Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-04

Mrs Thomas VIM has reopeped
ner oressmaking room, after taking q
month s vacation.
Marshall Grout has moved from
me Estabrook house on High street tc
tne Grown house on Forest street.
The regular II eeting OF tho Yer.
mont Wheel club was held Tuesday
evening when two members were voted
into the organization.
Mr. and Mrs W f Haskell and tvc
children left yesterday for New York
CITY where Mr. Haskell will superin-
tend the setting in place of an orpan,
MIS- Hasekll and the children " i'll cor.
tinue to Philadelphia where they will
remain for short time.
e " Hudson was picking wslputs
under tree on Wantastiouet early
yesterday when be found himself
within 20 int hes of n rattlesnake that
was running away. Killing the reptile
with club he found it to measure
two, feet and three inches long and
have five rattles.
DIR E r Lynch, who went to Nova
scotia Few weeks ago to return with
ms wife and child, was taken ill while at
MS nome there and Is unable to return
at present. His illness is the result of
an accident which he sustained few
days previous to his departure when he
fractured several ribs.
Melvin Thurber played tackle on the
Colgate college football team in its
game against Cornell Saturday when the
Ithaca team won by a score of 40.
10 commenting on the contest the re.
ports say that Colgste's rush line was
exceedingly fast and that the first half
of the game was about an even thing.
Mrs Emogene White, who was in
jured in the Narrow Gauge railroad
accident last week is improving under
the care of Miss Annie Mortz, a
trained nurse from Greenfield, Mass.
Her daughters, Mrs F. w Sharp of
Northtield, Mass and Mrs Cheney of
Brookside have returned to tneir
homes.
The w CT U held memorial serv.
ice last Saturday afternoon in honor of
the late Frances Willard, the exercises
taking place at the home of Mrs ] S
Brown. The program consisted of re-
marks by Mrs Brown. Mrs Rand and
Mrs Stearns. The next meeting will
be held in the Y NJ G A rooms Wednes-
day afternoon.
The brewery was raide1 three
times last week, officers from Hinsdale
calling on the propri-tors Tuesday.
Wednesday aud Thursday evenings.
Malt liquor was fouId every time and
twice spirituous liquor was discov-
cred. The place was raided Monday
night of this week also. The heariGgs
have not yet BEEN held.
There we're four contestants in the
six hole one club match for women
| which took place Oh the golf grounds
"Wednesday afternoon. The match was
won by Miss Amy Jones who negotiated
the course in as strokes with mid-ron.
The other three scores handed in were
as follows Miss Maud Essex, So; Miss
Florence Pratt, So: Mrs Margaret Gatty,
Sc.
| A unique entertainment in the
form of a corn supper will be given at
the Methodist church by the Epworth
League, Thursday evening from 30
to s O'Clock. The bill of fare will ir
clude corn n ush and milk, escalloped
corn, corn bread and mutfius and
corned beef, and will be lettered on
corn -husk menu cards. The decorh-
lions are to be of corn.
james Barrett. who has been Gov
eriug cepterfield for the Detroit
American league team this season, will
rlay during the coming winter with
the All-American team which has
been picked by Lajoie of Philadelphia
to make trip through the South and
West. Barrett headed the batting
list of this team in an exhibition
game which played Tuesday against
the Chicago team in Worcester, Mass
"A large quantity of first class soft
soap and several barrels of apples were
spread over Main street in front of
| (ox's stove store yesterday noon ny
the overturning of wagon belonging
to Chester Better.y. Mr. Betterly's 500
who wss in charge of the team had
backed it up to the curbing and was
| in the store when the horses cramped
the wheels in such manner ss TO
cause the upset. A better place to
have spilled the SOC p would have been
where the coupe drivers have their
stands.
Stephen Searles, who is employed
nc second man for Col Richards Brad
Law and Miss Anna Wood, daughter of
Mrs Henry Wood of this town, we're
married Wednesday evening by Key
RF Lowe of the Methodist church
after SINE rather exciting experiences.
Mr. Searles with his fiancee and her
mother drove to Town Clerk William
s Newtor's office early in the evening
and procured marriage license. Then
thev ordered the hickman to take
them to Rev Faith ar Cunningham S, but
ON reaching there they found that be
WAS away The next place visited was
the home of Rev H r Miles on North
Main street but be also vas out SO the
hickman piloted the anxious couple 10
the Baptist parsonage on Chapln
street. Vigorous ringing OF the door
hell failed to hiring any response now
ever. and the bridal party drove 10
the home of Mr. Lowe on High street
where the ceremony was finally per
formed Afterwards the couple vent to
Ms Woods home on Elliot street.
No play Of New England life has
vel managed to capture the hearts OF
citv and country folks alike as ei1ectuai-
" as "The Old Homestead ferhaps
its in the name so remipdful OF sope
snot dear to everyone. picturlng low
able old couple surrounded Df happf
yonno faces end warm hearted. snowy
haired friends, with whom they nav
,oi,ed through life aud hope to speno
L.. parhaps one also re-