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Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
BASE BALL.
Hosiery Team Meets a Defeat.

The ball game on the Island Satur-
day between Winchester and the
Brattlehoro Hosiery teams resulted IN
a victory for the visitors by score of
8 to z.
Winchester started in with rush,
making four hits which combined
with three errors gave them, ilye runs
which lead the Hosiery boys were
not able to overcome although at
times it seemed about to become
interesting.
Tommy Guiheen was in the box for
Rrattleboro aud his batting played
an Important part in the home team 5
run getting. Bean played his usual
fast game at second and his pretty
catch If Felch's line drive high over
his head was as neat a play rs ls
often seeo, while his batting and base
running we're of high standard. Aher
played steady, reliable game at
third, and Stevens wor ied we'll with
him at short. Ogse's long throw
home cuttirg Hanley off at the plate
after II Thomp.or's hit ID the hrst
inning was a clean play.
II THOMPSON pitched great game
fir Winchester aod was well backed
up by lIanlev. Kendrick gave as
pretty an exhibition of second base
play rs has been seen here this season.
Next Saturday the Y M c A and
Hosiery will play the second OF then
series of games 90 the Island. ihe
first game was won by The Hosiery
after 10 innirgs 8 to 5, so close
game is assurci. Crowell will t1lrI
for Hosiery.
Score OF Saturdays game:
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
FmpIoyment Notes.

Vim Billings, for some time night
operator at the Westfield, Mass, tele-
phone exchange, has returned to take
= position here. Miss katherir e
Gslvi, resumed her duties yesterday
at Douuell & Davis Miss May
Prouty finishes work Saturday at the
Telephone Exchange and will return
to her home in Bellows Falls. Miss
Hilma Peterson has resumed work at
Hooker, Corser q Mitchell's overall
factory after a years vacation. part of
which was spent at her home in
Sweden.
Will Snow of the Centreville pow er
station is taking fortnight's vaca-
ton and Elbridge knowltou is sub
stituting for him. John Rrszor has
taken a position 10 the office of the
Estey Organ Co.-Earl Titus has
finished work at the freight Office.
Miss Lillian Lavelle has resumed
her duties at the Retreat after two
moptbs' vacation. Miss Marjorie
Callahan has finished work at Hooker,
Corser & Mitchell's overall factory,
and returned to her home in Chester
Ernest Brazor has entered the EN-
ploy of G S Stock well.-Letter Carrier
Sidney Farr is taking his vaeat ion and
A r Fisher is substituting for him.
Henry Cain has finished work at the
Brooks House.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10

Reed, John Hartwell, Nelson Parrott,
ROBERT Bird. Guy Smith, Merton
preston, Joseph Mccormick, Wallare
Arnold, Willie Whitaker, Twitchell,
Rand, Ranney, Waterman, Miss Wat.
erman, Miss Ranney. There is good
number of non,residents, representing
four Counties
Samuel Abbott ia at home after
spending the SUNNI or in Maine. He
viii enter Middlebury college this
fall.
Last Saturday was matrons' night
at Risiog Star grange.
F l. Martin, a l. Cady and E A
Davis attended the fish and game
dinner at Isle La Motto last Friday.
The Universalist Sunday school
held a pleasant picnic in Robert
Nohes' grove last Saturday.
Louis Gates returned MONDAY to
Hyde PARK, Mass, after visit at l. NJ
Heaths.
L NJ Heath and family went to
Boston Monday intending to leave
Tuesday for weeks visit in Nova
Scotia, DR. Chase accompanying them
from Boston.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
Departures.

