Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-19
LOCAL..
NEARBY NEW HAMPSHIRE,
HINSpALE.

added to the public library and are
now ready for distribution.
, NJ. s. Leach and W. G. Booth have
closed their carriage shop in East
hampton, Mass. and it is hoped they
will reopen their shop in town.
George p Hooker has so far regain
ed his health as to be able to make his
trip to York state, which he attempt
ed some time ago,
Little Isadore Amidon is the happy
possessor of a very small Shetland pony
and little wagon, which makes one OF
the prettiest turnouts ever seen in
Hinsdale
Levi Streeter, the Oldest resident in
Hinsdale, celebrates his 99th birthday
today. Many of his old acquaintance
have planned to call on him and ex-
tend their congratulations.
c. c. Holton was called to Turner's
Falls. Mass, Saturday to attend the
funeral of his mother, Mrs Mary Hol-
ton. widow of the late Dickinson Hol-
ton. Mrs Holton died at the home of
her daughter in Worcester, Mass ;,
where she has been living for some
time
Eugene Roll.tt, who was formerly
I employed in the Halle and Frost mill in
/ this place, and whose family lived
here for some time, was accidentally
shot by Chief of Police Thomas Cool
ey at the Everett House in Wilton.
n H.. Sunday night and died about
eight minutes afterwards.
Lysander Chaplin died at the home
of his grand daughter, Mrs A. W.
Mead, Friday morning. after a brief
illness with pneumonia. Mr.. Chaplin
was born in West Springfield Mass,
in ISIS. For number of years he
was engaged in farming, but later
went into the business of keeping
boarders He was proprietor of one
house in Easthampton, Mass, for %
years, and of the Halle Il Frost board
ing house in this place five years In
1889 Mr.. Chaplin retired from active
business and has made his home with
his grand daughter since. Mr.. Cha
pin was nephew of Jacob Chaplin,
who was postmaster in this place in
lS22 He had many friends by whom
he was atfectionately known as Grand
pa Chaplin. He never INDUCED in TO-
bacco or liquor and never played cards.
danced or attended theatrical or other
entertainments. He leaves one son,
George NJ. Chaplin, Of New London,
Ct, and three grandchildren. The
funeral was held at the house Sunday
afternoon. Rev ". F. White of the
Congregational church officiating. The
body was taken 10 Easthampton. Mas.
for burial Monday.
Sunday Deputy Sheriff Stearns, Con
stables Kinds and Packard visited the
house occupied 10y Mrs Jane Bean
near BrattIeburo to search the premises.
One of the number went to the rear of
the house while the other two entered
from the front Before the rear Of the
house could he reached, however,
those inside had taken alarm and made
their escape To the woods. one man
was found who had picked up key Of
beer and started for the woods and he
was arrested and brought to this place,
as were Mrs Bean and W. II. Bemis.
In the police court Monday morning,
Mrs Bean. who was charged with sell
ing spirituous liquors, was placed un-
der 500 bonds for appearance at Dc
tober term of court. which was furn-
ished. W. II. Bemis. charged with
selling malt liquors, was fined SlG. "a,
it being a first offence. John WEIGH .
of Brattleboro also paid fine of 3 y
for being drunk Sunday. James Han
non Of this place was arrested for a
similar offence and paid fine of =. 80
Monday Deputy Sheriff Stearns and .
Constable finds raided the new brew
cry near Brattleboro and found malt
liquor. This case will come before the
police court Friday.
Hinsdale's Merry Minstrel Maids APP
peared for the first time before the
public in the town hall Wednesday
evening and were greeted with a
packed house. The work done would
have been a credit to professional min
strels. Mrs. +. J. Temple made a most
charming interlocutor arrayed in yell
low. The chorus were dressed in black
trimmed with white. the end men in
black and yellow stripes Alice 5.
Jones and Susie 2, Stebbins played
the bones and Caroline b. Howe and
Elizabeth a. Hancock the tambos.
Later in the evening the pickaninny
end men. Adelia NJ. Barrows and Flor
ance NJ King, We're introduced and
,reated much amusement, Miss Bar
lows having the bones and Miss King
she tambos. They made ideal picka {
linnies being of just about the same
height and arrayed in black skirts
md yellow pinafores dotted with
black The ladies in their jokes !
lad many take-offs on the men, {
many of which were right to the
)oint and brought the house down.
Some of the features which We're espec-
ally enjoyed were the appearance of
he pickaninnieS. the original end song :
" Mrs. Jones, "A Picture No Artist a
IAN Paint, in which there were many
tits on the town. the song by Mrs. Y
field introducing the jack o lantern
horus, which made very pretty v
Gene, the Florodora travesty, and the t
song and cake walk, The
Watermelon Party by Grace b. Rob
rts introducing huge watermelon S
nth l. black heads as seeds. and the
rand cake walk by the entire com
any. Friends We're present from :,
Winchester, Chesterfield, u
and Mortified. a
Mrs. Ramsay was in Boston last h
eek C. A. Holland and son hope
0 move into their remodelled store C
ext week. Miss Eliza Kendall of e
.shby, Mass, is the guest of her sis Ii
pr, Mrs. Maria \. Spooner. Miss a
'ellie Gray. who is studying at the I
Hospital in Boston, Mass, O.
enjoying few weeks vacation at iC
he home of her father, DIR. G.. \. II
Tray. Mrs. ". S. Leonard. who has
cen spending the summer months at p
ne Leonard farm has returned to her al
ONE on Main street much improved el