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


it will be again this year.
George IL. Thomas has bought tn
well known Waite farm of O. Peltier
, About 70 couples attended tn
dance in Odd Fellows hall Tuesda.
evening.
Rev. +. T. Mathison will be th,
Memorial day orator in Brattleborc
this year.
The regular meeting of the Catho
lie union will be held at the clul
rooms this evening
The violin pupils of G. M. Dugar
are practicing for musicale which
will be given May 10.
A delegation of Red Men are ex
pected from Northtield, Mass, tonight
to assist in raising several chiefs
Mrs. p L. Shea will entertain the
Twentieth Century club Wednesday
evening at her home on Harris place.
H. r. Brown has leased the Taft
building on Flat street and announces
that he will sublet it for storage pur-
poses. See his adv on another page.
The question of a new bridge across
/ the Connecticut river will be discussed
at the special town meeting which is
called for tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock
Patrick Lyons and Bridget Fitz-
gibbons were married Wednesday at
the Roman Catholic church, Rev
Father Cunningham performing the
ceremony.
About 40 couples attended the
dance which was given by the Murray
club in Grange hall last evening.
Music was furnished by Dugan and
Leitsinger.
The band concert Thursday even
ing will begin promptly at 5 O'Clock
for out of town parties to take the late
train north as large number have al
ready bought tickets
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Greenfield and Deerfield
street railway company was held in
Greenfield last week at which E. c.
Crosby was elected one of the board of
directors.
The subscription sale of tickets
opens tomorrow, Saturday noon, T.
O'Clock, at the box office for the band
concert. Sale open to the public p
III, Everyone holding exchange tick
cts is requested to exchange before !
O'Clock.
A delegation of sir knights from
Beauseant Commandery, X. T., at
tended the Ascension day services in
the Episcopal church last evening in
acceptance of an invitation by the
prelate of the commnndcry, Rev. l.. 7.
Mathison.
John d. Austin will go to Spring
field, Mass. next week to take a posi-
tion as day clerk in Cooley's hotel.
Previous to coming to Brattleboro to
work in the Brooks House two years
ago Mr.. Austin held similar position
in Springfield.
The total rainfall for the month of
April was 4 LOO inches; the largest
amount at one time fell on April 30,
80 100 inches; the lowest temperature
was on the 18th, when the thermome
Ter registered - degrees and the high
est on the 22d when it registered y
degrees.
E. j. Fenton has received large
of toy flying machines
which he will give away with every
boy suit which he sells Ten of the
machines will be sent up in front of
the store tomorrow morning and the
boys securing the airships will be al
lowed to keep them.
AT the regular meeting of the Yer
mont Wheel club held Tuesday even
ing it was voted to support a baseball
team in the local league and the board /,
Of governors were given authority to .
furnish the committee, Eric Landry.
G. L. Stickney and Ralph Allen with .
sufficient money to equip the team.
Arthur ] Adams, who is en- .
ployed by Holden y Martin, and Miss .
Sylvia j. Bell were married Sunday at I
the home of Mrs, A. II. Hall on Cen .
trail street, Rev +. $. Morse perform
ing the ceremony. After short we'd .
ling trip they will commence house
Keeping in the Fowler house on Wash
ngton street where they will give a re-
,eption tomorrow evening.
A prolonged runaway took place
his morning when the HOSES attached .
o Wilson 5 milk wagon became fright
'ned on Canal street and ran up Canal
md out Pine street as far as II. O.
'oolidge's where they parted company
With the wagon and then kept down
south Main street Hill until one of the
lnimals fell on the Main street bridge.
The wagon was badly damaged, most
If the milk was left at intervals along
he road and the harness was broken.
The Estey Organ company received
letter this week from a Westminster
woman inquiring about man who has
,een taking orders and money for sol
Hers blouses in that town. The man
rave his name as Frank Howard and
aid that he was an employe at Estey's
hops. No one by that name is on the
,ay roll, however, and inquiry in diff
erent places in town has failed TO
IDENTIFY any such person. The man
laims that he has a daughter who is
.oing to make the bluuSes, but the
has to he bought first and I
therefore, he has been collecting mon :
Y for the goods in advance.
The annual parish meeting of st. !
lichael's Episcopal church was held :
tuesday evening when the following !
Ulcers were elected for the ensuing !
ear: Vestrymen, Kittredge Haskins, (
y. W. Childs, f. W. Gibson, w. J. I,
'entland, ir., Carl Cain, William !
ain, Charles Frink. Charles Nichols: {
enior warden, Kittredge Haskins; \
nnior warden. f. W. Gibson: treas !
rer, W. J. Pentland, ir. secretary, !
'harles Frink. The delegates to the
DIOCESAN convention at Bellows Falls
i'll be Kittredge Haskins. Carl Cain f
nd W. j. Pentland, jr., with ". f. g
Haskell and f. W. Gibson as alter |