Miss Florence Hemenway returned
Friday to Manchester to resume her
school duties. M iss Elizabeth White
returned to Boston and her kinder.
garten studies Friday. Miss JEANNE
Stoddard returned to her school
duties at Westfieid, Mass, Friday. -
Mrs f Falcon, who has been visiting
her cousin, Mrs } 2 Mack, returned
Saturday to Meriden, Conn. Mr.
Macg's brother Fred of Chicago left
Friday after at few days stay here. -
Geo II Sherman hes returned to
Albany Business college.
f Z Mack of Chicago. after short
visit with his brother, J 7 Mack. re-
turned Thursday morning. Mrs l.
Holcomb of Merden, Conn, has returned
home after making two weeks uislt
with her aunt. Mrs = Mack. Mr. Hol-
comb came Saturday night ana returned
Monday morning.
Mrs Fannie BAKER and Walter Baker
return cd to CLEVELAND, o, LIST week
after a visit ut Henry Brown s. Mrs
Mabel Farnum Moxlej, who, has been
the guest of her uncle, 5 jones'
for several weeks. returned Thursday
to her home in Lowell, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs n II Shaw of Boston,
who have been visiting with Mrs
Shaw's sister, Mrs W q Norris, the
past two weeks, returned to Boston
Monday.
Mrs EW Stoddard returned yesterday to her
home in Springfield, Mass, after visit with
Mrs J } Estey.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
There was heavy frost Sunday
night and q lighter one last light.

There was heavy frost Sunday
night and lighter one last night.
Ills said that Carrie Nation wants to
ovate here at the Valley Fair and has
offered to come for $50 or $500 and
per cent of the receipts.
Tommy Guiheen returned Wednesday
from his season with the Newport base
ball nine which PLAYED its closing game
Labor day. While Guheen was with
them the Newports won q out OF the %
games they played.
Edmund French, 10, for many years
resident Of Pitts6eld, Mess. where he
was prosperous farmer and also engag-
ed in cabinet working and the lumber
business, died at the Brattleboro Retreat
Friday evening after an extended illness
incident to old age. The remains were
taken to Pittsti, Id yesterday for burial.
John Lee spent his Sunday in Hotel
de Vile, being picked up drunk clear
through back of Crosby block late Sat
urday night. Arraigned before Justice
Newton yesterday morning he pleaded
guilty to charge of intoXication and
was fined 50 and costs, amounting to
81 20. lie disclosed on a "fellow from
Winchester" whose name he couldn't
give, who met him at the bali game, had
a quart and invited him to partake and
they sat down under tree for Two hours
until 1t was finished.
Mr. and Mrs Roswell Field returned
to town early in the week from a visit
at Hil-Crest, the home of Mai Frederick
WChilds at Brattleboro, AS its name indi-
Gates, the house is on the crest of one of
the high hills at the west of the town and
from it are some of the most extensive
and lovely views with which Vermont
abounds. The Connecticut river seems to
wind just at the foot of the hill, and
mountains rise in every direction. Mrs
Field is anticipating spending the COM
ing winter in the Philippines, with a
brother who has married a Spanish lady.
Col IIaskins. who has been elected as
representative to congress, is brother
in-law of Maj Childs.-Boston Sunday
| Globe.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10

Sec couch bargain in Moran Il

See couch bargain in Moran Il
Co.'S winuow-Sl0 values at 81. 30.
High mass will be celebrated at
st Michael's Roman Catholic church
next Sunday, after the usual vacation.
Saturday afternoon a mixed four,
some handicap, II holes, medal play.
was played at the Wantastiquet Golf
links, Miss Maud Essex and Howard
Welman being the winners.
A verv small green worm, about a
quarter of an inch long, with many legs,
Is working havoc in Windham county
forests. where the trees, chiefly white
birches. have changed in the past fort
night from a bright green to a lifeless
brown. The leaves are curled up and
absolutely Slapped of life by this pest,
which is assisted in its work OF destIuc.
ton by tiny green lice. Each leaf has at
least three or four of these worms to-
gether, with several lice and numerous
eggs. The forests present sorry APP
pearance on account OF the blight from
these creatures.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
Cured of Chronic Biarrhoea After Thirty
Years OF suffering.

