The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-19
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
= The Ladies Enterprise society will
meet with Mrs. Davis on Estey street
Wednesday afternoon.
w. j. Quirb, who several weeks ago
opened n recruiting office in the Armory
building, left town Saturday. lie had
but little success here and enlisted only
two men, They were assigned TO the
coast artillery.
e. j. Waterman and his guests, on
their automobile trip TO Montpelier
Monday afternoon, encountered bank
OF Ice NJ Williamstown gulf. The rest
of the road was in the best of condition
and they made the trip in eight hours.
Several thousand brook trout fry
from the state hatchery nj RoXbury
We're received by local men Monday and
planted in Broad aud Milestone brooks.
l., T. Ellis, G. l.. Bruce and G. w. Sarg-
ent were among those 10 receive con
signments of fish.
columbian lodge, No. 30. +. and
\. NJ, ;. 4. Daniels, worshipful master
worked the first degree upon three
candidates in the Masonic temple Mon.
day evening j. Harry Estey presided
at the organ. At the close of the work
X. T.. Darlington of the pipe organ de-
partment of the Estey factory, gave a
short imprompt recital.
The firm of Miller Il Co., was dis.
solved Saturday. Austin +. Miller buy.
ing out his PARTNER. Henry II, Ever
leth. Mr.. Miller will conduct the con.
tectioncry and ice-cream business at
the same stand in Brooks House block.
Mr.. Everleth will be associated with
his father. II. G. Evcrleth, in business
at Putney.
"A class Of six candidates was given
the first degree by Brattleboro lodge in
the Masonic temple Friday evening.
The new pipe organ presented by j.
GRAY Estey and j. Harry Estev was
used for the first time. +. G. Leitsinger
was the organist and the vocal music
was furnished bv quartet composed Of
W. S. Stearns, +. II. Crane, 7. G. Adams
and +. V. Morse.
The Brattleboro hose team. which
has devoted its activities during the
winter and spring to social functions,
gave a waltz party in Grange hall Fri
day evening which drew one of the
largest attendances at any of the team 5
series Of parties. Dancing was indule.
cd i'm until a late hour. Leitsinger 4
Dugan furnished music. The hall was
prominent feature of the appointments.
The water in the Connecticut river
opposite this town has been unusually
low since Sunday when the gates in the
Connecticut River Power company s
dam were opened sufficiently TO allow
work on the crest of the dam. FOuT-toot
flashboards are to be placed on the dam
this wear and new rods to support the
boards are being placed on the dam
this week. MANY local motor boat
owners found their craft fast in the
mud Sunday morning
The Dartmouth tennis team of
which Fred II. Harris of this. town, IS
captain won victories over Massachu,
sets Institute of Technology and the
Holyokc Canoe club. Friday and Satur-
dav of last week and tied with Amherst
Thursday. Harris lost his match to
Cant. Johnston of Amherst by a score
of CT. rs but was victorious else
where. The Dartmouth team will meet
Williams at Hanover tomorrow. Inc
members of the Dartmouth team were
over Sunday at the Harms
cottage at Spofford lake.
Work was entirely suspended on
the ledge opposite the Central Vermont
passenger station Monday owing TO
lack Of water with which operate the
boiler and drills. The cleaning of the
Chestnut Hill reservoir necessitated
off the water from that section
of the village. The force of workmen
was put on the road south Of the ledge
for the day. This part of the proposed
changes in the ward has, been pushed
during the past month and the ROADWAY
has been prepared for the grave, from
a point near the yard clerk s ONCE 10
the southern end of the ledge.
THE first heavy thunder shower of
the season occurred Friday evening
from 6 to Z O'Clock. 1t was probably
the heaviest shower that has VISITED
this town in two years. For about an
hour the lightning was incessant ana
tbe thunder very heavy. The rainfall
resembled a cloudburst and for q snort
time the surface drains on the principal
streets were taxed beyond capacity:
The dry weather during the month OF
April left the ground in shape at the
time of the shower to absorb the water
almost as fast as it fell and within an
bonr after the rain ceased there were
mt few evidences of the large amount
IF water which came down.
Deputy Great Sachem Herbert =,
Harris returned Saturday from Beeeher
Falls where he officiated in comforting
he decree of Pocahontas upon a large
lass. Mr.. Harris says that while It IS
1ardIv TO he expected that the smaller
-ribes of Red Men would be as wen
yersed in the ritualistic work OF the
,rder as the tribes of larger huntlIS
rounds the Beecher Falls lodge Is TO
be complimented upon its work, IRON
he town of Canaan Mr.. Harris went 70
many nearby points in Vermont and
,cross the border into Canada; Though
'binps looked GOOD to him in the Domin-
on Mr.. Harris believes he Will Keep
,is name on the Brattleboro checklist
The value of the three-circult hre
.larm was shown Friday evening IA
owing the heavy thunder shower: ~
40 the test showed all three circuits IN
condition but a few minutes later box
X at the corner of Elm and Frost
treets went out of commission from
be burning out of a coil. This put one
.ircuit ont of business but the remain
ler If the system was in working order.
Tor q few hours that section OF tne
,illaoe was deprived of ire alarIt
mt Saturday morning Superliittet , ~
Joseph f. Brockington removed the IL,
mechanism and the rest OF Ile
remit was restored to usefulness.
n ou hoy IS cannot be rung in the
,s nudS wav telephone call to the central
flee, flee viii result in the number, beng
ounded from headquarters. II nec-
ssarv. Had the old single circuit , sys,
EN- been in use the village Wouru o Iarn
,een without the protection OF an ai"ih III
II night Friday. :,
--speeding automobiles as yet da ld
= heed any admonition they may naEe
from the bailiffs. Inc v1GiJ
ions of the automobile s spetea Of lfT BrattIe
'oro o s%neayi IN Vines fines doubtless sufficient
. INDIA bniId a fairly good passenger station