The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-08-11
THE BRATTLEBORO REFORMER FRIDAY, AUGUST II, 1911

Inc NOllltH VI lht lhliuiluH Euii'N
will hold their annual fair on Wednes
day, Sept o.
Rev. G. L. Osborne Of the B0stol
Seaman 5 Friend society will preach II
the Centre Congregational church Sun
day morning.
The effect of the protraeted DIR,
weather is becoming noticeable in tn
Connecticut river. Since Sunday Thu
water has fallen nearly four feet.
The Epworth league of the Metho
| dist church will hold lawn party al
the home of Miss Blaisdell on Grove
street tomorrow afternoon and evening
The members of Mr.. Halls Sunday
school class of the Baptist church vii
have picnic next Wednesday after
noon at the home Of Mrs, H.. G. Smith al
Grassy Hill fasm.
--Brattleboro chapter Daughters OF
| the American Revolution, urge all pa
triotic people TO display the flag The
| 10th, the l34th anniversary OF the battle
of Bennington, when the Americans
under Gen, Stark defeated the British
under Gen. Baum.
RAYMOND Burch, lineman in the
employ of the Twin State Gas Flee
tric company, while working in tree
near the Putney road yesterday aftef.
noon, fell and lapded upon the blade OF
an axe. A deep cash was cut IN ms
leg. and he was taken TO Brattleboro Tor
| treatment,
A stickler for the law calls atten-
| ton 70 the public drinking cup which Is
being used by the force of men employ
ed by Road Commissioner ID. I. Perry
and another receptacle used promiscu'
ously bv the gang of Italian laborers ~
work on the Central Vermont ledge IN
the railroad yard.
Crosby & Parker have a force of
men at work on Pine street building
concrete sustaining wall along the
north line of the Catholic church prop
erty. When the wall is completed the
street will be materially wldened as
there will be space of several feet ne
tween the street railroad company
rails and the new wall.
Company / sent team of six men
10 the state rifle range last week, 10
compete in the state shoot and finlsheid
in ninth place. Company + of North
field had the winning team with score
of LAG. Company Is score was ST.
The men finished in this order Ellis,
Cooley. Thayer, Gilman, Helyar land
Wbidden. Ellis won a 1,000yard prize
with a score of 80 out of possible so.
Miner also won an alternate prize
which was awarded to men who worked
in the nit and competed at 200 wards
after the regular teams had finished
shooting. .
E. W. +. Dyer of Dummerston was
arrested Wednesday on complaint OF
states Attorney f. f. Barber charging
him with selling q horse without Obtain
ing written permission from the mort
gage, Warner Townshend of SaXtons
River. Deputy Sheriff Z. /. Knapp
served the papers on Mr.. DYER and
Judge ". Il. Daley of the Brattleboro
municipal court heard the case at DUN
merston Yesterday. lury found M
Over guilty and the court imposed tne
of as and costs. An appeal was taken.
Attorney NJ =. Davis represented Mr.,
Over and the states attorney prose
cuted.
Hazel Mae Cobb. 10, died at her
home on Pearl street at o'clock this
morning of anaemia. She was born IN
BTattleboro April 26, 1892. the daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Cobb.
Miss Cobb's health had never been
good 1t had failed during the last tve
wears and perceptibly during the, last
three months. Had she been able TO
pursue school work she would have
graduated from the Brattleboro hlgh
school this wear. Besides her parents
She leaves two brothers, Walter l.. and
Paul d. Cobb. Funeral services VIII be
held at the home on Pearl street sun
dav afternoon at o clock. Key. John
r. Cow win officiate and the burial will
be in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Reference has been made in state
papers this week TO the opportunity the
town of Halifax had to celebrate last
Friday-the birthday of Elisha q. Otls'
the inventor of the elevator. Mr..
Otis s son, Charles K. Otis, Tor many
years the head of the great elevator
company at Yonkers, n. Y. is stopping
at the Merose and when asked about
his father s inventive genius said that
he was "iust Yankee who could IN
vent without effort Mr.. Otis spoke
of the beginning of the elevator busl,
ness which now has an annual output
amounting to $4,000, 900. He severed
his connection with the business about
20 wears ago and today four nepheWs
are running the concern. When Elisha
Otis died in April, 1861, his plant was
employing about eight men. Inc eleVa'
tor. which was invented IN 1852, was
shown at the Crystal Palace IN New
York in 1854 and many orders We're Sc
cured. The feature that appealed to
purchasers was safety device, which
held the ear from falling should the rope
cable break. Elisha Otis was a son OF
stephen Otis and was born on farm on
the road from Harris Corners to HallfaX
Center. He disliked farming and secnf,
ing his time from his father married
Susan A. Houghton apd went to Troy,
n. Y. to make his way in the world
when less than 90 years old.