Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11


The base ball game which wa
scheduled for next Saturday between
the Y. M. c. A. and Catholic Uniol
will probably be played Wednesday.
William Collum, who has been liv
ing with Chandler Brown in Centre
vile for the past four years, attempted
to run away with the circus last even
ing. One of the circus men informed
Chief Hall that the boy was trying t.
get away from town and he was pre-
vented from doing so.
News has been received from Lon
/ Wolf. Oklahoma. of the death recent
/ Dummerston, who went West last Feb
ruary to work a claim which he drew
in the new territory. He is survived
/ by wife, who was Alice E. Cook o
Brattleboro and five children.
The high water of last week tool
away part of the Golfer dam acros:
West river where Spence * Coombs are
building the Brattleboro Gaslight com
pany's dam. One of the boilers useC
in pumping was undermined and fell
into the river The damage will cause
some delay in operations although the
actual loss is small
Louis Barnes and David Weld
were brought before Justice Newton
Tuesday for riding bicycles on the
sidewalks. They were fined s. and
ed on payment of costs. The bailitfs
intend to enforce this ordinance to the
letter and the next yiolaters will be
summarily dealt with.
The annual meeting of school dis
trict No. will be held in the High
school room Tuesday evening at
O'Clock. Among the questions which
will come before the voters are the
following: To see how many schools
the district will have during the com
ing year and how long they will con
tinue to see if the district will con
tinue to receive tuition scholars and if
so on what terms, and to see if the
district will empower the committee to
employ supervisor.
The tennis events at the midsum-
mer fete of the Wantastiquet golf club
which will be held next Tuesday af-
between j. f. Hooker and C. II.
HoilPsoH against htN' Alileu nam
matt OF bellows Falls and Or. W. H.
Matthews OF Malpole. n, h., and
match between n. Z; hlce ana W. IL;
Minor against Rev H. r. Miles and
L. L. Durham. The winners of these
matches will then play There will
also be driving and putting conte-ts.
The Ladies' Enterprise of Estey-
Vile gave a very enjoyable picnic to
Esteyyille and invited friends on the
grounds of Mr.. and Mrs. Lora Howe
on Maple street the day of the Fourth.
Nearly 10 sat down to bountlfully laid
tables. Games, singing, music and
dancing were enjoyed by both young
and old throughout the whole day. The
party broke up long after the sun had
gone down and a hearty vote of thanks
was given to MIR. and Mrs. Howe for the
royal hospitality. all agreeing it to be
the most enjoyable gathering of the sea
son.
Another landslide took place Tues
iav morning between East Putnev and
Westminster covering the track for a
distance of about 100 feet with siv feet
If clav The slide occurred a. about 10
minutes before the Q 10 train reached
ne DOSt and was NOT cleared nnfIl
n 40. the $40 REACHING Rrattleboro at
I2:15, A number of delegates To the !
Republican county convention were
among the passengers and an engine
ma two gravel cars was sent from here
% the lower enc OF the silae 10 bring |
mem 10 brattleooro' ABOUT oo men
ook advantage OF the special TO come TO
orattleporo.
The Audubon society met with .
Hiss Maud Emerson Monday evening. .
Reports of the numerous bird walks
aiken by the society were given. These
walks have been delightful events and
he large number of birds seen well re-
,aid the observers. incidentally our
lative ferns received considerable at
ention. A report of our walks gave
yer 30 varieties of birds seen and
eard, and 20 varieties of ferns. On
mother walk "a of our varieties of
irds were seen including the much
ought for hermit thrush who sang di-
ectly over the heads of the party and
n plain view. to their great salts
action. a paper on the woodcock
'as read which stated that this val
able game bird is in danger of becom-
ng extinct on account of lack of pro.
ection in the Southern states during
be winter months, and also because of
ne spring anu summer snootihg per-
ii'Veu III many Vi Vne States
The Valley fair association expects,
5 usual. to make this years fair more
lteresting if possible than any of its
revious festivals. Several special