Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-10
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Thursday evening, Oct 1G.
Mrs. Harriet Brasor Pratt has re-
sumed singing in the Universalis
church.
Try one of the new cigars they are
introducing at Shea's market, sc. I'm.
ion made. adv.
DR.. James Conland, representative
from Brattleboro, is a member of the
committee on banks. and John f.
Gale of Guilford is on the judiciary
committee.
Several large f1ocks of ducks were
seen on Spotford lake the first of the
week and number of hunters have
been out in search of them j. W.
Cobb secured 10 early Monday morn
ing.
Hon. Alonzo Boardman. a we'll
known Boston lawyer who died in that
city Friday, was known in Brattleboro
many years ago from the fact that he
attended the Melrose academy at West
Brattleboro.
A staging has been built this week
to the top of the smoke stack of the
electric light station, and the upper
section of the stack, which has become
porous, has been removed. 1t will be
replaced by new section.
arrangement are being made for
a 'round robin ping pong tourna-
ment which will be played in the Y.
NJ. c. A. rooms during the winter. A
small entry fee will be charged and
suitable prizes will be awarded.
Field and Fancy" the New York
kennel publication, devoted two col
umns of its last weeks issue to re-
port of the Valley Fair bench show.
giving brief description of the differ
ent classes and the premium list in full.
John Calvin is selling out his en-
tire stock of stoves of all kinds and ad-
vertises the same in the Reformer. His
advertisement makes mighty interest
ing reading. This week he insists that
it be printed upside down. just to at
tract attention.
The formal opening of the store of
Shea. the sboeman, took place Satur
day evening and many people examined
Mr.. Shea has shown no little artistic
taste in furnishing his new quarters
and his stock is the equal of any in
quality.
Rev. Z. T. Mathison discovered
two raccoons in the elm tree in front of
Col. Haskins' house on Terrace street
Saturday night about 8 30 o'clock. He
told Mr.. Haskins of his discovery and
he in turn sent for George Wilson, who
with the aid of a man with climbers
succeeded in bageing both animals.
The funeral of Patrick Ferriter who
died at the home of his sister in North
ampton, Mass. Frid ~, was held from
the Roman Catholic church of this
town Sunday morning at 10 30, Rev.
Father Cunningham officiating. The
bearers were Z. ]. Fenton, I, Aher,
I. A. Austin, J. c. Sullivan, David
Carey and John Calvin. The burial
was in the Catholic cemetery.
Frank g. Smith, driver OF the stage
between Wilmington and Brattleboro,
and Miss Alice S. Adams. who has
been employed for several years in the
corner drug store in Wilmington, We're
quietly married last week Wednesday at
the home of the brides sister, Mrs, {.
H. Leonard, on Oak street They took
trip to Washington. d. c., and on
their return will live in Wilmington.
The Caldwell Sweeny episode in the
Brooks House last spring when two
people answering to those names were
arrested by Officers Hall and Thayer
has resulted in two divorce cases. Chef
Hall and Officer Thayer were in Spring
field. Mass, Friday to testify in the
hearing of Mr. Sweeny against Mrs,
Sweeny and Officer Thayer was in Bos-
ton Wednesday to act as witness IN the
case of Mrs. Caldwell against Mr.. Cad .
we'll. Both divorces were granted.
Fire in the show window of Mrs,
G. II. Smiths millinery store did .
about $50 worth of damage Saturday
evening. A japanese parasol, with .
lanterns suspended from it, formed
feature of the window decorations and .
rom one of these lanterns the blaze IN
some way started. When discovered,
he whole window was in flames. the
irbt draperies igniting rapidly. Mrs.
smith pulled the burning draperies
rom the window and beat out the
)laze with her hands. Damage to
roods was covered by insurance.
AT the annual convention of the
tate W. C. 7. L. at Rutland last
week. Mrs. G. f. Davidson of New
ane was elected corresponding secre-
arv for the ensuing year Mrs. a, y.
yvman of Cambridgeport, recording
ecrerarv: Miss May S. Morgan of
Westminster. one of the delegates to
he national convention at Portland,
We. and Mrs. Lucy Kelley of Jamaica
N alternate: and Mrs Mary Morgan
# Wilmington was one OF the dele
rates elected to the world convention at
Ieneya. Switzerland, to be held IN
Tune. 1903.
There are at the present time % stu
Tents in different colleges all OF whom
eceiyed their preliminary training
n the Brattleboro High school, ms
: an unusually large number for town
e This size and speaks exceedingly well
ar the efficiency of our school system
Tba LIST is as follows Wesleyan, james
md Elizabeth Bagg, Harry Smith, Ar
hur Monroe and Ira Ingraham; Iutts'
7Ioyd Smith. Emily Guild, Sadie
lark. Hugh and Clara Whitman Am,
,erst, Ralph Patch. Carl Hollander and
rtbur Scott: Mt. Holyoke, Lucy Jen-
'ings. Margaret Averill and Pauline !
ianne. smith. Marion Rice; Univer-
nv of Vermont. Leland Carlton Mid
'lehurv. Hugh Lynde: Norwich, Dana
.;lnan. Worcester Technology, Carl
;nirht: Colgate, Melvin Thurber.
Mary ]. Clark, 50, widow of the
,+a Wilder Harris. died at her home
- uioh street Saturday night after a
r;af illness with heart trouble. She
10 native of Weathersfield, Vt, and