The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-05

Dallas F. Pollard of the Day-Pollard
company has been confined to his home
~ illness the past week
Miss Edith Ray. daughter Of Selcctman
VI IT Ray. is gradually recovering from
Ter serious illness Of the past two weeks.
\ young man named Bean from Haver-
nil, Mass. has been appointed as trans
fer clerk for mails at the railroad sta
ton.
One day last week man over 90
rearS of age came into one Of the local
lentists offices and had II teeth extract
ID preparatory to having new sets.
Lewis \. Day of the Day-Pollard store.
who has been critically III with pneumo-
MA several weeks. Is able to spend IA
oart Of each day in the store again
The marriage of Oscar NJ Baker Of -
George street and Mrs. Helen Marie
Howe took place Tuesday in Longmea-
dow, Mass. They VIII be at home here
after July / Mrs. Howe's maiden name
was Baker and she was formerly res
dent OF Dandy.
Dan Durham. formerly of this town.
Who has been several years in the meat
business in Lebanon and Claremont. was
4
ham. of the Day-Pollard store, over sun
lay. He is now foreman in the Lowell
market in Springfield,
The walls of the fourth story of the
/ Arms building between Westminster ano
| Church streets. which is being added foi
| the use of the New England Tclephou,
and Telegraph company.s new operatiu.
| department, have been built and the roo
is being put on by Contractor Beckwith
men
Last Sunday H p Sweet. who has fo
several years preached in the churches O
Cambridgeport and Athens, took a "da,
off" and his son, Earle Sweet. VIII
works for the p H. Gobie Press. wen
out and addressed the two congrega
tions very acceptahIy, speaking on TIL
Value of the Initiative
John f. Roche. one of our old bushes
men. has been confined to his home %
Henry street by illness ever since las
fall but is now getting outside am
walking short distance on the sdcwall
Mr. Roche carried on a boot and sho
trade here many years in tine first stor
of the Times, building, retiring from th
trade several years ago
Assistant Postmaster Curtis z. Dav
was in Burlington Memorial day. whel
he attended the annual meeting and ban
quet of the association of assistant pos
masters Of Vermont. At the election
officers he was chosen president Mr.. ID
Wis has been in the local postotiice .
years. and has been assistant postmast,
l. years under Postmasters Cannon
Dow and Blakley.
I 4 l.
detailed to 20 to Plattsburg n ~ Mo-
were First and Second Leutenan
Knight and Cady, Sergeants Adams ar
| Mcdonald and Corporals McDonal
Stack. Burke and O'Donnell They lie
! on the noon mail train and viii be Al
sent week or 10 days. They are CUES
at the regular army post at Plattshu
| and viii receive their instructions fro
the regulars. in connection with detai
from other national guard companies
this state.
A heavily loaded automobile furnitu
van with a Massachusetts regiStratj,
was crossing the high Westminster brid
over the SaNtons river Just south Of b
lows Falls about 5 o'clock Monday eve
/ ing and when within a few feet If Il
north end Of the bridge the rear whet
n broke through the planking and caused
: wreck of both the machine and t
2 crockery and glassware in the load. \
d sistance was obtained from here. b
0 the machine was not eNtricated until
J ter 3 a. m 1t was brought to Sherwii
8 garage and was put in condition 50
continued to its destination in Chest
late Tuesday The claim was made
the man in charge that a number Of hu
dred dollars worth OF cut glass al
erockery was broken, and hints we
given that the town of Westminst
would be held responsible for the DANA
J, sustained