Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-14

'hS DSiiciit VI HleTcHdIllS lNere.
1t is gratifying to know that O
sanitary inspection at the Ethan ALE
camp grounds at the state music
this week. Co l of this town ranke
9S, the highest of all.
Local doctors report much sick
ness among children, cholera infantur
being the chief complaint. Even adult
are not exempt. 1t is all laid to tn
unreasonable weather conditions =
cold nights, almost frosty, and hot an
sultry days.
-Strock & Eyanss last production
at Grange hall will occur tonight, an,
Tomorrow night, when "Triss' tn
beautiful four-act comedy drama, b,
Justin Adams, author of AT tn
Picket Line" will be put on. TIL
local cast is good one, giving spec
ialties during the action of the play
There will be dancing after the per
Torrance on Saturday night.
A. V. Mays agency has sold fol
w. w. Putnam the we'll known Levi.
Putnam property on Prospect street
consisting of nine tenements and &
number of fine building lots. The
sale is made to Fleming and Crown
who are to put the property into first
class condition. Possession was giver
August /. 1t is evident from the &C.
tivity of the Brattleboro real estate
market that the development of the
town and the increase in it's business
is not far off.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
company of New York has issued cir
culars which are posted in all public
places containing a portrait and de-
scription of John w. Preble the COM
pany's agent for the Burlington dis
trict, which includes Brattleboro, and
notifying all agents of the company to
be on the lookout for him. Preble
from here suddenly three
weeks ago, and 1t was reported that
he took what cash he had in hand be-
longing to the company.
The public schools will open for
the fall term on Tuesday, Sept. Sth
the day after labor Day. The next
regular meeting of the school board
will be held Sept. 5th 'One of the
two vacancies in the roll of teachers
has been filled by the appointment OF
Miss Lewis, daughter OF Rev. F. w.
Lewis, pastor of the Methodist
who will succeed Miss Slate
IN the eighth grade. Miss Slate has
for year or more. owing tc
III health. The other vacancy viii
be filled in due time
Weather conditions the past week
throughout the New England states
nave been unseasonably cool. with an
excessive amount of cloudiness, ac-
by general rains. The
week breaks all records for the first
week in August, so far as low temper
itures are concerned. Both day and
hight temperatures were remarkably
ow, frost being reported from several
sections. The temperature, as re-
corded at the u S. weather bureau
averaged seven degrees lower for the
week than the lowest recorded, which
vas in 1888.
Nearly 100 members of the Spot
ord Lake Fish and Game league, held
heir annual dinner at Silverdale last
served by Manager Pull
n. The league had as their guests
F. d. Currier George II.
Noses Secy. of the forestry commits
ion, and the state fish and game COM
mission. The dinner was held in the
'avilion. Much credit is due to VIM.
I. Reed, John kuhlke and w. X. Ware,
he committee of arrangements. The
peeches We're very entertaining, ev-
rybody arrived with red-hot appe-
lite, and the usual solemnity prevailed.
On invitation of Mr.. and Mrs
I TT III. VI .I,s
he Sunday school class of so MEM
ers, conducted by J. f. Hall, were
at a lawn party and sup
er on the grounds of Mr., Haigh. The |
ant that his family is occupying
trough the summer months proved to I,
g quite an attraction. Japanese Ian |
arns made the place picturesque and I
ne new moon added its lustre After .
lie supper. a musical program was /
iven by members of the class, the .
rogram including songs, recitations,
tc. Good nights We're said with re-
ret.
Protective grange conferred the
rst and second degrees upon four
lndidates at the regular meeting
Tednesday evening. A letter from
elbows Falls grange was read, invit-
lg the members of Protective grange
18th their friends to join them at
asket picnic at Bellows Falls Wednes-
ay next. The next meeting of Pro-
ctive grange win be August g. The
lird and fourth degrees will be
orked, followed by the harvest sup
ar to which all members are request
to contribute without solicitation.
any members from Protective
'ange attended the Pomona meeting
Wilmington yesterday. State
aster Bell was present.
False work for the new steel
idge spanning the Connecticut is
.tting into position, starting from the
ew Hampshire side. The new
idge will have a span of $50 feet ,
e width being 26 feet. The eastern
,utment of the bridge was put in I
ace yesterday morning. On the :
'attleboro end of the bridge Foreman
ttredge is tearing out the old abut-
ent, heavy stones being dumped into i,
e river by the aid of a derrick. The
iddle stone pier. which it was sup
sed would have to be removed, to-
Their with foundation or the west .
will not be touched until
e bridge is completed, as the main
or of the bridge will span the pier
several inches. The first con-
of steel for the bridge was \
ipped Friday from the Elmira, N. a
plant of the American bridge COM
ny.
Assistant Judges Worden of Hal 6
" and Pier of Rawsonyille have con-
lcted with the Champion Iron COM q
ny of Kenton, o., for nine steel '
lis for the county Jail in Newfane, 1,