The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-22

Comparatiyely little sugar has been
made in this section thus far this season
but there may yet be good run: me
farmers are getting about is cents Tor the
best quality.
Messrs. ]. Estey & Co. are preparing
TO build another shop-No. 7-on B4rge
street, to be used for finishing.
The New England Manufacturing Co.
has contracted with AIessrs. Higley &
Church for the building of their shop at
Centerville, which is to be completed 3y
July !.
The watch swindler engaged in plying
his avocation in this section was taken
in charge by an officer of the law IhurS-
day and on redeeming his pawns was al
lowed to depart.
We learn that Mrs. James Fiske, jr., Is
preparing to erect a beautiful monument
over the grave of her deceased husDand.
Application has been made to Larkln ".
Meade. the sculptor. for designs, the cost
of tbe monument not to exceed S20,OOU.
s.
The center pier of the Hinsdale bridge
which was injured by the ice last week
has been repaired. The river IS now
clear below White River Junctioh anu
tbp only further danger anticipated Is
from high water and floating logs. There
is vet a good deal of snow to melt IN
some places.
The village schools commenced their
spring term last week. The new primary
school at Esteyville was opened under the
management of Miss Wheeler who taught
fine Elliot street school last year. Tie
secondary school in the old Lawrence
hotel building numbers about 30 scholars
II is under the direction of Miss Mary
Marsh assisted by Miss Palmer.
The Universalist Sunday school held its
animal session last Sunday. The follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year Superintendent Mrs. NJ. II. Har-
ris. assistant superintendent, +. X. Bar
rows: secretary and treasurer, Walter
ChiIds; librarian, l.. X. Willis; assistant
librarians, Frank Howe, Charles stevens
Fay Foster and Walter Chllds. Ihe
school has increased greatly during the
past year.
We are informed by Richards Bradley
that he has procured, with much trouble
and expense fine let of quallS and let
them loose on his farm near West river
II : we'll known that these birds increase
rapidly if unnolested, and if success at
tends this first experiment, they VIII Sooh
rnultiplv and spread over the country
Mr. BRADLEY requests all spOrtsmen not to
shoot on his farm and Is IN hopes IheN
will be deferred by this notice from
shooting the birds if found on other land
A six-horse runaway is not an everyday
affair. hut. on Wednesday the freight team
owned by Charles Tyler of Newfane.
while left by their driver for few mo.
ments, took a start on Main street and
made for New Hampshire. Crossing
Main street, the horses took too short ?
corner. demOlishing the woodwork and
strewing the contents of the wagon III
prOnliscuous manner. Fortunately the
railroad crossing was clear and the team
crossed the toll bridge with only tht'
smash-up of a tool chest belonging to one
of the workmen, and halted safely on the
island
The Baptist Sabbath school is the larg
est in the state of any denomination and
is rapidly increasing in numbers. The
present membership is 53S, galn-ot lot
during the year.
Newfane: Among the patents granted
during the last. week is one to John )
Stratton of Newfane, for surgical and
wound Imminent.
Townshend: The ice in the West river
became blocked opposite the Charles
Stebbins place. between the two villages
last week Wednesday. and came neal
drowning out Rollin futile and his fam
i1v, 1t invaded the house to the depth OF
20 inches and drove the family upstairs
Things looked serious for time until the
ice gave way.
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