Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-02


7. Frank Turner will take posses
sion of the American house under hi
lease about May 10.
The regular monthly meeting o
the Catholic Union will be held in tn
rooms Friday evening.
Lost Mans Lane,n the famou
detective story by Anna KATHERINE
Green will soon appear in the Reformer
AT meeting of the Freme circl,
held Tuesday evening it was decided
to hold the annual fair of the society
September II.
Representative of the Consolidat
ed Cooperage company have hirec
rooms in Crosby block and will open {
branch of the concern here.
-Beauseant commandery, knights
Templar, will attend the regular AS
censIon day service at st. Michael S
Episcopal church Thursday evening at
| 8 o'clock
Mrs. Jennie Powers, state agent of
| the Vermont Humane society, has been
very busy this week investigating va
rious alleged cruelty cases throughout
the county.
The shower of Wednesday evening
washed out the tile drain which cross
es Elm street at the south end of the
bridge and the road is now impossible
at that point.
The Brattleboro Gaslight company
has not yet awarded its contract for
the dam and power station at West
Dummerston but will probably do so
within a day or two.
The recently organized tennis club
has nearly completed its court in the
rear of the Congregational parsonage
and it probably will be ready for use
the first of next week.
The annual meeting of St Mi
chael's Episcopal church will take
place Monday evening. Reports of the
work done during the year will be
read and officers for the coming year
elected.
All members of the Wantastiquet
golf club who intend to attend the
opening tea which will be held at the
club house on the afternoon of May -
or the dance at the Brooks House in
the evening are requested to notify the
secretary of the club.
-Lucius l.. Whitney, who was thrown
from his coupe last Friday morning in
the collision which demolished the
Jacksonvill stage, has been unable to
be out this week on account of iniu
ry to his spine. 1t was thought at first
that he had escaped unhurt.
Brattleboro lodge, n. f. O. P,
held its regular meeting in the Red
Mems hall last evening. y the close
of the regular business social hour
was enjoyed with games and music by
the lodge band. A box supper will be
served at the close of the next regular
meeting, May 10.
Mary Howe will give concert at
the Auditorium on Thursday, May -.
She will have the assistance of the
Main string quartette of Boston, com
posed of picked soloists from the Bos-
ton Symphony orchestra, and in COM
bination with Brattleboro's famous
soprano will give an entertainment of
a high order.
The annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Alliance of the Unitarian church
was held yesterday afternoon and the
officers elected; President,
Mrs. Charles Warder; vice president,
Mrs. c. NJ. G.. Richardson. secretary,
Mrs. +. @. S. Osgood; treasurer, Mrs.
George +. Foster The reports for the
year were read and showed the ALI
ance to be in prosperous condition.
A horse driven by two Chesterfield,
\. H., men tried to reach home by
the most direct route Wednesday even
ing and in doing so created consider
able excitement. Starting from the
Brooks House stable he cut directly
across George W Hooker's lawn strik-
ing Main street somewhere near the
Baptist church. The last glimpse of
The horse and men showed them rap .
dly disappearing up Main street,
- The annual meeting of the Ladies'
circle of the Universalist church was .
held yesterday afternoon in the church .
parlors and the following officers elect /
I'd: President, Mrs. Susan Reach
first vice president, Mrs. Mary Ami .
Ion: second vice president, Mrs. Will .
our Rockwell secretary. Mrs. Ida Sar
rent; treasurer, Mrs. Freeman Scott;
directors, Mrs Lucy Lindsey, Mrs
Albert Rockwell. Mrs Lewis Harris
md Mrs. n. A. Cheney. Supper was
erved in the vestry at o clock, there
,eing good attendance.
The executive committee of the
ocal baseball league visited the island
yesterday to see what repairs and i'm
Drovements were needed to put the
rounds in first class condition. 1t was
ound that the backstop will have to
,e partially rebuilt and several low
,laces on the diamond filled in. This
work will be done the first of next
week. Interest in the league is grow
ne daily and large squads of candi-
ates are practicing every afternoon
nd evening. 1t is expected that sec
nd diamond will be laid out soon so
hat two teams can practice base throw
ng at the same time.
In spite of the high water and
killing temperature of yesterday some
cry good strings of brook trout were
rought in and the season promises to
e unusually good. Louis and Carl :
Ills took 30 good ones from the Morse
follow and Pond brooks in Halifax,
ne of the formers string measuring
inches and tipping the scales at one
ound twelve ounces, as good trout
) has been caught in any brook here
bouts for years. C. B. Aldrich and
is son, DIR. Robert Aldrich. secured
} from the Marlboro branch and Wal
II o. Cooley took % handsome fish
ON a Guilford stream in few hours
shing. 1t is not known how many
eople from here tried their luck in
reen River but yesterday morning the
river of the Jacksonville stage repOrt-