The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-20
Narrow Escape for G. S. Smith.


from serious injury last Tuesday while
drawing lumber in Ashuelot to the Dick
iuson mill from Tufts Hill. A broken neck
woke on a heavily loaded team behind him
caused the horses TO run and they struck
Mr. Smiths load Just before he reached
the bridge across the river to the mil
ward. throwing him and the lumber
over the steep embankment. one horse
was thrown over the railing but was
held from going farther by the har,
ness. At first it was thought that
Mr. smiths injuries would prove serl,
Gus. but he fortunately escaped with a
severe shaking up. and outside of consld-
cradle lameness. he is none the worse for
the accident. None of the horses We're IN
iured.
Miss Venie Doucette is visiting in Peter
boro
Walter Scott of Keene visited in town
Sunday.
Mrs. f. w. Cotton spent the day in
Keene Monday.
The local teachers attended the institute
in keene today.
William Conway of Greenfield was at
home over Sunday.
O. G. Robertson was in Utica, n. Y,
and Boston last Week
William LaChance has been housed with
cold the past week.
Miss Gladys Stearns spent Saturday with
relatives in South Vernon.
Mrs Charles Lockwood and Miss Pearl
King visited in Keene Sunday.
+. +. Cameron attended the automobile
show in New York last week.
Miss Minnie Maginnis visited in Spring
field from Friday until Monday.
Mrs. II, w. Taylor has been visiting her
mother in Northampton, Mass.
IF Felch has been visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Casper Bemis, in Chesham
Mrs. j. p Felch and two grandchildren
visited in Winchester last Saturday
E. T.. Bruce is about his work again,
after an illness of three weeks duration.
Miss Annie Watson of Winchester spent
a couple of days last week at w. +. Wat
sons.
The Nameess Five gave Miss Cora Dex-
ter a surprise party last Saturday aiter-
noon.
The women of st. Joseph's parish are
making plans to serve supper Thursday,
Feb. 2.
Miss Lamoile Langworthy visited, her
grandmother, Mrs Bruce, in Brattleboro,
Saturday.
w. F. Robertson was in New York,
Philadelphia and Albany last week on
business.
Mrs. John O'Brien and daughter of
Bernardston visited Sunday at James
O'Brien's.
Miss Elizabeth Hancock and Mr.. Rosen
of Greenfield were visitors at James Han
cocks Sunday.
Miss Marion Riley of Berlin was the
guest of Mrs. f. w. Jeffords from Thurs
day until Monday.
The women of the Congregational
church served supper in the vestry Wed
nesday evening, following which the OH
GERS Of the Ladies' society were elected.
Cyrus Cooke is having his store on XII
burn street wired for electricity. Il. nj.
Goodenough of Brattleboro is in charge
of the work, assisted by S. II. Richards.
Rev. George E. Leighton, superintendent
of the Universalist churches of the state
of New Hampshire, was in town Monday
morning for a short time making acqualnt-
ances.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Varno died Monday of spinal meningitis,
after short illness. The funeral was held
Wednesday, Rev. n. l.. Porter OF the
Methodist church officiated.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Metho-
dist church held its annual meeting Tues
dav at tbe home of Mrs. Mary Jane
Smith. There was good number present.
The reports showed fine success for the