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

Betterley homestead have gone to thei
camp in Putney.
Miss Lottie Crafts OF Worcester, Mass.
who has been with her cousin, Mrs, w, Il
Bartlett. for two weeks, leaves this after
noon for East Mortified where she vii
spend the summer,
Among the guests at Sunset lake thu
week are Mrs. Nellie Harwood OF Brattle
boro, MIR. and Mrs. Il. II. Richardson ant
Miss Marion Sherman OF Williamsville ant
Mr.. and Mrs, n, d. Hawkins of Spring
field, Mass.
Mrs. A. II. Gould OF Newton, Mass.
spent from Saturday to "Wednesday viii
her sister, Mrs, A, NJ. Helyar. Mrs
Gould has been spending some time al
Lake Sunapee and has now returned to
her home,
The late arrivals at the Betterley home
stead are Mrs. c. S. Daniels and Mrs. &,
f. Whitney OF Brattleboro, Miss Susie
lIoag of New Haven, Conn, Miss Myra
Whitcomb Of Amherst and Miss Marjorie
I.add and Philip kirkham of Springfield,
Mass.
Baptist church, Rev. Il. Stacy Harrison
pastor. Sunday morning, sermon by pas
Tor, subject, Christ the Divine Servant.
Bible classes at II o'clock. Sunday evening
at 7.30 o'clock, regular meeting. Church
prayer meeting Friday evening at $50
o'clock which will be followed by church
business meeting.
Purle b. Stoclwell has resigned his posi-
tion as foreman for the Brattleboro Street
Railroad company and will 60 to Green
field, Mass, Monday where he will be EN-,
ployed by the Greenfield Street Railroad
company as superintendent OF the night
work at the car barns. His family will
not go at present.
A limb nearly one foot in dipmeter broke
from one of the large maple trees in III. q.
Harrss yard Monday evening. IL Is
thought the excessive heat caused It to
crack and break as there was no wind and
scarcely breeze at the time. This is the
fourth tree on Western avenue to have
been considerably damaged during the last
two weeks.
First Congregational church. Services
of the week: Sunday morning at 1870
o'clock sermon by Rev. George +. Prentiss
of Northampton, Mass, Bible classes at
II o'clock. Sunday evening service at
Z 80 O'Clock. Topic, Our Debts. Leaders,
Rodney p Wheeler and G. B. Chase, Reg
uar church prayer meeting Tuesday eve
ming at 730 o'clock.
G. A. Allen killed black snake We'd
nesday forenoon which measured four feet
one and one-half inches in length. Ii was
only few rods from his house and he did
not see it until he stepped on il as he was
on his way to the hay field. His only wea'
pom was a pitchfork which he had with
him. The reptile showed fight and it
took some time to conquer him.
Hollis, the three-yearold child of Mr.
and Mrs. Emory Miller on the Marlboro
road met with an accident Wednesday.
His older brother was using mattock to
dig roots and Hollis was removing them
with his hands when the instrument struck
his left hand clipping off the end of his
middle finger A physician was called TO
dress the wound and the child is doing
we'll
1t is time authorities took some action
upon our public disturber" which is a
gasoline engine which runs several hours
each day without muffler This engine is |
20 near the public highway in the center
Of the town that it is certainly distracting
TO both neighbors and passing teams. A |
very small amount of money and time
would alleviate this trouble and it is
urged that this be done Immediately,
Rev and Mrs. Henry Richardson and
.hree little daughters from western Wash
ngton state have been guests Of Mrs.
Alice Cook recently. They came east to
yisit Mrs. Richardson's father, Professor
w. Greene of Carnigia Hail. New York
,ity at his summer school Of music at
Conn. After leaving Brattle-
,oro one of the little girls narrowly escaped
,eing killed, being knocked down by
rolley car in Boston. She was taken to
he hospital where she remained all day
Sunday and was then able to return to
Her injuries consisted of bad
,ut on the head and general shaking up.
She is reported as dong well.