Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
aindham County geforn,er
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP,

services will be resumed at tn
uhiversalist church next Sunday.
The regular weekly tea will h
served at the Country club this after
noon. The occasions are very enjoy
able. 'o'
"A crew of eight men from Spring
heid are In town fixing the big tele
phone cables and making othe
changes.
"A regular meeting of the Sedg
WICK post, G.. A. r., was held Wednes
day evening but no business of i'm.
portance was transacted.
1t is very gratifying to learn Off.
cially that the selectmen will replac,
the old bedding at the lock-up wifi
new, and that the walls will be white
washed. 1t is high time.
Road Commissioner Eames has
begun his fall cleaning up. A gang OF
men scraped Flat street Wednesda,
and other avenues are being put in or.
der.
The free kindergarten will be
opened on Elliott street Tuesda,
morning, in charge of Miss Mary
Fits. a successful teacher in the pub
lie schools for several years.
The Gaslight company is installing
In its station carburetter which will
enable it to use less expensive oil in
the manufacture of gas, now that the
price of naphtha has advanced.
S. w. Edgett & Co. have sold for
the administrator of the Alvin Morse
estate, South Newfane, a 90-acre farm,
to w. E. Bingham of that town, who
takes possession at once and will &C.
cupy it for his home.
The next monthly meeting of the
Audubon society will be held at the
home of the president, Mrs. Francis B.
Horton, on Brook street Monday ev-
ening at 1880 o'clock. The subject will
be Migration of Birds and Plants"
E ]. Fenton is in New York this
week making purchases of mems fall
and winter wear His excellent taste
in the selection of masculine apparel
is sufficient guarantee of an unusually
fine display of the latest styles on his
return.
-September's advent broke the cold
and rainy season and the thermometer
took a sudden jump of 40 degrees. 1t
was so unexpected that everybody
sweltered. The heat gave crops a fresh
start and probably saved the corn,
which was in great need Of sunshine.
Tomatoes too, are ripening and all
fruits show marked advance
On Tuesday Mrs. Powers, agent of
the Humane society, visited Weather.
head Hollow, on complaint of resi-
dents of that place. There she found
a COW owned by Joseph A. Allen, which
had been in agony for three days. She
killed the animal. 1t was in her opin-
ion, the worst case of inhumanity
which she has seen in a long time.
Some midnight providers. bent on
mischief burst the door of the gate
tenders little shanty at the railroad
crossing Friday night, entered the
place and turned everything topsy-
turvy, just for the fun of it, so it ap-
pears. But Gateman Ferriter, who
prides himself on the. spick and span
condition of his place, was very much
disturbed over the incident.
Backs of the local baggagemen are
lame with handling of trunks. Travel
has taken jump with the opening of
Lots of people are leaving
the mountains for city homes, and lots
more are making the trip northward.
The 1115 up train Monday morning
was so heavy that two engines were
required to pull it. The late visitors
will have all these best of the bargain.
-Seriotia Alexander's suit against
the Brattleboro Street Railway COM
pany, for the removal of switch near
her house on Canal street and to re-
cover damages, came before COM
mission Saturday, but by request of
was continued to Nov. 16. The
are J. H. Merrifield of
A. E. Cudworth of South |
Londonderry and j. Henry Kidder of
C. C. Fits is counsel for
he plaintiff and Waterman & Martin |
for the company.
Ross. the tremendous, who estab-
ished the rate of 81 minute for any
body who could stand up before him at
he wrestling game, mas reached |
Springfield, Mass, and has reduced
-ates to a quarter a minute. He was
brown fiat three times running at the |
auditorium three weeks ago, but that
lidn't hurt his feelings, apparently.
Tom" Lynch ought to go to Spring
ield and tackle the big fellow again
Ross plans to open school of physical
culture in Springfield
There will be no extension of the
treet railway system this year, be
.ause there is no money to do it with
s SUPERINTENDENT Jones frankly re-
n circulation of a decided expansion
O be given early next year and pusneo
long rapidly, SO that the new lines
will be in readiness for the summer
ravel. A sweep into Hinsdale' over
he new bridge is one of the plans pro-
,osed. and certainly branch line 10
,pofford lake would pay richly in pas
enger and baggage business during
he season.
-Dunham Bros. of this town nave
he mast week purchased the shoe store
f walter S. Pratt, on Main street
Itbol. Mass. and have taken possess
an. The Athol Transcript says;
NJ Pratt is undecided as to future
Ians He has made many warm
riands during his stay in Athol VINO
will regret his departure from 'nss
o,,, II he decides to go away, as is
orv nrobable he will do. Mr.. Pratt
anne here about six years ago ana mas
zen active in the business ana So
ial life of the town. MRS. fratt 10
lso very popular in all circles anu
here will be equal regret on ner go
ng away Before re-engagng III
BUSINESS it is Mr.. Pratts INTENTION u