Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-12

day evening
They women of the Episcopal socie-
ty will hold their annual fair and sup
per in Festival hall Thursday evening"
Mrs. L. L. Durham has sold one
of her Oak street houses to ii. ). Mer-
rill who has occupied it for the past
two years.
About 10 couples attended the Ger
man which was given in the brooks
House Tuesday evening. Music was
furnished by Leitsinger orchestra.
The annual meeting of the ladies'
association of the Congregational
church will be held in the church par
lors Thursday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
C. P. ellison was reelected presl-
dent of the l4th New Hampshire Vet
erans' association at the annual meet
ing which was held at The Wiers, n.
H., recently.
Col. Amos Sherman of Boston, who
is we'll known in Brattleboro through
his many years of service with the sun
Insurance company, died at ms nome
in Woonsocket, r. l., Wednesday,
AT the regular meeting of the W.
c. T., L. yesterday it was UNANIMOUSLY
voted to have the prohibitory law re-
tanned Word to this effect VIII be
sent to the general assembly. The next
meeting will be held Thursday.
A series of readings will be given
+ in the Brooks House parlors this win
ter by Mrs Walter Stokes Irons, Inc
program for the three evenings VIII be
Two American Story Tellers. - GO.
lonial Women" Sydney Lanler,
Mrs. Irons is a Wellesley graduate and
very brilliant woman.
Sydney Woodland and the Florida
Academy jubilee singers gave con
cert in the Baptist church last evening
for the benefit of their normal and III
dustrial school in jacksonville. The
program consisted of plantation melo-
dies and dialect readings and greatly
pleased the audience.
Tommy Guiheen who has been
playing ball on the Dover, y. H., team
of the New England league this sea
son. returned to Brattleboro TUESDAY
and will remain here for the present.
/ Guiheen's work this year has been more
than satisfactory and he has been re
served by the Dover management Tor
the coming season.
/ The baseball game tomorrow VIII
be the last of the season in the local
league and will decide the champion
shin of the series. Both shoemen and
association players are bound to WIN
out. David Quebec. who has umpired
the nast season in the Vermont ana
New York state league, will make the
decisions. The game IS called at 5.@o'
With the close OF the baseball sea
son locally the game of football begins
to be discussed. and the prospects Tor
an eleven in town this season are eN-
ceedinglv bright More than usual IN
terest in the game is being shown and
already about - have signltled thelr
WILLINGNESS to become candidates for a
local team. The team will probably
be under the management of the loca!
baseball association. y meeting OF all
interested in the formation of team
will be held in the Y. NJ c. y, rooms
tomorrow evening.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Larrabee has lately re
ceived the notice of the death Of mel
uncle, W. c. Donne of Mlchaelchurch'
England. Mr. Dome was a descend
ant of DR.. John Dome, ID. d., dean
of ST. Paul's. London. He had traV-
eled extensively. having spent some
wears in Australia and New Zealand
lie is survived by his niece Mrs. Lar
rabee, and her two brothers, also
half brother, Thomas Donne OF Lon
don. proprietor of the Don cloth
inc stores of London with II branch
stores in Liverpool, Bristol. and Blr
mlngham
Frank LaFraine. who Is employed
As fireman on the Central Nermon'
railroad. and Miss Annie Bailey were
married "Wednesday evening by KEY
Father Cunningham, the ceremony YAK
inc place at the latter's house on wal
nut street. Only a few friends VII
messed the ceremony. Mr.. ana MIS-
LaFraine left on short wedding trli
after which they will make their hom'
in rooms in Devens block. Mr., Lar ralh'
was EMPLOYED for a number OF years hN
j A. TAYLOR and Is known TO man!
peoule as catcher on the Catholic IN
ion baseball team. Mrs. Latralne wa
employed for two years a waitress
the Brooks House
The Daughters of the American
Revolution are to have basket picnic
at Westminster. Wednesday. Sept /,
when they will dedicate a ''malker
on the site of the Court House. Wher'
the first blood of the revolution wa
she'd All are invited to attend. kount
trim tickets will be 60 cents, leaVin!
Brattleboro at Il O'Clock and returnln!
at 30. Conveyances will be PROVIDED
at CIRCUITS for any who are not able It
walk to the town hall. The program
will consist of an address OF welcome
bv George c. Wright, response u
Or. II. d. Holtou, ar historical al
dress by Alfred S. Hall of Boston an'
paper on early Vermont by Judge Ii
H. Wheeler as we'll as short addresse
bv Kittredge Haskins and Others.
-Undoubtedly the largest shoe sal
ever held in Brattleboro will be lnau
ourated Saturday of this week at tn
former store of J. +. Haynes. 1t hav
ing developed previous to the sale o
this stock at auction that 1t woul'
| probably bring only far less pric
, than it was worth and not sufficient |
t satisfy the mortgage, Mr., Ninton
: holder of the mortgage, arranged I
! have the stock bid off for HIM. I'M
: was done. No purchaser having sine
! been secured who would continue tn
' business. and not wishing to incur fui
, ther eypense. Mr.. Ninton arranged tn
: week. with Sewall Morse to take charg
e of the matter and close out this stoc
: at retail This Mr.. Morse will dc
\ bringing here and including IN the sal
= the balance of his Pittsburg stock,
= stated in the advertising columns
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