.. Whitney ran his car to one
side of the road and passed Daniel Wlld-
or of Putney. who was driving horse
attached to a buggy. An instant later
Mr. Whitney sighted another Vehlcle
in front of him and in attempting TO
on to one side of the road ran his cal
onto the small raised lawn at the Juno
tion of the two streets mentioned above
One wheel crumpled and the ear turned
completely over. Neither of the, .oe'
cunants Of the car could extricate hiG
self and their cries brought assistance
The car was quickly lifted from the two
men and Mr.. Cobb. who was suffering
from the shock and pain OF seyera
bruises, was carried to meal NEARBY t taw1
where he was care carea fr 1or the 'm'i Mosher
C SIib stable. Mr.. Cobb was taken tt
the Memorial hospital where it wa: