Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-26
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP,

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Friday, Oct. 3.
Protective grange will provide sup
per for the Knights Templar at Grange
banquet hall Oct. , at 80 p. m.
Rev. r. X. Marvin will deliver the
convention sermon at the state conven.
ton of Universalists at Bellows Falls
next week.
The annual meeting of the Audi.
bon society will be held with Miss
Kate Selleck Friday evening, Oct 3,
at o'clock
The Monte Cristo company and
Frohman's Are You a Mason?' com
pany played to standing room only
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Both attractions were satisfactory but
! probably the greatest amusement was
derived from the performance of the
latter aggregation.
In marking the site of the old
court house at Westminster, the scene
of the historic massacre of 1175, the
Brattleboro chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution nave done
a very commendable thing. There are
many other historic sites in Vermont
which should be remembered in sim
liar manner. st Adams Messenger.
All the property of the Vermont
Live Stock Co, has been sold. its
debts have been paid in full and the
corporation has been legally dissolved.
The stockholders received II cents on
each share of 800. the payment COM
pleting the liquidation. The enter
prise which was launched Is years ago.
has paid in dividends l2O27 per cent,
but of this amount 100 per cent repre-
sents the investment, leaving an in
come for the Is years of 20. Il per cent.
Three dividends amounting to % per
cent. were paid in 1897 and two divi-
dends amounting to 33 per cent. were
paid in 1898
A large number of the relatives
and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Obed H.
Halliday gathered at the home of their
daughter. Mrs. Eta S. Herrick. on
South Main street Tuesday, the occa-
sion being their golden wedding ami
yersary. Mr.. and Mrs, Halliday were
presented with a large sum of money
in gold and many letters of cOngratu
lation were received from out-of town
friends. A bountiful dinner was
served at noon and the afternoon was
taken up with an informal program.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs Clifton \. Worden of
Springfield, Vt, Wells c. Halliday of
East Dover and Miss Abbie \. Ben
nett of Sunapee Lake, \. II.
There will be a hearing in chan
Gerry tomorrow before Chancellor
James NJ Tyler in the case of Mary G.
Hooker. executriX of the estate of the
late George W. Hooker. and James F.
Hooker. assignee, against Bracket q.
Corser and Webster c. Mitchell, an ap-
plication' having been made for the APP
pointment OF temporary receiver to
have charge of the firm of Hooker. Cor
ser a Mitchell The litigation has
arisen from a disagreement regarding
the relative rights of the partners. The
claim that the estate of
George W. Hooker has no right to the
good will. trademark and leasehold of
the firm but is simply due its share of
the undivided profits. The plaintiffs
therefore have brought this bill TO es-
tablish their claim.
Miss Katherine Bro7nahan, 81.
died at her home on Elliot street last
FRIDAY morning after an illness of
about IL months. The funeral was
held Monday morning at 9 % o'clock in
the Roman Catholic church. Key.
Father CUNNINGHAM officiating and
the burial was in the Roman Catholic
The bearers were her slX
cousins. John, Dan, Dennis, Patrick
and Eugene Cray Of Bellows rails ana
Tohn Ahearn of keene, \. II. Miss
Brosnahan was native of Ireland but
came TO this country when Young
girl. Although her last illness was
one of intense suffering she always had
a cheerful disposition ana
was an example of fortltude' she Is
by a mother. Mrs. Jula
Rrosnahan. one sister, Miss Joanna
Brosnahan. and two brothers, Daniel
and Patrick Brosnahan.
Mrs. H. II. Crosby, scratch, de-
feated Miss Florence Clark. 3, in the
finals for the Fall cup of the Wantas-
tiouet golf club, thereby gaining tenn
norarv possession of the trophy. There
have been several matches played IN
tbe first round for the Wantastiquet
cnn Harold Whitney, Q, defeated
Harry Greene. y, seven up and five to
MAY: f. A. Slack, scratch, defeated
Dr Pettee. I, five up and four to play
" n. Childs, 9, defeated ". H. Snow,
-. six up: c. H. Thompson, ,, de-
feated H. A. Bingham, Is, three up
and two to play. The following pairs
have been drawn and will probably
niay tomorrow c. F. Bingham, 3, vs..
Weilmap. 6: W. E. Hubbard, ). VS..
Bigelov. :. Ray Greene has won from
Waterman by default and Iasker from
Miller bv default R. c. Bacon drew
the 1--we and il therefore in the second
round,
The management of the Auditor
nm has secured that funniest OF 1afces'
"A Runaway Match for Tuesday eve
ming, This is the cleverest farce IN
point of construction and humorous
merit that has been written IN several
wears 1t is the greatest laughing sue
,ess of the present theatrical season. .
The author describes it as an ener-
rascent ecstacy'. 1t has all the sparkle
,f a GLASS of champagne and all the
irridescent brilliancy of diamond.
The Mot that hinges on mistake over
he UNEXPECTED presence OF two eloplhS
,ounIes at a country inn. has dash
md ginger that has been seldom equaI-
"a in modern farce. Ludicrous sltua-
-ions and complications crowd upon
,arh other in rapid succession. and .
10 entire niece is enlivened with a
1uick fire of quibs. Jokes and eplgralns' .
The brilliant coterie OF tarceurs IN
.lu6e such well known lights OF the
dramatic profession as MISS D9llie