The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-01

followed by dance. All are cordially
! invited
The degree staff of the Modern
| WOOdmen of America, with a few other
| members of the lodge, attended the
dance az West Dummerston last Friday
evening and gave an exhibition drill.
There was not as large an attendance as
| mad been anticipated, due 10 the hard
downpour of rain, but all felt satisfied
with results financially and much pleased
with the line supper served by the w0-
men of the grange.
When the improvements contem.
plated are completed along the Pine
street side of the Catholic cemetery,
not only will the cemetery be beautifed
hut the street will present changed
appearance, Rev, NJ. j. Carmody is
having a sustaining wall of cement plac.
ed along the northern line of the GENE,
| terry property to prevent the sand slid.
ing down on the rails of the trolley line.
"A conference for Sunday school
workers, 10 be held in the Baptist
church Thursday evening, Sept. at
4 1.45 o clock, will be addressed by
/ Luther NJ. fash of Syracuse, y. Y, field
I secretary of the World Wide Baraca-
Philathea Union. Mr.. Tesh will also
speak az the same place Friday even,
ing al a general meeting TO which
leyeryOne is invited. IL is earnestly
hoped that large number will avail
themselves of the opportunity TO hear
/ a man who is so eminently qualified TO
! discuss the subject of organized bible
classes for young men and women.
The Snowflake Canning company
\ has its plant on Vernon street in full
| swing For 10 DAYS previous TO Mon.
| day corn had been arriving but opera.
Slons did not begin in earnest until
| Friday. About 100 persons are employ
ed in the factory and the huskinI sheds.
Already about 100000 cans of corn
! have been put mp Manager Andrew
Griffin expects that this season 5 pack
will he approximately 100000 cans.
Last year about 100000 cans was the
output. The rain has prevented pick
ling corn to some extent for week but
the quality has not been impaired.
/ This season s acreage will be about
i40 acres and the company hopes TO be
able TO increase that amount next wear.
] Contracts for next season VIII be made
late this fall
The Twin State league series has
! stimulated the baseball instinct in vari-
Gus parts of the village with the result
that diamonds are to be found in sever
al places Directly in the rear of the
| Brattlehoro House a baseball field has
been laid out in the middle of the nigh
way. Though there is considerable
heavy traffic through Hudson street il
| fails 10 0bliterate the base lines of this
miniature diamond. At the corner Of
| Canal and Prospect streets is n much
lmore commodious field with a billboard
| for catcher s fence. This field is pat
ronized by several teams and at times
there is considerable rivalry as to
which shall have the right of way. In
Fstevville there is a well.worn field near
| the schoolhouse, and at the corner OF
| Pine and Central streets, in vacant lot,
is to be found another diamond pat
ronized by the boys of the neighbor-
hood.
The funeral service of Mrs. Timothy
Aher was held at Q clock Saturday
morning in St. Michael s Catholic
church. Requiem high mass was said by
Rev. NJ. J. Carmodv. Miss Katherine
Calvin sang Face TO Face. The service at
the Catholic cemetery was conducted by
Rev. George L'Ecuyer.. 4 protnslon OF
beautiful flowers testified TO the many
friends which Mrs. Aher had. The bear
ers were John Calvin. Luke Ferriter,
John Eckles and John T. KANE. Those
present from out of town were Mrs. };
T Keefe. Miss Mary Flavin, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Timothy Murphy and John Z.
Cunningham of Bellows Falls. Mrs.
James Hemenway. Miss Anna Hemen-
way and Mrs. Long of North Walpole'
n. H., Mrs. George Aher of White River
Junction. Mrs Ellen Waters of HoI'
woke. Mass. James Riley of Springfield,
| Mass. y. p. Ryan, Misses Nellie ana
Anna RYAN, Miss Nellie Hemenway and
Mrs. Edgar Major of Greenfield, Mass.
Several persons on Canal street had
narrow escapes from being run over oS
pair of frightened horses attached 10
one of the heavy wagons OF the CfNs'
tai Springs Ice Co., Saturday afternoon
The horses were standing near the home
of the driver. Harry n. Holland, when
the parade of the Guy Brothers MN
strels came up the street from Nam
street. The animals started to run and
as the heavy wagon came IN contact
with the iron fence above the cold
snring pedestrians sought places OF
safety. Taking a turn across the street
the horses attempted to pass dlnerent
sides of telegraph pole The impact
tore the whiffie-trees from the wagon
and the horses became separated lheY
raced up Canal street and one was
| caupht near the schoolhouse by hay
mond Whitney. The Other. was cap,
tnred near the corner of Prospect
anJ Canal streets. Aside from dam
aces TO the >whiffle- trees and the
harness there were no i'll effects from
the dash.
Miss Fannie Newton of Keene. n.
II who said that she was daughter
Of Mrs. Mary Newton of that city, ap-
reared before Judge Louis Lynde IN
mnnicipal court Saturday and pleaded
milty to an attempt to make herself =
hamper and dependent upon the town .o 0d
! Rrattleboro. The woman was hned S@o
hut the fine was placed on file on con
d;tion that she pay the expenses con
nected with her two weeks solouTnI IN
Rrattleboro and leave town. lhese
conditions were complied with as soon
as possible and Miss Newton cleared
out. About two weeks ago the Wonl a;
applied to DR.. G. b. hunter 1oI ine ~
al treatment and she went to the
town farm where she was given atten'
tion until she became mother;
Mother and child were cared, for until
Saturday when Selectman John GAVIN
3oc;ded that Brattleboro should not
1osa as a home for foundlings. state
b btfornev r. E. Barber was asked to
rrnsecnfe the woman for attempting 10
make herself pauper IN vermont
while legally residing in another STATE
The man who accompanied MISS New
to M to Brattleboro kept in the back
ground.
The Fukuin Marie and her intrepid
commander, Capt. Luke w. Blckel' nave
during the past II years written GIap,
ter of Japanese history that Is 1II I'LL
in the extreme. Capt. Bickel Will speak
at the Baptist church, next ouhl'E
i FEARLESS les sailor tell his fascinating story
o come ei Navigating the uncharted, chan;
cone, of t tbe inland Sea without the aid
of y pilot to avoid hidden rocks aoo and
treacherous currents; hostile people
m beasts