Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-26

n George II. Clapp has purchased
Stevens Duryea automobile.
8 Additional local news will be foun
Y on the 9Th page Of this issue.
The grocery stores will be close
all day and evening, Saturday, July
e. A. Starkey, in bankruptcy, wa
personally examined by Referee Stow
: this forenoon.
, The local clerks announce tina
there will be general closing of store
in town on the glorious Fourth.
There will be cake sale at the Y
M. Q. A. rooms in charge of the Wo
mans Auxiliary Saturday at 2 p. NJ.
-Lucius w. Adams has sold hi
! handsome residence on Spruce stree
to George W. Pierce. The figure i.
private.
-Quonektacat tribe No. 2, order o.
Red Men, will hold its semi an nua
meeting and election OF officers thi:
evening.
There will be meeting of the sub
scribers to the Conland memorial fund
at the Brooks House parlors Monday
evening at Z 80.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the do
cese of Vermont will hold their annual
convention at st. Michael's Episcopal
church tomorrow.
j. B. Manley and DR.. E. s. Bowen
went to Boston today to bring back
the new Rambler automobile recently
purchased by DR.. Bowen
Heavy timbers have been hauled
/ 70, hsn e ha
week and there is prospect that the
work OF reconstruction may soon be-
gin.
The June meeting of the Interna-
tional Sunshine society, Brattleboro
branch, No /, will be held this after
noon at 3 O'Clock at the home of Mrs.
E. S. Bowen.
We wish to announce that we will
not take orders after July 10, as our
place will be closed on the 10th until
Sept. /. Customers will please call at
once, Lafeche Bros.
The school for the free kindergar-
ten closes this afternoon with a party
for the children. The summer school
will begin July 6, under the charge of
Miss Florence Foster.
The state railroad commissioners
were in Brattleboro Monday and in
spected the Brattleboro street railroad
company's lines. They left on Tues
day for Bellows Falls.
-"At the Picket Line" was present
ed at Guilford Center last evening be-
fore a large and enthusiastic audi
ence. A large party of local people at
tended the performance, despite the
thunder storm.
In connection with their regular
meeting, Thursday next at p. m. at
the home of Mrs. r. II. Baker, Pearl
street, the w. c. T. U. will hold a
memorial meeting and graves of de-
ceased members will be decorated.
Contributions of flowers are solicited.
j. II. Loveland of Putney has
brought to the Reformer office a Gu
riosity in fruit growth, being pear
tree branch on which, growing in
cluster Of blossoms, is Bartlett pear
about the size of the average Sickel
pear. Its smooth skin is well tanned
by the sun and it looks almost edible.
Business is picking up with the
police. On Monday Judge Newton was
obliged to fine Amaziah Matt of Brat
tleboro s. and costs for drunkenness,
which was paid. On Wednesday Thorn
as Murray of Bellows Falls got caught
in the drag net and was fined s. and
costs for obliquity. He was carried to
Woodstock in disgust.
Chief of Police Hall, Special Off
Ger Thayer and Mrs. Powers, agent of
the Humane society, drove to Guilford
this morning, il is alleged, in search
of George Tenney, who it is reported
is much wanted for badly abusing his
horse. The man was not found by the
officers but a telephone message from
the Broad Brook House at Guilford at
IL O'Clock this morning said that Ten
ney had just driven from that place,
taking the Hollow road.
At the annual meeting Of the trus-
tees OF Norwich university of North |
field Wednesday, Com. Allan D. Brown |
resigned his position as president of |
that institution but the trustees would |
not accept his resignation and pre-
vailed upon him to retain his office for /
at least another year. He was there
fore elected and formally accepted the |
office The board adopted resolutions
President Browns course
in the management of the school.
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Woods of
Mass, arrived in Pittsfield,
Mass, Monday afternoon from Will
mington, VT, bringing with him a
prisoner, William Smith, who stole two
horses, wagons and harnesses in Lanes
ooro. The horses belonged to S. ".
Dow and Constable King and the thief
.ook wagon belonging to Mr.. Dow.
Smith was locked up in the police sta
ion and Tuesday was held for the July
grand jury on complaints alleging
breaking and entering and larceny.
the prisoner is about % years old and
Judging from his appearance is a des-
1erate character. He was captured with
difficulty by Deputy Sher
ifs Wilkins and Kibbe of Wilmington,
Vt, and would have escaped later from
he former, who alone had him in
.harge, had not two men come to his
assistance. The stolen rigs were found
n good condition and in one of the
carriages was found a quantity of gro
eries, which goods have been identi-
led as stolen some TIME ago from
Jhester l.. Chilson's store on the road
eading from Cheshire to Adams.
smith denies all knowledge of the
obbarv and Said he had nevar been in !