The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29

W. austin, Jr., See.
The Womcn's club meet at the Cor
gregatlonal chapel next Friday after
noon ana two papers will be read. on
ny Mrs, {. III. Davenport on the ..Cha,
liable Institutions of Vermont" and an
otlier by Mrs. +. A. Wells on Egypt
The Brooks house had about lO
SVer'Sunday guests. Among them wer
VI ana !. Dexter of PHILADELPHIA
heV W Jncobus and wife of Hartford
'ohn,R ID Block of the New York Jour
hnl VINO came up to see Kipling and il
one newspaper man who seems to b,
received in Il friendly way.
Mai. + G Beck's summer hotel in
west Halifax. with all its furr iture
and fixtures, WAS sold "Wednesday to {
7 thompson, treasurer of the Brattle
poro Electric Light and Gas company.
MAJ Beck taking Mr. Thompson s
Forest street house in exchange. About
Sll, 600 worth of property changes
hands in the trade, which was made
through the Bailey 4 Miner real es
tate agency.
-Brattleboro is about to have "A new
attrac ton in the shape of Sunday
train, The Boston and NJ aine people
are to run the train between Spring
field, Mass, and Windsor, VT, leav
ing the former city at about $40
o'clock "A. M, and returning to arrive
there at 6:lS p. N. The train will also
carry the Sunday papers. The White
mountain train will be put on the last
week in June.
There is further hearing to be held
before Judge Wheeler ut the Brooks
house to-day on the application of the
Central Vermont receivers to cXpend
some S275,000 in improvements on the
property, rs it had been planned to do
before the road went into a recevership.
Judge Wheeler at Windsor last week Or
dcrcd inventories and further nforma-
tion to be filed and notices given before
final decision.
Mrs Geo aB White received tcle-
gram from her uncle, Ira Perry at st
Louis yesterday. that the family was
safe but their home had been destroyed.
Other people from this section in st
Lou is are John Ii Dunklee, + 4 Will
lard, r. + Lamb, Rev G f Martin and
family and Mrs Theodore Morgan Fox,
and natural y anxiety will be felt by
local friends until they are heard from.
The First Regiment Band will
give their second concert next Wednes-
day evening with the following pro-
gram.
Levi
Ovcrlurc-Bronzc Horse, AuDer
Song Don't be Cross /eler
Selection -Traviato, Verdi
to Munich Gunge
Aunt Dinah's Wedding Dance, Emerson
Finale-Thc Wooden Stocking, Braham
j. Burt Sutherland of Montreal, de-
livered lecture at the Academy hall at
West Brattleboro last Friday evening,
under the auspices of the Ladies Organ
zaton of the Congregational church on
his ira ;els in Norway, Sweden and Den |
mark Bergen. Trondhem, ChriStianna,
Gothcnburg, and Copen-
hagen were visited. and much interest
NO information given. Mr.. Sutherland |
will also lecture, at the Retreat this |
week. Subject. "A Tour through Ire
and, Scotland and England.
Mr. Gardener of Andove l.. n H.gave
Instructions three evenings of this week
o the members of the grange dramatic
hub who are to take part in their play,
Placer Gold or how Uncle Nathan Lost
lis Farm which will be given Tues
lay evening. VIII Stewart is painting
pccial scenery for the occasion. The
astc have had pictures taken and the
anne are on exhibition at A + Miler's
store. The caste of char
cters is as follows:-
'athan Bardwell a Miller
luincey Bardwell, W Robbins
led Bardwell, FRED sargent
ames Monroe FIJI Spaudng
Oscph Murphy, = wizard
quirc Crosby, II w sargent
like OCOnpor L NJ Goodcnough
has MayheW f f Cook
hcrih
tara Bardwcll, IL W sargent
;elle RardwcI Florence Hildreth
oIro Croshv Bertha Williams
Iatilda, Mfs "lIlaru
The play is one of the best amateur
laws written and as the caste contains
he best talent of the club and they
ave been working hard to make it a
uccess. Il good thing is expected.
Richard Golden in his rustic idyl
old Jed Prouty' made his annual
isit here at the Auditorium Saturday
yepinp. Hale and hearty, with the
ame kindly word and action as OF
ore. jed" bro ught sunlight to bear
non al! sorrows and shadows. This
Law certainly has most remarkable
old upon the sympathies of local the
ire roers. which is not better ev- |
den ced than by the generous attend
nee given whenever it is presented
ere. Mr.. Golden's presentation oil
he character of jed" has lost moth
no hy its frequent repetition here. . .
Ie has grown with the character, II
hat is possible, and it is better and
icher with age. like good wine. The :
company was composed
,ajnlv of people long assoc 'ated with
Old Jed and comprises nearly all OF
ne original cast. Among the new .
,mcrs was G.. H. Kittredge. who made :
manly "Lige Prouty, land Miss Nora
acl, who made the small cold part OF
amy Todd life like by her charming
arsonality. clever and beautiful dress
,a If th,, part. A clever little tot. y Z
uella' Shirley, introduced several TAX n
LITTLE Tretty. - The production was :.
uch enhanced by the introduction OF :,
,e special scenery carried by the com y
NV" Old Jed's" fast y morse ana y
e Bucksport fire tub. 3
About $50 Of the &. A. H., W. il.
Ladies' Aid and Sons of Veterans at
Mod services at the Unvcrsalist
nrch sunday morning where they lis N
ned TO an especially inspiring address a
the pastor, Rev. Hal D. Maxwell en- >
bo took his text from Exodus 80: el
rbo 7 ord is n man of war. He said G
brief: .,i,. aud inssn ~
progress has been i, tae e" decline
ipiy ;h,ia,iou of inferior forms ana forces, ~,
an; nley alton and survival of the stronger On
superior The great law OF ady nSe good ti'
ouSl .u, Eo hack into prehistoric times q
r VOW will ind that the principal occIpamihon ue
! you a VIZ, was fighting, tribe against tribe, W