The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-06-30


conferred the Master Mason degree o
three candidates
Addison Il. Cudworth of South Lon
qonderry referee in bankruptcy was il
bfattleboro Saturday ON matters con
nected with the ankrnptcy proceeding
OF George A. Gibbs.
The Advance of Peace will be tn
subject of the sermon by Rev. b.
trout at the Universalist church Sun
day morning. The sermon will be ap
proprlate to Peace Sunday.
Company /, V. n. G., will report a
the state range in Northfield for annua
target practice July "a, and remain un
~ July p. Lieut., H. 7. johnson o.
Bradford will be executive officer il
charge of the range.
State S Attorney Frank Il. Barber
gave bachelor luncheon Sunday eve
nlng TO the ushers at his wedding. Tn,
party was given in the main dining
room at the Melrose. Mr.. Barber {.
slits to his guests were gold stick pins
The retreat for men which began
at ST. Michael s Catholic church last
week Thursday closed Monday evening
Large congregations were present al
each of the services to listen to sermons
| by Rev. Father Judge of the Nincen
/ tian ORDER
Persons wishing to make applica.
ton through Miss Stedman for aid from
the Thompson fund may hereafter find
her at the headquarters OF the Mutual
AID association, No. | Canal street, on
the first and third Tuesday of every
month from $50 to s p. m.
Road Commissioner David T. Perry
has done a large amount of necessary
work on Chestnut street near the home
of August Anderson. The street was
badly in need of grading as water stood
in pools in several places. The roadbed
has been resurfaced and graded with
the result that it is now in proper con.
dition.
Fred II. Harris of this town was de.
feated in the final round of the New
England tennis tournament at Hartford,
Conn, by Holden. the Yale champion,
who Monday defeated T. X. Pell of New
York in the challenge round. Harris
and j. p. Nelson of Dartmouth won the
doubles championship by defeating
Grant of New York and Mckinney of
Providence. Holden won from Harris
10, 4.6, go, so. Harris will participate
in the Connecticut valley tournament
which begins at Springfield, Mass. to-
day.
The business section of this village
received word about noon Monday that
a child had fallen from the Connecticut
river bridge into the water. II requir-
ed only a few minutes for throng to
gather on the bridge. Persons who de-
clared they had seen the little girl 20
over the edge of the roadway and dis
appear were positive that she had fallen.
While the crowd was gathering and the
excitement was becoming intense il be
came known that the girl had been
found Everyone drew a long breath
and listened to the story told by the
Young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Birch. She was trying to catch pigeons
and crawled over the edge of the ,truc
-ure onto a narrow iron beam support.
ng the floor, hoping to corner bird
underneath the floor.
John NJ. White of Springfield, !
Mass, died Monday, June 20; at the |
nome of his brother in law, Frank II. /
White. in North Hinsdale, where he was
listing. Death was due to a shock. /
On returning to room, where she had /
Just left him. apparently as well as .
lsual, Mrs. White found him in an un-
conscious condition and from this he (
lever rallied. Mr. White was born in
Nardsboro Sept 81, 1874. He leaves
wife, Lizzie l. White and two chill.
lren, Mrs. NJ ID. Ball of Springfield,
Mass, and H. Marcus White of Bridge
,ort Conn, also eight brothers, George
l., Eugene d., Chester D., Fri p, Rollin
J.. Edwin D., Fred G. and Hubert J.
White. The funeral was held at the
Iome of Frank White in North Hins
ale Yesterday afternoon, at 2 p. m,
rev. Roy M. Houghton officiating.
burial was in Morningside cemetery.
The board of civil authority was in
ession over an hour Monday afternoon
\ the selectmen s room to listen TO
ounse for Frank O. Carpenter who ,
biects to the valuation placed upon his
roperty by the listers. w. ID. Smith
ppeared as attorney for Mr. Carpen
ar. Several persons told of having !
ONE knowledge of the amount and kind
f stock which Mr.. Carpenter had on
is farm April l. Mr.. Carpenter was
worn as a witness and told exactly what .
e possessed in the way of personal
roperty on that date After the board d,
ad listened to the discussion for about ,,
n hour. Fl. G. Barber moved to suspend I,
ebate and it was so voted 1t was then !
Oted to 90 into executive session and q
dDOuI I'VE IliHulte II was hHhuhhNtN
,at Mr., CARPENTER appeal from the :
ecision of the listers had been denied. !
his appeal from the decision of the !
sters has been given several hearings a
1t it is believe that the matter closed n
it'll the session of the board of civil y
lthority Monday afternoon.
A quiet home wedding took place o
'ednesdav afternoon at the home OF e
L H. tr
hen Howard C. Hovt. son of the late /
F. Hovt, and Miss Irene Alcena t.
impton. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, il
illiam Plimpton, We're united in mar n
age bv Rev. W S. Smithers of Mont I,
lier. They were unattended and the Z
ngle ring service was used. The bride
Dre gown of white crepe de chine I,
immed with point lace. The parlor r
IS decorated with mountain laurel s
d ferns. Refreshments were served n
the close of the ceremony The bride n,
graduate of Brattleboro high a
hool in the class of 1909, being one of w
e Austine prize winners, and since her al
aduation has attended school at 81
,rthfield seminary The bridegroom es
tended school at Mt Hermon. He is h,
.ated at Weston, Vt, as pastor of the Al
ethodist church of that place, Only w
mediate relatives of the bride and h,
attended the ceremony. TT
ose present from out of town were r
illiam W. Plimpton, father of the r
de. employed at Providence. R. l.; fa
lliam Plimpton of Springfield, Mass. fr
,ther of the bride, and Raymond Hoyt in
Leverett, Mass, brother of the bride of
pom. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt will live IN te
eston. al
The wedding of Miss Elsie Dwight pa
ne of Philadelphia, Pa. and Edgar a. so
,ddard of Springfield, Mass, formerly w
Brattleboro, took place at noon Sat IN
Law at the home of the bride S sister, la
s. Jesse Hall Allen, 1925 Pine street, IN
iladelphia. The wedding was simple a