Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-29
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Welcome to President Roosevelt.
Ali stores will be closed Labor day.


estate of the late of c. l.. and c. A
barney September 6 at | o'clock a
. Guilford Centre.
A. Y. MAYS agency has sold fol
khoda NJ. Brown of Boston a valuable
timber lot in Westmoreland, n H., tc
Charles Bruce of Everett. Mass.
C. S. Stockwell slipped Tuesday
while at work shingling the roof of hi.
livery stable and tore the ligaments il
his left knee, He will be obliged tc
use crutches for several weeks
e. L. Putnam offers some excep-
tional bargains IN boys and youths
shoes, at prices from p to 80 cents less
than usual See their advertisement
elsewhere in to-day's Reformer.
G. W. Drown, through his counsel
Clarke c.. Fits, has been granted a
patent this week on an improved driv-
ing bit which is pronounced by good
horsemen to be one of the best in the
market.
A dance will be held in Grange
hall Monday night Sept. l. c. NJ. Du-
gan, LIST violin, Fred Leitsinger, piano,
and Carl Leitsinger cornet, Gentlemen
&lc., and ladies without escort Zoe.
Everybody invited, --advt.
The tenants of Crosby block were
give scare Monday afternoon by the
report that the roof of the building
was on fire. Several men with eXtin-
guishers rushed to the scene but the
smoke proved to be issuing from a
chimney.
Fred c. Brown has recently com
pleted plans for plate glass front to
the HOLLAND store AT Hinsdale also
plans for a summer residence to he
built at South Newfane for +. G. Morse
of Chicago to replace the one recently
destroyed by fire.
j. T. Mcnamara, night hostler at
the round house, fell from the edge of
the water tank Sunday night, striking
on his left knee and fracturing the
knee cap. He was taken to the Brat
tleboro house where he remained until
Wednesday. being taken to his home
in White River Junction Wednesday
afternoon.
-Wantastiquet lodge, |. O. O. F.,
invites all resident Odd Fellows and
families and Rebekahs to a clam bake
and field day Oh the Valley Fair grounds
September l. There will be a ball
game, bicycle race, 200 yard race. fat
mans race, sack race and dancing
through the day. Dinner at l.. The
electric road will carry passengers at
regular rates. The first car leaves
at 9 a. m.
L. c. Houghton of Sheffield. Ill,
proprietor Of the Halifax deer park.
was in town Monday, He is spending
few weeks at his preserves in Halifax.
MIR. HoughtOn says that the deer at the
park at present number nearly 200 and
that there are about 30 elk there. lie
is very much pleased at the increase in
elk and expects them to become the
most profitable part of the park. tie
will ship about 20 deer to market this
fall.
WAY Down East. VIM. y, Bra
dy's famous metropolitan success that
is to be given at the Auditorium Tues
dav evening is a plain story of plain
ue0ple. The central figure of the Sto-
nv is Anna Moore. who has cloud on
her past. embracing a mock marriage.
Anna finds a home on New lamp
shire farm, the farmers son falls in
love with her. and then simple plot
unrayels itself to a happy end. The
play is pure and wholesome in tone,
possessing quaint humor and afford
ing lesson that Is made acceptable
and pleasurable in the receiving.
The docket of the September term
Of Windham county court which con
yenes at Newfane September ), Judge
J. NJ. Tyler presiding, is the largest IL
several years 1t contains 2oG common
law cases, II divorce cases, which Is
an unusual number. and 10 criminal
Eases. The jury calender includes 90
eases and there are IS cases to be tried
~ court. The chancery docket con
aims 81 cases. Among the criminal cases
ire two against Elroy Kent, who es-
,aped from Newfane Jail recently.
,hree against Henry Bell for wilful
neglect of a child, and the case of state
against Israel Hall for forgery
No actress has worked harder for
.ecognition than has Mildred Holland
Who will play a return engagement IN
his city at the Auditorium on Mon
law night. Sept. 5, in her powerful ),
drama. 1.-THE Power Behind
he Throne. y Miss Holland is now :
star, and is playing to phe-
,omenal business. Her success is all :
Ter own. and has been won by merit !,
lone. aided by wonderful pluck. In
carly every CITY where Miss Holland :
,as appeared. return engagements have
aen solicited, and in every case where (
+ was possible to comply with that re- /
uest Overlooking houses greeted the /
oung star. {
The closing services of the camp l
Meeting at Claremont Junction were
'aId Sunday evening. and most of /
hose in attendance broke camp and t
enarted on Monday. Some remained q
ar few DAYS. but the grounds VIII !
70 prettv generally deserted by the I
- If This week. About 20 were in t
Tendance from Brattleboro during
oma nart of the time. Unfavorable :
Gather kent many away, but IN other I
aspects the meeting was considered n
uccess, The preaching was OF hlgh {
rder. and number professed CONVEX I
ION GOOD order was maintained, and :
ter,s were taken toward putting lne
s-aciation on a better financial basis. I
,anairs and improvements had been q
10 and Others will be made before i
bo rayt gathering. The rails for the c
a1- electric railway system have now a
80, Iaid 10 within a short distance I
-o,,, the grounds. and by another year q
re expected to connect with several c
oints The officers of the association a
ar the ensuing year are, PRESIDENT
,ar " NJ. Newton, presiding elder n
g NIontnelier district: secretary. Kew.