Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-20

Band concert on the common Wed.
nesday evening.
"A water carnival will be held at
Pine Grove Springs, Lake Spofford,
Saturday evening.
-Sedgwick post woman's relief corps
will exemplify the work at the district
meeting to be held In Putney to.mor-
row.
The granite quarries at West Dunn
merston and Monson. Mass, became uu-
ION quarries yesterday, after having
been out for eight years.
p J. Shea came Yesterday from
Derby, let and entered upon his duties
with his brother. d F Shea in the fish
market this morning.
The base ball game played at VIM
chester Saturday asternoon between the
\ NJ @ A and the Winchesters resulted
in defeat for the former by score of
3 to 1.
Il Frank Turner'S large bay horse,
Ned" valued at 1900, died Yesterday
after a weeks illness with papura haze
morglca or bleeding of the pura. 1t is
a western disease and DR. Lewis SAYS
there are two or three other cases of it
in town.
Alfred w Brodie and Mary S Brodie
have brought, through Bacon and Hook
er attorneys, petition in the county
court making Elsie Starkev, Geo W
Hooker, former overseer of the poor in
Brattleboro, and j l. Stockwel, the
present Overseer Of the poor, defendants,
and asking to be discharged from con-
tract Of apprenticeship entered into 10
November, 1898, between Geo W Hooker,
rs Overseer Of the town of Brattleboro,
and themselves, whereby they were to
keep the girl until the age of Is years,
with the usual covenant for maintenance
and education. They allege in their
petition that the girl is guilty of gross
behavior and incorrigibility.
reference was made in this column
two or three weeks ago, says the Spring
field Republican, to the fact that the
civic committee, l0l Milk street, Bos-
ton. had addressed circular to numer-
Gus state secretaries of agriculture ask
ing whether, in their opinions, the pure
ly legitimate or the wide OPEN agri-
cultural fair paid best in the long rum
financially. educationally and socially
and other questions of similar nature.
AS was noted at the time. the sentiment
of the 10 replies was strongly In favor
of the legitimate fair. c 5 Bell, Sec
rotary Of the Vermont state board
of agriculture was quoted as saying !:
THE most successful fair in Vermont is
purely agricultural, no side shows or
games of chance; and it draws the
crowd every season." A former Yer
,nonter living in this city, being curious
to know what show was regarded by
the secretary as the most successful
fair in Vermont, wrote Secretary Bell.
and in reply received the following ::
The fair in Vermont that has held the
crowd for several years, that has been
success financially and otherwise, is
held in Brattleboro.
VIM Mccormick, 81, OF Springfield,
Mass. formerly of this place, and for
80 years in the employ of the Connect
lieut. River and Boston u Maine rail-
roads. running through here from Spring
field TO st Johnsbury as baggage master,
died suddenly at st Johnsbury of heart
disease early Saturday morning. lie
passed through here as usual in parfect
health. apparently, Friday, stopping at
a ST Johnsbu ry hotel as usual over night,
making the return trip on alternate
days. But early in the morning he
called the hotel clerk and told him be
was i'll and was suffering with severe
pains about the heart. The clerk went
for physician at once, but before his
return with the doctor Mr. Mccormick
died. Mr. Mccormick was a native of
Ireland. but came here in early life,
was educated in our common schools,
and then went to Springfield over 30
years ago where he entered the employ
Of the Connecticut River road as bag.
gageman. and Is years ago was made
b.ggagemaster He was one of the
oldest employees OF the road and widely
known and highly esteemed among rail-
road men. About % years ago he mar,
ried Miss Anne Squires of Lee. aud
they had two daughters, Misses Sarah
and Clara, who live with their mother
at l6 Florence street, where Mr. McCor-
mick had made his home for a number
of years. He was member OF the
First Unversalist church, and belonged
to the knights Templar. The body
was taken to Springfield yesterday and
the funeral held today. Merchant
Thomas Judge, his brother in law,
went down to attend. Mrs Bull
lock of this place Is also sister.