The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-21

Some of our singers are making move
for the formation Of SINGING ciass -
meet this winter under the instruction OF
a first class teacher from abroad.
Fountain Engine company, No. i. pro
proposes to accept a challenge gwen Dy
the Rough and Ready Engine company
of Westfeld, Mass, to play for a prize
of $500.
At a special meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the New England Furniture 20,
held last Saturday, it was voted to IN
crease the capital stock OF the company
| to $4,000.
Frank Holding, Of the late firm Of
Perry & Holding has gone into the
| jewelry business at No. i, Union block.
Besides watch repairing, he will make
the manufacture OF Jeweiry speelai'S'
A volunteer choir furnished the sing
! ing at the Good Samaritan temperance
/ meeting last Sunday evening and there
! was speaking by Joseph Steen, Is. r.
Bingham and c. H. Sargent
George 4. Boyden. formerly OF the
/ American House and more recently OF
the Revere. has again taken charge OF the
former hotel, of which he is part owner
J The American has been improved IN eN-
! ternal appearance by new coat OF
paint.
Rettings old building at the corner Of
High and Green streets Is TO be raised
! two feet and new front OF 1862 1eet
added, bringing it out in line with ms
! furniture building. A wing viii be
| built connecting it with the latter and
| giving increased accommodations for his
| business. The old building will be used
mostly for tenements.
L. g "a
/ property belonging to the estate OF the
| late George c. Han, Saturday afternoon,
| property sold to the amount of Sl,4Sl Oh.
/ Two bay mares were purchased ny I9ayld
6ieodell at $3.50 and $500 respectively.
| Moves Streeter of Vernon bought bay
horse at 500 and 4. II. Doolittle blind
horse ut $50. John Hunt bid off yoke
of oxen for $40.
A petition to the legislature is in cir
culation in this vicinity, praying for the
! enactment of a law requiring the heavy
freight wagons which ply between Ja-
maica and Brattleboro depot to use
felloes of more than ordinary width. III
il considered by those acquainted with
the matter that if all teams carrying over
= four tons be compelled to adopt felioes
four inches or more in width the eX-
penseS of road making and repair on the
line of travel would be diminished by
thousands of dollars.
s.
John Fits. Il veteran offender of Irish
persuasion. was brought before Justice
Newton Tuesday charged with stealine
500 in bills. $50 in gold and silver and
about 81 i'm scrip from the residence OF
Mary Duigh. during her absence from
home Saturday night. John was arrested
: i'm Greenfield while ON his way 70 New
: York. having left town soon after tbs
. occurrence. which fact. together Wit
the finding of the unusual amount of 81.
: on his person. and the known circum
stance of his being at the house of tht
: said Mary during Saturday evening, af
: forded sufficient reason, in the mind oil
the magistrate for sending him to jai
at Newfane under $500 bonds.
The Colerain Praying Band visltet
jacksonville for the second time las
Saturday and Sunday. Their band too'
f: the lead at the meetings held. which wer,
! quite we'll attended and apparently witt
: u good degree of interest. The Christian
people Of Jacksonville very much enioyet
! | this opportunity for Christian worship
: with their Colerain brethren.
!: Hinsdale: Capt y. Howe's compan,
F: Of hunters on Saturday last won Il yer.
/: decided victory over Capt. II. Latham :