Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-02
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

pictures and books
The regular meeting of the Vt
Wheel club will be held Tuesday even
ing, May 6, at 80.
The Brattleboro Woman's club vii
hold its annual meeting at the Brook
House this afternoon.
"A large number of Northfielc
school students was in town Monday t.
have their photographs taken.
The Brooks House barber shop ha,
been thoroughly renovated this week
receiving new paper and a new coat o.
paint.
The annual private theatricals OF
the Criterion club were held in unior
hall, Boston, last Friday, the play be-
ing William Gillette's "All the Com.
forts of Home. y
The annual commencement of the
Baltimore Medical college took place
yesterday. Among those who were
given degrees in the dental department
were Leslie Edwards and Raymond S.
Elmer of this town.
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ton.
The pony driven by W. II. Hey
wood took fright at an automobile
Monday near the Wells fountain and in
an effort to cut small circle broke one
of the wheels of Mr., Heywood's buggy.
| The animal attempted to run but was
stopped before further damage was
done.
"A special town meeting has been
called for May 10 to see if the town
will vote to build new bridge across
the Connecticut river in conjunction
with the town of Hinsdale, \. H., and
to see if the town will vote to raise suf-
ficient funds to cover the cost of such
structure.
About - of the friends of Mabel
and Frank Briggs surprised them at
their home in Centreville Tuesday ev-
ening. Miss Briggs was presented with
a writing case and Mr.. Briggs with a
watch fob. The evening was pleasant
ly spent playing games and partaking
of the refreshments which were served.
&C. P. ellison is having busy time
this week with an auction every day.
Monday he presided at an auction in
West Brattleboro, Tuesday he was in
Westminster, Wednesday and yesterday
he sold the fixtures of the American
house, today he is disposing of the
Brooks House stable stock and tomor-
row he will sell the household goods of
Mrs. E. II. Chase
Circulars of educational informa-
ton Nos. and prepared for the
teachers and school officers by the state
department of education have been is
sued this week Circular No. is de-
voted to the study of trees and contains
an article by Professor L. r. Jones of
the University of Vermont on the 8 Yer
mont Nature Study club. =" Circular
No. 5 discusses the study of birds
among the features being a paper by
Mrs. f. b. Davenport and one by
Mrs. Frances B. Horton.
-Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac
episode at Santiago and one of the
best known of the younger officers of
our navy, will lecture in the Audito-
rum Wednesday evening, May IA, un-
der the auspices of the national society
of the United States Daughters of 1872
A native of the South whence that war
had its main support. he ought to be
able to talk interestingly to the de-
scendants of the people who joyfully
rang the bells in Brattleboro to cele-
brate British victory in that contest.
Tommy Guiheen went to Glovers-
vile, n. Y, last week to begin prac-
tice with the Johnston team, which is
by Tom Dowd, the old Brat
tleboro player. There are % candi- .
dates for position. Guiheen was signed
to play with the Dover, n. H., team /
but received no word from the manage .
ment and consequently gave up his con- /
tract there. William Bean went to
Millers Falls. Mass, the first of the .
week to make arrangements to play .
with the l.. J. Gum team of that /
town. 1t is possible that John Clune
also will play with that nine
Rev. r. f. Lowe preached his first
sermon in the Hedding Methodist
church at Barre Sunday. In reference
to his Brattleboro pastorate Mr.. Lowe
said: 81 hesitated long time before
coming to this church because in my
heart | did not know what was best.
[ hesltated for two reasons, first, be
cause loved my people in Brattleboro
almost passionately: and
second, | felt the great responsibility
If becoming pastor of growing church
ike this, for / believe there is a great
future for it. Therefore | did not care
% rush in upon a work so great. | re
llize there is an immense amount of
work to be done here, enough for two,
is the presiding elder told me-
The High school baseball team
vas defeated at SaXtons River Monday
~ the Vermont Academy team, the
core being 1913. In the fifth inning
he score was Go in favor of the school
Boys but poor work on the part of the ,
ielders coupled several good hits by
he academy players allowed u runs {
Ifter two men were out. After this
he High school team went to pieces
or two innings and could not brace :
to pull out the game.
Games pitched for six innings and
hen went to right field. his place be
ng taken by Raymond Frost, who {
aught the first of the game. Muzzy '
played good game at third and Ar I
old's work at first was creditable. '
The High school team will play with |
turner's Falls on the island grounds i
/
There was hearing Saturday
corning in the county clerks office be-
ore County Examiner II. d. Ryder of !
Bellows Falls on question as to {
-hether seven children living in the a
own of Marlboro near the Dummers- |