Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-25

"A great crowd of folks have listen
ed to the noon and evening free BAN
. concerts at the corner Of Main an,
Elliott streets this week.
j. G.. Larkin, one of the bridge
men, was arrested for drunkenness
sunday and in court on Monday wal
lined IS and costs, which he paid.
Many Brattleboro people ATTENDED
the Greenfield fair Wednesday and yes.
terday and they say it was big thing
all around. The races were fine anG
the weather superb.
The annual Valley Fair dance will
be held at Grange hall as usual or
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
and there will no doubt be the usual
jolly crowd in attendance.
Solo and chorus singing of the lat
est popular successes are on the pro-
gram for the grand harvest ball at fes-
tival hall both fair nights. The entire
First regiment band will furnish music.
The petition in bankruptcy of John
f. Bigelow of Brattleboro, was filed
Saturday. He is a stone mason and
states his unsecured liabilities as
$425.63; assets $500, of which 1920 is
exempt
Rev. j. A. Beeman, for many years
president of the trustees of Montpelier
seminary, died at his home in Union
| village last week. He was formerly
Brattleboro pastor of the Methodist
church, and many friends in this town
regret to hear of his demise.
Chief of Police e. S. Hall went to
Newfane Tuesday morning with two
prisoners, James Carney and Phil Do
herty, each sentenced to Is days i'm
prisonment for intoxcation. They
pleaded guilty before Justice Newton,
and We're fined IS and costs, but
neither was able to pay
Willis d. ellison, foreman of the
cutting room of the Estey Organ Co.,
fell down the elevator shaft from the
second floor last Saturday, striking on
his head and shoulders. He was I'M
conscious for some time and 1t was
feared that he was fatally hurt, but he
has shown rapid improvement and will
soon be out
But little change in the Vermont
game laws was made at the last legis-
lature, except in reference to grey
squirrels. Hunters should take no.
tice that the law now reads: mo
more than five grey squirrels shall be
taken by any one person in a single
day, and then only for consumption as
food within this state
Rev Harlan A. Goodhue for 16
years pastor of the Congregational
church in Westminster West, has re-
signed his pastorate and will retire
boro to live, having bought a house
on Highland street. council of dis
missal was held Tuesday, the churches
participating being the Congregational
churches of Westminster, Saxton's
River and Putney.
Mrs. Cora L. Frost, wife of Will
liam C. Wheeler, died at her home on
South Main street, Windsor, VT Sat
urday morning, in the cath year of her
age Funeral services were held Mon
day morning at 8 o'clock in st. Francis
Rev. J. C. Mclaughlin officiat-
ing. with interment in the Catholic |
Deceased is survived by |
her husband. two children, and father, |
Leroy B. Frost of Brattleboro, and |
brother, Bert L. Frost of South YER
non. all of whom have the sympathy |
of many friends in their bereave-
ment.
The veterans of Co. I, 4th YER
mont regiment. held their annual re-
union Saturday in Grand Army hall,
There was good attendance, including
the wives of several of the veterans.
These officers We're elected: Presi-
dent. w. II. Miles of Townshend vice
president, A. j. Pike of Jacksonville;
and treasurer, F. Fl. Niles of
Halifax; executive committee, S. E.
Rawson of Jamaica, G. c. Cooley of
and A. j. Kenney of
Dinner was served in the
American House at 2 o'clock. The
next meeting will be held in Jackson
Vile.
The directors of the Young Mems
Christian association met Monday
evening and unanimously elected Vic
or Reed of Woodsvile, n. H., general
secretary to succeed George C. Will
son, who recently resigned to accept
he secretaryship in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Mr.. Reed will come to Brattleboro to
AXE UP the duties of his new position
within two weeks He is about 30
{
raj months he has been assistant to
William II. Fuller, secretary of the
Y. M. C. A. in Woodsville.
Mr.. Fuller formerly was secretary of I
he Brattleboro association.
Through a prosecution instituted
md conducted by Mrs. Jennie b. Pow
RS. agent for the Humane society,
Willis Collier, aged II. of Vernon, was ;
ined 500 and costs of $3.50 by Justice
N. l. Reed of Vernon, Saturday, plead ,
ng guilty to charge of gross cruelty ,
O animals The complaint, which was
igned by Lucius Putnam. town grand |
uror of Vernon, alleged that young !
,oller had overdriven, cruelty beaten, ,
ortured and tormented horse. Mrs r
Powers spent several days investigat- ,
ng the case and the evidence showed
hat Collier not only had abused this
,articular horse but that any horse l
riyen by him got the same treatment. |
me horse that he had numerically |
riven had to be killed two days later i
o put it out of agony. The young S
nan has promised better behavior. 1
lis next offense ought to land him a
,here horses cannot get at him. q
Leon Stern, who is to appear with +
suzanne Adams and her company Oct. G
in the Y. NJ c. A. star course OF en- h
although a young man, .
as won for himself a most exalted 1;
osition among the worlds musicians. 6
lis first professional tour was maze /.
18th Madame Patti in England in 1888. A