Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-06

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the association rooms Monday evening
--Rhe Lorraine, who heads the com
pany, is the best repertoire star whe
appeared on the local stage. barre
VT Telegram.
e. f. Perry and W. II. Perry were
the winners in the whist tournament
held in the Vermont Wheel club rooms
Friday evening.
Miss Lorraine in the leading role
gave an exemplflcation of the high
class work only seen at high prices. -
Burlington Free Press.
A lamp in DR.. G. f. Severance
Office took fire in some way Saturday
afternoon and did slight damage be-
fore it was thrown out of the window.
'-Brattleboro experienced unusual
weather conditions for this time of year
Wednesday evening when number OF
lightning flashes were seen followed by
several peals of thunder.
The Hydrofountan club this week
presented to f. u. Dickinson, who Is
an honorory member of the organiZa-
ton, with a handsome nickel plated
fire extinguisher suitably engraved in
recognition of Mr. Dickinson's inter-
est in the club.
Dudley Buck 5 cantata, 1.-THE Com
ing of the King" was presented in
the High school room Monday evening
! by the school chorus assisted by several
outside singers. There was a good at
| tendance and the work of the chorus
and soloists was commendable.
Carl Ellis sustained fractured
! thumb Tuesday evening while taking
part in the exhibition which the Y. M.
c. A. gymnasium classes gave in Put
ney. Ellis was doing some acrobatic
work with II. r. Horton when the lat
ter slipped and fell on Ellis hand.
The Vermont National guard will
at once be equipped with the krag-
Jorgensen rifles of 30 calibre to take
the place of the 40 calibre now in use.
| The arms are expected at the state
armory, Montpelier, in about two weeks
and will be distributed Immediately.
-Judicious advertising has forced
unknown goods into the hands of I'M
willing dealers and created demand
with the consumer that no trade COM
bination, price-cutting or anything else
could impair. A business built upon
this basis is strong, highly satisfac.
tory and independent.
Miss Rhe Lorraine, who begins a
week 5 engagement at the Auditorium
| Monday, is one of the very few great
actresses who care to appear In a
change Of play nightly. The mental
strain, the nervous energy demanded
of an artist in this daily change OF
character impersonation is sufficient
8 H.. f., = L.. 70, aItrl
an engagement with but one role to
portray during season.
Mrs. Jennie b. Powers, agent of
the Vermont Humane society, addressed
large gathering at the Universalist
vestry last Sunday evening on the sub
iect of Cruelty to Animals. " 1t was
strong address, showing Mrs. Powers
to be noble friend of dumb animals
and the listeners were deeply impressed.
The meeting was under the auspices OF
the Christian Union. Mrs. +. W. Put
nam and Mr.. Brasor sang.
Gong. Currier of New Hampshire,
ex. naval officer at Boston, and Cong.
Haskins of Vermont always lunch to-
pether, at the same time every noon,
and invariably partake of the same
kind of nutriment. First the appetite
is sharpened a bit. Then bowl of
"half and half" (cream and milk Is
placed before each. Copious amounts
of the staff of life fall noiselessly into
the Tactical fluid. Little salt. Stir
Conversation a la Currier and Haskins.
Two perfectos. Pay check. Exit. En-
core tomorrow. Boston Record.
At the special meeting of Co. |,
V. n. G., Saturday event & First Ser
geant Charles H. Davis was unani-
mously elected second lieutenant to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Lieut.. Fred H. Dunklee. Lieut..
Davis we'll deserved the office for he is
the oldest man in the company in the
point of service and is Thoroughly
good soldier. He enlisted in Co. | in
May, 1892, and was appointed corporal
in December. 1895, and sergeant In
1897, serving with the company as ser
geant during the Spanish American
war. He was appointed first sergeant
in MAY, 1900, and received his 10 years
service badge from the governor last
August. Lieut.. Davis will take his
examinations at the next officers school
probably.
A serious fire was narrowly averted
Sunday evening 10 the Sibley house at
90 Elliot street Between s and 9
o'clock Mrs. Thomas VIM, who lives
in the west side of the house, saw
smoke coming from the other apart
ment which is occupied by Mrs. Ellen
Nj. Higley. No one was at home on the
Higley side of the house and it was
with extreme difficulty that Mrs. VIM
forced an entrance. 1t was found that
lamp in the kitchen had fallen TO
the floor and the room was partially on
fire. Several pals of water served TO
extinguish the flames and no alarm
was sounded. The loss was adjusted
through the Jenne agency at about $40.
The discovery of the fire by Mrs. VIM
was timely for the house is in highly
combustible district.
Senator Proctor has the appoint
ment of a naval cadet at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis and is author
lied to nominate one principal and
five alternates for that position. He
has arranged to have a competitive
examination for the appointments at
Proctor, VT, Friday, Feb. ID, begin
ming at IL O'Clock a. M, after the ar
rival of the trains from the North and
South. Candidates must be bona fide
residents of the State of Vermont, be-
tween 10 and 20 years of age, physl-
cally sound, and well qualified in read
ing, writing, spelling, arithmetic, ge-
ography. English grammar, algebra
through auadratic equations and plain
geometry. Twelve young men have
already given notice of their purpose