Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-04-24
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

ditorium Monday evening.
The High school baseball team de-
feated the Guilford team on the Island
Friday by score of l.l6.
The last of the series of dances
given by Protective grange will be
held next Wednesday evening.
A male chorus, under the direction
of competent leader, is the latest pro-
ject among Brattleboro musicians.
1T is F. X. Barrows, instead of E.
B. Barrows, as reported, who has
bought the Martin Scott house on For
est street.
Bert 0. Ware has been appointed a
fish and game commissioner. His au-
thority in that capacity extends all over
the state.
Rev. G. E. Hayward of Putney
preached in the Congregational church
Sunday morning in exchange with Rev.
H. r. Miles.
w. A. Reyes will occupy the house
on South Main street, recently pur-
chased by Miss Mary Blakeslee of
Frank Willard, taking possession about
June l.
The last of the series of high school
dances was held at Grange hall Satur-
day evening and was largely atten ded.
Music was furnished by Leitsinger's
orchestra.
During the winter, thieves entered
the Wantastiquet Golf club house by
breaking the windows, pried open the
lockers and secured number of small
articles including golf balls.
"A fire started 10 the chimney at
Jacobs bakery in Devens' block Sat
urday afternoon but was subdued before
much damage was done by extinguish-
ers brought from the engine house in
response to a still alarm.
The various trout streams in this
vicinity are said to be in the best Of
condition for sport and local anglers
are looking forward with pleasurable
anticipation to the open season for
| trout, which begins in this state May /.
We have bought 30 pants patterns !;
will be here Monday. They are all
pure worsted worth 50 or 50. To help
advertise our work we will make them
up for s. or Sc. This is rare chance.
We do as we advertise. = Lafieche Bros, ,
custom tailors. adv.
AT the annual meeting Thursday
evening of the woman's missionary and
aid society of the Baptist church. these
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
H. P. Wellman: vice president, Mrs.
G. B. Lawson; secretary, Mrs. +. l..
Smith; treasurer, Mrs. L. j. Retting.
The Union Publishing Co. will
publish next summer a revised edition
of the Brattleboro directory, including
the towns of Chesterfield, Dummers-
ton, Guilford, Marlboro, Newfane, Put
pey and Vernon. The book will also
give the number, location and occu-
pants of houses in this village. Can
wasting for the work is now in progress.
The Vermont National bank has in
stalled this week home department
which should prove both public con-
yepiepce and benefit, in encouraging
thrift and making it easy and profit
! able. INQUIRIES may be made at the
| bank or at the Office above A. F. Rob
erts & Co. s store, of B. W. Moore who
has charge of placing the boxes for the
bank, his office being open both day
and evening.
Commencing Monday evening the
Bennett & Moulton Co. will present a
series of comedies and dramas at the
Auditorium next week. Complete pro-
auctions will be given in each case
and specially features will be intro
duced by high class artists. The lat
est popular music will be played by
the Bennett & Moulton concert orches-
ira and the company's own scenery,
new throughout, will be used during
the entire engagement.
The local Y. M. G. A. will hold
their anniversary meeting Sunday, May
/ 10 William Knowles Cooper, secre-
tary of the Springfield, Mass. associa.
tion. and State Secretary Wardle OF
New HAMPSHIRE, brother of Miss EN-
ma Wardle, former supervisor IN the
public schools here, will be the speak
ers The afternoon meeting will be
held in the M. E. church and union
meeting in the evening In the baptlst
! church at West Brattleboro.
4 Wallace N. Batchelder was elected
secretary of the state organization, at
the Y. Nj. G. A. convention at Burling-
ton Saturday, George G. Wilson was
made member of the committee to re-
mort on the state executive committee.
and ]. G. Estey was named as one OF
the * members of the state committee
The convention adopted resolutions 10
annreciation of the devotion and ser
VICE of the late Gen. julius ). Estey
and Of regret and sorrow at his loss.
A Burlington despatch to he Dos
ton napers last week told how +. Y.
Evans, one of the principal actors 10
the Bennett Moulton company, wno
NAV a weeks engagement here mex!
week. was informed by telegraph lus'
az he was about to go on the stage
there Wednesday night in an eXactins
role. that his wife was dead at Elm'ra,
n Y. He was obliged to go through
his mart. Mrs. Evans was formerly
Louise Blanchette, well-known SOU
brette.
The Manchester Mirror, IN sum,
marrying the records of number OF
enat horses which Walter r. Cox, lead,
or of the half-mile track drivers OF
New England, has shipped from man
chester to Nashua for training says
esToe W.. a bay gelding by Pilot Me
aim, sire of Peter the Great, 2:o'4l j.
;s nwned by o. H. Ellis of Brattleboro.
t. W has finished a close second IL
, .211s. The chestnut mare, Tonit az r :
9.111a. by Keller (sire of Chase 2;o.4
dam Phebe Wilkes dam OF HesDa
, .2sl. by Empire Wilkes, Is owned
Jointly by o. ii. Ellis and K. Z. froc
~ ~ Keene This mare has remark
sble LIST in the West before comint
a T.s. and is expected to make gooS
showing on the New England TRACKS