The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-05

A concrete walk is in process of being
laid from the First National bank TO
Ryther block 1t promises to be a great
improvement on the old brick walk
which it replaces.
In the death of Joseph Clark, Brattle-
boro loses another of her prominent
and influential citizens. Mr.. Clark was
a native of this place and has been en-
gagged in the hardware and drug bust
ness for thirty-tive or forty years. lie
was a leading member of the Unitarian
church and was much respected.
The organization of the militia COM
pany took place at Crosby hall Satur-
day evening. The commissioned officers
are: CAPTAIN, w. NJ f. Adams; lst
Lieutenant, r. G.. Hardie, jr: End Lieu
tenant. Herbert Andrews; Orderly Ser
geant, f. X. Barrows; Non-commis-
stoned officers: Sergeants, j. w. Hos
ford, E. f. Doane, w. l.. Cutting. Cor
porals, H H. Haekley. f. p kimball,
NJ. Fisher, f. J. Holton.
There was no discount to be put upon
the performance of Winchester, or
the spy of Shenandoah, by the boys
of the Grand Army on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. The characters,
with two exceptions, were taken by
young people of this vicinity and were
sustained in a manner which gave eX-
cellent satisfaction to the audiences as
sembled The play will be repeated this
coming Thursday evening.
We are. sorry to learn that DR.. c..
Frost is about to remove from town.
He has been absent for some weeks de-
livering lectures before the students of
Dartmouth college and it is reported
that he intends making Hanover, y. H,
his permaueut home
The lecture committee have our sym
pathy. We are confident that in put
ting the name of Mark Twain upon
but that they We're selecting a person
who had proved himself a highly sue
cessful public speaker Well, perhaps
he has elsewheTe-tastes differ But
the general feeling of the audience that
assembled to hear him last Monday
evening was that of ''sold - Why al
man who has achieved a fair reputation
as wit should deliberately lay it all
aside and 90 about the country peddling
out stale anecdotes and second hand
jokes and call it ''lecturing,' we can
not understand 1t is an insult to the
public and a disgrace to the bureau that
indorses it.
Mrs 8Iuzzy is reported to have sold
her house and lot near the bridge at
West Brattleboro to Leroy Mixer for
s2s7o
Since H. L. Haywood of Hinsdale re-
linqushed the expresses business between
Hinsdale and Brattleboro it has been
run BY f. Perham with III. Hastings as
Mr. Perham proposes IL
continue the business until he "knows
himself how il is 1t is hoped that
the public will patronize the line so 1T
may be sustained.
G. T. Weld of this village is putting
into Willard : steam mill at Towns
bend, machinery for manufacturing his
new patent washing machine. and will
employ about II hands. Townshend is
taking position among our manufac-
turing towns.
Townshend: NJ. ]. Hapgood delivered
an interesting and instrncting lecture
at seminary hall Tuesday evening on
the Early History of Vermont.
Vernon: At the auction sale of per
sonal property belonging to John Hunt, |
on Wednesday. the sales amounted to
about $1,000. There were some 10 tons
Of tobacco which was struck off at pol
ID cents.
Williamsville: The question for dis |
cussion at the next lyceum on the even
ing of November 8, viii be-Resolved,
that Vermont offers as great induce