Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-13

"A small stone bridge has been mn
10 beyond the pumping station on RI,
West River road. n VI 'n'
Mrs W F Neal has an elegant line O.
outing mats and all the latest move lite.
looms wanted Valley Fair Week
feople willing to rent them please leavf
names at Brooks House ONCE. l2.6t
&C E Gilman has this week sold ,
handsome span of black driving horse,
to the Judd Paper Co of Holyoke
Mass.
Prof Williston Walker of Yale w;)
preach IN the Congregational church
Sunday. Rev Mr. Miles is away com
pletirg his vacation.
The police force OF the village an
peared Tuesday in their new equipments
regular policemen's helmets, blue uni
forms and regular policemen's clubs
The village furnishes them.
The committee elected last sprinp
to make plans for the State convention
OF the Christian Endaavor societies
Oct 8. and 10, had a meeting at the
home OF A L Maynard Wednesday even.
ing. listened to reports Of the differeut
chairmen and talked ever various plans
and suggestions.
"A carload of lumber on the after.
noon narrow guage mixed train, Wed.
nesdsv, Jumped the track in the depot
yard Just below the station and fell over
on its side. An hour and half were
required to clear the track, but as the
5.45 train happened to be an hour late
no harm was done.
Mrs S S Hunt and her trimmer will
visit the different millinery markets
soon. Mrs H E Bascom, former mil
liner in Hinsdale, a very stylish trim
mer. will also work for Mrs Hunt this
season, beginning Sept 10th. She will
spend portion of each week with her
Hinsdale patrons; time designated later.
One of the most extensive and i'm
portant auctioGs Mr. ellison has this
year is to be that of the S j CHECKER
ing property at Chesterfield. Saturday
Sept 81. 1t includes the Jewett Buffum
farm two miles from the Lake on the
Westmoreland side and large amount
of personal property. The particulars
are given in our advertising columns.
Down country it has become quite a
trick lately for man to call at house,
saying he has been sent to measure or
fix the gas pipes, and within night or
two for burglary to follow. 1t has
been done at one house here already and
it behoves householders to be careful
about admitting men they do not
known; for the chances are that it is
only reconnoir ,e for robbery.
Tuesday afternoon as Clarence, son
of d NJ Barber, was driving home from
the canning factory, he met Fl X Browns
automobile by the Retreat, and the letting
off of steam Just as he passed frightedf d
bis horses into a run. Both of them
were thrown in the scrape and one prob.
ably spoiled. The body of the wagon
came off, and young Barber was not
hurt. but the team was valuable one,
valued at some 500. Two other run
always have occurred during the week.
One was that of team from the Briggs
farm frightened by the circus parade,
but the driver pluckilv held to the
bride and prevented what might have
been a serious catastrophe in such
crowd. A B Clapp's also took a little
spin but a harmless one Wednesday.
This is an amusing objection raised
to Miss Mary wilkins going TO the noat-
ing hospital to secure material for use
in writing future stories. We cannot
imagine anything that would help on
the noble work or get more contriou-
tons for the cause than realistic tale
portraying the plight of the patients
and the real good that our Boston char
ity brings them from the pen OF the fav-
orite daughter Of Randolph town.-Bos-
ton Record.
All members of the Brattleboro Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution are
cordially invited to attend the reception gwen
the Vermont Society of Colonial DANES at the
Brooks House on Tuesday evening. september
/. from to 10. Also a meeting OF the Society
in the Chapel of the Congregational church
Wednesday the Is at $50 Il IN and to the
dedication exercises at Fort Drummer at p m.
A ball game will be played between the
Y NC A and Brattleboro Hosiery teams al
Riverside park tomorrow afternoon AT 3.3o
o'clook This is the second game in the
champion. ship series. the hosiery winning out
in the 10th inning in the former closely CON
ties ted game. and both teams Will make
strong effort to VIM
Horace Worden of Illinois. who with his
wife and two children have been visiting at
his home In Halifax, are spending rev oavs
and friends in.town. IL is MS
first visit east in many years.
Gum & Co have sold for Frank G Taylor
h Is farm on Dummerston hill to Mrs Know.
ton of New York. who buys for home ana
has taken possession already
A business meeting Of the NJ c \ and
directors will be held Thurs lay evening at
o'clock at the association parlors.
Fifty new trimmed hats now on
hand at Mrs Hunts. over IL ID Ihomp-
sons Jewelry store. ao'.
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