~ suffered for thirty years with dlar-
rhoea and thought | was past being
cured" saws John Holloway of French
Camp, Miss. Il had spent so much
time and monev and suffered SO much
that had given up all hopes of recov-
cry. was so feeble from the effects OF
the diarrboea that could do no kind OF
labor. could not even travel, but by ac-
cident | was permitted to flnd ooltie
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera ana
Diarrhoea Remedy, and after taxing
several bottles l am entirely cured OF
that trouble. l am so pleased WIN tne
result that ( am anxious that it be IN
reach of all who suffer as have For
sale by Brooks House Pharmacy.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
Francis Truth Gives Tn Business

Ths following despatch to the
Chicago Record u rald from Denver,
dated August 3 announces that
Francis Truth has given up the faith
healing business: Francis Truth,
the faith healer, who is under indict.
ment in Boston for fraud and using
the mail to deceive, has retired from
business permanently, according to an
agreement sanctioned by the attorney
general. This afternoon be publicly
burned all bis papers, priestly cos
tunes and healing appliances in the
presence Of representatives of the
United States district attorney.
Truth was formerly A Bems, the
Ilaundryman Of Brattleboro and later
the eye specialist in Montpelier and
other tlaces.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
A Good Bit of Highway.
SUNDAY Republican corresponds

Sunday Republican correspondence.
Many of Vermont's road commits
sioners could, with no little public
profit, take pattern in state builditg
from Comm issioner Whitney Of
Marlboro, who has jest completed in
that town section of road the like
IF which is hard to find in southern
Vermont. A broad and substantial
roaubed we'll rounded with top
dressing of clay and gravel, the
cutters on either sire being we'll
constructed and sufficient to take
care of the surface water. 1t is
certainly credit to the town, one Of
the smallest, to show a highway OF
modern and permanent construction.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
SpoTord Spray.

Mrs S II Sherman and daughter
Adele and son Clifton have returned
from their week at Pine Grove
Springs Mr. Sherman will leave
Friday stopping over ore day. at
Hartford to resume his duties on the
New York Sun.
Mrs Louise Hackley, Misses Grace
Kirson and Florence Thorn, + Dose
of Boston and DIR Louis Pettee have
returned from their outing at the
Lake.
Mrs L DlTaylor and son, who have been
spending the summer at their cottage, re-
turned Sunday.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10

Geo W Lane, Pewamo, Mich. writes ::
''Nour kodol Dyspepsia Care is the best
for indigestion and stomach trouble
that ever used. For years | suffered from
dyspepsia. at times compelling me to stay in
bed and causing me an untold agony. am
cured by kodo Dyspepsia Cure.
In recommending it TO friends who suffer
from indigestion always offer to pay for t:if
ii fails. Thus far | have never paid. Greenes
drug store,
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10

4 II Harvey ard wife returned
Yesterday from several days at South
Vernon farm and are now at her mouse
at Ga Elliot street. Blancne
Powers has heea visiting for week
IN the family of DR. " S Burrows at
Winchester.
Mrs A r Schwenk hes returned from
Westminster.
Mrs Alnira Puzzell has returned
from a several weeks stay in Ber'
nardston.
Mrs VIM Frost and daughter. Mrs {
sharks Of Springfield. Mass, who have been
visiting in town. left yesterday for visit in
in " Evansville.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
Guests.

Mrs Hannah Sdarkey of Holyoke,
Mass. is visiting Mrs Nj F Sears. --
Eugene Marion came Saturday from
Barre to join his family, who have
been spending several weeks at Frank
Hagan 8 Miss Nellie Sullivan of
Springfield, Mass, is guest tt Pat.
rick Guiheen's.
Mrs + X JeEettt and daughter
Edith of Keene, n II, and Mrs Mary
Ball and daughter Minnie of Warn lex,
Mass, are guests of W McClure's.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
pan Amsricanis ms.

NIissLM Prosser left Friday for vaea-
ton at Oswego, y \, Including OF course tne
pan. American.- A | Miller and family
have been there for week, including visit
10 Niagara Falls.
Frank Baker and Louise knight leave to-
morrow for Buffalo TO attend the exposition,
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
Over SunlAY IsuSala.

