Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-08
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

1 iOIlcSledIl On LlllOl street
Raymond L. Greene is manager anc
general agent of new industry in towr
known as the National rubber STAN,
manufacturing company
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. A
G. Birch died at the home of his par
ents Friday afternoon. The body was
taken to Newfane for burial Saturday
E. c. Crosby will rebuild the barr
adjoining his High street residence
month. George and Harrison Fisher
will do the work.
The Vermont Savings bank has
taken up its quarters in the office of the
Vermont Loan and Trust company to
remain until the regular bank rooms in
Main street block are remodeled.
A. V. Mays agency has sold for
Hiram Weatherhead his farm in West
Brattleboro to DR.. Caroline NJ. Smith
of New York city, possession to be
given at once. DR.. Smith and her son
will carry on the farm.
A horse driven by Warner Spear
became frightened Saturday at the
steam roller and SHE'D against Alonzo
Aolul team W HILL was lllN1ltA III
front of Wellmans store. One of the
wheels of Mr.. Starkey's carriage was
badly sprung.
Under the head of People Talked
About the current issue of Leslie's
Weekly contains portrait of Frederick
Holbrook of Brattleboro with those of
two other surviving war governors,
William Sprague of Rhode Island and
Hon. Alexander Ramsey of Minnesota.
e. d. Whitney received his eight
horse power Stevens-Duryea automo-
bile Saturday from the factory at Chic
opee. Mass The machine Is of the
gasolene explosion type but seems to
have no difficulty in climbing the hills
hereabouts. 1t has seats for four PEG
pie and its speed will reach 10 or %
miles an hour.
The tenants of Odd Fellows block
were treated to a deluge Monday after
noon during the heavy shower of that
day On previous occasions the roof
had leaked and consequently all the
roofing was taken up to make repairs.
1t was while the block was thus expos
ed that the shower came and badly
soaked some of the tenapts.
C. P. ellison, president of the
association of the 18th
New Hampshire volunteers. has issued
invitations to the annual reunion of
the regiment which will take place at
Weirs. y. H.. Aug. 26-29. 1t il eN-
pected that President Roosevelt will
address the veterans August %, and
many other distinguished guests will
be present.
Bernard, the youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Dunlevy, was seriously
injured Sunday. He was sitting in
the ward when a brick dislodged from
the chimney by an overhanging branch
fell and struck him on the head. cut
ting a deep cash over one ear and
slightly fractuling the skull, He was
in critical condition Monday but has
improved since then.
Rev. F. f. Marble, Phi. D.. read
his resignation Sunday as pastor of
he First Baptist church of this town,
asking that be be released October |.
The resignation was read at meeting .
If the church Immediately after the .
morning service and it was referred to
he prudential committee and trustees,
Dr.. Marble will accept the call which .
las been extended him by the North .
Avenue Baptist church of Cambridge,
Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Austin were
arrested Tuesday evening by Chief of
Police Hall. both being in a drunken
condition and inclined to keep every
me on Main street awake. They were
,laced in the lookup where they roared
until the early hours of the morning
md broke all the furniture. Arralgned
before Judge Newton "Wednesday they
we're fined as follows Mrs Austin $50
md costs for disturbing the peace and
x for drunkenness. Mr.. Austin - ana
,osts for intoxicatlon.
The Boston Globe and New York
KIM of Sunday contained interesting
ccounts of the first intercollegiate
,oat race between Yale and Harvard
rbich took place on Lake Winnipesau-
zee August 3. 1852, and was won by
Harvard by four lengths. Six OF the
awards crew are living to-day,
mong whom is Col. Charles a. Miles
e his town. who rowed the bow oar.
rho surviving members of the original
'raws are making preparations for
,anouet to be held at the University
Tub in October.
LAWYERS \. F. Schwenk and r. ID.
: Stowe went to Dummerston Satur-
Law TO appear in the case of State VS.
orucius Manley on complaint OF the
own grand juror that Manley had al
owed his sheep to run at large ID the
,ighwav. The State claimed that there
vas not sufficient fence about Mr..
Janlev's pasture and the defence at
empted to prove that some person had
mi the wire and allowed the sheep. TO
.scape. Justice D. L. Mansfield I'M
,osed fine of Sc and costs upon Man
ev who took appeal to the county court.
COMPANY |. V. y. G.. Captain
commanding, left yesterday
norninp for Fort Ethan Allen to par
icinare in the annual muster of the
-ermout National guard. The company
ren. az Windsor by the regular
rain that leaves Brattleboro at a. m.
md were carried the remainder OF the
onrney bv a special Quarter Master
: G. Turner. Regimental Quarter
Master \. y. Hadley. Quarter Master
". o. Cooley. Color Sergeant
II Cobb. and Privates l. ID. Cor
or r. g. Allen, VI. J. Sherry and L.
: Massey. went TO Burlington Mon
..ard m LAYING out the camp.