The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-14

. The women OF the Episcopal ehurc!
! viii conduct food sale on the chureI
} lawn, saturday afternoon from 70
o clock IL stormy. the sale will be II
Mr. Henry Thompson s store.
The funeral 81 Henry Pratt wa
held Monday afternoon az Bond a Son
! funeral paflors. Rev. Roy NJ. Houghioi
. OBLIGATED and the burial was In IN
family loi in Prospect Hin cemetery.
George T. Mead. 50. mechanic o
, Bellows Falls. died Monday 81 u,
. Memorial hospital OF reriioniiis fol
! lowing an operation. The body wa
taken 10 Burlington Tuesday evening
for burial
r. H. Harris Of this town and hi
partner !. +. Nelson were defeated II
the final round Of the doubles in th'
Connecticut Valley tennis Tournament
az Springfield, Mass, FRIDAY by th'
Cole brothers Of Hartford, Conn, th'
score standing 6-3, 80, ll-9, 6'S.
The trustees Of the Austine insti
tuition eNpeet 10 have the plans for Tbs
first Of the group of buildings in shap,
the coming week 10 Kermit an oihela
statement being made Bids for the
construction Of the building have been
advertised and viii be received up e
moon. july "a.
The second sacred concert al j.
Hand Park SUNDAY afternoon proved The
lpopularity Of this feature and the man
.arement Of the resort was greeted with
a throug of ueOple anxious 20 hear the
program bv the First Regiment band
from q shady spot. As announced last
week these concerts sunday afternoon
will continue through the season.
The warrant for the annual meet.
ing Of the incorporated school district.
which Will he held in the high school
building Tuesday evening az : 'eloe <,
has been posted hy Clerk viii r. Smith.
There are nine articles Of which all but
two relate 10 routine matters. The
sixth article i 70 see what action the
district will take under Act GO Of the
/ Acts Of 1910. relating 10 teachers pen-
sions Article i 10 see what action
the district viii take under Act q Of
the Acts Of 1910. relating 10 medical
inspection Of schools
William c. Horton has received q
letter from Prof. N. b. Cummings Of
I the state nursery relative 10 the sam.
I pies Of twigs taken from the elm trees
along Canal street which seemed 70 be
T infested with some kind Of scale. Prof.
Z Cummings saws that the trees are at
I tao ked with Elm tree scale and though
/ be does not look for anv serious dam
age from the pest he suggests that the
trees be SPRAYED and advises how the
proper insecticide may be procured.
4 Prof Cummings saws that as vet the
pest has made but little Roadway IN
I Vermont.
The second week Of extreme warm
weather has reduced the production Of
milk 10 a point below the average for
this season of the wear and milkmen
have been Obliged to restrict the amount
sold TO each customer in order 10 sup.
PLY their trade. Pastures which were
almost desert week ago from the
effects Of the heat are this week of
absolutely no value in feeding COWS
and every dairvman is obliged TO feed
his herd grain. As vet there has been
no increase in the price of milk but
week or TWO more Of drought cannot
hut put the price NJ.
Homer A. Wright. employed bv J.
f. Bushnell the grocer, was taken 10 the
Memorial hospital Monday noon pros
trated by the heat. Mr.. Wright re-
turned to the store about il.30 after
spending several hours on a delivery
team. He complained of being III and
his place on the team was taken by
another clerk. Stepping outdoors to
get some air he suddenly became IN
conscious and Drs. II. D. Holton and G.
r. Aldrich Were summoned. Mr.. Wright
partialiv -cgained consciousness before
being taken 10 the hospital. After he
i7- treated II the Institution during
the afternoon be was discharged Non
day evening.
Ellen Burke Schuster. 81, widow OF
Frederick W. Schuster. died at IS Lin
den street Friday night of the infirmi-
ties Of age. Mrs. Schuster was a Burke
from County Wexford. Ireland. being
born in that district in 1850. She came
to America when 90 wears of age and
six months after landing in New York
came TO Brattleboro. For time she
lived in the family of Christian Sehu-
stsr and married Frederick Schuster Of
this town. Two children were born to
them. Ellen. who is dead, and William.
the well-known opera singer. Funeral
services were held at the house SUNDAY
morning at O clock. Rev. E. Q. $.
Osgood officiated and the burial was in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Capt, and Mrs. T. J. Perrett of the
local Salvation. Army corps have been
ordered to duty at South Norwalk,
Conn. and will leave Brattleboro the
first of the coming week. They will be
succeeded by Ensign and Mrs. Ayers
of North Adams. Mass. A farewell
service viii be held by Capt. and Mrs.
Perrett in the Salvation Army hall on
High street Sunday evening at S
o clock. The service will include the
enrolment Of a recruit and the eomm ms
sioning of local officers. 1. ".
Hawlev. superintendent of the Baptist
Sunday school. will sneak. The Baraca
male quartet will sing several selec
tions. A financial and statistical state
ment of the work done under Capt. /
Perretts administration will be pre-
sented. The new officers will take com !
mand of the corps and their first meet |
ing viii be held Wednesday evening.
The patriotic program given at the |
grange meeting Wednesday evening IN |
charge of past lecturers was much en- /
loved. The program was as follows: Song /
bv grange quartet. Mrs. Bessie Knowl- |
ton. Mrs. Cola Morse, c. 5. Hopkins, Leo |
Sharon: recitation, Mrs. Alice Spauld- |
ing: reading, Miss Lillian Higley; |
story, F. ID. Wells; piano |
duet. Mrs. MeCoughlan and Miss Tracy |
rnshman. recitation. Miss Mary Will /
son: piano solo, Mrs McCoughlan; reel
tation BY Mrs. Erna Bailey: speech by
David P. Perry: song with chorus, Mrs. 1
Cola Morse: story of George Wash /
ngton. Miss Helen Hopkins; recitation,
Mrs. Ellen Phelps; select reading. The /
origin of the song, John Brown Is Body, /
Mrs. Lucy Sargent: recitation, Lin I
.oln s Gettysburg address. Warner Hop
kins. A story written G. 5. Hopkins
Introducing patriotic songs by the
Iuartet was read by Mrs. \. A. Fisher.
The next meeting. July 20, will be in
.harge Of Ceres, Pomona, and Flora.
Purchasers OF property on Pros
,ect Hill, especially at the southern |,
extremity of that district, have reason
o congratulate themselves on the out
ook for boom in building the coming
a.. ITnlnaSdar- Mrs. Mary Rlakps. |