The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-19

OF the AtHlit congregational tHul'h
will hold their annual meeting IN the
chapel Sunday evening at 1880 o o'clock,
There will be reports and election OF
officers,
Anniversary Day of the Epworth
league was observed In the Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday evening with
he same program that was used IN nll
Methodist churches throughout the
country Rev +. 4, Wells spoke briefly
upon the work of the league.
The annual meeting Of the Brattle'
h0r0 branch of the WOmans' Alliance
will be held al the house Of Mrs. John
ID. Barrows. High street, next Wednes,,
daV evening AT : clock. The usual
birthday offerings will be received nj
this meeting A large attendance Is
earnestly desired.
Examinations for admission TO the
Brattlehoro high school for the year
l9ll-l9 win 'he held in the high school
room June LIST and Cd and Aug, "a and
-, These examinations are the same
as those set for free tuition certificates
AZ other places in the state. Pupils
who expect 10 enter without nlnth
grade certificate are urged to take the
June examinations so in ease they
should fail 60 pass they will be able
10 take the examinations in August.
The Sunday school of the Univer-
salist church during the last six months
has been divided into two sections
Reds and Blues, The sections connected
for honOrs in attendance at SUNDAY
school and the Blues lost with the. re-,
suit that the Rods were entertained
Tuesday evening in the vestry with
supper and games Fifteen members
of the school were rewarded with gift
book for attendance at Sunday school
every Sunday for six months. A short
program of music and readings was
presented.
In spite OF drought forest fire and
log Jams the river drivers Of the Con.
0ueeticut Valley Lumber company are
steadily winning their fight and the
bulk of the enormous drive Of $4,000.
O00 feet is now safely driven ont Of
the streams and started down the man
! Connecticut river M North Strattord,
/ y. H.. on the last and bv far the safest
, Ian of their 3N0-milc Journey 10 the Mt
Tom mills. The rear of the Nulhegan
division of the drive has reached Shcr.
man Eddy and the last log has passed
through the Stone Dam Sluice.
III. r. Howe proprietor of the Elm
House on Eels court was severely in
Leslie 4. Smith s Woodworking estah'
ilishment on Flat street Tuesday after
noon. Mr. Howe was carrying heavy
/ hardwood planks from the mill out
doors and standing them NJ against the
t binding. He was lust returning for
plank when the last one he had leaned
against the building fell and struck him
above the hipS He was taken to his
home and il win be several days before
/ he viii be able TO attend TO his usual
duties.
The Nav meeting of Brattleboro
chapter, D, A. r.. took place in the
home of Mrs. H. II. Thompson on Main
street Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Thomp.
Genevieye NJ. Slate entertaining. Tx.
collent reports Of the Continental Con
press of Daughters in Washington in
( April were given hv Mrs. Julius ],
Estpv and the regent : alternate. Mrs.
/ l.. w. Hawlev. and the pageant in
/ Northampton. which IL is expected viii
( be more elaborate than the Decrfield
pageant. was discussed. Refreshments
were served and the occasion was
source of pleasure to all,
Foreman d. :. Rixford of the B. T.
Smith COMPANY. who is in charge of the
work at the Fort Drummer Mills Will
complete the work of laying the founda.
tion this week and maSons will begin
laying brick sometime next week. Dur,
ING the week a narrow gauge railroad
track has been laid for distance OF
about go feet 10 lie used in removing
the soil eXcavated from within the
foundation walls. Al present the cars
are being pushed along by Italians but
next week donkey engine will be IN
shape to haul q train load Of cars and
il will require hut short time TO com
plete the work of excavation. There
are about 10 men employed on the 1oh;
This force will probably be increased
somewhat as soon as the structure
reaches point where carpenters can
work.
DIR. r. 5. Elmer, who for two years
had had supervision of athletics in the
high school, rendered his resignation
last week to the members of the school
board, stating in a letter to the men,
bers of the Athletic association that
internal dissension in the Association
made it UNPLEASANT for him to continue
as athletic director. The resignation
was received with alarm. rs his faith
full and intelligent effort had placed high |
school athletics on a solid footing, and
the association unanimously requested |
the popular coach to resume his duties. |
At the same time a successful effort |
was made to straighten ont the difficulty |
that had arisen and Francis II. Provost, |
10. was prevailed upon to accept re-
election as manager which he had re- |
signed because of the trouble. DR.. ri; |
mer acceded to the general demand OF |
the students. which was seconded by |
the faculty and by many parents !
old stand--BellOws Falls Times.
The announcement that Boston &
Maine train No. 20 westbound from
Boston over the Fitchburg division and |
No 10 running opposite are to be taken |
off Monday has aroused the citizens
and board of trade at Shelburne Falls,
manufacturers and merchants of Green
field and business men S associations
of AthOl, Orange and Gardner, Mass, |
to make q protest to President Charles
S. Mellen of the Boston & Maine rail
road asking that the trains be run as
for many years past. Brattleboro PEG,
pie are also interested in the proposed |
change of train service as Boston pa.
pers leaving that city at 'elock and
arriving here at 10 clock are carried
on that train If the trains are taken
off it will be impossible for the Central
Vermont road to get the papers at Mil
lers Falls and they will have to come
from Boston to Brattleboro by the way
of Palmer. Though they will arrive at
the same time in Brattleboro the
chances of missing connections will be
increased. The "'owl" train now con
meets at Greenfield for Boston and the
suspending of train No. 10 will prevent
Brattleboro people reaching Boston
early in the forenoon.
The Boston & Maine summer train
schedule, which goes into effect June
q, will show but slight change in the
this station The parlor car section of
the White Mountain train will leave
". Nonl. 81 O 25 n m and arriNe in