Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

I The Reformer wishes every one O
its friends Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year.
H. c. Winchester of West Brattle
boro was struck by sled Monday af
ternoon and knocked down, sustaining
a fractured rib and several bruises.
II. J. Heaphy received 5000 add
tional lake trout fingerings for tn,
Marlboro South pond Saturday. Tn,
fish were taken to the pond by George
Whitney.
Would it not be good idea tc
send the Reformer for a year to tha
absent one? He would enjoy it fully
as much as you do and it would keel
him in touch with the old home.
"A representative of the Boston
Blower company began work Monday
in the High school building. Increased
radiation will be tried to see if the
building can be heated properly.
DR.. George F. Barber fell from his
piazza Saturday while attempting tC
remove the ice upon it. He was not
seriously injured by the fall although
somewhat bruised and badly shaken.
The semi annual meeting of the
Catholic Union was held in the club
rooms Friday evening, The report OF
the auditing committee was read and
accepted and one member was taken
into the organization.
The young ladies of the Episcopal
church held a sale of japanese articles
in one of the vacant stores in Retting
block Saturday afternoon. Trade was
extremely brisk during the afternoon
and the receipts of the sale amounted
to about $40.
An insane man created some ex-
citement on Main street Saturday at
ternoon by jumping from a sleigh
and trying to escape the attendant
with whom he was riding. lie was
! caught before. he had gone very far,
however, and carried back to the
sleigh.
/ The Plunderers, one of the most
exciting and interesting serial stories
the Reformer ever printed, begins IN
to days issue. Read the opening chap
tiers. A synopsis of the entire story
appears on another page. The New
York Evening journal is now running
this same story.
The holiday rush at the local post
office began Monday in earnest and
since that time the letter carriers have
been overloaded on nearly every trip.
On some of the routes the mail has
been so heavy that delivery wagons in
charge of substitute carriers have been
sent around. The carriers make but
one delivery tomorrow.
The first basket Ball game in the
local league series will take place
probably the evening of Jan. 7, when
the Vermont Wheel club team will
meet the Hildreth printers and the
Catholic Union try conclusions with
the High school boys. The different
teams in the league have been putting
in some hard practice the past week
and will continue to do so until the
opening of the season.
The somewhat fossilized play 1.-The
Two Sisters by Denman Thompson
and George w. Ryer was presented at
the Auditorium Saturday evening. The
play itself and the work of the com
panv in the leading roles was hardly
what Brattleboro playgoers have
learned to enjoy. The less said about
ii he better. In fact the only feature
which kept the performance from fall
ing fat was the specially work of some
of the caste. Andy Mckay did good
tramp act and revealed very good
voice in his song please Go Way and
Let Me Sleep" Thomas II. Gray as
Joe Batiste. a Canuck, told several
amusing stories in dialect, and Mar
earet Rourke sang Nancy Brown" ac-
ceptably.
There is only praise for the work
doue by DIR. Conland, the Brattleboro
representative in the legislature, 10y
Democrats and Republicans alike. 1t
is recognized that his ability and tact /
we're marked factors in securing the
passage of the local option bill, 1t Is
probably too much to hope that Or. /
Conland can be induced to take the I
stump to explain the full meaning OF
the law, but it is probably not too .
much to hope that he will write let
fer fully explaining its meaning. 1t Is
recognized that Clark c. Fits, who
was the Republican candidate for rep |,
resentative, did remarkably good work
in the closing hours of the Legislature,
in securing the passage of the bill
the building of dam across
the Connecticut river Legislation viii
have TO be secured from New Hamp-
shire before the dam can be built
Brattleboro letter in Sunday Globe
-Brattleboro has never been IN
more prosperous condition in the mat
ter of employment than she IS at pres
emit. All the leading industries IN the
town are working to their fullest ca
pacities and of late it has been exceed
inglv difficult to secure help enough.
The Estev Organ factories have been
running to their limit for the past sew
eraI months and during most OF that
time advertisements have been calling
for more help in the various depart
ments. The Carpenter Organ facto-
nv has been working its employees on
extra time since Oct IL and even then
found difficulty in filling the, demand
Of tbe trade. Up to last week the ;.
A. Smith company was working lls
pmploves to their greatest Capacity
although at present the bulk OF the
bniidav orders have been filled. Both
the overall factories are extremely
busv and all of the smaller industries
in the town have experienced an equal
IL oood season. Holden Il Martin are
smnloving as many men as they can
.dI,i,re an the new furniture factory
mich IS going up rapidly. In fact 1t
Is practically impossible to hire any
help in town.