Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-16
Greenfield has raised 5000 towards

| Greenfield has raised 5000 towards
supporting base ball association.
| The fire loss on the Brattleboro gas.
| light company's building, occupied by
the BrattlebOr0 hosiery company, has
been adjusted for S9i.
The bailiffs at their meeting Satur-
day evening confirmed several sewer
/ assessments and voted to have bids SUBJ
mitted for repainting parts OF the engine
house.
No creditors appeared Saturday In
the estate of David G Morris ia bankrupt
cy and so no trustee was appointed. j W
Melendy was appointed trustee OF the
estate Of Archie Bemis.
-Chas Miner has new barn well
under way in place Of the one burned on
his farm on the Bonnyvale road. Later
he will doubtless rebuild the house but
farther plans he has not made yet.
Road Com missioner Perry will be.
beginning with the north side of High
Forest 'and the north side of Grove.
From there he will probably proceed to
Pine and Maple, but beyond that has
not decided.
Some kind of disease is prevailing
among the fish lower down in the Con-
necticut, in Springfield and vicinity, that
Ia killing them oy thousands, dace, suck
ers and perch being the principal suffer-
ers. An epidemic of this kind has oc-
Cured there as often as once in 10 years.
Large numbers of dead fish can now be
seen in the river, and in some places the
banks are strewD with their remains.
of tumble down stairs acc dents
since Friday one was at the town agency
but the comedian was not such as
might be imagined, because the citizen
is not of the usual Vermont prohibition
kind but quite the contrary. B G Corser
was at the ag 4ncy Saturday morning
and tried to pass through the vestibue
10 the post office and inquired of agent
Richardson if he could not get through
and the latter replied yes if the door was
unlocked right there pointing to it. N
Corser started but opened the next doc
adjoining the one intended leading to the
cellar. He was good deal shaken up
and bruised and will be land up a few
days in consequence, but no bones were
broken and the injuries apparently are
not serious.
The terrible drouth, of which we
have been getting taste here for the
past three DAYS. has prevailed with
blighring power over 10 states aud
territories of the corn belt, Ohio val.
The states affected include Indiana, HI
lucky, Tennessee. Alabama, Mississippi,
I isl Alb loh
sas, Nebraska. South Dakota, North
Dakota, Colorado aid Michigan.
Though there is promise of relief for
the west in the shape Of rains, which be-
gan at some points yesterday, it is
evidently going to be the worse failure
Of the corn crop since 1894. For two
week it has been steady bent of heat
with the thermometer raising
about 100 on many days. Here
the thermometer registeted % yes
terday and DC today. The weather bu-
reau promises relief tomorrow.
With the possible exception of the
fruit crop there has not been for years a
prospect OF better harvest throughout
Windham and Windsor counties in Yer
mont than this year shows. The abun.
dant rains Of early summer have pro.
duced an unusually llBrge crop of hay,
and those who were able to cut their
grass early have secured simply of ex.
cellent quality. The unfavorable wealth
er o. the past few days will somewhat
affect the qnality II the more backward
meadows. Corn. which was very back
ward the first Of June. is now looking
better than usual, and promises har-
vest fully mp to the average. Potatoes
gre as yet an uncertain quantity, |
but it is thought will turn
out we'll. Tobacco was also back
ward early in the season, but the
majority of fields never looked better
at this tina Of year. AS for apples, |
the "off year" will OF course lessen
the yield, and the supply will doubt
less be short. Plums, cherries, cur
rants and other fruits will yield frir |
harvest.
The trustees of the Soldiers Home
meet at Bennington Tomorrow to ap-
point superintendent 10 place of the
late Col R j Coffey the plan now being
20 retain Mrs C0ffey as mstron. The
candidates so far as known to the public
are Col Thos Harmon OF this place. Col
c Kinsman of Rutland and C d Gibson
and Fred Godfrey of Bennington. The
of Col Hsnnon's name meets
with strong favor all over the state. A
veteran himself and man of exceptional
act and executive cspaicity, he is un-
Usually well qualified to fill such
position. He was department Quarter
Master of the Grand Army in Col
Fay lor's term as department command
II and was for years the quarter
master Of the National Guard under
Zen Estey, having in both posi-
ions made remarkably good rec
'rd for business efficiency and care and
rood judgment. The same has been
rue of his work in charge Of the feed
ng department Of the Valley Fair for
evera, years, making an annual profit
where before was a deficit. All Brat
leboro would be gratified at his selec.
ion. though regretting to lose him as
ssidert. {
j + Gleason, late of the firm OF A F
'oberts & Co has bought through the
gencv of w Edgett & Co the grocery t
took and business of W Putfer Oh \
.lliot street, taking possession to-day. i
he inventory is now in progress and
De stnre will be opened for customers
morrow. Mr. Gleason has had an ex-
erience Of years in this business, the q
st 3 in partnership with Mr. Roberts, g
cd his part being on the wagon, has v
'rmed very large and pleasant
luaintance with our people Who have !
ways found him careful and honor
de as well as most accommodating 10