Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-26

has been granted a pension OF ST. pei
month.
Mrs Chas Brazor acted as organisl
at the Baptist church Sunday in the alb
sence of Prof Cramer.
j Lossee went to the Soldiers
Home at bennington this morning in
charge Of Thos Lynde.
Rev Isaac McAnn former pastor
will preach in the Methodist church
next Sunday morning,
The Belmar Mfg Co, advertises for
good, live men 10 another column; it
will pay you to read their call.
A petition signed by about 100 To-
cal business men has been presented to
the selectmen asking for the appoint
ment Of + r Thayer rs first constable
In place OF Thos Hannon.
The Unitarian chnroh will be closed
during the month of August for the
usual summer vacation. The pastor ca n
be addressed at Cohassett. Mass, should
his services be needed in any capacity.
Pomona Grange meets with Maple
Grove Grange at West Westminster next
Thursday, August |. 1t is hoped a
large delegation will be present from
Protective Grange. Mrs c l. Stacy.
Messrs c S Hopkins and G w Pierce
are among the speakers. The program
is a good one, and iJ is expected any
Que who cannot be present will furn-
ish substitute for their part thereon.
A comedy and vaudeville company
of unusual merit has been engaged 20
appear at Brook side park next week.
1t is known as the OIpheum Comedy
company, consisting of clever comedi-
ans dainty dancers and singers headed
by the charming little soutrette, Nira
Mascotte. The company recently played
at Barber park, Bellows Falls, and Man
ager Holton writes in highest praise of
them. They are now PLAYING at Battle
field park, Bennington. The local pa
pers spoke of the company last week
as heing the finest comedy and vaude-
vile combination that has played there
this season.
Mrs Hattie Cary Webster, who has
been summering here with her father,
Dr. Webster, left Tuesday evening called
by the illness at Cienfuegos. Cuba. with
typhoid fever, of her husband, w Ii
Carey. now the general manager OF the
AODbJhubIt DuSul v, tuC etIbhu
largest one of the island. He had been
known to be i'll for Il week and let
ter from the pre- sident Of the company
stated that it was typhoid fever. that
he was at private hospital near the
city, but that he ought to be moved
north as soon as possible. DIR. Web
ster also confirmed this by cable with
the doctor of the hospital, and Mrs
Cary started as soon as possible, leav-
ing her baby here. Mr. Cary's condi-
ton is described az OF Immediately dan.
gerous, and Mrs Cary, who sailed from
New York Wednesday morning, ought
to reach there by Monday. Mr. Cary
vert to Cuba as auditor for the compa-
ny and it was this spring that he was
promoted to be general manager.
Michael Kelley has told bis story to
VII age Attorney Bacon about the James
J Griffith affair and it leaves it as much
mystery as ever. He says he went
over on the island about O'Clock tbs
evening of ..June 18th and there saw
Griffin with James Boyce and acother
man whom be could not identify, sit
ting on the grass drinking on the east
side Of Grants granite shop; that they
offered him drink, which he took,
and II was such horrible stuff that il
,nado him Sal and he turned round and
nroceadad to vomit and when ne IN.
isbed th;s ;r+a,estino nroce Iure tho
three md vanished lanes Ro,ce ha :
ba,n intnryieyed hv Rscnn with,ut he.
inc toId of Ka,Iev's story. or mat the
latter had told any. fle admits that he
was there with Griffin on the evening
-.
nnsi,, annno,h X olIov couIdn,t identtfv
was Dnmnv Manning He saws that
EalIo1, na,ns oInrg hnt instead az thnir
giy;ro hin, drinR II was his own ljn.
NOR t5.t ha swaIlowad ard then bepan
RI throw nm. and that then he and
Manning started home. leaving Kelley
there. They parted with 6rlllln at the
railroad crossing and he started down
the track while they proceeaed on TO-
ward their homes. and this was the last
that they ever saw Of him. Grimm was
not drunk, he says.
An athletic event of unusual inter
est will take place Tuesday evening at
GRANGE hall. when W B Mettey will
hold an ATHLETIC Carnival" The pro-
pramme uIanned il one of unusual
Strength and variety, openine with two
snarrino hnuts nv two pairs of local
sparrers and collar and elbow wrest-
linz contest. the intermissions will be
filled in with an exhibition of club
swinging by local ADEPT st the art,
and another exhibition of buck and
WING dancino and baton Juggling. The
closinp event OF this unusual program
ia X rounds of scientific sparring BY
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