Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-28

day and Saturday, Oct ilth and 10Th
Rev FIR Griffin returned to Wash
inRton, ID G, yesterday after spend
log the summer at Spoford lake.
Many Greenfield people were I'm
to view the coaching parade and GET
points for their next annual parade.
The members of the Woman
Alliance are planning to havs their
anneul supper and sale at Wells hall
Saturday Oct 9Th.
The Vermont Society Colonial
Danes in Brattleboro will meet at
Brooks House on Monday next, Sent
&c. at 3 p IN. A full attendance is
desired.
Roger p Donoghue of Holyoke.
brainy son in.law of Brattleboro, is a
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for senator in this district. He
swept every caucus in his city
Thursday evening.
While Patrick Griffin was at work
with the transfer gang Wednesday,
unloading lumber from narrow gauge
to broad gauge car, a heavy plank
slipped and crushed the second toe
OF his right foot. tearing off also
the toe nail.
Miss Sophie Wilson, daughter of
Mrs Mary J Wilson of this place.
was married to Burton G Alexander
Thursday evening at O'Clock in
Christ church, Montpelier, by Rev A
N Lewis, the rector. After wedding
trip they will be at home at 3 Wilder
street, Montpelier.
John B Emery, representing the
Home for Destitute children of Bos-
ton was here Sunday. bringing eight
coildren, five boys and three girls,
whom he placed temporarily "Subj ect
to approval" with families here and
at Guilford. The Home is Catholic
institution which in the IS years of
its existence has found homes for
Is. 600 children.
Miss Mary Sullivan and Charles
Cook, both of this place, were mar
ried ut the parsonage of st Michael S
Roman Catholic church Tuesday
evening at s O'CLOCK. The bride
wore a travelling suit of blue material
with hat to match. The couple left
on the l0:l0 train north for a wed
ding "Trip and on their return will
live at IS Frost street.
Our Wilmington corresp ondence
tells of the stesling of a drummer
grip there Monday night and the es-
cape of the theft aft-r somewhat
exciting chase. The loser of the grip
was D s Waite, travelling salesman
for Blodgett & Dewitt. The most
valuable article stolen YVES an expen-
sive meerschaum pipe belonging to
Merchant N J Ball of West Halifax
DIR W Seward Webb has placed a
private car, all expresses paid, at the
disposal of those from this section
who are to attend the general Episco-
pal convention in San Francisco be-
ginning in October. The party to &C.
cupy the car will consist of Bishop
and Mrs Niles of New Hampshire,
Bishop Hall of Vermont, Rev and
Mrs ) Isham Pliss of Burlington,
Edward L Temple of Rutland and
Rev d L Sar ford of Bellows Falls
The party will Leave Sept 20.
The New Hampshire Histori cal
society has the original patent on a
process for the use of steam in pro
pelling boats. 1t was issued to Sam
uel Moray of Fairlee and after whom
Lake Morey there is named March
25, 1875. and was signed by George
Washington. The great work of this
Vermont inventor and his indisput
able title to the real invention OF the
ste ,mship wers we'll set forth by the
late Gov Fuller in his paper before
the Brattleboro Professional club some
six years ago and published in full
in the Reformer ct that time.
Judge Wheeler and District Attor-
ney Martin will 90 to Rutland next
Tuesday for the October term OF the
United States court when the cases
against Cashier David H Lewis of
the looted and defunct Farmers Ma
tonal bank of Vergepnes, Lieutenant
Governor Martin F Allen of North
Ferrisburg, director of the bank,
and J W Ketchum Of Vergennes, a
we'll known newspaper publisher, who
was clerk for Cashier Lewis, Will come
to trial. Ex-CongresS nan ii Henry
Powers of Morrisville will be counsel
for Lewis. Gov Allen has engaged
Attorneys Seneca Hsselton of. Burling-
ton and + S Platt of Poultney to de-
fend him while Mr. Ketchum has an,
|nounced that his counsel will be +
w futile CT Vergsnnes and noted
New York criminal lawyer whose
name be does net disclose Appear
arces are that all three men Will
make hard fights to clear themselves.
-Opening of fall and winter millin-,
ery at Donnell & Davis Oct 18th and
18th. adv.