The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-08-18
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


The Sunday afternoon service at
the Brattleboro Retreat will be con
ducted by Rev. John r. Cow.
The Epworth league OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal church held largely at.
tended lawn party at 10 Grove street
Saturday afternoon and evening. he
freshments of ices and cake were served.
Pennington Battle day was observ-
ed by the closing of the banks, one de-
livery of mail by the carriers and the
display of flags upon a number OF resi-
dences and places of business Wednes-
day.
Kings Lady Ministries, the Island
Park attraction Friday and Saturday
evenings, drew good audiences AT poth
performances. The sacred concert sun
day afternoon added materially to the
week S attendance.
The docket for Windham county
court, which convenes at Newtane sept
10. contains 1928 civil cases, SO divorce
cases. 81 entries on the chancery docket
and 81 state cases. Judge led ). stan
ton of Roxbury will officiate.
IT has been suggested that sight
seeing automobiles give fire apparatus
the right of way when responding 10
an alarm, The suggestion IS made on
ancount of the congestion of one OF the
streets Friday evening during the hre
on School street
Work on the Austine institution al
thonob started less than two weeks ago
;e heino pushed to the limit. Inc sue:
which was a sodded field Wednesday OF
last week. is TODAY hive of busy, work
mon and horses. The cellar is beng eN-
cavated by Gilman & Son and about 20
men are employed on the Job.
F G. Chace of Providence, H. H.
+roaenrer and general-manager OF the
Fort hummer Mills, was IN town lues-
dav and Wednesday inspecting the con
strnction work on the mill; ne expless,
Cd himself as satisfied with tne pr9stte M
made by the contractors ana saiu oaa.
the building would probably DC ur M
roof by the last OF next "e yer; wnnt
on5 nc soon as the roof is closed IN the
;nstaiIation of machinery VIII De an
nasT matter as the laying of the noors
viii require only few weeks
Automobiles and drivers OF horses
uLo,,id Leen their ewes on the MOOT %
sho ur'onnecticut river bridge when drlN.
mo across the structure. A 1eW GaS
inS on ohseryant Brattlebor0 cltllsl
ago an o. sp;kes protruding from the
IN inc and he did not attempt 10 man n,
pia IL. n naf,,l count, These spikes and az
,t"mohile tire make a dlsagreeapII..
au. .'hinat ion for touring motorlss. !,
con aisn more or less dangerous Iol ! :
irsa n stem upon a heavy splHe sVan ~
no % from an inch and mar 10 5 Wv,
inches above the planks OF the p,iu
Robert II. Waters, who, died uhi !
oL in Brattleboro, was formerly ar
WEI Of Newburyport, Mass, mi
T Tatnrs was born at Salem ana wa; a.
amraSnated from st. Mark IS sc fs col Il
Snnthhoro. where he prepared loa j he
loco Owing to change OF e .an5s n as a,
ian commercial life ana ntte! n Nal
sscconntant. He filled poslnIlonsI i ~
den. Memphis, Tenn, ana H S,,hiic exper
For several years ne was WVh b;1l in st
aecoun,t1hn n was catcher Of the basepai
Marh ond his fondness for athIeIlcs We ";
team a1u mill health failed. one OF ~ u,
reta ihnrs Rertram G. Waters, was az
br91Ihieae own Harvard football team cdl
wei hi NJ Waters leaves a WE M,,b mn
tam ~ daughter of the late Nlcnoi ~
was 1he ono Of the prominent men " q
Jonn,s srnnort. one daughter, Mrs a, y 2
Hewtp uiI and two sons, Henry Lac
" M inl and Nicholas j. waters ,oo.
""'1A recent meeting of the Se;Ss -
~, ootter of more light 1or Dlita
men tnu nns discussed and 1t was '3 ~
street ue VII The matter with Chalrm;a abt pi h.
to lease ,,royide such lights as mi iSaht;n
vln This matter VI f fbe sc
enoe within the jurisdiction ; f. as tn
S Ia,tn rather than the pai rl,nnnecticu
fGbts would be on tne +be town O
r;yer bridge which Is d 40 for by tn
H;nsdale, N. f., ana Is uaioi r. has bee
selectmen OF h hi ~ connect such light
found advlsapio ossory with the clrcul
as may pc n5 park. As the lights az
lighting ls sniied primarily for the co,
to be 1nstaai, 'eorspns going to and 1rol
I venience u and can be Dispenser WV wv,
the ls III losing of the resort ea w tbs
. after tno nlacing of the lamps b Sn Sbr
nlng the enables the current 10 20 Ha1
: clrculs On tbe lights are not nee4 tbe lioht
on Nm. arnense of maintaining W. nf Islam
Oil Oh IN he borne by the manager "
Park. os celebrate
"A doupa1 rn;no at Sacred ne
Monday Nnptbampton, Mass, ou uE,Ip
. chnrch; ,ot,ev and George Lam monr%a
= Aida Me'I lice Mettey, ana ne Teo eSurc
and, Mls 81, Of NORTHAMPTON. oI anu wit
kelieSS .,corated for the cef osS and the
: was ae ferns and white fiowe aso five an
d pains ,as . large attendance OF s s by Il
= sSr;ends. The mass va both brides a
:. fIi1 n a. club, of whlen r ~ niayed VOL
m,nombers. Hector 5s?De marches we
:. SoIos and the wedu1In iaframboise. II
: niayed by George alike in gowns
e brides were uieo trimmed with r0sepu
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