The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-31


Was Jesus. the Christ Divine' will
be the subject of the sermon at 1870
a, m. Sunday by Rev. ID. Il. Trout at the
Universalist church.
During the month of April, Rev
Dr. Cow will conduct the 3 o o'clock ser,
vices at the Home for the Aged and
Disabled on Western avenue.
Frank A. Eels. proprietor of tho
Devens House in Greenfield, was ad
judged bankrupt Tuesday, and Adam
Wolfskill was appointed receiver Of his
estates.
Since Wednesday is the eightietl
anniversary of the founding of the Uni
tartan Congregational society, the pas
tor will give ON the Sunday previous an
historical discourse in order TO mark the
event.
Mrs. Eunice l.. Moore, widow OF
Samuel w. Moore of Bernardston, who
celebrated her s7th birthday anniver'
sary in Amherst, Mass, Sunday, was
by Rev. Addison w. Brown.
w. C. Horizons real estate agency
has sold for Welcome A. Ramsdell of
Los Angeles. Cal, the latter s house on
South Main street to George w. Brooks.
a part of the house for several years.
-Brattleboro lodge, No. l02, +. 4 A.
NJ. conferred the second degree upon
one candidate at n special communica-
ton Friday afternoon. Supper was
served by the members of Bingham
chapter o. +. s., at $50, and the third
degree was conferred upon class of
four at 7.30 in the evening.
Nearly 400 persons availed them
selves of the opportunity TO see Lark
G.. Mead Is replica of The Recording
Angel in the Unitarian church last Sat
urday afternoon. In response to the
earnest wish of many in town who have
not yet seen the statue the church will
be open this coming Saturday afternoon
from until o clock
The ice in West river broke up
Tuesday and iammed the river full at n
point near the West river pumping sta
ton. 1t did not overflow the highway,
however, nor did any of the cakes find
their way onto the Retreat meadow, as
was the case last year. The ice in the
Connecticut river is being steadily worn
away by the water beneath it, and there
is no likelihood that it win do any dam.
age.
&C. NJ. Dugan will begin Monday to
canvass the town with tickets for
Charley g Aunt, which is to be given for
the benefit of the First Regiment band
in the auditorium April 10 and 20 with
a matinee April %. Tickets will also
be on sale beginning Monday at Graf
fam IS drug store the same as last year.
Orders by phone will be taken either
at the store or at the home of Mr..
Dugan.
m, .,,,o,n,o t.ors lova haan SnralV
beset since the starting of sap three
weeks ago. While some excellent sugar
has been made. only small quantities
have reached the market and practically
no shipping has been done. The price
of 20 cents a pound quoted last week
for the best grade holds today. There
has been a small amount of dark colored
sugar offered at 90 cents by few pro.
ducers. The rain and soft weather of
the week has not been conducive TO
sugar making.
The ice went out of Milestone
brook early Monday morning, but no
damage resulted. 1t will be remem.
bered that a year ago the ice carried
away number of small bridges and
flooded several cellars. This year the
water began to rise about six hours be-
fore the ice went out There was con
siderable noise connected with the
breaking up of the stream and for a
number of hours Monday and Tuesday
n large volume of water passed over the
dam below the Main street bridge.
The next meeting of the Windham
Union Congregational Minister'S asso.
citation will be held in the parlors of
the Centre church Monday at 10 o clock
a. m. Following is the program: De-
votions, Rev. Charles River of Dunn.
merston; state of religion and practical
questions; the idea of Christian wor-
ship. Rev. A. p. Pratt of Bellows Falls;
the idea of prayer, Rev. Daniel Nc
Intyre of Townshend: the idea of the
sermon, Rev. w. J. Ballou of Ludlow;
the making of the sermon, Rev. Roy M.
Houghton the preaching of the times,
Rev. w. +. Whitcomb of Claremont.
Barney Magee. who for a year has
been confined intermttentlv in Newfane
iail or the house of correction at Rut-
land for beating Francis Morse, an
aged Dummerston farmer, about two
years ago was given his freedom Wed.
nesday. On that day G. M. Miller of
the states attorney s office went to
Newfane and arranged with the Jail
commissioners to allow Barney to take
the poor debtor IS oath. Magee was con
Morse secured Judgment against him
for personal damages after the criml-
nal proceedings had been disposed or,
and Barney had rendered unto Caesar
the things that were due
The chancery case of Abby Grady
VS.. Bridget NJ. Bowler, ct ais, in which
the line between the property of the
two parties on South Main and Reed
streets is in dispute, and which has been
before the court several months, was
given a hearing Yesterday before Spe-
cial Master r. E. O'Brien of Bellows
Falls in the office of Gibson & Water.
man. w. d. Smith is the attorney of
record for the orator, and h. G. Bacon
and M. p. Davis appeared for the de-
PENDANTS Miss Bowler, who lives in
Somerville. Mass. testified at consid-
cradle length regarding the occupancy
of the premises by the defendants.
The case was continued until tomorrow
morning.
Petitions were filed yesterday in
tho Office of County Clerk F. D. f.
Stowe bv General Manager George G..
Tones of the Central Vermont Railway
company asking for change of venue
in the damage suits brought against his
company by Lyle M. Carpenter, Fred
Ellis, Noble n Johnson and Maria IL.
johnson. The petition sets forth that
because of the alleged influence of the
Central Vermont railroad a charter was
refused the Vermont Valley railroad TO
extend its road from Brattleboro to
south Vernon, and that such refusal re-
suited in the loss of the promised Bos-
ton & Maine improvements in this
Mace Because of this condition of af-
fairs the petitioner believes the people
of Brattleboro and vicinity are prelu-
diced against his railroad, nnd that the
eases in question cannot secure fair
and impartial trial in Windham county
at this time. -,
The rummage sale held in the OLD
Lyric theater Thursday, Friday and