The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-08-18
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

With the return of Miss Carl0tta
Hopkins, assistant town clerk, work VIII
begin on the compilation of the vital
statistics of Brattleboro prior to 1851
The members of Friendship circle
were entertained at the home of Mrs
A. W. Roel yesterday afternoon. the
occasion taking the form of a basket
picnic.
w. G.. Doolttle has sold his barn
on Spring street to Charles Mason, who
will take il down and make a house OF
il elsewhere Mr.. DoOlittle eontemplates
building another new tenement house
on the lot.
1t is probable that visitors to the
Valley Fair this wear will see far bet.
ter and bigger showing of coarse-wo0l
sheep than for number of wears. Last
wear three of the exhibitors expressed
their intention of making a bigger eX-
hibit this year. The exhibit from cana,
da will probably be larger as both, OF
the exhibitors last year said If they
came another wear they should bring
more animals.
Sparks IS circus exhibited on Schor-
ling S flat across the Connecticut river
Tuesday afternoon and evening. Inc
rain was responsible for the decreased
HlTenuaDtP Ill lHt eNtHlue' W hiiN ''N
quality and quantity of the street pa
rade in the morning doubtless had an
effect upon the afternoon audience. The
show was a one-rng affair and carried
the usual equipment of side-shows. The
West river train Tuesday morning
brought large crowd to the show.
The seIeetmen will probably begin
the work of strengthening South Nam
Tho wore
made several weeks ago. the money to
carry on the work is available and with,
in a verv few weeks the new road VIII
he in shane for travel 1t is probable
that the extension of Blakeslee street
will be carried on in connection Win
the South Main street work as the latter
project will be ready to begin work up
on before the South Main street Job is
completed.
The grove meetings at Sunset la ke
opened Tuesday evening. The attend
ance has been fairly good. Kew. MT;
Fairbanks and Rev. Mr.. Spencer OF
New York have been in charge of the
services. On Sunday Mr.. Avery of New
York. who has been among the speak
ers at Northfed, Mass, this. season,
will conduct the meetings, assisted pN
Mr.. Fairbanks. There will be services
IN the morning. dlltlHUph anu N'Nh''
Good music is assured and large at
tendance is anticipated.
Carl Merton Brackett of Brattle-
boro and Miss Eva May Whitney,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Nj.
Whitney. of Orchard street. West Brat
tleboro, were united in marriage at the
Congregational parsonage at West Brat
tleboro at O'Clock Yesterday after
noon. Rev. E. ]. Lewis performed the
ceremony. They were unattended. Mr.
Brackett is employed by the Estey
Organ company After short wedding
trip Mr.. and Mrs. Brackett will make
their home in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Benjamin Lawton observed
her S5th birthday at Linden Lodge
Wednesday afternoon. About 20 guests
gathered at $50 in the drawing room
and were entertained with song by
Miss Florence Stocks, the six-year-old
daughter of Prof. Chadwick Stocks of
New Haven, Conn. The song was writ
ten for the occasion. At 6 o clock sup
per was served in the dining room. Mrs.
Lawton was presented with a bouquet
of roses. The cutting of the birthday
cake was an enjoyable part of the
auauip0