Sam Kirkland Of Boston spent Sun.
day with his mother. Miss Blondin
of Holyoke sreut Sunday here, the
guest of Miss Katherine Higgins.
At Hotel Brattleboro c p Forbes,
Greenfield, Mass; L NJ Lace, White
River junction H f Leavitt, Roston ;
c Houston, Athol; G \ Burrill,
hcston; L c Porter, L f Massey, New
London.
At the Brooks House: n Ross, W B
Grant, Frank NJ May, Geo l. Wastott,
Boston: C C Wakefield. New York: f L
Jones. Utica. y Y; VIM Ames. Berwick,
Me: V d TAYLOR. Richfor1; |. NJ Law
renee and + " Helmick. New York.
John BrHz0r, Stuart Frost and
Ernest Aldrich returned Saturday
rlght from fortnight's camping. -
C L Cobb and family have returned
from a week at their cottage.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
out, hit by battcd bail.


Al Bowen is moving from the
Pellett Rouse on Central street to
Fleming's house on Myrtle street. -
Mrs Brackett from Putnev has taken
a tenement at l05 Elliott street. -.
Oscar Peterson from 10 Elliot to |
Chestnut street. -Chas Butler has
taken tenement at 50 Elliott street
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10

LAWYER Jas f Hooker was in
Greenfield on business yesterday.
L Durham has been in Bellows FAILS
for a couple DAYS. Louis Ellis 81
Greenfield has been in town couple
DAYS. r P Dorahue of Holyoke was
in town over Friday night.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10

At the American house: T O'Brien,
G Y Davis, New Lnndor, CT; Ii :
Putnam, Springfield, Mass; J P
Brooke, Boston; W NJ Mallory, New
LONDON, Coun: Harrie Jones, Boston :
Mr. ard Mrs J Moody, New York S II
Maynard, Philadelphia, Pa; Jchn
Andrews, Roct ester.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10

A new corcrete sidewalk is being
lsid m the south side Of Frcst street.
Mrs Mary Smith has put in consid.
cradle corcreting about her residence
on the same street. Geo E Greene is
putting granite curling in front Of
his Canal street residence.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10

&C Tyler cypress sgent between
Boston and st Adams, formerly the
expr. IS agent here, crushed two nm.
GERS in car door recently and Is
isvirg off at his Greenfield home. =
Col C A Miles has been having. quite
siege with whooping cough. lt
housd him SATURDAY and Sunday.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
TIVE REFoRMER.
,r,nx sEMIWEEKLY.
lHr -, MILLER, Publisher.

:. rla wear; $50 q mos; SOC mos
bertuon XII inscriptions payabie IN AT.
y: AM. sgi ali poncrs stopped when time eN
yaa. a ge. renewed
P'' IN DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS.
n'h, ~ for one inch weekly.
80 WV " IN, one inch soml'weckly.
~ a !eStr t tor one column weekly.
9NSyeS.rr Car "r one column semi.weekly.
yNa year a,c1 accents. Extra charge for
NraHa ., su" y prr cent, additional to above
~ .:,;t .a IN oo'a h"uIeOoro and Bethel cd
W ~. FOR LlSE ADVERTISEMENTS.
'' Ian nesting and cstray notices, 81 oG
t.5uA'v,u, estate notices. 81 Oo; special
Veal ,co rs.d for ,Sre' c Wsss 81
ld's' ly', -lir., exchanges, Unsolicited
1s' @ .',,,ar,r.. announcements, and reports
G,a o G%TFSsFoG eseis aS,a%n IN
ben ic'Hig au,,,,rimpn,s, first page of both edi'
Ds-sa word Tor first insertion, cent
BIZ \, Z, ,J NH subsequent insertion
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
Score OF Saturdays game


summary-Threo base HIS, Guiheen; Two
base hits, Guiheen, Johnson, T r
Struck ont by GuiheeD, q; by Ihomp'
son. s Passed balls. Waite 4. stolen
bases. winchester 6, Hosiery 8. Umpircs, KEN
and GOnyer.
II Thompson out, hit by batted bail.
Score by INNING.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10

b. Mes lJ1ile IT'S Ne,cS."
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-16

