Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-29
wINDAM COUNTY REFoRNIER, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 90

Prouty, the photographer, offer
some special inducements for tn
Christmas trade. See his adv.
George A. Eels, proprietor of tn,
Eddy bottling works, presented eacl
of his employees with Thanksgivin!
turkey.
Rev. r. X. Marvin was prevented
by illness from participating in thu
union Thanksgiving services at tn,
Baptist church yesterday
Repairs on the postoffice have be
gun this week and will be pushed
steadily so that the various depart
ments will be in order for the Christ
mas traffic.
The daughters of 1912 visited Mrs.
Elijah Prescott on Vine street last
Saturday and held an afternoon tea.
Mrs. Prescott is 95 years old and has
many. remembrances of the war foi
lS12.f
-The7 chimney in j. c. Howe's
house on Linden street burned out
Wednesday afternoon and for time
caused large quantity of flame and
heat. \ fire eXtinguisher closed the
incident before serious damage was
done.
H. o. Coolidge will finish work
on the street railroad Wednesday and
will leave about December 10 for New
York city to complete the organization
of the theatrical company of which
Alden Bass is the head. The company
will begin its tour about December 20,
having been booked nearly solid until
April.
The Merchants Protective Asso-
citation of Hazileton, Penn, has de-
cided that hereafter none of the bust
ness men who compose it shall adver-
tise in programmes of any description,
and that their announcements shall be
confined to newspapers. The associa-
ton also denounced the indiscriminate
purchase of tickets for raffles, balls
and entertainments. New York Trib-
une.
A number of Brattleboro sports
went to Bellows Falls yesterday to see
the boxing bout between Jack Hamil-
ton of Troy, N. Y. and Eddie Quinn,
formerly of Brooklyn, but for the past
year of this town The men boxed at
l2S pounds and gave clever exhibit
tion, Quinn giving out in the 18th
round. Hamilton was superior to
Quinn in staying qualities and won the
decision more for this reason than any
other.
George A. Martin, who is EN-
ployed in the finishing room of the
Estey Organ factory, and Miss Gertrude
E. Moore, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Moore, were married Wednes
day afternoon at O'Clock at the
home of the brides parents on Wash
ington street, Rev. Il. X. Marvin of
the Universalist church officiating.
Only a few relatives were present and
the couple stood unattended while the
ceremony was performed. During the
afternoon they left for a short we'd
ding trip after which they will be at
home at the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin received number of
handsome wedding gifts.
John W. Vogel's big minstrels,
which assuredly take rank as the larg
est and best organization of the kind
now before the public, come to the
Auditorium December II for their
second appearance here. Arthur Rig
bv, who last season made such hit
with Fields Minstrels, will furnish
lot of cheerful nonsense; Charles Gano
will be on hand with a well filled
trunk of infectious humor; the
O'Brien troupe will present their
really marvellous acrobatic turn: Rou
lette. the European marvel, will offer
for the first time in America his pan
tomimic clown juggling act, and Don
Gordon will amuse with his very
funny trick bicycle offering. Mr..
Voeel's offerings in the past have
been as good, if not better, than any
thing of the kind seen hereabouts, his
performances having been exceedingly
popular because of the many innoya-
tons introduced.
The hearing in the Knott & Clos.
son case has been going on at Burllng-
ton this week, adjournment being
taken Wednesday until after Thanks
giving. G. c. Fits and Fred Put
nam have been in attendance during
all the sessions. Mr., Fits represent
ing the Directing creditors amended
the specifications last Saturday by
adding two counts in effect that Mr.
Knott did. between January l, 1900,
and the date of the petition in bank
ruptcv. conceal or destroy the book OF
or records of the business
conducted by him as ticket agent and
broker under the name and style OF Il.
E. Knott & Company, and again that
he has committed an otfense punish
able by Imprisonment under the bank
rupt act in that he has concealed,
while a bankrupt, from the trustees
certain office furniture and outfit and
1900 in cash which he owned and held
at the time of the filing of the petition.
Grange block narrowly escaped be
ing seriously damaged Saturday morn
ing by fire which started in the
ticket office of Grange hall on the
third floor of the building. What
caused the combustion is not known,
but large quantity of cotton batting
which had been used by the Grange
sewing society in making quilts, was
DESTROYED before the flames were dis
covered. The smell of smoke was first
detected by +. E. Gum, the real es-
tate man. who has his office on the
third floor of the building. Mr.. Gum
called to T. W Bruce, the janitor, who
was sweeping the hall below; and
they entered Grange hall to find 1t
filled with dense smoke. Thinking
the fire was on the stage both men
in that direction but Mr..
Bruce, remembering that his hat and
coat we're in the ticket office, opened
fhe door to get them and was met by