Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-01
-Hawley's midsummer sale still con


The first prize is $4,000 in on
great guessing contest. See the adver
tisement on page seven.
The Boston 4 Maine railroad vii
run an excursion to Lake Sunapee Sun
day, leaving here at 8 a. m.
The picnic of the Ladies' Wits
club, which was to have been held a
Central Park, Vernon, Tuesday, was
postponed.
There will be special town meeting
Tuesday afternoon, August II, to see il
the town will vote to raise additional
money to build the Hinsdale bridge.
The W. G. Il. T. met at Mrs.
George Fishers yesterday afternoon
and enjoyed social and supper The
next meeting will be held in the Y M.
G. \. rooms Thursday afternoon at :
O'Clock.
ALI of the hotels and resorts at
Spotford lake were raided by the au-
thorities Saturday and beer was found
at all the places. The proprletors APP
peared before a Justice and paid the
customary fines.
f. W. Bateman of the firm of Par
ker X Bateman, of Clinton, Mass,
who was to have begun the survey of
the river this week, has been prevent
ed by high water. He will probably
begin next week.
The body of Mrs. Susan Taylor,
IS, who died in South Vernon, Fri
| day, was brought here for burial Sun
day afternoon. Rev. f. Q. S. Osgood
offered prayer atthe grave and Mrs. W.
E. Hubbard sang.
One of the largest deals ever made
in this section took place Wednesday
in the sale by f. ID, Chase of Som
erset of an extensive tract of spruce
timber land to W. w. Peck of Norris
vile. The price paid was $50, 600.
The young daughter of +. L. Hill
dreth fell down stairs at the Hildreth
cottage at Sunset lake last Friday and
was unconscious for several hours. She
sustained no serious injuries from the
fall, however, and is improving rapidly.
The Unitarian church will be closed
during the month of August for the
usual vacation. Rev E. @. S. Os-
good will spend a greater part of the
time in town and consequently may be
called upon for any needed pastoral
service,
Mrs. Hadley invites the Woman's
Relief Corps to a lawn party at her
home on Pine street Tuesday afternoon.
Each member is to furnish her own
supper. If the weather is inclement
the affair will be held Wednesday af-
ternoon.
The young daughter of f. Burr
Smith was badly bitten about the face
Wednesday afternoon by dog belong
ing to c. H. Davenport. The child was
playing on Oak street and the dog
sprung at her as she was entering Mr..
Davenport's house.
According to DR.. George f. Gales
weather records the month of July has
had about eight inches of rain with i
rainy days and only three full days of |
sunshine Last July was considered /
one of the wettest in many years but |
the past month goes it one better,
A hearing took place before
the board of civil authority yes
terday afternoon on appeal from the
appraisals of the listers John Ret
ting's appraisal was reduced from
5000 to 5000; DR.. c. s. Clark from
$1,000 to $1,000; and n. II. Whites was
left al $500
Attention is called to the adver-
tisement of +. j. Fenton ~ Co., on
the Sth page of this weeks Reformer,
Messrs Fenton ~ Co. advertise
Special Reduction in price sale to
close out their line of summer goods,
and as hot weather has just come upon
us, this sale will prove special boon
to their many patrons.
Three Cinnamon who were arrest,
ed in Brattleboro. last month, and sen
fenced by Judge Wheeler to be deport-
I'd, have been taken to Providence af-
Ter being held in the Rutland county
Jail some three weeks. The celestials
will join large party of theircountry
men on trip from New York to San
Francisco, thence back to China.
The Oriental moving picture com
)any will appear in the Auditorium /
Friday, August Is, under the auspices
If the Odd Fellows of Brattleboro. /
The company all come here highly rec
having the reputation of +
1eing the best of its kind ever seen
lere. 1t contains many novelties and
PRESENTS an evening of varied enjoy ,
nent
We print to-day on the 9TH page of i
he Reformer an advertisement which ,
hould interest every reader of this =
,aper. The Reformer secures for its ,
ubscribers an opportunity to enter a
contest in which SO. 900 will v
,e distributed in prizes for those who
,uess nearest on the total vote for gov
rnor in the states of New York, Penn
ylvania and Michigan. 1t costs you "
othing to guess. Read the advertise t
lent for further particulars.
-Selectman Edward Stebbins of !
finsdale, n. H., was badly shaken up
arly Wednesday morning while on his y
Jay home from Brattleboro. He had A
lst crossed the toll bridge when his
orse lost the road and pitched over \
he bank on the right, carrying car
iage and driver. Mr.. Stebbins extri- y
ated himself from the wreck and h
woke William Bean, who helped him
ct the horse and carriage into the |.
ighway. In spite of the fall of sew
raj feet neither Mr. Steb bins, the c
orse nor the carriage was seriously v
alnaged.
Russell C. Calhoun, principal of "
lie Hungerford Industrial school at =,
atonville, Fla, spoke in the Congre- NJ
ational church Sunday evening con
erning his work among the colorad 5
eople. Mr.. Calhoun was student II
nder Booker T. Washington at Tuske-
ee institute of which the Hungerford NJ
.hool is branch. The town of Eaton
lie is wholly populated and governed fc
Z peprOes 1t has n CITY government. Il