Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-19

meet win MRS. y. IL. Burnett Thur
day next.
The hay crop is saved by the foo
or rain, and the farmers say otht
crops can stand lot more Just lik
it.
-Sixty-six members of Wantast
quet lodge of Odd Fellows visite
Newfane Tuesday night to participat
in the institution of Newfane lodge
No. ". 1t has Is charter members.
The Brattleboro Camp of Moder
Woodmen will meet at Red Mems hal
next Sunday at 10 O'Clock to atten
services at the Episcopal church. Thi
being M. w. A. memorial Sunday, af
ter services the members will march t.
the cemetery and strew with flower
the graves of their deceased members
When the 2 :35 train pulled in Mon
day afternoon in the pouring rain Their
was but one hack backed up at tn
platform, and that one had been or
dered of the liveryman two days ahead
There were half dozen passenger
willing to give up good money for 1
ride in shelter but they were disap
pointed. 1t is evident that local Jehu.
were caught mapping.
Following last Fridays annual in
spection of Co. | the members of the
company expressed their satisfaction
over the new Krag-Jorgensen rifles,
which were carried for the first time
that day. The weapon is regarded as
far superior to the old weapons and the
soldier boys are tickled to death at the
change. Certainly the new rifle has
the special merits of shorter barrel
and light weight.
Gov. Charles b. Aycock of North
Carolina, who has been visiting in
New England, has accepted an invita-
ton from the officers of the local Y NJ.
G. A. to speak in this town early next
month on 1.-THE New South. ~ Gov.
Aycock will attend the meeting of the
National Educational association in
Boston July Clio, coming thence to
Vermont. His address will no doubt
prove of great interest.
Judge Wheeler on Tuesday hand
ed down a decision in the case of Rob-
ert c, Bacon, administrator, against
the New England Order of Protection,
on the defendants motion to set aside
the original verdict of $4,000, the arg
having been heard last week.
Judge Wheeler decides that the orig
inal verdict should stand 1t is un-
1erstood that the case will now be
taken to the United States court of
appeals.
Harry Greene, one of the members
If this years High school graduating
class, designed the very attractive COW
srs for the class day programs and for
jhe reception at the Brooks House Sat
friday evening. They are both quite
out of the ordinary, done in clever
sketch work and printed in blue. Ev-
,rybody remarked how clever they
we're and certainly the class is to be
on having in its men,
,ership one so talented.
The closing exercises of the ninth
trade, held in the High school last
Friday afternoon, we're largely attend
ID and proved very interesting. The
lall was decorated in red and white
,unting and the class motto, Upward
md Onward" was wrought in carna-
ions and hung on the wall. The pro-
ram as announced last week was ad-
nirably carried out. Diplomas were
presented by Charles H. Thompson of
he school board. The class numbers "a.
DIR. Gale has had plenty to record
n his meteorological volume the past
ew days. On Monday the rainfall was
,ithin fraction of three inches, which
) extraordinary, even for Brattleboro. |
he total rain fall since the drought |
yas broken too exceeded six inches,
-hich is a dozen times more than had |
allen in the previous "a days. The |
round is now soaked Small streams |
ereabouts have been raised to almost |
reshet proportions and meadows along
ne river for miles up and down are
CODED.
More than 200 persons attended the
nnual picnic of Center Congregation
church held at Vernon Wednesday.
he morning was delightful and al
lough clouds gathered threateningly
the afternoon the rain held off
LENDERS of the Daughters of the Revo-
tion we're present and the First Regi-
ent band of % pieces went down in
Ie afternoon to enliven the occasion
including free ice cream,
flee and cake were served abundant
ard the day was given over to a
III game and other sports, arranged /
: ID. Stolte.
The state board of railroad com
issioners is making its annual tour :
inspection and will begin work in b,
rattleboro on Monday next. The =
,ard closed it's FIST weeks inspection !
th the narrow gauge, running from /,
oosac tunnel to Wilmington. The COM '
issioners have inspected the Rutland !
rect railway, the Clarendon & Pitts !.
I'd railroad running to the various :
arble auarries of the Vermont Mar y
g Co., the Delaware & Hudson rail Z
ad running from Rutland through q
Iir Haven to the state line and from :,
stleton to Eagle Bridge, through :
wlet and Rupert: the Fitchburg di- :
sion of the Boston & Maine through y
e town of PowDal. .
AT the sixth biennial state conven- b
N of the Catholic Order Of Foresters "
Id at Newport last week state fed s
ltion was organized, to be affiliated "
tn the American Federation of Catho- t,
societies. Among the officers elect b
were: d. S. Carey of Brattleboro,
.retary and Thomas A. Austin, dele -
te to the national convention to be :,
Id at Atlantic City, July 4, 1903. p
ports showed that there we're Al - y
irts in the order in Vermont with a a
of 30S9. Among the Of :,
ers elected for the ensuing biennial :,
m we're John Calvin of Brattleboro, =,
ef ranger, and Thomas A. Austin, N
tie secretary. The next biennial con- q
ltion will be held at Middlebury, =,
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