Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-15
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP

Eate sale OF household goods al hi
home on Oak street.
The prospectus for 1923 of til
efmonter announces among othe
things an article on The First Stat
Fair" by Ex-Governor Frederick Hol
brook.
Repairs are being made in the Au
ditorium by the selectnen, consistin!
of new floors in the dressing rooms. .
rubber carpet is being laid on tn
stairs leading to the balconies.
Landlord Pullen Of Silyerdale hotel
Chesterfield, will hold midsumme
dance tomorrow night. Leitsinger'
orchestra will furnish music and Their,
will be dancing from to l. o'clock.
The board of civil authority viii
meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 o. clocl
in the selectmen : rooms to make any
additions to and revisions of the check
list which will be used at the Free
men 5 meeting September J.
james Grady dislocated his right
elbow Wednesday afternoon by falling
from freight car while climbing the
side of it. He was trying to reach the
top when his hand slipped from the
grab iron.
The annual meeting of Vermont
Commandery, Military Order of For
eign Wars, was held in Burlington Sat
urday. Col J Gray Estey was elected
commandery DR. George f. Anderson,
surgeon, and Capt. J. Harry Estey,
companion of the council
Mr. and Mrs James Pratt of Green
field, Mass. who celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary last Fri
day afternoon, were married in Gull
ford, which was Mr.. Pratt's native
town. Mrs. Pratt was Miss Charlotte
Haley and was born il Brattleboro.
One of the relics exhibited at the
loan exhibit in Greenfield last week
was the bellows with which "Thun-
derbolt. . the widely known highway,
ter he had retired from strenuous life
and was living as physician in this
town.
Asa Works Wait who died last week
at his home in Somerville, Mass, was
a native of Mortified and for short
time followed the trade of a tailor in
Brattleboro. H moved TO Boston about
30 years ago and during the Civil war
was employed by a firm which fur
nished uniforms for the Union soldiers.
The baseball game tomorrow will
be between the Vermont Wheel club
and Durham Brothers and will be
called at $50, Now that the Y. NJ,
G.. \. has defeated the Catholic Tn
ion again it is up to the shoe. men TO
win from the Wheel club if they wish
to maintain their position in the top
notch.
The shoe store of Jesse f. Haynes
was placed in the hands of Sheriff X.
Z. Gordon Monday through the fore
closure of a mortgage for 5000 given
by Mr.. Haynes to William B. Ninton
in March, 1901. Mr. Haynes has as
yet made no definite plans regarding
a settlement but it is probable that he
will not continue in business.
The funeral Of Mrs. Lestina Reed
was held from her late home on Green
street Sunday afternoon att 30 0 clock,
Rev. Frederick Greene Of East Jaffrey,
\. H., officiating F. H. Miller sang
several selections. The bearers We're
II. II. Thompson, G. L. Clay, ". B.
Vinton and ". \. Gilbert The burial
took place in Prospect Hill cemetery
Carl F. Cain, the tailor, has formed
a partnership with James ". lizard, who
has been employed as coat maker for
Young x Knowlton for the past eight
wears and is cutter of experience.
The firm will be known as Cain y
lizard and will occupy the entire sec
ond story front of the Wilkins Waite
block. attending to all kinds of first
class custom tailoring,
William B. Casey of Brattleboro and
Miss Victoria A. Nichols Of Putney
were married in Greenfield Tuesday
afternoon by Rev. J. W. Stephan OF
the Methodist church. Mr.. Casey has
been employed for several years IN
Browns stable. Mr.. and Mrs: Casey
returned to Brattleboro Wednesday
and have begun housekeeping in Doc
Titles block on Canal street.
The semi annual business meeting
IF Vermont state court, Catholic or
der of Foresters. was held in Red
Mems hall Tuesday, the following Of
ficers being in attendance: State Court
Directors Payette of Highgate. Al .
fred La Cour of Rutland, G. NJ. Cos
griff of Burlington. Louis Allopa of
Wiuooski. State Secretary H. A. Du-
nuc of Montpelier and State Treasur-
ar F, W. Sault of Morrisville. The
lav was spent in examining and ac-
reports of the court directors
and in the evening the adjunct degree
If exalted membership was conferred
IN 10 candidates of St. Michael's court
If Brattleboro. Reports of the Chlca-
20 convention were given by John Gal
-, opI IT Austin
A meeting of the executive com
nitree of the Valley Fair was held
Monday evening al which Col. j. Gray
2stey was chosen secretary to MI the
lnexpired term of General Estey.
George W. Pierce, first vice president,
will act in the capacity of president
Turing the unexpired term of the late
.ol Hooker. Everything points TO an
good fair this year and 1t
vas the unanimous opinion of the com,
nittee that everything possible should
,e done to make this years fair entire
' successful. Entries in the horse ana
attic departments already have been
eceived. the poultry department. Is as
ured of large entry, and the dog
how will be far better than anything
n that line which has ever been held
Iere. A
A publication that ought. at this
ime AT least. to meet with a cordial
has just been issued by the
burlington Free Press job office. 1t Is
compilation and digest by Russell ".
aft. ESQ. of Burlington, of the Yer
-. - ;bi-orv Law and is intended