Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-11

i'eiu IN orange hall last evening was
postponed until Tuesday evening.
The new pump which is to be used in
the railroad water house now in course
Oh construction arrived yesterday and
mas peen set in place on the river bank,
S w Edgett has sold the Thos
might house recently damaged by
IRE on western avenue, to Frank
Field, who buys for home and
takes possession at once.
-LaFleche Brothers have hired the
store in Richardson block which has
been occupied by f Ming's Japanese
shop and will move their tailoring
there from their present quarters ID
Crosby block.
Mrs + J Clary, manager of The
Stewart at Butfalo,N Y ,advertises special
reduced rates to Windham county people
in another column. 1t is understood that
a II railroads will sell tickets at half fare
about Oct 10th.
The high football t.am will play
against Greenfield high school Satur-
day. October 49, 1t also has two
games arranged with Bellows Falls
one at that town November 8, and one
here the following week
The Methodist Sunday school will
observe Rally Sunday Oct l3 by ap.
propriate exercises. A special pro-
gram has cen prepared. Friends are
requested to bring flowers little be-
fore the morning service.
About so members of Beauseant
|commandery went to Keene Wednesday
to attend the second annual field day
of the knights Templar of this sec
tior. The delegation left here on the
II. 10 train going by way of Bellows
Falls, and returned by special car on
the midnight freight. The exercises
consisted of dress parade and re-
view, banquet and dance in the
evening.
The W c T U held business
meeting in the Y NJ c A parlors We'd
neeSday afternoon hen it was voted
to change the time of the annual eet-
ing from the last Wednesday 10 MAY
to the last Wednesday in August. Mrs
Davidson of Newfaue, state secretary
of the union, was present and gave an
interesting report of the state conven
ii IN. a mothers meeting will be
held 10 the association ROOMS next
Wednesday afternooc.
David Demars, the 14-years-old son
of Peter Demars. was arrested Tuesday
and arraigned before Justice Newton
Wednesday morning on a charge of at
tempted rape on the 4-years odd daugh-
ter of Mrs Sears of Holyoke, Mass.
The evidence produced was not suf-
ficieDt to warrant binding the boy over.
however, and Judge Newton ordered
the case mol pressed. Hooker & Bacon
were the prosecuting attorneys in the
absence of States Attorney Weston.
The story told by the child tended to
show that she had been thrown down
and mistreated while picking chestnuts
near the home of her grandfather,
Michael Sears, on South Main street.
Demars and his younger brother both
denied this and stated that the girl had
fallen down and was picked up by the
older Demars boy and carried home.
The second round in the tournanent
for the Wantastiquet cup will take
place on the golf grounds tomorrow at
ternoon. when the winners of Mondays
matches will play. w E Hubbard, who
defeated Howard G Rice. will play G
Bingham. who won from K G Bacon,
Bingham giving Hubbard one stroke; ;
Howard Wellman, who defeated G M
Miller. will play James F Hooker, the
winner of the Hooker.Tasker match.
Wellman allowing Hooker IL strokes;
and Charles Thompson, who drew the
bye in the first round, will play Hayes
Bigelow, who defeated DIR l. A Pettee
Tuesday, four up and three to play,
Thompson allowing Bigelow three
strokes. The winners of the Hubbard
Bingham and Welltnau-Hookerm matches
participate in the semi-tinals. while the
winner of the Thompson Bigelow match
will 90 directly into the finals by the
luck of the draw. Should Thompson
win his match, therefore, he will reach
the finals and be sure of the runner-up
cup at least, without having to play more
than one game, while the other man TO
reach the tinals will have played three
The Brattleboro High school foot
ball team played its first game OF the
season on the island grounds Wednes-
iav afternoon against an aggregation
mostly of former High school
plavers. The school boys were beaten
is to 0 In two short halves, but their
work was creditable considering the
fact that that the majority of them
we're entirely new to the game. MOST
Of the opposing team were experienced
PLAYERS and made up by their knowledge
If the game for their lack of training,
In offensive play the High school was
weak, particularly in passing the oail
and interference, but playing on the
defensive the lnemen held fairly wei
md the backs did some good tackllng,
Barber who played fulioaek.
The whole OF the score was MADE I'D bne
irst half. Monroe securing two touch
Towns and Stolte one. The line up:
:, r,,,,nopo high SCHOOL |
,sgood right end left hnight
,angiIle right tackle left lhoInhS !
AiIierd right guard left AYeflIi |
Infts center JoHisoh
Tilis left guard right JacSeon
tnlte left tackle right R'chafus0h
'erriter le-t emu IisnL FcteIs
fitzgerald quarter pacA , yiiisrd |
iohroc half backs Frost |