The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-11-10
RsFoRME7: BRATTLEHoRO NOVEMBER TO- 1885,


The Protective Grange will hold q Hal
vest Fair snc Festival at the Town hall Wed
nesdsy evening.
Monday IN blazs Of glory.
Mrs. Richard A. Weber, who died a
her home In Centervile last Saturday, wa
bur led Monday afternoon.
The ladies of the Episcopal society will
give the first of their winter series of sociable
at Red Mems hall, Monday evening. Nov. 10
at DIP. IN. The entertainment will consist
OF 100 excellent stereopicon views of the
World's Fair. music by the Banjo club with
refreshments.
SPORTsMAN'S HRS Cyrus Ramsdell was
the only Brattleboro huntsman In the bear
| hunt at Wardsbor0 Wednesday.-Will Perry
and Will Taft went bunting Tuesday and
succeeded in bagging eight gray squirrels and
one psrtridge.--E A Starkey. Fred johnson
and Edward futile got five coons weighing
o. pounds on their hunt Monday g. W.
Baker ard Il. @. Greasy brought home fox
apiece Monday.
"A fair sized audience greeted Antony.
| the Trumpeter,' at the town hall last Friday
evening. The piece is said to resemble Jos.
eph Jeffsrson's famous success, rip Van
Wlnkle," 10 era and quaint characters dealt
with, being taken from the works OF The same
great author. Washington Irving, but is q
heavy society drama IN three acts. Mr.. Sta
Icy Ia fine German comedian. bis dialect and
his lullaby singing In the part of"Antony,
the Trumpeter," bringing hearty applause.
His support by Messrs. Mannery, Kyle, and
Miss Strong was fair. The companys entire
scenery was put on the stage. after fashion,
and the Dutch kitchen was quite fair effect.
Woven Into the play are some Father Ian
songs by an excellent quartette and the Pans
Plnxter dance.
CONGRESSMAN W. W. Grout OF Elst st.
Johnsbury, spent few hours In town Sstur-
Jay, bling en- route for bis home, having left
Washington Friday. The general IA enjoying
good health and looking finely. While Mr.
Gr0ut Is far from being free silver man, as
mas been insinuated by several Republican
incorporates, still he Is not fully satisfied
with the outcome OF the silver legislation. He
believes that SO valuable q metal rs silver
should have place In the money Of the
country and that the matter can never be
fully and satisfactorily settled until 1t Is given
recognition to limited extent at least. The
general enjoys farming and will give It little
attention as long as the weather IL favorab
and incidentally will undoubtedly see that bis
fences are oil up before the snow b. gins to
least side' senatorial pasture.
M. c. Robbins illustrated lecture on the
Worlds Fair, under the auspices of the
Baptist society, met with fatterlng success
when presented here Saturday afternoon and
evening. The afternoon lecture was for the
children, who much appreciated the pleasin'
and Instructive talk given them. The hall
was again we'll filled In the evening, despite
the stormy weather, and those who attended
enjoyed a rare treat. The Views were ex.
ceedingly clear and Mr.. Robbins had the tact
TO give vivid description OF each, owing to
his perronal knowledge of the fair. He COM
menced his lecture with an accurate birds
eye view of the fair and gave view of all
the government buildings. foreign buildings
and many of the state buildings. He also
gave some handsome Views of the interior of
many buildings and treated bis audience to
numerous sketches along the Midway. such
as the Japanese village, German village. Irish
village. etc. The wonderful Ferris wheel
was also infinitely described. All in all, 1t
was one OF the best entertainments given a.
the town hall this year. The receipts were
about 800.
"A. e. Atwood has got out an exceedingly
nice thing In the shape of "Bratteboro
Souvenir" calendar. 1t Is made up In sheet.
portrait OF Mary Howe LAWN In setting of
a river and shrubbery scene. The other
N Dnths have for heaG-oiece illustrations two
views of Main street In february and Sep
te mber, one OF the coaching parade at the
fair. one Of the cascade. others of the suspen-
-'Ou piiuHc, ofhIlieUUTO ActTca-. E-'o" O'ghu
works. soldiers monum MT. the High School,
Canal street school and Free l. brary hui d.
lngs, the Brooks Hou'e. the West Brattlt boro
congregational church with glimpse of |
Gienwood Seminary. There Is also view |
rom Highland Park showing the Oak street |
'ectiOn Of the village and two from Prospec. |
Park, one looking up the river and one north. |
west. The Calendars are sold for % cents
Zach or seat by mail for 30 cents E. c. I
Thorn, Jr., is to to canvase the village for |
hem to earn money with which to take q
College course and It IL safe to predict q
pretty nearly universal patronage.