Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20

| :. Miss Laughton will open a nil.
linery shop in Pratt's block next
week.
TIE Sunday afternoon meeting at
Retting.
The annual Valley Fair dance will
he held at Grange hall both nights
of the fair. adv.
The owl train from the north
came down in two sections Wednesday
morning, that which carried the
mail net arriving until shortly before
8 O'Clock.
The Winchester, N II, and Brat.
tleboro Hosiery base ball teams are
making arrangements for game to be
played CD the Isianh grounds the
morning of the first day of the fair.
H N Gum is erecting a dwellioR
house on the lots situated on Green
leaf street, West Brattleboro, which
ne bought of W d Stocswell. Charles
Mason is doing the building.
Mrs Sara Burnham, % South
Main street, will sell at private sale
ell kinds of household furnishings
The sale begins Saturday, Sept 81.
from 2 to 6 O'Clock p u and will
continue each day until ell is SOLD.
advertisements for next weeks
issues of The Reformer, in order that
they may have proper attention, must
be brought to the office before 6
O'Clock Monday evening for the Tues
day edition and before 6 O'Clock
Thursday evening for the edition of
Friday.
The New England Order of
Protaction organized lodge in
Brattleboro Tuesday evening the first
meeting being held in the Grange
banquet hall. ID NJ Frye OF Boston,
supreme secretary of the organization,
vas present.
Mildred Holland and her company
cancelled their engagement in
GreeHf field, Mass, last evening on
account of its being day of mourn
irg and remained in Brattleboro
during the day. The company will
appear III Barre this evening.
The first round in the ladies'
match play tournament for the fall
cup presented by James Fisk Hooker
will be played on the links of the
Wantastiquet golf club tomorrow
afternoon. The semi final ard final
rounds will take place some time
next week. The trophy is on exhibit
tion ir the window of Vaughan &
Burnett's store.
The attraction at tie Auditorium
on the frs night of the Valley fair
will be the musical, rural comedy
drama, "Down on the Farm" with
Charles Marley, the we'll known actor,
in the principal role. The play is full
of startling situations and strong
climaxes and has the reputation of
causing a continual round of laughter
from beginning to end The attraction
on the second evening will be the
we'll known Tennessee Pardner, -
which this year contains many special
features.
N | Hawley went to Homer, N J,
Wednesday to attend the fureral OF
his brother. in law, Rev Edward
Hitch COCK, ID d, who died in Sara
toga Tuesday. DR. Hitchcock was the
husband If Mr. Hawley's OILY sister
who died several years ago, and was
for a number of years pastor of the
American chapel 10 Paris, returning
to this country about IS years ago.
Since that time he had made his
home in Philadelphia. Dr. Hitch.
cock vas prominent in all national
Presbyterian councils.
Mrs Rhoda Hammond, whose
ashes were buried in Prospect Hill
csme tery the first of the week, was
for many years resident OF this
town, Her maiden name was Rhoda
IT hnr Hr-
band as Samuel S Joy, who at one
time carried on livery stable here,
Her second husband was Abel Ham
mond, long tine resident OF WIN,
chester. N H, where Mrs Hamnond
spent the latter years OF her life.
Her death took place at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs Sally Joy White,
in Dedham, Mass, and was due to
the genersl breaking down incident
upon old age.
DIR D P Webster received a tele-
gram Tuesday announcing the death |
of his brother, E A Webster of
Orangeburg, S G, whose illness was
reported Tuesday. DR. and Mrs Web.
ster left on the afternoon train for the
South. Mr. Webster was the son OF
Rev Alonzo and Laura (Peaslee)
WEBB to and was a native OF Mont
pelier. He was graduate of Wesleyan
university in Middletown, Conn, and
soon after his college course went
South to spend some time with his
father who had interests there at that
time. lie afterwards becaU inter
ested in the business and accumulated
a large property. He was for many
years leader of the Republican party
in South Carolina, member OF the
Republican National committee from
that state, and there being no Re
publican senators or representatives.
from South Carolina in congress, the
distribution of all federal patronage
was entrusted to him. Mr. Webster was
twice married but both of his wives
are dead. He is survived by son
and daughter who have spent several
summers hera as guests of DR. Webster
September skips.