Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-25
Choice millinery at Mrs. Hunts

seated automobile to Ned Hadley.
Watch the Reformer for the stor,
of the strange disappearance in "Los
Mans Lane. -
The furniture and fixtures of the
American house will be sold at auction
Wednesday, G. P. Gibson acting as
auctioneer.
Rev. f. G. Fisher, pastor of the
Congregational church in Guilford,
will be the speaker at the afternoon
meeting in he Y. NJ G.. A. rooms
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. Hunt have
issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Ruth Marion Hunt, to
Frederick Charles Adams at their home
on Tyler street Wednesday, May 7, at
7 30 p. m. A reception will follow from
8 until o'clock.
w. G. Doolittle and F. j. Bailey
will soon begin cutting their recently
purchased wood lot near Broad brook
bridge in Vernon. The lot comprises
about 70 acres of chestnut and pine and
was formerly the property of the Cut
Ter estate. The poles to carry the pow
er from the West Dummerston power
station will be cut from this lot.
The Y. M. C. A. and Hinsdale
baseball teams will cross bats on the
island tomorrow afternoon and the
chances are that very close contest
will be seen. These teams met last
+ Thursday and played 1O-inning game
which resulted in a victory for Hins-
dale by score "a The local team
has been strengthened since then and
hopes to win.
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auction sale of the horses and carriages
belonging to l.. S. Higgins which was
held Saturday. A number of the horses
and vehicles were bought by II. b. Al
len who will continue in business at
the employ of Mr.. Higgins for a mum
ed with the livery business.
Andrew Boland, formerly employed
in the office of +. l.. Hildreth & Com
pany, was found to be suffering from
varioloid at Great Darlington, Mass.
Saturday. He had been in Great Bar
rngton about a week and had lived at
Elmwood hotel there. He was imme
diately taken to an isolated house which
will be used as pest house and gen
eral vaccination was ordered.
W B. johnson has nearly complet !
ed a two-story house on Cherry street. /
Fred Hopkinson has been making ex
tensive repairs on his Cherry street
residence; George Snow and Chester /
Fisher have been making repairs on /
their houses in Centerville +. G. I
johnson has the foundation laid for |
his new house on Spruce street; Mrs. |
Bridget Clune's house on Brennon |
street has new kitchen and shed.
W G. Doolittle has finished the
foundation for the six tenement house
which he is erecting on the site of the
Elliot street armory and is we'll along
on the frame work. The house will
contain about 40 rooms and will be
fitted with hot and cold water. Mr..
Doolittle has also converted the old
paint shop into two tenement mouse
and contemplates building another
house in the rear of the armory lot fac
ing Spring street.
The Bennett Moulton company will
open a week engagement at the Au-1,
ditorium Monday, April IS. The com
pany is the same as last season, but it
has an entirely new repertoire, strong
list of entirely new between act spec
ialties. including Madame Flower, the
worlds leading colored prlma donna,
new and especially built scenery for all
its plays, and an excellent concert or
chestra. The opening bill is - Slaves
Revenge, - which tells an exciting and
story of life in Russia.
A good audience assembled in the
Auditorium Tuesday evening TO see
Thomas jefferson, son of the famous
Joseph Jefferson, portray the title role !
Of the well-known play, RIP Van
Wrinkle. - The story is far too famll
lar to need repeating and Brattleboro
theatre goers have had the opportun I
ity of seeing it on the stage before.
Suffice it to say the young Jefferson d
gave a characteristic portrayal of the ;
good natured Dutch drunkard and his /
support was good enough to make the {
play exceedingly entertaining. {
Orders have been received this
week from the headquarters of the =
Vermont National guard that compe
-ition for the Continental trophy will I
pc resumed this year and continue :
every year hereafter. The cup will be
awarded to the company making the d
highest average score during the sea ;
son of rifle practice which opened /
April l and will close November 81 !
lhere mas been no competition Tor inns :,
up for several years and ii is now held d
Dy Company NJ of Burlington. The a
manner of determining the averages
md the regulations governing the con /
est will be decided by the command k
ng officer of the regiment. s.
A Washington despatch to the Bur
ington Free Press says that: AN I'M g
Usual honor was conferred upon Rep q
Haskins of Brattleboro late u
afternoon by Speaker Hen e
lerson, who called him to preside in u
he chair during consideration in com o
nittee of the whole of the fortifica- II
ions appropriation bill. Mr.. Haskins a
yielded the gayel very handily from L
lis long experience in that role in the u
Termont House of representatives. &C
here are but few members of the b
louise whom the speaker trusts to pre- W
ide in, committee of the whole and a
ever before has he invited member OF
0 that duty who is serving his first
ERIN and especially his first session. "
One of the most picturesque smash "
ps which has occurred in Brattleboro di
ecently took place on Elliot street this =
Forming when l.. L. Whitney's coupe II
ollided with the Jacksonville stage in to
ront of the Methodist church. Mr.. OF
Whitney was driving along in front of U
he Carpenter Organ factory when a W
ian on a bicycle ran directly in front al