Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04


and place as usual
The choir of st. Michaeps Catho
lie church will return to their dutie
Sunday morning, following the sum
mer vacation.
COL Fl. E. Taylor, a member of tn,
board of inspection and auditors of tn,
Soldiers home, will go to Bennington
to-day to inspect the accounts Of tina
institution.
"A recent issue of the Boston
Evening Record contains portrait o.
Brattleboro's noted singer, Mary
Howe, and says. This Vermont vo.
calist is coming into great prominence
and Will be heard in opera this
winter"
"A beautiful moonlight evening and
a program of popular airs attracted
thousands to Esteyville Wednesday
night, when the First Regiment band
gave its first open air concert there
Everybody had delightful outing and
the music was much enjoyed.
Tickets for Hearts of Oak" go on
sale tonight at the box office. This
Is the first appearance in Brattleboro
of Herne's famous play and all who
have seen "Shore Acres" and Sag
Harbor' will want to see this, one of
his earliest successes
For the purpose of taking inven-
tory, the Brattleboro free library will
be closed from Monday, the 18th, to
Monday, the 21st, of this month All
books issued must be returned by Fri
day, the 18th, and no books will be
issued after Wednesday, the 9th. Per
order of the trustees.
Bingham chapter, o. E. S., held a
regular convocation Tuesday evening
The chapter voted to have the usual
series OF social dances the coming
winter, and the following committee
was appointed: Frederic |. Swift,
Miss Edith NJ. Stolte and Mrs. William
B. vinton.
The ladies of the Unitarian soci-
ETY. will give their annual fair and sup
per at Festival hall, on Thursday, Sept.
10. Besides the usual tables there
will be one devoted to burnt wood
articles, under the care of the Misses
Wesselhoeft. Doors open at 4.
Supper will be served at o'clock. fol-
lowed by hurdy gurdy dance. All
are invited.
The Western Union Telegraph
company has leased for a term of
years from Mrs. Martha c. Ryther
and H. Fl. Thompson the room at No
SO Main street which they will this
week occupy as their office. P. Rate
former occupant of the room, has re-
moved his barber shop to the print
ing Office of Selleck & Davis, near
Main street bridge.
The secret service has received a
new counterfeit $40 national bank
note on the Mechanics national bank
of New Bedford. The series is Of
1882, check letter B, charter No. 743,
Bruce, register Wyman, treasurer of
the United States. 1t is good photo
graph on plain paper, no fiber; num-
bers, seal and panel of back tinted
with thin colors.
Some of the lads hereabouts have
had great sport fishing in the Con-
necticut the past few days. One of
them landed longe Tuesday which
weighed 61a pounds, and also caught
a az pound black bass along with
half a dozen smaller ones. The boys
say that fully 80 fine bass have been
caught within the past day of two
Trolling parties are out at all hours.
Now 1t is reported on excellent
that the New Hampshire
license commissioners have decided to
grant a license for the Brewery" on |
the island as soon as the new bridge |
is completed. 1t is argued that there |
is no need of license for the place |
at present because Brattleboro |
traffic is resumed there will be an OPP
portunity to do business and then the
license will be granted. Let us hope
hat this rumor may prove untrue.
Local Shriners are anticipating
with much pleasure the first ceremon-
al session of Cairo temple, A. A. O.
Y. U. S., which will be held at the
Rutland Opera house during the lat
er part of the month. Much interest
n the temple is manifested all over
he state and there will no doubt be
| large attendance of mobiles and
ong list of candidates. orders for
he robes and paraphernalia for the
occasion have already been placed
md they will be completed in time for
his celebration.
-Adjutant General w. H. H. Gill
more is in conference with Paymaster
captain C. NJ. Brownell of the Nation
il Guard with reference to paying the
lifferent companies of the regiment
or muster week. No payments will
,e made until everything belonging to
he state has been turned over and ac-
ounted for by each company, which
sually takes about a month after the
;c hn will uaf |
'ay for two more days than last year, .
he government furnishing the funds
or two days. The amount paid by
he United States is the usual soldier
ay, which is considerably smaller
han the amount paid by the state.
Judge j. M Tyler, chancellor, on
confirmed the sale of the
towell Manufacturing company's
in Putney, which was recent ..
Y disposed of by auction for $4,000.
ome of the Il signers of a 100000
ote given by the company to the YER !,
lont National bank objected to having
he sale confirmed. on the ground that !,
heir interests had not properly been !.
observed by the receivers, and that :
1ore money might have been gotten /,
ut of the property. After lengthy
caring the court gave the objecting :,
igners two days in which to propose :
way to make the property bring :
1ore. At the time set for a final /.
caring the signers did not appear so /,
here was nothing to do but to confirm
he sale.
The fall term of the Brattleboro G
ublic schools will open next Tues