Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-05

was found to he afire. So did the ten
nants above, and they used liquid eN
The loss by the burning of th,
DIN p Farr shop and saw mill, lum
Der sheds and lumber a. West Ches
terfeld few weeks ago has been ad
justed through the JENNIE agency al
$4,000, the total amount OF the insur
ance.
Hum & Eaton's coon carniva
still holds the boards at Brooksid
Park, breaking the record at thi
place. Tonight they present I'm Ole
Georgia. replete with jubilee shout
and melodies, cotton picking, no,
cake dances, pie eating contest, cool
songs.
S H Bixby of Hinesburg, who at
tempted suicide few weeks ago
DIED Tuesday after two years i'll
ness. He was q native Of the town
son of Thaddeus Bixby and had al
ways lived there a farmer and re
spected citizen. He is survived by
widow, a daughter and son, Albert
Biyby of this place.
Our West Dummerston news Tues
day had brief item about S2o dam
age done by lamp explosion at th'
home of Mrs Annie Hopkins, formerly
of the restaurant here. The explosion
was caused by one of her children
against another, lamp in hand
and throwing it to the floor. Remark
ably enough, neither child wa
ID P Cobb was overcome by thu
heat while working in the New Lon
don round house yesterday about
o clock. He was taken to the Clun'
house and ice applied to the heat
while Drs Heukel and Lynch wert
sent for in haste. Later hs WIS car
ried home and during the night TIM
case was serious with fears that ht
wouldn't live, but this morning he is
BETTER, though very dizzy.
Next week an attraction Of un
usual merit will be presented a,
Brookside Park 10 the BROAD wa,
Players, a company of selected artist:
supporting the emotional actress
Beatrice Thorne. The presentation o.
repetoire at the Rustic Theatre is &
new departure and the company will
no doubt draw we'll. A comulett
change of vaudeville turns will be
given each evening between the acts.
The Broadway Players have beer
doing an excellent business at Bar
ber's Park, Bellows Falls, this week
giving the best OF atisfaction.
The local count Of the wounded
Tam Ferrirter had a couple of big
cannon crackers in his hip pockets at
the fire, and as he was standing with
his hands behind him, some one
lighted one to see him jump, be did
and his left hand was fearfully burned
and blistered. In the explosion a
splinter was thrown striking Fitz
Walker on the eyebrow aud the side
Of the eye making bad looking one
for nina cracker that went off in
the hand of the ssve1 or eight.year
old son of A g Barnes on Prospect
street. burned his hand quite badly.
Word was received yesterday an
nouucing the death at Danvers,
Mass. of Michael Manning. He is
we'll known here having lived the
early part of his life here. He was a
'eteran OF the war having enllsted in
he Massachusetts regiment. He was
. pupil in Col Miles school and moved
10 Danvers some 80 odd years ago
where he was engaged in the shoe
business for years and in the meat
business for time. He is survived by
. widow aud three sons and three
The funeral will be held
It Danvers tomorrow at 8 a Nd, and
Misses Mary and Katie Manning from
his place will attend the funeral.
News was received Saturday of
he death Of Wichita, Kan, Of George
Larabee, 80, native of West Hall
AK and formerly employed ut the
3rattleboro Retreat. Ill health com
,elled bin to resign that position and
purchase farm at Waterbury. The
IL health continuing it was thought a
hange of climate would be beneficial
nd so accompanied by his wife he
vent to California last November. The
hange did not do him mrch good
nd he decided to return to Vermont,
I'd was on his way homo when be
vas taken suddenly worse ard mad to
ton off at Wichita, Kan, where he
led. Mrs Laiabee was with him at
be time of his death and started East
5 soon az necessary arrangements
ould be made. The funeral was Wed.
esday at Jericho and the burial was
t the cemetery there. Besides his
rife he is survived by father, moth
r, two brothers and three sisters.
Marvin G Carey, 76 died Tues
ay afternoon at his Elliot street
ONE after several years Of declining
ealth, and a year of suffering from
assumption of tho bowels. But the
cause Of the death was
'acture of the hip sustained with
evere bruisirg of the leg and Size by
fall in the night when he got up
nd attempted to move little about
week before the end. The doctors
ere satisfied as soon as the accident
ccurred that he would never get off
le bed again. Mr. Carey was na-
We of Westfeld but came here il
5ung manhood and followed the oc-
lpation of carpenter ard builder and
quarter of century ago did quite
D extensive business here. He was
ember of the Methodist church,
eSard at one time, active aud faith
Il and generally his place was that
a good citizen. He is survived by a
idow, formerly Melissa Chamber
in of Dummerstou aud three chill
rem. Mrs Fred C Sargent and Mrs
'allace Pratt of Brattlpboro and Dana
arey of Leoninster, Mass. The fun
al was held this afternoon az p
clock from the house. Kew Il f
owe Officiating and Misses Gertruue
attheRs and Eta Miner singing,
I'd the iEterment was in Prospect |