Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-07
THE wINDHAM COUNTY REFoRNER FRIDAY, AUGUST Z 1908


work Wednesday in its new quarters O
Elm street.
This afternoon the ladies of tn
Wantastiquet Golf club will give tn
first of their series of Friday Afternoon
teas, at the club house.
The First Regiment band furnish
ed music last Saturday at Pine Grow
Springs for the annual boat races anC
day fireworks and for the ball in tn,
evening.
About 30 members of the Woman
Relief corps were delightfully."- enter
tanned by Mrs, N. II. Hadley at he
home on Pine street last evening TIL,
ladies report most enjoyable time.
George E. Fox, who has sold out
his newspaper business after nearly Z
dozen years of daily grind and close at
tention, will still continue his man
agement of the Auditorium, and he il
booking some first rate attractions fol
the winter months.
Miss Mary Howe will give song
recital at the Brooks House parlors this
evening at 10 O'Clock, for the benefit
of the Wantastiquet golf club. Miss
Howe has arranged very attractive
program and doubtless there will be a
large company to hear her.
A session of the United States
court was held at the probate office
Tuesday, Judge Fl. H. Wheeler pre-
siding. In the case of Jesse Haynes.
bankrupt, the Boston Rubber Co., one
of the firms who brought replevin suits
before bankruptcy against Haynes, was
ordered to return goods taken from the
store. The afternoon session was taken
up with several Chinese cases, in
which the Cinnamon were represented
by McManus of Rutland and Brown of
Burlington.
Roy Scudder, the IA years old boy
who ran away from his good home at
West Halifax July Il, as told in this
paper fortnight ago, has been re-
turned to his home through the good
services of some people of North Hart
land, who recognized the lad as he was
through that town last Sun
day. They saw that he correspondent
to the Reformer's description and de-
tanned him, Chief OF Police Hall went
up Tuesday and brought him home He
was glad to get something to eat and
find a warm bed. He had covered Is
miles since his disappearance.
The Baptist picnic will be held on
the Do3little farm near Vernon station
tomorrow. Trains leaving at 8 and
10 o'clock will stop at the grounds.
Tickets for the round trip to be
1ad at the ticket office. Everybody is
invited whether connected with the
nj nAt Inv inn a.
ng base ball. croquet, running aud |
sack races and other field sports. will |
De attractions. Coffee and ice-water |
will be furnished but there may not be
ups enough; better carry your own. |
II cloudy, listen for the church bell. |
II it rings, all go; if not, the picnic /
will be postponed.
Mayo W. Hazeltine contributes an !
interesting bit of revolutionary history /
o the August Harper's magazine. in |
lis article on The Republic of YER
nont.' As late as 1760, he says, Yer
mont contained only about 800 people |
Who were scattered along the Connect
cut river near the southern boundary
# the present state. The Green Noun
ain Boys set up a republic in 1777 and
when they asked admission TO the I'M
on in 1882, congress did not take up
heir claim, peace with Great Britain
icing assured, New York opposing the
omission and Vermont adhesion to
canada being in no way likely. Yer
mont was therefore an independent re-f
,ublic until 1871, IL years after the
Declaration of Independence.
On the night of the Glorious Fourth
ONE of the youngsters of the village
looked on to watering cart belonging .
O the Street Railway CO.. which they
ound unattached upon Cemetery hill
They took possession at
nee and after they had run the thing
bout till they were tired to death
hey sent it flying down the hill and it
ollided with tree back of Charles
Iddy's house on Clark street The
impact smashed everything but the
lew. Wednesday evening, at the of
zee of Special Justice Bacon, IA lads
'ere put through the cross trees, IN
er the supervision Of Chief of Police
TALL. They were fearful and penitent,
nd it would do no good to print their
ames. They each agreed 10 pay $3.50
piece for their fun with that cart. and !
romised to begin to save up right
way Some of them have an income
a dime week, Others are Weather.
he chief will collect
Co. |. First regiment, V. \. g.,
,ft town yesterday morning at 6 I
clock for the annual muster week at
ort Ethan Allen. Capt. Waterman
arried 81 of his 60 men along with :
i'm and the boys expect to have a
retty good time if the weather clears. /
detail of four men. MCGOWAN, Tren- |
all, Wardner and Slater. with Quar-
,rmaster Hadley to keep an eye out. d
fit Monday for the camp ground to a
1t things in readiness. The camp a
as laid out, the tents of the staff and
ne officers, of the band and hospital "
,rpS were erected and everything was n
lady for the arrival of the regiment.
apt. Miller and Capt Hadley arrived 9
onday, Mai. Dyer arrived Tuesday f
i'd Capt. j. Harry Estey arrived
ednesday. DR. Dodds has also been n
the grounds. The latter has had J
tile to do as yet, although one man !"
ON Company | had his finger injured \,
being struck with an axe and will 81
i'll not be able to do duty during this NJ
uSltf. he VIII NC dDlt " lcIhaib az -
mp. The muster this year will last r "
ght days, two longer than usual. re
lie last two days will be government
VS., and will be devoted to practic- g
g the new army regulations. d d
The style Of the marker, which the =,
led historical societies of Brattle- m n,
70 propose to erect on the site of the W
/ camp ground, has not been fully in
termined on, but the committee hav
2 in charge the details for its pro- +,
rement Will doubtless recommend f,