The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-07

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Electric fans have been installed
IN the wards NJ Memorial hospital this
week which are much appreciated by
the patients.
A portion OF large maple tree in
'front.' OF A. H. Trip 5 house on Western
avenue was blown down Wednesday az.
ternoon during the high Wind II fell
across the eur track and DELAYED the ser.
wee for time.
III, +, Weatherhead, agent for the
r, \. StrOut company of Boston has
tins week sold the Streeter farm, located
opposite the power station in West Dunn
merston 10 Lars Jorgenson of Virginia,
VINO viii take possession for occupancy
September l.
The girls guild of 81. Michael 5
Episcopal church held lawn party ON
during the band concert. Japanese
lanterns We're used 10 light the lawn.
lees and fruit punch were sold by the
Young women.
Yesterday morning the New Eng
land Telephone and Telegraph company
started digging the trench for the un-
background cable from the corner of High
street TO Wells fountain on North Main
street. The company has finished LAYING
It's underground cable ON Green street
"A break was discovered in the
water main ON Vernon street nearly op-
posite the White River Chair company =
factory early Wednesday morning when
the forest fire fighters were returning
to town. The water was shut Oft near
the BrattlehOro House until il could be
repaired the next day.
r.. NJ. Bradley has rented the Ev.
i anf "a Mt N
land harbor for the Thompson fund
beneticiaries 10 enjoy vacation this
season. 4 party of IL left Yesterday
for an outing. Last wear the privileges
were beneficial TO a large number of
women and II is expected good many
will avail themselves of the opportunity
this season.
Raymond stephen Grout, %, of
! Newfane died nj the Memorial hospital
Monday following an operation on one
of his legs which was badly crushed
Saturday while he was at work upon a
gasoline engine in his mill al Newfane.
/ He was born in Newfane. Feb. II. 1856,
! the son of Joel and Martha (Pike)
Grout. lie leaves a wife and child.
I The body was taken to Newfane yester.
/ day for burial
| An important sale in real estate
was made this week through the agency
/ of :. w. Edgett 4 Co.. when the j. W.
Thurber farm of 100 acres on Orchard
street was sold to Henry =. Wellman
of the firm of Wellman a Co. This farm
contains one of the most valuable tim.
Der lots in Brattlehoro and is very
picturesque and slightly. For several
years il has been popular summer
resort. Mr.. and Mrs. Thurber will not
give Mr.. Wellman possession until Nov.
II.
The protracted hot wave which be
gan SUNDAY was broken about $50
o clock Yesterday afternoon with short
but heavy shower accompanied by a
high wind and vivid lightning. \
large limb was broken from a tree on
High street and fell across the telephone
wires and many lawns were strewn with
small branches broken by the high
wind In several places the street car
tracks were submerged with debris |
washed from hill streets.
Mrs. Edna VI. (Saxton) Maccairomi,
2j. wife of Lewis p Maceairomi of Bos
ton. died early Monday morning at the |
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A; ". |
Saxton of Beech street in Greenfield,
Mass. from the effects of being over, |
heated Sunday Her funeral was held |
Wednesday afternoon and burial was IN |
Deerfield. Rev w. NJ Cassidy conduct |
ed the service. Mrs. Maccairomi was |
niece of Mr. and Mrs. A. l., SaXton, who /
are in charge of the town farm. Mrs,
Saxton went to attend the funeral.
The heat of Wednesday resulted IN
an innovation in Masonic circles. Brat |
tleboro lodge was closing up ITS degree
work for the season that evening and |
ali of those in attendance at the meet /
inc were permitted to appear In the |
lodge room in their shirt sleeves. 1t Is
likely that the affair will 90 down in the
history of the craft in Brattlehoro as
the "coatless night In view OF the
fcrmality which goes with Masonic de-
gree work the appearance of craftmen
in shirtwaists and negllgee shirts was
decidedly unique.
Frederick John Coleman, rs died
of paresis at the Brattleboro Retreat
Tuesday after an illness of over year;
He was born at Windsor, w., the son OF
Thomas and Katherine (Cautield) Cole
man, April z, 1888. and came TO Brattle-
boro with his parents when two wears
old. He had always made his home with .
his parents. Funeral services were held
at st. Michael S Catholic church yester-
day morning at 9 o'clock. Rev. NJ. j.
Carmodv officiated and the burial, was in
the Catholic cemetery. The bearers
were William Lee, John Clnne, james
Clane and Thomas Clune. Besides his
mother, who lives on Elliot street, Mr..
Martin of Holyoke, Mass, who was
present at the funeral,
Mrs Walter A. Gilbert narrowly /
severe burns Friday afternoon
while cleaning a necktie with gasoline.
She had the gasoline In small dlsh
and was busily at work when her son,
Howard. lighted a match nearby. In
an instant her hands were ablaze put 7
She eytinpuished the flame by wrapping
her hands in her apron. Meantime the
blazing gasoline in the dish was De-
coming dangerous. ]. L, Roess, who, was
at work in his garage nearby, had ms
attention called. to the blaze ana Went
TO the rescue with hand eXtlngnlsne".
Word was also sent to the fire station
nm Elliot street for the chemical which Ii
responded promptly but Mr. Roess and Il
his extinouisher had subdued the blaze.
The kitchen was badly smoked and tue 1
paper was disfgured by the heat.
Drivers of horse propelled vehicles
who make frequent use of Nam street
Hill from Milestone brook to the corner
Of Elliot street say that unless trlHe /
more caution is shown upon the part OF ]
drivers of motor cars a bad mlx9p is
likely to occur almost any hour of the
law at this point. Last Friday woman
and bow driving slow-going horse came
around from the Mosher 4 Cobb stable !
INTO Main street An automobile came S
,kiddino down the hill and before the /
,nerator could bring it to standstlll 1t I
lad crowded the wagon and horse into 1
he gutter and broken one wheel. This '
{ an example of what may occur not {
,nlv at any hour but what is more than l
;Lelv TO occur several times every hour
when traffic is congested. Last summer t
,yer 225 motor vehicles were counted t
n one hour at the very point where TINS c
nixup took place. There are as many ]