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

The attenuhneen NJ tue goFPti lch
meetings nc the corner OF Pine and Cen
trail streets have shown an interest \
the work of the several EVANGELISM
workers who speak every evening.
Deputy sheriff c. i. Mann and hi
assistants disposed of part OF IN
BANKRUPT stock of the q. a, Gibbs nv
and ten.eent store Saturday and tn
balance was sold Wednesday. A. w. j
wilkins was the auetioneeE
Ray Gates is high man in candle
pin rolling at the Masonic temple. III
string of l02 chalked M a number o
lays AGO easily heads the list. W. !
Minor of Newark, O.. beat the big PHI
record Tuesday evening, making 2jo'
Manager John ]. Clune of the Ont
law hose team was obliged 10 cance
the race arranged with the Alerts o.
North Adams, Mass. Saturday. Severa
of the Outlaws were unable to get
leave of absence and the contest wa
called of by telephone.
James Daley, IS, who was drowned
/ in Whitney pond, Leominster, Mass
| Friday afternoon, was employed Tor !
! time last winter in the White klNel
imam was in bathing with several com
panions when he was suddenly takel
with cramps and sank before help could
reach him.
Mitchell Hart, touring motor eye
| list from Massachusetts, received
sprained knee and ankle Sunday after.
noon, being thrown from his wheel 2
short distance south OF this village on
the Vernon road. He was brought 10
the Brooks House by DR. Thomas Rice
in the latter + ear and remained there
until Tuesday morning when he lett
town.
Tuesday was one of the hottest DAYS
remembered in Brattleboro for many
wears. At 10 o'clock Thermometers reg
istered % degrees and at noon 100 de-
grees in the shade was reported NJ dit.
ferent points in the village. Az :
o clock in the afternoon lO4 degrees
in the shade was shown on High street
piazza and IFS degrees in the sun was
registered on Canal street.
Fred Frank Bastian, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver f. Bastian, and Miss
Daisv Marie Higley, adopted daughter
of Mrs. Flora Higley both of Brattle'
boro. were united in marriage at the
parish house of the Protestant Episeo.
nal church at Greenfield Saturday af-
teTnoon bv Rev !. 4. Whiteman. They
were attended bv Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Russ of Brattleboro. They will make
their home in Brattleboro as Mr.. Bias
tian is employed in the shipping depart
ment of the s 4. Smith company.
CLAYTON l.. Coane and several mem.
hers of his family, including has WIRE
made trip up the river in one OF the
Bigelow motor boats Sunday Trouble
with the engine late in the evening ne.
Iaved the party to such an extent that
Mr. Coane decided to telephone for
team TO take his party TO their nome
on the Putney road but the line was our
Of order. When Mr. and Mrs. Coane
and children did not return nome late
in the evening, the other members OF
their family became alarmed and HAYES
Bipalow was notified of the fears OF the
friends of the Coane family that the
marty had been drowned. Mr.. Blgelow
started man out Immediately to To-
care tbe marty and found that they we're
safe though as anxious TO get home rs
their friends were TO have them. MI
Coane and family had gone ashore ana
were waiting for aid
Caroline Elizabeth Selleck, 81 died
at the Home for the Aged TUESDAY
morning of disabilities incident TO adj
vanced age. She had been an inmate
of tho home for four wears. Miss Sci.
leck was a sister of George +: Selleek OF
High street and came to Brattieboro
about 40 years ago. She was born N
NIiddleburv in August. ISIS, the daush'
ter of Myron and Sarah tBllnnl Seneeh.
Her education was received IN tine publlc
schools of her native town and at
nriyate school for girls in Middleburv
tn,,nbf aahApl Middle
hurry for about Is wears. The only I'M
mediate relative that survives Miss Sci
Iecli is her brother. She was mem.
her of the Congregational church OF
Her life had been 3. stu
flious one, She was of very retiring
and her Christian character
was marked in the thought she gave the
welfare of her friends and companions.
Funeral services were held ut the home
AT o'clock Thursday morning. KEY.
Roy NJ. Houghton otficiated and the BODY
was taken to Middleburv for burial III
the family lot in the West cemetery.
The Fourth of July picnic of the
Baptist Sunday school and church mem
oers at Echo park was one OF the best
attended of these annual events. II
was estimated that nearly 200 persons
visited the park between 10 o clock IN
he morning and 5 in the afternoon. a
1otilla of Bigelow boats was chartered
and the craft were in commission from |
} clock a. M. until $50 in the after
noon. The affair was on the basket am. |
ler order and probably l75 persons SAT
Town to dinner. The intense neat pre-,
vented the carving out of an extended |
athletic program but Quoits and base
,all furnished entertainment. The base
,all game was between teams from the
rarious Sunday school classes. Absence
# a scorer leaves the result in doubt,
However. the game was interesting ana
furnished an opportunity for no end OF
conversation between
he fans. An interesting feature OF
he davis festivities was the presenta-
ion of a chapel organ toll. H. Gale, the
Missionary in charge of the Baptist
.hapel car Messenger. Mr.. and Mrs
iale were present at the picnic ana the
lift from the members of the Baptist
Bible school was wholly unexpected
Rev. John r. Cow, pastor OF the Bap-
isl church. presented the, glft win an
appropriate speech and Mr.. Gale re-
bonded very feelinglv in accepting it.
The missionary called upon Mrs. Gale
or a word of acceptance and she thank
d the donors. Though ii was extremely :,
lot throughout this section those visit
no Echo park were able to keep reason
bly, cool and the picnic was pronoune-
d success.
Building operations at Fort Dunn
ner Heights will probably take start
he coming week as the syndicate of
BUSINESS men interested in developing
hat section of the village have asked
ontractors to submit bids for building
2 Involvement houses to be ready for
occupancy hv the time the new Fort
hummer Mills are completed. An
was made several weeks ago
hat syndicate of business men was
eng formed to erect tenement houses
pom the plot of land bought from the
GARD of trade The money has been
ubscribed and u large building lots
ave been bought on the northern end