The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-29
MORE HEFT ADDED
TO DIRECTORATE
Bellows Falls Holds Baseball Meeting
Mr.. Blakely Thinks Debt Can
Be Paid Easily Enough.
by Special Correspondent, Cy Tobb.)

by Special Correspondent, Cy Tobb.) /
BELLOWS FALLS, April 20.
[ do not want to be too optimistic, |
but | think this is the last night | shall |
spend IN Bellows Falls. Thanks to your
kindness in sending me my expense
monies after my wire of last Saturday
have been trying to enjoy existence
while awaiting the well advertised base
ball meeting, which was held last night
III Banquet hall
| The usual crowd Of young men and
| boys attended, sprinkled with fair
representation of older fans, and leav
ened by four women Ny old friend
j. H. Blakely, presided. He isn't a
member of the new board of directors
but all the new board are of retiring
disposition and urged him to once more
grace baseball by holding down the
chair. As usual Josh did a swell job.
/ William q. Freeman spoke for the
new directors. He said that the new
board, which was elected last week
| Thursday night, recognized that it was
the ''lightest > board oh record in the
Twin State league. It lacked ballast.
Therefore he asked that additional mem
bers with a little more heft be voted
on the board. This didn t cost anything
nor did it require any work, so the sug
tSSotAoiA VI WI ItEllit1h N1lS ANtbEltas
Then he nominated H. DeMotte Perry
i Mr.. Perry was elected. He runs the
!, moving picture house and when he ac-
cepted the position he wanted it under
stood that he did so with the under
standing that he WASH t going to sign
any notes. Mr. Freeman shot the old
bull about there not going to be any
notes this year .. When baseball fails
to pay he said, ''baseball will stop.
/ don t think that was original with
Bill, but he got away with-it.
| Then Jim Byrne moved that the di-
rectors be authorized to wait upon the
manufacturers Of the town and secure
one of their number as Il member The
crowd fell for this suggestion. As in
q previous case ! have mentioned, this
= motion required work only on the part
of the directors. Some how or other
the motion was lost iii the shuttle. Then
there was a little more talk about
4 something or other and finally Patrick
o J. o 'Brien of North Walpole. a rail
r road brakeman. was added to the board
7 Mr.. o Brien refused to serve. but he
was elected.
: | lost interest in whatever else fol
r. lowed. 1t was something about money
d. and cooperation. l never did like Il
: discuss money, except with you or my
Il tdAhtIS. olA4'fS Ill the IftH seemed u
: lose interest about the same time I did
II Mr.. Blakclv assured himself and tn,
others on the note for $500 left owe
- from last year that the new directors
would not have the least trouble il
tpaying that debt and without doub
( if the board went ahead and put a lit
t tie work into it ii would be easier than
I it looked. He reduced the debt to SAP
I from SD, while talking and a momen
minds me of myself when it comes t
II talking III large figures.
Someone moved that the meeting b.
+ adjourned to await the call of the iii
e rectorS. The motion was carried ant
4 it looks to me as though | had bette
$ leave town as soon rs ] hear from you
e When | came out from supper this even
d ing in the Windham I dido not 90 t
the cigar stand and obtain my usual af
e tcr-dinner cigar. / did not like tn
It way the clerk mentioned to me thi
e afternoon that when a bin reaches
al certain amount the management usual
e. " likes to have it settled before
Ie grows any larger. | assured him tina
rs You were responsible concern and Ii
pe need have no fears on that account. s
II. if vou viii kindly telegraph me enoug
le to get out of here | viii drop in on vo
$. and discuss personally a little matte
ro requiring not much mamma, whic
m would be of more or less interest t
s. the public.
At Yours truly,