Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-01

| IN JHe cpflEplelu Union Vi ihto "a
on the Roosevelt WaShingt N episode
Miss Carolire Haskell gave a mas
Querade party ut her home on Grove
street last evening, a large number o
her friends being prescott. The occa
sion was exceedingly enjoyable,
The second of the union gospe
series of meetings was held IN thu
| Centreville schonlhouse Wednesda'
evening. Rev Mr. keneston of the Yves
Brattleboro ConRrr gational church lie
an excellent service last week. ant
Rev Mr. Lowe of the Methodist churct
led this week. His text was Mat V, e.
There was good audience present anc
number participated readily in the
service.
TIE musical club of grade teach.
ers met last evening with Miss Emma
Gregg, Chopin and his music being
considered Miss Margaret Tucker
gave a sketch of his life, Miss Gregg
resume of bis work and Mrs Nc
Lane an Interpretation of his music.
playing five selections. The usual
s. cisl hour was given to Halloween
festivities. Tue room was darkened
and the High school teachers, attired
as ghosts, glited in amid woeful
wailings and groaningS, After they
hsd been recognized, the usual Hal
lowe 'er method OF deciding fate were
tested, with pleasing and satisfactory
results The club meets monthly.
--Almar Green, travelling sales
Of New York, who for number OF
a r.; ~ In Rrat 10
tleboro and tuned pianos and organs
hereahnutS, was fatally injured re-
Gently at Ithaca, n Y, by falling down
q flight of stairs in the Union hotel.
lie was about to leave the hotel and
WAS at the head of the stairs when be
turned. lost his balance and fell the
whole length of the flight striking on
the back of his head and ihjurng his
epine so seriously that he died in a
short time. MIR Green was a native
of Sweden cane to this country about
Is wears ago He had been in the EN-
ploy of the Vocation company for
three years.
The next attraction at the Audi
forum will he something different
from any of the entertainments which
have been here this season. The com
pany is known KS Keiths vaudeville
stars and consists of y brass band, or
chestra and 80 speciality artists, The
St Adams Messenger says of the per
formancp: "A good audience was
present tn witness the performance
and from the overture to the close of
the final act not one dull movement
intervened. The people came with
the expectation of seeing good
show, having been favorably impre sset
by the appearance and music of the
band when it paraded at noon. The
specialties given were all of refined
character. the coarse ribsliry of many
vaudeville shows being conspiclouSiy
absent. The entertainment was of
such r character that 1t was in every
wav a desirable place for a man To TAX e
his family for an evenings enjoyment,
Notwithstanding reports of a short
p0tatl crop, summer visitor n
Brattlebnro and a-,stGdent of the Bos-
ton Institute of Technology. raised
from five bushels of seed this year 81
bushels of fine tuhers, which he sold
for an average price of 60 cents. \
farrer of this town fr'm 10 bushels
of seed raised l65 bushels Of rs fine
pOtatoes as were ever seen. Another
farmer from eight nusrels of the
Uncle Sam variety raised l37 bushels,
and theSs instances arr said e. have
been m exception 10 certain sections
of Wirdham county, the greatest yield
being found on the hills rather than
in the valleys. The apple crop the
smallest for many years. though the
cider mills are kept busy grinding
an inferior quality of apples. Many OF
the farmers are keeping in larger herds
through the winter, as result OF
the increased hay crop, gon1 nay sell
ing at prices varying from $40 to SIS.
% II Ellis and Charles lienkel,
who held mortgages on the fixtures of
the Brattleboro house, have given no.
tire that the personal property IN tie
hotel ircluuing furniture, utensils,
groceries. stock-in trade, etc, will be
sold by auction Tues lay to satisfy
their claims providing the mortgage Is
not paid before that time. L Frank
Turner has rot been in Brattleboro
since the warrant for his arrest VAS
issued three weeks ago, and 1t IS prob
able that he will fight shy of the state
for some time to come. After the sale II
is probable that the hotel will be closed
permanently MrT Lrner pad statement
inthe Brattleboro letter of the Boston
Sunday Globe in which be said that
hs always had tried to keep respect
able place, that he thought Judge
Stafford was vindictive in the matter
of enforcing the liquor law, and that
he thought the strick enforcement OF
the law would result in high IL
cense law 10 Vermont.
The first meeting of the season OF
the Congregational club was held IN
the Brooks House Tuesday evening,
about 30 members and guests berg
nreseDt. An excellent banquet was
served at the close of which the cl ub
devoted its attention to the discussion
of the subject. Respect for LaS. -
LAWYER \ + Sch Senk gave paper on
"Nob Law and Judge + l. Water
man was to have given an ADDRESS on
Anarchy but as lie was unable to be
preset c II Davenport, one OF the
guests. spoke briefly in his place. Al
tie close of the papers TIE SUBJECT
vas discussed 10y Judge IL IL Vine Ter,
Principal. II X Whitaker and keV ii
Miles. The club elected these
officers for the comirg year; Presl
dent, c ii TIL pson; president
L F Adams; secretary ara treasurer,
Fred C Adams; executive committee, II
|, Emerson. II f Jordan and John l
Kuowlton: membership committee, =
NJ CLAY. w + Haigh. A ; Thompson,
A Gregg and W A Gilbert.
lanes K Waite and supporting
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