The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-15

attraction at the auditorium tomorrow
night,
Wednesday evening, Sept 20, will
be neiehbOrs' night at Protective
grange Williamsvile grange will give
the literary program and supper will
be served after the meeting, All mem
beers are requested 10 contribute with
out further notice
The heavy frost of Wednesday
night did a large amount of damage TO
gardens in this village. Early yester-
day morning thermometers registered as
low MS 20 degrees. Last year the first
frost noticeable in Brattleboro did not
make its appearance until the first
week in October.
Fred H. Harris of this town was
defeated in the final round of the west
ern New York tennis tournament AT
Buffalo Friday by Charles Benton of
Cleveland o., the score being 81, 3-6,
SO, l-6, Ga. Benton afterward met
n. w. Niles in the challenge round
but the latter had no great difficulty in
defending his title,
The local chapter of the United
States Daughters-of 1872, TO be known
hereafter as the Andrew Jackson chap
| ter, No |, held its first meeting at the
home of the regent, Mrs. George H.
! White, Wednesday afternoon. Miss
| Marguerite White gave piano selec,
tons, which were much appreciated, and
plans for future work were discussed.
Robert owen Parsons of II Laurel
street and Miss Lottie GENEVA Upton
of Dummerston were united in marriage
at the Baptist parsonage Monday after
noon by Rev. John r. Cow. Mr. Par
sons is employed by the White River
Chair company They went to vii
mington and vicinity for short we'd
ding trip and will live in Brattleboro.
-McCrehan Burns and Wheeler, who
played with the Bennington baseball
team. have decided to enter the theat
Diamond Trio they will sing popular
songs in moving picture circuit in
this, section. They are at the Empire
theatre this week. Probably no greater
reception has been given a trio of sing.
ers at the Empire this season than that
accorded the three Bennington men,
Crosby & Parker are building 2
concrete pump house for the Standard
Oil company on Vernon street Last
week the big tank was filled with OIL
and the old pump house torn down. As
soon as the old house had been removed
rain began to fall and so much fell
that the contractors were unable to DO
anything in the way of building the
new structure for FIVE days. At one
time it looked doubtful whether the
pumps could be installed in the new
house in time to refill the tank which
holds enough to supply the needs OF
Brattleboro for two weeks.
Mrs. PLAT, wife of Pontius PLAT,
who was sent TO Newfane "Wednesday
in default of bail, asks the assistance OF
BrattleborO people in securing her
husband S freedom. 1t is alleged that
he picked M two Boston terrier pup.
pies on the road from West Brattleboro
to Guilford last week Tuesday and has
disclosed the whereabouts of only one.
The owner of the dogs brought an action
against Mr.. PLAT last week and the
respondent paid n fine. Further action
is taken to recover the other dog. Mrs.
PLAT. as does her husband, claims that
the second dog in the case was left III
the road. She asks if any person finds
such a dog that he notify either herself
or her attorney, f. w. Gibson. Mrs.
PLAT is stopping at the Brattleboro
House.
Road Commissioner David I. Perry
started work in earnest Monday on lay
ing asphalt on Main street, or rather
he planned to start work. Ihe ram
changed his plans and he acknowledged
that he had reached the limit allowed
himself for time if he was to get the
lob completed before the opening of
the Valley Fair, Sept. g.. q and IS.
Accordingly he decided to finish up the
lob of surfacing the street without
asphalt and work was begun immediate
" spreading trap rack over the native
stone. This surface will be rolled into |
shape to withstand the use which will
be given it during the fall winter and
spring and another season asphalt Will
probably be used as originally planned.
Such of the asphalt as had been melted |
was used during the week but wet |
trap rock proves very unsatisfactory
in making a street surface and the !
commissioner abandoned the plan of |
using that material in surfaelng the
street.
Robert Oliver Mitchell of Brattle-
boro, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Mitchell of Manchester, Conn.,, and Miss
Lillian Edith Manning. daughter OF Mr.,
and Mrs. Alfred N. Manning of Nor
witch Town, Conn, were united in mar
riage in Norwich, Conn, at 1890 o clock
Saturday morning by the bride s form
er pastor Rev. C. A. Northrop. Only
members of the two families were pres
ent. The couple were unattended.
The bride wore a tailor suit Of blue
serge with hat to match. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mitchell will live in Brattleboro,
where Mr.. Mitchell has charge of the
picture framing department, of the
Hertzberg Bros. store. lie has been
in Brattleboro several years ana mas
taken an active part in the work O OF the
Methodist church Mrs. Mitchell has
been for MANY years an active member
of the First Congregational church OF
Norwich and been closely associated
with the Sunday school work Of that
church.
Leon Dollard, who escaped from
tho Rrattleboro Retreat, nearly three
weeks ago. was found in Rutland by
Policeman Jesse Young of that city {
last week Thursday and brought back
to Brattleboro Friday. Dollard, who
was allowed certain liberties, walked
AWAY and the first time he was heard
from was a number of days later Wheh
he was given ride by a driver for a
local liveryman between the suspension !
bridge and Spofford lake. The man $
face was scratched and he acted as II {
he was lost when given the ride; When +;
discovered by Officer Young the man !
was acting queerly. Walking along
he cnrb he was evidently hunting for
something in the gutter. Asked as to
his name and residence he would not
rive it but during his conversation ne
referred to Brattlebboro {
and DR.. S. f. Lawton, superintendent
IF the Retreat. That brought the man 8 I
period of liberty to an enc. and Or. {
,awton was communicated with. LII IS
believed that Dollard was the person
who broke into the home of Mr. and &
Mrs. S. G. Dorsey in Rutland last week j
Wednesday. !
The Girl In The Taxi, which comes ;
% the auditorium tomorrow night was
e4 ,rndncod in Paris under the title :,