The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-08-11

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The only business transacted al
the selectmen weekly meeting last
evening was the approval of bills.
"A new pipe organ key desk has been
installed IN the Baptist church. The
new desk contains number of improve,
ments over the old equipment,
Sunday excursions from Brattle.
boro 10 Sunapee lake will be run weekly
until the second week in September
The last excursion will be on Sept. 3.
The regular meeting of the Modern
Woodmen is postponed from Aug. 10 10
Aug. 20. The camp is planning for a
big picnic and field day on the fair
grounds Labor day.
| r, w. Wilkins, proprietor of the
Cheshire steam laundry of Keene, n.
H., was. in Brattleboro Monday making
arrangements TO open a branch office.
lie will appoint a, Brattleboro man as
his representative here.
! Carroll Woods new semispeed
model power boat, Gypsy III, was launch
ed Friday. When the engine was start
ed the boat moved out into the stream
and made her initial trip of mile and
return at Is mile an hour clip.
-Brattleboro theatregoers will be
treated TO one of George n. Conan 5
bright offerings during the week of
the Valley Fair when Manager George
y. Fox will present Forty.fve Minutes
From Broadway at the auditorium.
Following are the dates for the en-.
tertainment course TO be given this
winter under the auspices of the Young
women of the Baptist and Congrega.
tional churches Nov. 81, The Colonial
Club: Nov; 80, The Merry Makers; Dec.
II, Lieut.. Canon; March IS, Judge Ben
Lindsey.
Harold p. Jay of the Brooks House,
who is endeavoring 10 organize a cricket
team, has six applicants. Mr.. jaw says
that while he mentioned Englishmen
specifically when suggesting the organ
ization of a team he did not intend 10
convey the impression that only Eng
lishmen would be eligible. Anyone who
can play cricket is invited TO Join.
Twenty Italians arrived from Bos.
ton Tuesday to work for Crosby q Park
er on the several Jobs which these con
tractors have under way. The laying
of q gas main on Western avenue and
water mains for the Brattleboro Water
Works company at several points with
in the village will furnish work for this
increased force for several weeks. Ar
engagements have been made TO house
the workmen under a big tent which
will be put mp near Elm Corners.
Mrs Harriet A. Hildreth, 81, who
died at her home in Bellows Falls last
week Thursday morning, was born IN
Dummerston JulY12. 1920, granddaugh-
ter of Thomas CLARK, one of the early
settlers of that town. In lS4s she was
married to Edward w. Hildreth of Ches
terfield, \. H. Since 1868 she has been
resident of Bellows Falls, making her
home with her children, Fred G. and
Miss Hattie A. Hildreth Among those
who attended the funeral Monday were
j. T. Hildreth. Mrs. Ella Stearns, Mrs.
A. w. Rockwell, Mrs. /. Z. Holden and
Mrs. D. W. Tenney of Brattleboro.
The Young Adams Stock company
will open week S engagement at Is.
land park Monday evening and will give
performance every night. The com
pany will show some high-class special
ties, demonstrating to theater-patrons
that large amount of amusement can
be furnished at popular prices. Mon
dav nights offering will be an elabo
rate production of Under Two Flags.
| This will be repeated Tuesday evening
The Wednesday and Thursday attrac-
ton will be Thorns and Orange Bios
SONS, the engagement closing with two
performances of The Gambler and the
Girl. The plays are said to be well
staged and deliberately costumed ana
the specialties include some excellent
singing and dancing acts.
The work of compiling the vital
statistics of the town of Brattleboro
| for the years prior to 1887 VIII peglh
| immediately. Secretary of state Guy
W. Bailey of Essex Junction has TINS
week forwarded to Town Clerk 7. >
| Hopkins 5000 index cards for use in
such compilation and advised Mr.. Hop
| kins that the secretary of state S otiice
win not be arbitrary in the matter OF
time limit for completing the work. Inc
| law requires such statistical data 10 ne
| filed with the secretary of state not
later than Oct. /, 1911, but Town Clerk
| HOPKINS has been unable to begin tine
work as he did not have the cards ana
the secretary of state would not permit
the use of the regular Xltai statlstlc
card such as are used by all Town clerks.
ABBY Ann White, CT, widow OF Al
bert S. White formerly OF Brattieooro'
died in Westerly, R, l., last week Thurs
dav after protracted illness. she was
| horn in Dummerston and was daugh-
fer of Captain James Chase. Mrs. White
was educated in the public schools OF
Brattleboro. coming to this town with
her parents when small chlld. She
married Albert S. White who died about
| "a years ago The most of their mar
ried life was spent in Boston and New
York. Mrs. White had lived IN BrattieJ
horo considerable of the time since the
death of her husband and LETT TINS vi.
aGo The body was brought to Brattle-
h0yo Saturday and funeral services were
| hold Monday afternoon at the nome OF
Mrs. White Is sister, Mrs Emma NJ. Hes
cock II Cherry street. Rev. John h.
Cow oficiated. Two selections were
sn u hv Mrs. w. H. Bond. The burial
was in Prospect Hill cemetery.
RAYMOND Bishop of IL Pleasant
street is somewhat of a hero among the
boys of his neighborhood. He has
i've bittern which he captured after
hard tussle The bird is kept in a chick
on COOP and fed with fish. ANY, at,
tempt to make friends with the blfd
only causes it to become angry. 9eE-
eral days ago young Blshop; Who 10
ahont Is years old, and smaller com,
aooHS were plavine near the canal
.rb;ch carries water to the Vinton pa,
ner mill They saw what they supposed
was a hen and believing that she bad
been injured in some way the boys start.
ed 10 Investigate They found an angiy
snecimen of the bird family as large as
on ordinary hen and standing, upon
slender legs After considerable eA5
perimenting Raymond decided 70 hoGd
The bird with his cap when ne giI
t tho the bittern fought savagely with
lis claws and beak. 1t is now on eX-
hibition at his home on Pleasant street.
The bird eats fish but will not partaane
Of y IFS food until after dark and then
when alone. The bird is OF DIRTY
brown color and is a male: Nnen II
stands erect it is about two feet 'ali'
Prof. I. Nelson Dale of Pittsiieid,
Mass. a geologist. connected Win tne
tinted States geological survey, army.