Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-05

Nv iiN'iy lol Wv iN
by c. S. Stockwell but owned btDunl
lee and Randoll will be sold at auctiu
Saturday, September l3, by G. p. Gil
son.
On account of the large amount c
travel from the White Mountains tn
3 south bound express has been runnin
in two sections the greater part of tn
week.
) Rev. Sam Small, accompanied b
his physician, Dr. Hardness, left Nor
risville Saturday on Clements specia
car and is now in Burlington sana
! tarium
Rev. +. E. McClain of Boston viii
, speak at the Y NJ. G. A. meeting
which will be held Sunday afternoon
at o. clock in the church at Yves
Brattleboro.
The committee in charge of tn,
star course of ent ertainments to b'
given under the auspices of the Y. M
{. A. this season are preparing ;
prospectus which will be issued mex
week.
The baseball team from E. L. Hill
dreth 4 company was defeated Sat
urday at Williamsville after the best
game ever seen in that village. The
features of the contest were the bat
ting of Howe and the circus catch of
Sanders.
John McVane of Pittsburg and
Miss Lillian Seeley of Brattleboro
were married Wednesday afternoon at
the Baptist parsonage, Rev. +. +.
Marble performing the ceremony. They
will live in Pittsburg where Mr.. Nc
Nane is employed.
An alarm from fire box 53 was
sounded about ! 80 Monday evening,
/ the occasion being slight fire in the
cellar of W. E. Horizons house on
Brook street Mr.. Horton was splitting
wood when he accidentally overturned
his lantern. He called fire to the people
upstairs and some one outside heard
him and pulled in an alarm, The flames
were eXtinguished before the depart
ment arrived.
George Livesly who is employed as
teamster for the Valley Grain company
narrowly escaped serious injury about
noon Tuesday. He was climbing to the
seat of the Valley Grain company's
wagon in front of the town hall when
the horses turned sharply and broke
one of the front wheels. Mr.. Liyesly
was caught beneath the'whiftietree and
was dragged down Main street as far
as Robbins X Cowles where he manag-
ed to free himself from the tangle. He
was badly shaken up and received
several severe bruises.
A. l.. Tyler of Charlemont, Mass,
brother of Judge James NJ. Tyler of
Brattleboro. presided at the 33d an
nual meeting of the Old Folks asso-
citation which was held Wednesday on
the grounds of the Deerfield Valley
agricultural association.
The annual meeting of the seam
stresses, sewing women and shopgirls
was held in Festival hall Saturday
evening when the following officers
were elected: President, Miss Mary
j. Donnell vice president, Mrs. a. j.
Curriers' secretary, Miss Helen Leahy;
treasurer, Miss Florence Howe: eXecu
tive board. Miss Donnell, Miss Fannie
Hitchcock, Miss Abbie Pratt
-Sedgwick W. r. c. was represent
ed by IA members at the district con
vention held at Bellows Falls Wednes
day. The day was fine. E. II, Slough
ton corps of Bellows Falls eXemplitied
the work and also furnished bountl-
full supper to the visiting members.
After the work cake and ice cream
were served. The visiting officer was
the department president, Mrs. Hattie
L. Palmer of Underhill.
Rutherford b. Hayes visited Brat .
tleboro in August, -. and also IN his
boyhood as we'll as after he left the
White House. Benjamin Harrison was
here in 1891 and William Mckinley .
during the campaign of 1901. Thomas
Jefferson came to Brattleboro before +
he became president, just after his APP
pointment as minister to France and
while on his way to take up the duties
Of that position John Adams was the
guest of Gov Hunt at his Vernon .
home. now the Heard farm, probably .
several times after his presidency, the
families being intimate friends. Frank
lin Pierce used to come here often in
his young days; he was a cousin of
Augusta and Benz Pierce of Chester
field. n H.. and their home is full Of
memorials of him.
Miss Mildred Holland, who by her
and talent has won an en-
riable reputation socially and artist
cally in the world of dramatic art. has
added new laurels by her creation of
he role of Aria u THE Power Behind
he Throne" In this powerful roman
lie drama, Miss Holland has verified
he predictions frequently made by the
critics when she was identified with
he Augustin DAILY productions, that
some day she would occupy position