The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-21

"A merry. ro'round has been crectc,
az the southeast corner of Island parA
this week.
=. C. T.. SaXton of Gill, Mass, come,
10 BratileborO next week TO move the
small cottage house ut the corner al
Cedar street and Western avenue TO u
lot farther north on Cedar street
Steel lockers have been installed In
the armorv nj the Masonic temple for
use of members of Beauseant command,
cry. Each member has n locker for his
uniform and other accoutrements.
The entertainment the New Eng.
land auxiliary planned 10 give the mem.
beers of the y. +, q. L. has been indef.
nitelY postponed, The first postpone.
ment was on account of the hot weather,
The illuminated barber pole for the
| Linehan shop arrived Yesterday and II
will Ice installed this week. The pole
is an elaborate arrangement of electric
! lighting effects and will prove highly
ornamental addition to the front Of W.
ID. Linehan 5 shop.
The electric ear due on Prospect
| Hill NJ Q O'Clock Monday evening was
derailed AT the junction of Canal street
and SchOolhouse hill, bv mass of sand
which had been washed on 10 the tracks
bv the heavy shower 4 DELAY of about
20 minutes was accustomed
County, Fish and Game Warden NJ.
j. Howard arrested l.. w. Brown of
Springfield, Mass. in Stratton Wedncs,
day for catching short trout. Brown
had in his possession six fish that We're
under six inches in length and was i'm
ed SIS by Justice T.. 4. Eddy before
whom he was taken.
Lack of sufficient water in the Con
necticut has caused the annual Van
DYKE drive TO be discontinued this
wear, The head of the drive is half
mile north of Wells river and the rear
is in the vicinity of Lancaster. y. II.
In case the river rises during the sum
mer or early fall the drive win be sent
on its way TO Holyoke. Mass.
1t may interest property owners
who have small farms within two or
three miles from BrattleborO to know
that the supply does not equal the de.
mand for this kind of property. While
real estate agents are not meeting with
n heavy demand for $4,000 farms the
local dealers in realty will be glad 10
list every small.sized and medium
priced propcrtv within three or four
miles of Brattleboro and the chances |
are that immediate sales can be made |
The selectmen will give a hearing |
tomorrow afternoon to the petitioners 1
asking for the Strengthening of South /
Main street. Interested persons and !
the selectmen will visit the premises NJ 1
? clock in the afternoon and the hear. Z
ing will be in the selectmen 5 room al /
3 o clock. The petitioners wish TO have
the southern end of South Main street /
relocated and carried west of the pres.
nnt right of way, Joining the road TO
Vernon near Fort Dummer monument. Il
The selectmen this morning re- 1
reivcd n petition from - citizens ask
ing that a special town meeting be
called TO see if the town will appro
pirate a sum of money TO enlarge the
Brooks library building and if so to see
what measures the town will take to-
ward securing the necessary amount
The petitioners wish to house a valuable
addition To the library in the shape of
BOOKS. bric-abrac. and valuable works
# art which have been presented to the
own by Mrs. Maria Loud of Boston.
With the gift was check for 80 500 to
re used in securing suitable room for
he works of art and bric-a-brac. hut il
viii be necessary TO have larger quar-
ers for the books than could be secured
or this amount. The selectmen have
FAMED Thursday evening. Aug. 10, as the
late of the special meeting.