The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-28
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

-Fenton 5 10 day sale opened Sat
lfadN morning with a great crowd. The
sale VIII continue for four DAYS more.
"A new barber pole was placed in
front of w. ID. Linehan S shop Saturday
and attracted the attention of many
passersbY.
This year there have been no delin.
luent dog license PAYERS. For the first
time in number of wears every dos
was licensed within the time limit, Nav
Is.
lit is the intention of Road Com.
missioner d. t. Perry TO resurface the
westerly end of Elliot street ms soon
as he can close up work al other points
within the village and gather his work
men at that point.
A. w. J. wilkins and Charles Miner
Saturday bought the bankrupt stock of
and l0.cent goods in the store in the
American building formerly operated by
George A. Gibbs. The stock will be dis.
posed of az reduced prices by the pur.
chasers.
&C. ). Clark, general advance repre-
sentative for the Sparks shows, was in
town Saturday making contracts and
paving the way for the coming of this
circus which will exhibit on the Thomas
fiat across the river Tuesday. Aug Is.
From now until the date of the show :
appearance other advance men will be
in town completing arrangements.
The executive committee of the
Valley Fair association has decided on
four class races: 2.35 pace, purse $500;
9.24 trot. purse $500; 2.l9 pace, purse
$500; 2.15 pace, purse $500. The fore
going events together with the long
list of stake races and the early-closing
81, 900 free-for-all promise racing
card not be TO be excelled at any county
fair in New England.
The trustees of the Austine insti.
tuition have large amount of rock and
other material on the site of the pro-
posed first building of the group ready
to start work upon the underpinning as
soon as the contractor is ready TO begin
operations. This rock came from a
ledge on the farm and the gravel which
viii be used in making the cement as
we'll as the sand are both to be found
on the farm in suitable quantity.
in the new salary schedule for X.
F. d. carriers which will 90 into effect
Tuesday throughout the country, Brat.
tleboro carriers ON five routes VIII re
ceive increases. One carrier will re.
ceive an annual increase of $50, two
carriers will have their salaries raised
500 year and two will receive an even
500 raise. The new salary schedule
ranges from $500 year on routes OF
six miles and not less than eight to 81
900 for routes of "a miles and over.
A Judgment for the plaintiff to re-
cover $4,000 has been issued in the
chancery matter of Bert J.. Perry ct ais
VS.. the 0 'Brien Lumber company OF
Jamaica. The Judgment also covers
two suits at law in Windham county and
two in Windsor county. The several
eases have been on the docket for nearly
10 wears in one form or another. Inc
Judgment was issued in Windsor county
court last week to W. r. Daley, counsel
for plaintiff The court ordered eXecu-
ton to issue if the judgment was not
satisfied by Wednesday
A well-known chauffeur inquiries
why farmers persist in breaking one oil
he road laws regarding the operation
of automobiles and yet insist that the
motorists are road hogs. The chauffeur
saws he and other operators OF motor
vehicles are continually annoyed by
drivers. who persist in holding the md
die of the road when signalled from be-
hind TO turn out. The chauffeur points
out that the law compels the morse.
drawn vehicle to give the motor ear
operator half of the road when the lat
ter signals his desire to pass
"A case of wanton cruelty to an am,
nal occurred on Canal street Sat9raaE
afternoon near the corner OF south
Main street when heavy touring gar,
hearing a Massachusetts registration
number. ran over and killed valua1le
hound belonging to Orlin IL. Ellls. Inc
animal was standing beside the ear
track and was not in the way OF the
automobile. The chauffeur, ACCORDING
IN tbe statements of witnesses, deilpefasc
telv SWING his machine to one slde Oh
tbo road evidently with the intention
If frightening the animal. The dog was
crnshed bv the heavily laden car ana
died shortly after. The machine ana no'
stop.
The Sunday afternoon concert on on
+ba common did not draw an attendance
~ the usual size but this can pe eA'
nv the fact that the FIRST hes,
! ment hand came directly to the common
from Island Park where an hour con
llo IN "a been oiven. When the band
finished, its program. at the PARK many ny
nf sho audience preferred to remain on
tho island and naturally reduced tne
oro attending the concert on the con-
~, In connection with Sunday. AFTER
, nnon concerts on the common 1t Is SUI.
TASTED that each person using cna 5
sot,,rn II 10 the door of the bandstaniut
If This is done it will greatly assiS'
those having charge of the grounus'
The selectmen have decided to Gre re,
1ooo+e The southern end OF Sonth Mall Mali
straet as requested by several clel1 1Snt
;nnterested in the development o. G cnI'
ln.e . 90 tho town. Selectmen Jonn ual-
par a Merrill and J. G. stafford az az
aadlini,,n %; bv Road Commissioner -,
goi Dr. Dana H. Gilman and DenniSSor
r y. I,I9 visited the territory Saturanis
o stornoon at 8 o clock and a pupiiic -
i az oei n was given in the selectinen
n neo,, Il 40 O'clock. No one appeaIISbo H.
;oo alnnosition to the petitioners anu r1d
III a4men announced that they Mon, ~
s se,ec olt The road if the voters Woulu *
iaf o,r;ete the money to do SO. = ;a puvs
l piup s;oned by representative e itlnedn1,
, Inon' noresented the selectmen Monua ~
a VIE that the matter be taken IN up :"
th Sel sr5ecial town meeting Aug w.
Two barns on Harry T; , H l., Pn+s
farm on 'I h,rned between 5 and
ney VEN We Nronday afternoon, the hre 9IiE
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lnatIhs 20 Of Of the barns during the IeaaS
strucn o tbat afternoon The large Hud "
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