The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-16

l. Frank Turner has gone to Springfield,
!. Mass TO take the position of manager {
4 the American formerly the Pynchon) hous,
: efficiently. Next week, however, he wi
{ make happy excursion up here.
The meeting of tho Professional Club q
Brooks House, at $50 next Monday evening
! Business taken up promptly at 6.45, paper
by Hon. Dorman B. Eaton, begins at o'cloc
sharp. Supper will follow the paper, an
discussion will follow the supper.
Services In st. Michaels episcopal
Church Sunday, 21st. after Trinity, an
ION; 1870 M, Morning Prayer, Litany an
sermon; p. M, Evening Prayer and Address
The rector will ofliciate In Christ Church Gull
ford In the afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
/, "A full and correct list of the papers to b'
read before the Professional club the coming
season is: October, Hon. ID. b. Eaton, -
second Term; temptation to Presidents ant
a Peril to the Country; November, Judge j
NJ. Tyler, "VermoDt's unGevelOped resour
cesn; December, Geo. A. Hines, 1.-THE origin
development and decline of Folk lore''; Jan
uary, DR.. James Conland. "Surnames"; Feb
ruary. Hon. j. l.. Martin, "Taxation"
March, Rev. A. IL. Webb, sour age, oul
Country and our Duty; April, Col. L. X
Fuller, vermont in Century of Invention"
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University. ladies night, (probably)
1.-THE Geology and topography of Windham
County,"
The village Tuesday accepted and paid
| for the fire alarm, the 1-2 per cent. bonds
having been disposed of for that purpose
through Mr.. Dowley. The system is to have
a daily and weekly trial to insure It's being
constantly In good condition. Every noon
by touching button at the Estey shops, the
whistle will be blown and the Baptist church
bell will strike "one." Every Saturday ut 3
O'Clock, an alarm box Will be pulled some-
where In the village. alternating with the
different stations. The bailitfs will soon issue
| cards Of instruction about the alarm. The
Gamewell Co., IL to send a sample of what
has been got out by each town using the sys-
TEN, so that Bratteboro may have the best.
Cards are also to be placed on the posts, I'M
der each alarm box, explaining the use of the
alarm.
DIR. Geo. p Beard gives couple col
umns of his Farmers Advocate at st. Al.
bans. to an account of the Bratteboro fair,
with the rare excellence of Its exhibits, the
absence of mediocrity all around the "best
and biggest Of everything was there" he
says and he gives some account of the heavy
cattle. the herds of thoroughbreds, the won
derful show OF vegetables, the high blooded
horses and stock of all kinds, the beautiful
parade, etc. Then he says:
The future fair must be pitched to high
keynote to be worthy Its predecessors =
There is field for more local fairs that may
succeed grandly by taking lessons from the
managers Of the Bratteboro Fair At
the bottom OF prosperity of these successful
fairs is undoubtedly the leadership of one or
more competent managers, and a!local favorable
public sentiment that unites and harmonizes
the efforts of the people, and furnishes an at
mosphere in which the young life of fair is
nurtured and strengthened up to maturity
ofo tfa, 10
fair these factors are found. The originator ana
manager of this fair is a man of rare gifts for
just such a mission. AS President of the State
Fair, the Horse Breeders Association and this
fair he has achieved magnificent success He
puts thought, time, work, business methods and
enthusiastic personal influence into every de-
partment OF management; He is supported by
leader to success The same or like leadership |
and loyalty would plant a fourishing fair in |
many other sections of our state.
AT the convention of the Daughters of |
Rebekah at Burlington, In addition to what
was reported last week, Mrs. l.. j, Retting
was member of the committee on nomlna-
elected: Vice president, Mrs. l.. Sulloway;
Miss M. J. Ranney; treasurer,
Mrs. e. E. Finney. The remaining officers
we're left to be appointed by the grand mas
Ter of 1892. A special meeting of Antonio
lodge was held in the evening at 80 o'clock
with the usual officers In their respective
chairs After the opening exercises the no.
de grand requested the officers TO surrender
heir chairs to the degree staff of Dennis
odge, No. of Rrattleboro composed of the
officers: Mrs. j. T. Hildreth, NG.;
Mrs. S. d. Brown, r. s. N. g.; Mrs. w. G..
pear, L. S. n. g.; Mrs. q. Spear, v. G..
FRS. o. J. Willard. R. S. V. G.; Mrs. A.
warden; Mrs. A. Fl. Coombs CON-; Mrs. Fl. ,
fam. chaplain; Mrs. F. T. Hopkinson, and
fiss lice Veet. chaplain supporters; Mrs. {
Y. G. Stone. p. N. g.; Miss Carrie Leach and !
IRIS. L. Plummer,P. G. N. supporters; Mrs. {
'. Keyes. and MIS-. F. s. Young, scene sup /
orters, Mrs. q. r. Reed. inside guardian;
+. d. Brown. Mrs. L. J. Retting, A. HI. | I
combs. Miss Izetta Stewart. pianist, l.. J. /
letting. J. T. Hillreth, G. F. Reed assistant /
hey exemplified the degree In the beautiied
orm upon two candidates.
1t Subsequently remarked that we are not
aving the usual brilliant foliage this autumn
hat Is the glory of New England. The cues.
lon is often asked, why are the leaves of the ,
rees turning brown, rather than red and
elbow as In other years? The answer Is
lade, quite generally, that this is due to the
bsence of frost. An eminent bOtanist gives :
mother explanation and says: "The green :,
latter In the tissue of leaf is composed of ,
wo colors, red and blue. When the sap b.
eases to flow In the autumn, and the natural d
rowth.. of the tree ceases oxidation of the /, /,
ssue takes place. Under certain conditions :
re green of the leaf changes to red; under :
ifferent conditions 1t takes on a yellow or i
rown tint. The difference In color Is due to ,,
he difference In combination of the original
constituents of the green tissue, and to the
arying conditions !of climate, exposure and
Dill A dry, cold climate produces more oril-
ant foliage than one that Is damp and warm. s
his is the reason that our American au- t
lmns are so much more gorgeous than those d
I England. There are several things about v
,aves that even science cannot explain. For a
lstance. why one of two trees growing side
y side, of the same age and having the same
Exposure, should take on a brilliant red In the
al and the other should turn yellow; or. =
Thy one branch of tree should be highly =
olored and the rest of the tree have only V
elbow tint. are questions that are as impos.
bile to answer as why one member of fam. y
y should be perfectly healthy and another
ckly. The color is not as good this fall as
sual. The naples and oaks generally have
lie brightest colors.-T Rev. W. W. Foster of
o. Adams.
Rev. T. W. Iman writes from Concord, !,
2. H.. cordially and earnestly in approval of
lie project for hospital which Rev. c. o. !,
ay has so often and vigorously urged upon n
rattleboro. Mr. Illman speaks from practi- r.
II observation of the hospital at Concord, q
hose annual report he forwards with papers a
escribing the new building, the gift Of Hon. 81
=. A. PIlsbury, the Minneapolis flour man,
nd showing what large place it fills In +,
oncord and what a hold 1t has upon her cit. q
ems. Not only are there free beds, but the :
stitution is practically free to all who need
. certainly for the people of Concord. Mr.. q,
Imam says: at Is supported by all the peo- n
e, the churches, irrespective of name, do n
g much for 1t, and people outside of the :,
'urches, joining 10 the good work. We h