The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-07

From May l to Nov. l all barber 5
shops in town will close every Thurs
day at 1870.
Deacon c. w. Osgood will occupy
the pulpit of the congregational
church in Newfane Sunday.
Miss Caroline Arms of Church street
is spending several weeks with friends
in New York and vicinity.
Henry \. Wheeler, the G.. A. r. vet
eraH, went Tuesday to Northfeld, VT.
to spend a few weeks with his son.
Nat y. Wheeler, a druggist
Mrs. George Underwood, who spent
several months with her daughter in
Montpelier, is at her home on AtBin-
son street temporarily, but will return
to Montpelier for an indefinite stay
Holy Cross commandery, knights
Templar, attended the Universalist
church Sunday and an excellent ser
mon was preached by the pastor, Rev
G. L. Eaton. Tuesday evening the
Temple degree was worked.
The Saxtons River hotel will he
| opened at once. J. f. Wigmorc of
| Springfield, Mass, has tatken a lease
of it and began Monday to make re
pairs. 1t will probably be about two
weeks before it is ready for guests.
| Mrs. Edward Kirkland and son, who
had been quarantined on the premises
| of Hiram King on the Webb terrace
/ for four weeks, the son having scarlet
| fever, were released from quarantine
| Tuesday and returned to their home on
| Henry street. The son will return Fri
| day to his studies at Dartmouth col
lcgc.
Health Officer Il. s. Allbee had three
cases of diphthcria reported to him
within an hour May !. They were
/ Willis A. Brown, mail carrier; Ellen
daughter of Patrick !. Slatt ~ of 50
Bridge street, member of the grad
uating class of the high school, and a
child of p. III. Mandigo of 100 West
Minister street These are the only
cases of the disease in this village
Contractor II. r. Beckwith of Clare
mont has begun work this week witt
a large gang of men adding a fourti
story to the brick Arms block between
| Westminster and Church streets. Tn,
fourth story will be occupied largely
by the Telephone company for its op
Grating department, and there will b,
four good offices on the same floor. L
is expected the work will be completed
by Sept. l.
Two fires caused by burning refuse
the flames communicating to grast
have called out the fire department
within a few days. Last week Thurs
day fire running in grass on the ex
tension of Hapgood street set tn
: stairs leading TO the terrace On fir
and damaged them. On Saturday
fire on the premises of John w. Film
on Westminster terrace caused stu
alarm to be sent in. and the firemel
: easily put it under control.
Members of the high school are re
hearsing the opera Pinafore, whiel
they will give in two weeks for tn
benefit of the athletic association {
!, Z. Macomber of Boston came Tuesda
: and has taken charge of drilling tn
cast. Much interest and enthusiasm
being shown by students and citizen:
promising we'll for the success of tn
4 undertaking. Under Principal futile
efficient instruction the pupils as
a whole leave the high school with
e creditable average musical education.
John c. Hennessey of the under
/. taking firm of Fenton & Hennesse
! was called Monday afternoon to tn
J Williams siding near East Putney t
: get the body of the Central Vernon
! fireman, Perritt, who was browne
during the flood at that point. TIL
4 body was brought here in the evenin
. and taken to Winchendon, Mass, fc
burial Tuesday. A brother, who is a
!. engineer and has made his home her
! several years, and a sister, Mrs. Fa
2 rell of North Walpole, went to VIII
9 chendon with the body.