The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-17
Home of Former BrattlebOrO
Girl Ransacked by
Burglars
NEWS FROM OTHER
BRATTLEBOREANS
Conductor Pearl Nearly Scalped by
Striking Overhead Bridge-Barely
Escaped Breaking Neck, but is Back
at Work.

Mrs. William Heard, a former resi-
dent of Brattleboro, now in Limon,
Costa Rica, writes as follows from that
place under date of Feb. 20.
1t is very hot here but as there
is always a good breeze we don t mnd
the heat much. Yesterday we went to
the park and found there many Am
erican tourists, off the boats. They had
Just come from San Jose. Every week
number of special tourists trains go
from here to San Jose while the boats
are being loaded with fruit. They come
and talk to us and we have very
pleasant visits. Is seems so good to see
them, even if they are strangers.
ION Dee LIST last, we were robbed
of a number of things. We had been
away and got home late. 1t was l
o clock before we got to bed; and
sometime between then and i O'Clock
someone entered the house by the back
way. They took my watch. shears,
thimhle, alarm clock, rain coat and
Wills revolver The larm clock was in
chair at the head of my bed and the
revolver hung under some clothing be-
side the bed. Mr.. and Mrs. Gonver
/ (from Brattleboro), who were living
with Us, lost both their watches, pOck-
et-books and all the money they had.
/ All my table silver was on small
table in the dining room and my peck
et-bOOk with n large sum of money
was in the top of my steamer trunk,
which was unlocked, but these were
undisturbed. l don I think the robbers
dared stay longer. Will was away, so
he has his watch yet, but he takes it
to bed with him every night now.
We have moved into an upstairs
apartment now, all clean and newly
painted, four rooms and bath. Every
thing Is shower baths here They have
the tubs like we DO at home but don t
use them much. Our house is only a
block from the sea wall We can see
the large boats come in and go out !;
1t Is very pleasant. Last week a new
boat came here on its first trip; larger
than any that has ever been here and
a beauty. Mrs. Kennedy from New Or
leans went down with me to see il.
The dining room furniture is all in
mahogany, the piano is mahogany, the
deck has willow rockers and arm
chairs and a cabinet photograph. They
had lot of the largest turtles on
board l ever saw. They were large
enought to carry person on their
backs.
lon Feb. there was quite a
heavy earthquake near San lose which
shook things up some, so that every.
body got out of doors. Soon afterward
there was another very light one. Nc
serious damage resulted from either.
\ Young Northern railway conduc
tor from Brattleboro, Mr.. Pearl. came
down here to work and had beer
working only a week when he struck
his head on Il low bridge while riding
on top of his caboose. He was uncon
scious when the brakeman found hin
. just in time to prevent him from
rolling off the ear. He was nearly
g., seaiped and barely escaped breaking
! his neck. He is doing well now. anC
! back at work, but has a stiff neck vet
- From our house we can see a Ion.
way out over the water. ] wish vo1
could see the moonlight on the ocean
1t is the most beautiful sight l eve
saw