The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-22

The two White Mountain trains
will make their last trip Oct, :,
The rains of the past month have
raised the water in the Pleasant valley
reservoir over IL inches.
The local postofiice will be closed
from IL TO 9 Wednesday and Thursday
of next week. The carriers VIII make
the morning delivery only.
Road Commissioner David 7. Perry
will urge the purchase of a rotary street
sweeper for use on Main and Elliot
streets another season at the next an
nual town meeting.
Schools open AT $50 Tuesday morn
ing and close at IL. There will DE no
sessions Tuesday afternoon, "Wednesday
or Thursday. There will be regular SEES
sions on Friday, and ON Saturday morn
ing from . until o clock.
Miss Ivy Marguerite Ranney,
daughter of Mrs, Lizzie liseom kanney,
of Boston, and Clarence Little nautha'
way of Boston, were married Nednes'
day evening in the First Baptist church
on Commonwealth avenue, Boston.
MIR. Wales will open his dancing
classes in Grange hall early next month";
The first children s class Will take place
SATURDAY. afternoon, Oct Z, at o clock.
The evening class will meet for the first
time Tuesday, Oct. IL, at 5 o 'cloek''
james +. Hooker, progressive re-
publican candidate for mayor OF Scho
nectady, n. ", was defeated IN the citJ
primaries Wednesday, his opponent
William II. Heron, securing between
So and 60 of the 10 delegates TO the city
convention.
-Isaiah-the Man and the Book, Is
the subject of the lecture by Rev. hoy
NJ. Houghton in the Congregational
church this evening. The Scripture les
sons at the Sunday morning services
/ from now until Christmas Will be stlec'
tions from the Book Of Isaiah.
There has been renewed discussion
! this week in regard to the teaslbllliN OF
an automobile stage route between bfal
| tleboro and Wilmington, and 1t Is prop
able that the PROJECT VIII ne gwen
\ try.out this fall with the idea OF put
I ting il into regular operation next
spring if conditions warrant
The first regular meeting Of the
| ". q. #. U. following the summer va
| cation will be held in the rest room next
! Monday afternoon at o clock. IL Is
! hoped that large number of members
| will be present as important business
| is TO be considered MS well AS appointing
| delegates TO the state convention,
An interesting exhibit at the state
fair this week was the collection OF tsl
! shown by the fish and game department
| Of Vermont. The exhibit is in charge OF
| Marvin j. Howard of South London
derry. Windham county fish ana game
warden. and includes specimens OF
brook trout, andlocked salmon, sllNel
salmon and other species.
Thomas Sears Of North Coventry
Conn. has filed claim for damages OF
$500 against tie town of BrattleborC
/ for LAYING a street across his property
ON Oak Grove avenue. As Mr.. Sears dc
not wish TO come TO Brattleboro Mt Inc
time of the next hearing in the mattel
OF extending Blakeslee street he nice
his claim for damages with the select
men.
Health Officer Henry Tucker say'
that the public health is the best at th'
present time il has been for over year
The number of cases under quarantine
is very small and practically all OF I'M
eases are diseases of children. Their
has been an epidemic of distemper tax
inc the form of head cold and IN
number of eases developing into ton
silitis within fortnight.
Navigation on the -Connectieu
river which has been closed for nun
Der of DAYS by the passing of the Van
Dyke log drive will probably re-onel
tomorrow or Sunday at the latest. IN
roar of the drive passed the station
Putney Wednesday evening. A boa
load Of log drivers and two wagon LOAD
of camp equipment came to town tues
dav. They are in camp between Brat
tleboro and Vernon.
Charles LeFay lost two fingers Of
his left hand Monday while at work, OF
n nlaner in the Felch & Pier chair fac
tory on Williams street. just how TN
accident happened is not known. LeFa'
caught his fingers between two rolls an'
his hand was badly lacerated and th'
fingers crushed before the machln'
could be stopped. He was taken to IN
Office of DR.. F. II. O'Connor who order
Cd him removed to the Memorial hospi
tai where il was found necessary TO re
move two fingers at the second lolnt
LeFav had been working for Feich .
Pier only short time.
Twelve women from the Home, 10
the Aged were entertained by Mrs
FLORENCE G.. Estey at her home on
School street Tuesday afternoon. TIT
marty was accompanied by Matron Mrs
G. I. Nash of the home and Col. }. u
Fstey 8 automobile was used to trans
mort the party to and from the. home
/ The afternoon was spent IN social wa.
and musical program was gwen; ne
freshments were served. Some OF I'M
CHESTS were over 90 years of age: INT
affair was very pleasant one ana Mrs
Estey was the recipient OF many "ofo'
of appreciation from her aged guests
The high school football team vii
plav its first regular home game OF th'
season tomorrow afternoon at lslan'
park, its opponent beng the vernon
Academy eleven. The boys have beer
nraeticino hard during the past weel
and Coach Hughes expects them to SNOW
better form than they did at Bellows
Fails last Saturday. tits believed tina
their work with the tackling DUNN,
will bring about considerable improve
ment in this department. There Will b'
no extra charge for grandstand seats q
the mark tomorrow afternoon, and 1t i
honed there viii be large attendance
to give the team the encouragement ],
deserves.
Walter Frederick Spear, son o
Mrs. w. H. Thomas of West chester
field. N. H., and Miss Sarah Mlllal
Dimes. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henri
Fl. Dimes of Brattleboro, were MARIE,
in Springfield, Mass, at l2.30 ,ciocl
Tuesday afternoon by Rev. E. A. Elliott
a Methodist clergyman of that city. Mr.
Smear is an employee of the Dunhan
Rpotbers company and Mrs. Spear ha
been employed in the office Of the Hol
stein Friesian association. She wa
Graduated from Brattleboro high sehoo
in the class of 1910. Mr.. and Mrs. spea
left Springfield yesterday for q trip t.
Troy. Albany and New York. They eS
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