The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-02

Professor LOOMS will close his dane
| ing school with a grand ball, to be given
about the 10th of April. 1t is expected
that his daughter will be present and
will dance the Highland fhng'
A novel and interesting exhibition of
trained horses is to appear on Monday
| and Tuesday next at one O'Clock p. IN.
| i'm front of the Revere House, by Pro-
fessor Hurlburt The professor uses and
offers for sale the Rockwell! compression
bit, said to be greatly superior to any bit
now in use.
Henry Devens has sold his place, for
merly known as the Stoddard place, in
this village. to Henry A. Willard of Will
lard's hotel. Washington, -. G., who, it
is understood. win make 1T his summer
residence. Price $4,000 including fur
niture. Mr.. Willard is a native of this
county and a nephew of Judge Kellogg
Mr. Devens is making preparations for
trip to China sometime IN April.
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\ wandering scallawag of plausible
| appearance. representing himself as an
agent for Philadelphia establishment,
succeeded a few days since IN swindling
! some of our dressmakerS out of small
sums of money by selling patterns and
giving instructions in the art OF cutting.
| His instructions were well enough but
ithe patterns, for which he managed to
| secure payment in advance. were not
| forthcoming. Look out for him.
! Despite the unfavOrable prospects of
! the early part of the season for maple
sugar the last two weeks have witnessed
such flow of sap as has seldom If ever
/ been known in Vermont. During the IL
| DAYS ending March % the quantity OF
sugar received mt the express Office at
this place. reached the enormous amount
of sixty and one-fourth tons, in some in
stances more than six tons being shipped
! in one day. Prices rule from IL to Ii
| cents pound.
| The quiet of the village was disturbed
| on Friday of last week by Amos III. Col
| Inns who seized Patrick Lynch. a peace
able citizen, by the collar and dragged
! him into the street. Lynch not partic-
ularly relishing this unceremonious pro-
cecding on the part of Collins. made &
vigorous application of the toe of his
boot to the blind side of the body OF
the aforesaid Collins. near the meridieI
thereof, with such effect rs to PROSTATE
/ in the mud his form divine For this
! indulgence Lynch was arraigned before
| his Honor Judge Tyler, for breach of the
peace and infractien of the 'cOnstitu
ton" After patient inquiry his Honor
found that the complainant was the ag
gressive party and remarked in his quaint
/ manner that he ought to be kicked
/ Respondent discharged.
Deacon Clark Jacobs aud wife of West
! BrattlebOrO took their departure on Mon
dag for California where they hav,
/ friends residing. On Friday evening o
! last week they We're surprised by Il com
! pany of their neighborS and friends VIII,
came to bid them adieu and wish them ;
! prosperous and happy journey. They
/ will return sometime in the fall.
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! Mr.. Nelson Burrows of Bernardston
| recently cut down near his residence al
oak tree over one hundred years old TIL,
trunk was Is feet in circumference aut
made over Is cords of wood. Seasoned
| and fitted for the stove il would sell il
| Brattleboro Tor over 500.
4 Friday evening Of last week. Master
4 Marshall Withheld of Vernon. on his re
turn from Bernardston. was much sur
prised to find from forty to fifty of hi,
young friends in the house to give him :
i joyful welcome. \ bOuntiful collation.
j maple sugar and kisses were INDUCED il
to their satisfaction and all enjoyed the
= games and merrymaking.
The young people of Vernon made ar
I rangements to surprise Hattie F.. daugh
ter of Mr.. Dwight johnson, upon hel
seventeenth birthday. Wednesday tn,
18th. but Il wind waited the news. ;,
they, bent on surprise, made their ap
pcarance on Tuesday evening. in order
to welcome the first hour of her nata