guian, despues yolVi6 emprender
su an1ar lentO, sin fatiga.
El habfa anteS Sv1ado en- Lydia,
su buen genio, IN angel con apa-
rieucia de muler, cuyo amor ten
drfa ciertamente toda la embria-
guez terrena. pero gelsda por cas-.
gidad eterea.
Sc dec1a que aquella muier ha
bria sid0 la c0DfOI t4ci6a 0e 5a aui.
mo. que le h4brfa egitado ell abu-
rfimiento participando de sus GO
ees, de su placsres - Pero Lydia
resultaba egoista: su paSio i era ex-
cesiva Y sus celos lie espantaban.
sDe modo que pr amarla, debfa
de priyarse de toda diversion, hulr
por complete de las demas muj es?
6Acaso co la habrfa amado 10
mismo. quizas mil veces mas, sin
aquelIas TecriminaciOneS, aquellas
ameu aEas?
A estes pensamientos una leye
sonrisa Sc dibuj0 en- sus labios-
Despues, de pronto, sin transi-
ci0o, record6 la carta escrita por
la condesa q Editta -. IN frfo
nIuS OId1 4O COIAAO POI Ids FSuas.
sQui6n era aquella nina? dPor
que la condesa deseaba que {. Ia
amase9 mo era extraf1o despues
de todo?
aQue idea era Ia de Lydia al adop-
tar aquella huerfana? De modo que
81 el Sc casaba con Ia c0ndesa ten.
drfa que tomar su cargo aquella
nina, que no conocia, de nacimien-
to innotabIe, obscure, acaso hiia dc
una culps.
Y cuando mas pensaba en- Edit.
ia, mas Sc convencfa de one este
amor de Lydia por ella, escondfa
un miSteriO.
-Es 81 hja, 10 jurarfa: ella ha
negado y sin embargo, 20 estoy con-
vencido de no haberme engaGado.
Yo quisiera verla sin que Lydia 10
supiese. sComo hacer? Es precise
que cousulte & Beppe. Acaso 81
pueda darme IN buen conseio.
VolVit ell primer apgulo de Ia
calle y siguio andando mas rapida-
mente----
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-16

hacer una vista clandestira he
deJado mi carruaje el el apgulo de
aquella Gale. Permitireis que os
ofreZca ul siti0?
-Acepto de todo coraz6n. Nc
acompanareis hssta casa V ST no te-
neis com promise pasarels ell restc
del ola conmigo. No me digais Que
no. Os hare conocer & mi sobrjno,
quIen 81 VOC sera feliz al estre-
charos Ia mano.
Asf dis3urlien 40 eI gentilh0m
ore y Ell agenturero, So acercaron al
iugar donde estaba parade el phc6-
ton de San Vito.
Los caballos rGlinchaban reso-
llsban per Ia impaciencia. Un Ia
cayo con soberbia tenfa alberta Ia
portezuCla.
-iQne estupeuda pareial dijo
el marques, mlentras Sc arrellena-
GA en- los multidos y abultados CO.
jines de. carrnsj.
La he ad9ufri 10 del prfacine
Sistro reSpondtd S o Vito subten-
do-y cFe0 haber hecho IN buen
negocin.
E. lac4yo cerr5 la portezuela Y
de un salto subi6 al pescaute. Ell
cochero afl j6 las riendss, los ca
ballos partier0n como hechas en- Ia
direction de Lungarui.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-16

La imagen de Lydia Sc habla des-
vanecido en- aquel momento de su
coraz6o
Edmundo pensaba en- Editta, la
miateriosa muchach2 gle debfa
guardarle IN sitio en- sl virginia.
coraz6n.
-Qaiero verla--. vetl4 q toda
costa murmur6 chocando sin YER
10 un indiylduo que pasaba 4 su
lado.
Este le detuvo.
-iOhl querido marques = ique
afortunado encuentro!
Il sVos.. vos San Vito?-diio
Edmundo con sincera algeria, va
Que ex oeriment9ba una particular
simpatfa por aquel misterioso per-
sonaje, cue tantO hacfa hablar de
el
Los dos Sc estrecharon la mano
COZ efusi6n,
-Perdonadme por haberos dete-
nido dip San Wit con fnsinuan-
te acente acaso teniais prisa
No iba al acaso, sin di,
recci6n.
-Siendo asf me a'egro del co.
cuentro que me permite pasar IN
ratio con vos.
Con mucho gusto: dA donde os
dirigfais?
A ningdn puntJ flo. Vengo de