The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12

Miss Iva Garland is working il the
Bradley corporation shop and boarding
with Mrs. Villa Davenport.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Shelley of Green
field, Mass, spent last week as guests
of his mother, Mrs. Flora Z. Cole.
At present there is scarcity Of
help among the farmers and many arr
exchanging work in the old-fashioned
way.
Frank Taft of Brattleboro spent
Sunday with his family at Q. b. New
comb S. They have been here since be-
fore the Fourth
Z. L. Holt is working in Bellows
Falls for w. f. Pierce at the Basin
farm, adding to the many improve
ments already made by Mr.. Pierce.
Prof. j. f. Russell supplied the pull
PIT of the Congregational church II
Manchester Sunday. lie will continue
to do so for the next three Sundays.
The travelling company which came
in its own ear and gave a show ia the
town hall Monday evening, was fair.
~ well patronized. The four-act come
dy, The Flirt, was given, also vaude-
Vile acts.
DR.. L. II. Bugbce returned Monday
from White River Junction, where he
spent Sunday with his brother, DR.. d.
T. Bugbee, on his way home from
Burlington, where he attended the
meetings of the health officers last
week.
The Holt family has vacated the
house recently sold by Miss Clara
Holt 10 W. l.. Bevis, storing the house
hold goods for the present. Mr.. Bcvis
has taken possession and moved his
family here from West Chesterfield.
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Mr.. Frasier, the Indian student at
Mount lIermon, who was weekend
guest in Dummerston, called On
friends here Sunday. Mr.. Frasier grad,
yates next week and will enter Dart
mouth college next fall, having a
special scholarship.
\. NJ. Corser has had four men TAX
ing down the large barn on the place
which he bought last year of Mrs.
Mary Houghton Harris. Mr.. Corser
will build house ON his land. facing
the Brattlcboro road using what he
can Of this lumber in the construction.
Berry pickers are arriving at the
Darrow 4 Aiken fields. Mrs. barrow
and Miss barrow, mother and sister of
Mr.. barrow, of Middlebury have ar
rived and viii have charge of the
camp. The young people enjoy living
IN tents. Tae strawberry season is
about over aad the raspberries are
Just coming on.
The men working on the cement
bridge We're delayed few days last
week waiting for the arrival of trap
rock. II. l.. Bailey was fortunate to
secure them to work on his cement
walls and foundation for his new
house on the cid depot road which
sent his work forward with much rap
idity.
Mrs. A. F, Trice, wife of former
pastor of the Baptist church, moro
recently of Granville, has been guest
of Mrs. l.. H. Pond, who gave Il re-
ception to her Saturday afternoon
which was attended by about 20 wo-
men. Refreshments were served by the
hostess. Although the home of the
Ponds is out in the country many of
Mrs. Tricc s friends availed themselves
of the opportunity to call on her dur
ing her stay. She left Monday for the
home of her son in Providence, where
! sac Will visit several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams who were
| guests over the Fourth of Mrs Adams s
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Derry, re
/ turned to their home in Athol We'd
nesday and put their automobile in
the barn. Mr.. Adams went to work at
the Dewitt Co.'S grocery store, of
which he is manager, at noon. Later
! in the afternoon the woman who oc
! cupies the upstairs tenement in the
same house discovered that the barn
was on fire and notified Mrs. Adams.
They went to the barn and it was on
fire in the partition, but before they
could get help the automobile was on
fire and the ear and barn were burned,
although the house, which adioined
the barn was saved Mr.. Adams S ear