Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-08

MIS- g H Smiths millinery open
ing will take place tomorrow and
Thursday.
| -"Burham," Gale & williamson
fast PAGER. has been taken to Amherst
where he will remain for the winter.
| County court convened this nom
| ing after a recess of week. The first
case to be called was that against Fred
A Bidwell who is charged with arson.
The Audubon society, formerly the
Brattleboro Bird club, held a meeting in
the Brooks House parlors last evening,
the subject being birds in the family
| Icteridae. or Blackbrds and Orioles A
new constitution and bylaws were also
read and adopted.
| Several Brattleboro people are at
tending court at keene, where the case
of ellison against Richardson is being
tried This is suit brought upon a
promissory note given Anne f ellison,
| deceased wife of G P ellison Of Brattle-
boro. About $4,000 is involved in the
controversy.
f Ming, proprietor of the Japan
eSe store. was arrestei this morpldR
| by Officer Thayer on the charge OF
selling by auction without license,
and fined $40 and costs by Justice
| Newtoo. The arrest was the result OF
complaint made to Town Grand
Juror Mirror by G ellison, Eho bad
same trouble with the Jap last week.
The Old Homestead with its de-
licious story of New England farm life
will be at the Auditorium tomorrow
evening presented by strong company
with Denman TIL ompson himself as the
genial Uncle Josh. No play has held
the public favor as long as The Old
Homestead" and its chief charm lies in
its naturalneSs. There Is no straining
after effect, everywhere the picture is
true to life. 1t is so full of trite saying
tender pathos and interspersed with
| bright humor that it characters seem TO
| have come direct from the farm. The
musical features will enchance the value
of the piece, and the old fashioned
melodies rendered by the famous do able
quartet will sound as charming as ever
Mrs Sarah A Ellis, 45. widow of II
! A Mercy, died Yesterday at the home OF
her brother on the corner of Birge and
Williams street after a lingering illoess
with consumption. Although in pocr
health for long time she had been
weeks. The funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon, Rev +
| r Marble officiating. Mrs Morey was
native of Fort Miller, n Y. and thu
daughter of David and Evelyn Ellis.
She had been a resident of Brattleboro
a, intervals for - or 20 years, her son,
r. HAYES Morey lying here in the SYM
mer of 1897. Her husband died about
20 years ago. She is survived by two
brothers. Frank n, and George Ellis.
both of Brattleboro.
Nicholas G Hayes. 81, for several
wears a we'll known resident here, and
proprietor of the Heustis d Burnap
harness shop now Owned by Henry k
Brown, died yesterday st Northamp-
ton. Mass, after fortnight OF acute
illness following several years of poor
health from nervous prostratlon. A
native of Holyoke and spending his
youth in South Deerfiold. Saratoga
and Fort Ed1ard n y, he hegan bust
ness in Northampton in 1874 which he
has continued since, also conducting
a number of other harness stores. al
ysys money maker and lnvestlf x
largely in real estate. tie bought the
harness business here after the death
of Messrs Heustis and Burnsr ard sold
il about q dozen or more wears ago 10
Miller 81 Kinson. 10 1897 he was elect
ed member of the Northampton
common council and president of the
board. lie is survived by WIDOW,
formerly Mary @ Burpee If Holyose,
with two sons and daughter. George
r Hayes of New York, taestrical
msuager, DR. Z J Hayes, a dentist,
aud Miss Leland VI Hayes, living at
home.