Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-22

An additional column OF Brattle-
boro news will be found on page 8.
The drought has knocked trout
fishing sky high. The brooks are dry
ing up.
The public schools will close on
Friday, June IL, for the summer va
cation.
The hot wave brought lots Of the
men down to the shirt waist period.
They were sensible.
E. j. Fenton & Co. have received
this week the new base ball suits for
the Vermont Wheel club.
The dry goods and clothing stores
will keep open Friday night to permit
closing at noon Memorial day.
The second open air concert by the
First Regiment band will be given on
the Common next Wednesday evening.
Connecticut Valley Council, No.
16, will hold a special convocation at
Masonic hall this evening at sop. m.
Bids close for the alterations and
improvements at Newfane Jail next
Tuesday. Steel cells will replace the
present rooms of stone.
The Woman's Auxiliary Of the Y.
NJ. G. A. is planning to give the an
nual strawberry tea at the association
rooms the second week in June.
The junior class of the Brattle-
boro High school have received through
E. j. Fenton Il Co. new class caps.
They are dark blue with 1904 in red
on the front.
"A. v. May has sold for E. H.
Tombs his farm in Guilford, known as
the Charles Squires place, to j. II.
Pratt Of Brattleboro, who will take
possession at once.
The knights Templar commander
les at Claremont, Windsor, Bellows
Falls, Keene and Brattleboro will hold
the annual field day with Sullivan COM
mandery in Claremont October 7.
Eight officers elect Of the Vermont
National Guard were examined mere
Tuesday afternoon for their commits
sions. All of them passed successfully.
Col. j. Gray Estey was president OF
the board of examiners.
Greenfield is making great prepa-
rations for the celebration of the l5Oth
anniversary of its incorporation, June
8. The day will be made a'general holt
day and "a, 600 has been raised to pay
the expenses Of the celebration.
-Ullery & Co. print posters, dodg-
ers and commercial work quicker than
you usually get them done. Most jobs
can be delivered the next day and rush
orders are sometimes ready the same
day. The prices are very reasonable.
The local board of license commits
~sioners will meet about June ] to hear
the reports Of officers as to their obser-
~vations of violations of the license law.
Section As of the law requires such re-
ports to be made under oath, not less
than once in three months.
Protective grange will celebrate its
3oth anniversary Wednesday evening,
May 81, meeting to open at 7 O'Clock.
The third and fourth degrees will be
conferred and the harvest supper served
to which every member is expected to
contribute literally. State Master Bell
and other distinguished guests are ex-
pected to be present.
No new Ease Of scarlet fever has
been reported during the week and
the young patients are doing we'll.
Several Of them have quite recovered
and the health officers have fumigated
the premises aud raised the quaran-
tine. The scholars who have been
kept out of school for fear Of infection
have all returned to their studies.
Three drunken men at the depot
Yesterday created some disturbance
and had an officer been present at least
one of them would have been locked
up. As it vas passengers taking the
morning train north were considerably
annoyed. One of the men claimed that
81 which he had given to his compan.
ion for the purchase Of a ticket had,
instead, been invested for rum.
The W. G. T. U. held their regu-
lar meeting yesterday afternoon, in the
Y. NJ. G. A. rooms. These delegates
we're elected to the county convention
at Wilmington June 4-5: Mrs. l.. L.,
Bardwell, Mrs. A. j. Stearns, Mrs. A.
A. Ware, Mrs. W. ". Plimpton, Mrs.
Fred Houghton /; a~lternates, Mrs. G. II.
Clapp, Mrs. F. Perry, Mrs. George P.
Kimball. Mrs. Charles Smith and Mrs.
Henry Allen. The next meeting will
be held at the same time and place.
David S. Carey, for the past six
months an efficient clerk at the freight
depot has returned to his old position
as baggagemaster. L. j. Guiheen Will
be his assistant. Dan T. Gushing,
clerk in the freight office since last No
vember has resigned his position TO ac-
cept service with the Boston L. Maine
at Concord. He has made many friends
while in town who will be pleased to
learn of his we'll earned promotion. His
place is supplied by Fred Wright of st.
Adams. Dan f. Riley has been pro-
NOTED from the position of yard clerk
to clerk in the freight Office. Richard
L. Howe will fill the vacancy of yard
clerk.
The suit of Robert G. Bacon, ad-
ministrator of the estate of W. p. Ran
dali against the New England Order
of Protection, to recover $1,000, the
face OF a policy issued to Randall in
Nav, 1901, was tried at the May term
of the U. s. circuit court at Windsor
this week. The defense claimed false
warranty in regard to Randall's repre-
sentation as to his habits as stated in
his application. Twenty-Five wit
nesses were examined for the defense
to show alleged intemperance on the
part of Randall. The jury on Thursday
returned a verdict for the plaintiff in
81, 600 and interest. Bacon & Hooker
and c. G. Fits for the plaintiff, Wat
erman & Martin for the defense.
High Sheriff wilkins has lost all
faith in human nature and is sorely
tried. A thief stole a watch and a
razor from a Westminster man Tuesday
afternoon. A description of him was
sent broadcast and that evening the
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