The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-14

on Spring street for new six'tenement
house.
The superior court at Kcene, n. H.,
this week found an indictment against
Warren II. Allen of West Chesterfield
for q subsequent oilense of keeping
liquor for sale.
Prof l., Alonzo, Butteriield will
speak TO the teachers Of the public
schools Friday, April 81, at p. M, IN
the high school room on the subject
OF Visible Speech. The public Is cor
daily invited TO the lecture.
-Quonckticat tribe, ]. o. X. NJ, viii
confer the chiefs degree upon class
of 10 brothers this Fridays sleep, II
also will receive applications from seV'
eral palefaces. Visitors from the
Great Council of this Reservation Will
be present, and corn and venison viii
be served. A full attendance is de-
sired,
The Island boathouse will be open
for service within u short time now.
The management is planning to gave
its patrons better service than ever
this season, and contemplates numer-
aus improvements. The river 10 the
west of the house will be dredged so as
10 afford deeper channel and n break.
water will be put in. The general ap,
pearance Of the house will be improved
with coat of paint. Guy Harw0od
will be employed at the boathouse tins
year, and is now engaged IN prellm-
mary work about the establishment
AT the annual meeting of Fort
Dummer chapter, X. 4. NJ, IN the Ma
sonic temple last evening the following
officers were elected: G. Is. GroWeli, H.
II. F.; O. +. Benson, king; X. Il. Bar
rinpton, scribe; +. w. Putnam. treas
urer: w. A. Shumway. secretary; A. Il.
Pettee G. Of H.; Luther II. Houghton,
ID. s; William Cushman. X. \. G.; 4. II.
Winchester, NJ. Of Sd v; =. +; Crown,
NJ. of Cd ": L. G. Pettee. NJ. of LIST v;
Kittredge Haskins, chaplain; NJ. c.
Houghton and G. NJ. Clay, stewards;
y. 4. Taylor, tyler; A., p, Simonds,
corporator Of Masonic building asso.
citation for three years; j. \. Taylor,
trustee.
The ]. w. Bishop company of Wor.
cester, who were the lowest bidders
for the construction of the Fort DUN
mer mills, and to whom the contract
was awarded, failed to sign the con
tract, so the directors this week nave
awarded the contract to the Il, ;. Smith
company of Pawtucket, who were the
second lowest bidders. The difference
between their bids was less than $500.
Ii is understood however, that the
Fort Drummer Mills company will lose
nothing by reason Of the change. 1t IS
also understood that the b. ;. Smith
company will start operations next
week and that work from that time Will
be pushed rapidly.
Vaughan & Burnett 8 new illumi-
mated street clock arrived Wednesday
and has been placed in position at the
edge of the sidewalk opposite the firm ;
store on Main street. The Illuminated
dial with large Roman numerals makes
il possible for one to read the time OF
day or night at n long distance. The
timepiece will he appreciated by hun
dreds of people, who will learn TO RELY
upon the clock. 1t stands on an IRON
pedestal and pole about II feet from
the sidewalk, and can be seen from the
corner of Elliot street or from consld-
cradle distance north of the town hall
The movement is contained in the ped
estal and runs eight days without wind
ing,
Ella J.. Go. wife of John Cornell,
died of acute nephritis at her home in
West Chesterfield, n. H., about s o clock
Monday evening. She was born IN
Halifax, Nov. 20, 1851, and was the
daughter of Norman and Elizabeth
g. VI.
spent in that town where she attended
school, She was married Dee. %, 1871,
to John Council, who survives her, as
does one daughter, Mrs Warren b. Al.
len. of West Chesterfield. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Council lived in BrattlebOro about
Is wears. during which time he was en-
ployed by the Estey Organ company.
| Funeral services were held Wednesday
morning at clock in st. Michael 5
Catholic church. Rev. George T.
L 'Ecuver ofliciated and the burial was
/ in the Catholic cemetery The bearers
were four brothers of Mr.. Connell;
Thomas of South Ashbprnham, Mass; $
1 Jeremiah of Gardner, Mass, Daniel OF
4 Chicopee Falls. Mass, and Timothy
/ Connell of Leominster, Mass.
The annual meeting of the First
Baptist church was held in the chapel
last evening. and was attended by
about $50 persons Supper was served
| nv the ladies society Mt Z o 'clock.
The reports of the officers and severa !
auxiliares of the church showed that
the condition of the church is excellent
and that the finances are in satisfac-
tory condition. The totaf amount
raised for current cXpenseS during the
wear was $39335l and the year. closed
with all bills provided for. The wo-
men s society and two classes OF Wo,
! men in the Bible school contributed
! $3.50 10 the church repair fund. In
addition to this, $l.538.S9 was given
toward the work of the UNCONVENTIONAL
missionary societies and other objects
! in which the church is Interested
| total for all objects of $5.93l,9l. tue
following officers were elected: Dea-
| cons for three years, ]. +. Hall and Z.
S. Hopkins; trustees for three years, a
| +. Bovnton and w. B. Smith: clerk. +.
s. Knight: treasurer, A. L. Harris; col
lector, f. J. Eddy; women members
of prudential committee. Mrs Lucy \,
Cox and Mrs, A. w. J. wilkins; auditor.
IT. F. c. Toedt. At the close of the
business session Rev. Rolla E. Hunt of
Shelburne Falls, Mass, gave an address
upon the place of the Word in church
| work.
w. M. Hayes, superintendent OF
construction on the new postofhce
/ building in Keene, n. H., who recently
notified Postmaster Kittredge Hasllns
that he wished to have tests made of
] the soil formation on the site for the
new federal building in Brattleboro,
came here Saturday and arranged with
Crosby & Parker to dig number of
houses of Charles II. Thompson and DR..
c. s. Pratt. Mr.. HAYES was in Brattle-
boro Tuesday and found, as was sus,
pected would be the case, quicksand at
depth of six and eight feet. This
strata of quicksand, however, does not
iniure the site in the least. At the
depth of from Is to 20 feet coarse gray,
ed was found, and Mr.. Hayes said that
such a bottom was suitable. The new
postofice building at Keene has piling
underneath as quicksand was encoun-
tered there. When the quicksand was
found Tuesday boring was resorted to,
and it required only a short time to
penetrate the layer of sand and reach
the gravel. Mr.. Hayes sent report