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

hotel Yesterday renewed hopes that inc ho'ei
closed since last spring. might soon be reop
ened Rumors are afloat that IN addlt'ol
will lie built for dining room and servants
quarters, that the hotel will be thorough y
renovated, the furniture cleaned and reneweo
and that the town VIII soon see the taniilai
open door ut Towns hotel.
The band gave % concert in the Square Tues
day evening.
The Ladies' society of the Baptist church
will serve chicken-pie supper Tuesday even
ing.
Joseph Hackett, formerly of this place,
died of consumption at keene, n II, last
night.
The marriage banns of p Keane and Miss
katherine Finn were published ut st Charles
church Sunday.
The electric road now closes the car baT,
at six O'Clock, SO that the cars after that hour
meet at the siding nea. Mr. Pierces.
The wrapper factory on Canal street Is
again in operation. being conducted by Inc
Pollard Manufacturing Co of Chester.
Mrs Eme,ine B Almand has sold her house
on HYDE street to Mr. Goldsmith, n pluR,ber
formerly employed by Bodne 81 Davis.
A large number OF knights Templar, nc
,compapied by the Bellows Falls band, attend
ed field day at Keene, n Ii, Wednesday.
The domestic science department of the
Woman's Culture club holds its first meeting
with the chairman, Mrs w a ferguson, thls
afternoon att O'Clock,
There will be football game on the
grounds at Saxtons River tomorrow after
noon at $50 O'Clock between the ermont
Academy and Dartmouth Freshman teams.
Erwin kelley, who for She past few years
has been bookkeeper for the Robertson rape
Co. will soon &c to Northampton, Mass. ant
enter the grocery business with his father, NJ
B Kelley.
Edward H t;t cen, whose critical illness has
been reported al over the country, is more
comfortable. and while it is.probable that he
will not regain his health, his condition is
more favorable.
Mt Kburn Missionary society of the Con. |
gregatiOnal church are TO haze series OF SIN |
entertainments curing the winter, aud !
the first will he held at d. q ii Gorham's
Tuesday evening.
George Wales has resigned from the Of
flee of secretary of she board O. trade, neces-
STATED by the laeis of time needed for the
clerical work, and Principal w Downing
has been chosen his successor.
Prof George Bailey of Lacrosse, Wis,
PLAYED the organ at Emmanuel church sun
day, and u the Congregational church the
sunday previous. Prof Blakley has just re-
turned from studying in Europe cnd has the
reputation q being one of the tineet organsts
in the country.
The Ministaring Chi1G:en's League of I'M
manual churd2 held their first meeting IN the
parish house Monday afternoon. The asso-
.aiates this yea, are Mrs Harry Bott0alley. Mrs
w w Greene. Mrs A Z SAWYER anC Misses
Blanche Webb, Josephine Derby, Elizabeth
Butterfield, Margaret Williams, Alios Frost.
Miss Addie X Zuill, a former sch0o. teach 1
err in town, and who has been In III health
for wear past, has composed and pun shed
che words and music of Il song and chesus en-
titled, Rest Nolle Chieftar, Rest" Miss
Zuill PLACED the at%.an at st Charles church /.
for some years until failing health compelled I
her to resign. a..
The following We're eecte<. officers al the
first meeting OF the Ladies' Afternoon Whist
club: President, Mrs Z l. Walker: vice pes.
ident, Mrs NJ f Davis; secretary and treas
urer. Mrs L Kimbai. -Four aew members I
were admitted: Mrs Oscar Cast, Mrs Geo .
Muzzey. Mrs Harry Hamilton and Miss Mary e
Read. Mrs N L Davis will entertain Wednes
day afternoon t.
George c Foster. father of Mrs / Harri' n
man. and who makes his home WITH her. sui. Ii
fered painful accident Tuesday afternoon
in breaking his EFT leg hAt way between the
knee and hip. Mr. Foster was assisting O.,
teamster in bringing some kindlitg to Mr. =
Derby's house. and was sitting upon \ barrel y,
in the end of the cart; in driving oyer the q, a.
depression left for the water to run off, he -
lost his balance and fell on the concrete.
Mrs George III Babbitt died yesterday alter
noon at about O'Clock after serious illness
Of but a few days. Her children. Fred Ii IN
Clara Wilson Jenness, George Ii, jr. and cl
John were present at her bedside. Miss Eiiz-
.beth Wilson, the granddaughter is still crit- ha
ally i'll, with hardly chance OF recovery. mi
The family are prominent in church and tn
ocial work and the sympathy of the entire be
goes out to them in this time OF to
.reat sorrow. Ca
The annual parade and inspection of the HI
corporation fire department takes place this Al
fternoon A popular subscription 500 cup Dt
, tG be competed for by the four hose com. no
Brdgeman, Shamrock, Abenaqui and
the race to take place on Green
treet Immediately following the parade, the an
onditons beng POO yards to hydrant lay 300 -. -.
eet of hose, breal coupling, attack pipe, time 81
. be taken frolE start until water comes 40
through pipe. The cup must be won three to
ears in succession blythe same hose company m;
! order to own it. Their program closes with it.
dance this evening. ms