Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-27
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Sid Sautelle's circus has beer
booked to appear in Brattleboro July 10
The women of the Baptist churcl
plan to hold a rummage sale in TIN
fall
The listers have begun to max,
their quadrennial appraisal of the rea
estate i'll the town.
The opening of the club house o
the Forest e. Stream club of Whining
ton will be held tomorrow.
The Sunday afternoon service in
the Y. NJ. G. \. rooms will be led by
several young men from the Congrega
tional church in West Brattleboro.
At the 35th annual reunion of the
10th Massachusetts regiment held in
Springfield, Mass, Saturday II. F.
Brooks was elected president of the as
ISOLATION.
A special car attached to the II &c
train Wednesday was filled with horses
and dogs belonging to Secreta airy of
State Hay who spends his summer at
Lake Sunapee.
The women of the Wantastiquet
golf club held a putting contest on the
links Wednesday afternoon and the fol
| lowing scores were handed in Mrs.
c. S. Pratt 90, Miss Maud Essex ",
Mrs. G. a. Boyden y, Miss Amy
Hines 30
Sunday was supposed to have been
the opening day at Silverdale, Spot
ford lake, but the cold weather had a
bad effect upon the attendance. The
opening dance, which was to have been
held Saturday night, was postponed
on account of the rain.
The three Cinnamon who were
caught recently by District Attorney
j. L. Martin on the early morning eX-
press were given a trial last week in
Rutland before Judge James a. Mer-
rill and ordered deported. They are
awaiting their return to China in New
fame Jail
The three ear old daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Perry died Friday af-
ternoon at the home of her parents on
Elliot street after a short illness with
brain trouble. The funeral was held
Sunday afternoon from the home of
Mr.. ard Mrs. Per~- and the burial was
in the Roman Catholic cemetery.
THE graduation exercises of St.
Michael's Parochial school We're held
last Friday afternoon. the following
pupils receiving diplomas which were
presented by Rev. Father Cunning
ham: Joseph Kane, James Clune, Pat
rick Aher and Edward Dunlevy. The
work in drawing by the pupils of the
different grades was on exhibition in
the school building Sunday.
The force of 60 men in charge of
Mr.. Coombs of the firm of Spence "
Coombs is making good progress upon
the dam which the Brattleboro Gas
light company is constructing across
West River. The Golfer dam is com
pleted and it has been found that the
ledge which was known to reach part
way across the river extends the entire
length so that all of the foundation
timbers will be bolted on solid rock.
Children day was observed Sun
day in the Baptist, Universallst and
Unitarian churches. Rev. T. f. Marble
preached a special sermon to the chill .
dren at the morning service in the Bap-
fist church, and at O'Clock chill /.
dren's concert was held. Rev. r. X. (
Marvin spoke to the children in the !
Uniyersalist church at the morning |
service A special carol service was /
held in the Unitarian church at / /
O'Clock Sunday afternoon when several |
children were christened.
The rear of the log drive passed .
here the latter part of last /
week and the river has now resumed
its normal appearance. Three RATS
and seven bateaux containing the rear
force of log drivers reached here last
Friday and the men went to work i'm
mediately on what was left of the jam.
With the help of several pairs of
horses all of the logs were started by
Saturday night, and the RATS started
down stream Sunday morning. In
spite of the numerous jams with which
the drivers have had to contend this
season the rear of the drive reached
here earlier than for several years.
1t is practically assured that Pres
ident Roosevelt will visit Brattleboro
On his trip through New England, and
The date of his arrival in this town is
now supposed to be August 81. Capt.
E. ]. Waterman, chairman of the ex-
scutive committee of the young mems
club of Brattleboro, has re-
,eived letter from George b. Cortel-
you, secretary to the president, accept
pg the invitation which was extended
he president by the club to visit this :
own. The president received the in {
-itation from Senator Proctor, senior
senator of the Vermont delegation in
Congress. Arrangements for entertain
ne President Roosevelt have not yet
,een made but there is no doubt that J
3rattleboro will do the proper thing ]
" the nations chief executive.
George \. Weston and Clement :
,utton got badly mixed in Brattleboro {
asst week. George was down there to :
ook after a little business and about
very block he was stopped and asked {
f it was true as reported that he had :
Topped and was now supporting Glenn '
mt. With increasing eaTnestness he {
-ept reiterating that he was born j
fcCullough man and expected to die {
ne. One of his interrogators asked {
shv in that event he was wearing {
Element button. This was poser, for ]
IRE enough a Clement button was L
ound on the lapel of his coat. OF +
curse there are different theories as t
o how the button got there, but there '
Gems to be evidence enough to war- |
ant the suspicion that our jovial i
tate's attorney was the victim of some f
Their Jealous proselyte. Bellows L alls g