Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03

-lhere was no evening service in
the Catholic church Sunday, Father
Cunningham being in Hinsdale, n. H.
to attend the confirmation exercises.
-Chauncey Young, an employee OF
the S. A. Smith Co., has head his bad
ly cut yesterday morning by knife
which became detached from planer
and struck him.
Instead of the regular sermon at
the first Baptist church Sunday. Rev.
T. E. Marble preached memorial ad
dress on the life and character of the
late General j. J. Estey.
The foot ball game between the
/ Brattleboro and Vermont Academy
teams which was to have taken. place
at Saxtons River Saturday, was post
poned on account of rain.
There are a number of pastoral
plays now occupying the boards, but
none better or more enjoyable than
"Old Jed Prouty.' 1t was one, if not
the first, in the field, and not one of
its successors has for moment cast it
into the background. "Old Jed Prouty'
has not 50 many accessories, such as
snow storms and we'll sweeps, but re-
lies solely upon merltorious acting and
the truthful portrayal of Its characters.
The futile company of Rutland
have in preparation book to be sold
by subscription which will contain a
reprint of the liquor laws of Massachu-
sets, South Carolina, Maine, New
York, New Jersey. Kansas, Missouri
and other states The book will also
contain a short summary of the liquor
laws in nearly every state and territory
in the United States as well as of the
model Gothenburg and Norwegian
system.
The Brattleboro Woman's club will
meet with Mrs. Louis ID. Greene on
Green street Wednesday, Oct s, from
4 to D. m. This will be the first club
meeting of the season and will be a
union session. taking the form of a
club tea. The delegates to the state
federation meeting at Waterbury Oct.
and ,, will be present and give reports.
These delegates are Mrs. S. o. Miner,
federation director, Miss Susan Clark
and Mrs. C. II. Thompson.
"A Runaway Match by the au-
thor of Browns in Town, amused
fairly good-sized audience at the Au-
ditorium Tuesday evening The play
is full OF comical situations but the
company which presented it here was
bit too amateurish to make the most of
them. In spite of this, however. the
audience was kept laughing greater
part of the time. principally at the an
tics of Frank Merritt who took the part
of Solomon Short, factotum in a coun-
try hotel.
The annual rally day of the Con
gregational Sunday school was OBJ
Served in the chapel Sunday, large
attendance giving success to the occa-
sion. The chapel was decorated with
masses of cut flowers. The regular eH-
ercises were omitted and the program
consisted of songs by +. Fl. Miller and
Fred c.. Adams, music by an orchestra
of nine pieces. responsive reading led
by Superintendent W. a. Gilbert, con
cert work by the junior department
and an address by Professor Patton OF
Hartford Theological seminary on
How to study the Bible y Professor
Patton emphasized the need of hard
work as we'll as a knowledge of Bible
history and its relation to the history
of the rest of the world.
The funeral of Bracket q. Corser,
who died late Friday evening, was
held at his Chaplin street home Mon
dav afternoon at , 80 O'Clock, the ser
vices being in charge of Beauseant
knights Templar. OF
which Mr. Corser was member. Kew,
F T Mathison, prelate of the com
manderv. and Rev. R. X. Marvin OF the
J1niversalist church, otficiated at the ser
ricas The bearers were : Sir knights ii.
+ Taylor. J. Henry Pratt, c. L. Piper,
" # Vinton, C. o. Robbins and Q.
+ Randall. A delegation of about 70
from the commandery attended the ser
vices in a body and marched to Pros
meet Hill cemetery, where the Durlal
tool, Mace. The services were largely
tended and the floral tributes were
numerous and extremely beautiful a
jeiaoation of employees of the Hooker,
Corser 4 Mitchell overall factory were
present.
Ererv now and then somebody gets
mad on account OF somethlnS thie
aa,,-spaner saws or does and with a
treat flourish orders his paper stopped,
The same thing happens TO every wen
conducted newspaper. feople wIo uo
his are only carving OH their hasal APP
oendages to spite their countenances,
~ they win miss the paper far more I
han we will ever miss their hive cents
, 81, and. besides, we are not going
q suspend publication because they
,nit taking the paper. We go right
llnno undisturbed and constantly
,rowino We have been told that
,aUsnaner cannot please everybody
" bara never tried it. but we believe
he statement to be true. A newspaper
rbich never displeases anybody lacks
'ackbope and positiveness OF charac-
az Ne are not anxious to make enc
20 buf when any mans friendship
IN, only at the expense of liberty,
onscience and courage the price Is too
-reaT