Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-06

Edward Knudson lost part Of hi
! left thumb Wednesday afternoon a
the Estey organ factory by bringing
II in, contact with a circular saw.
There will be football game OF
the island this afternoon between tn,
senior class team of the High schoo
and a consolidated eleven from tn,
other three classes
The w. C. Il. U. will meet in the Y
M. c. A. parors Thursday afternoon
AT the last two meetings reports have
been read from the delegate to the state
convention at Woodstock.
"A large crowd attended the Hallow.
cen entertainment in Grange hall Sat
urday evening given by st. Cecilia's
altar society of the Roman Catholic
church. Dancing furnished the enter
tainment.
Milton Allen of Jamaica, who died
yesterday as the result of being
crushed by a cask of cider which he
was trying to put into his cellar, was
an uncle Of Charles Allen who is en-
ployed here by the American express
company
The annual meeting of the Canal
street book club was held last evening
at the home of Mrs. II. #. Brooks. Mrs.
G. II. Ryder was chosen president and
Mrs. Charles Reach secretary and
treasurer. After the election the an
nual sale of books took place.
The Murray club has its first
meeting Wednesday evening at the
home of the president. Mrs. G. e. War
ner. Whipple street. There will be
a musical program and games will be
played. All past and prospective
members are invited to be present.
Mrs. Foster French died early this
morning at the home of her son, Will
liam French, on the old French place
near what was formerly the Chester
field ferry. Her husband, who was a
well known farmer, died in 1888. The
funeral will probably take place Satur-
day.
The Congregational club will hold
it's first meeting of the season Thurs
day evening at the Brooks House. A
dinner will he served at o'clock fol-
lowed by election of officers and a short
musical program. The club has ar
ranged for the production of Shakes
peares Othello at the auditorium Dec.
8. The company is headed by Harry
Leighton and is an excellent one.
An interesting case is now being
tried in Montpelier relative to the con-
stitutionality of the Vermont law for
bidding the issuing of trading stamps
by any stores, to be redeemed else
where. A large trading stamp concern,
the same probably that is trying to get
foothold in Brattleboro is involved
in the suit in order to test the law. the
respondent being a clerk in a Bur-
lington drug store where trading
stamps have been issued. Several de-
cisions have been rendered in other
states favoring the trading stamp con-
Germ.
The new dam of the Brattleboro
gas. electric light and power company
at West Dummerston Is now in COM
plete running order. and the company
are prepared to furnish power to any
extent wanted. Two new electric lights
are TO be placed by the town on the
bridge across MILESTONE brook. near
the Brattleboro creamery. The Brat
tleboro overall company began Monday
running their 15-horse- power electric
motor which. together with a new in
dustry in Emerson & Sons block on
Flat street will take power from the
Brattleboro electric company.
Chief of Police Hall narrowly es-
capped losing a man about o'clock this |
while he was getting ready to |
take Fred Sharon. alias John Moore, |
10 Newfane where he will await coun-
ty court. The man. securely hand |
cuffed, was seated in the carriage when |
he suddenly reached forward. grasped |
The whip and began to strike the horse
iercely. Mr.. Hall ran TO the fright
aned animals head and held on while
P. L. Shea who happened to be pass
ng snatched the whip from the pris-
,ner's hands. Sharon was then taken
nto the lookup and his feet were Sc Il
.urely tied in order to prevent further l.
attempt at escape AS he and Mr.. Hall
lrove away Sharon heaped maledic-
ions upon Mr.. Shea and promised to
him.
Mrs. Charles u. Coane of Centre
lille, by advice of physicians, has been
leeping in the open air. both summer
md winter, through all sorts of wealth
r for two years past. Mrs. Coane has
sometime from n throat trou-
lie which ii was hoped the open-air
reatment would arrest. A bed is
placed on the open piazza where II is
to the coolest temperature.
Here Mrs. Coane has slept during the
oldest nights of winter the thermom-
ter registering some times as low as
s below zero She sits out during the
lay, in fact, lives out doors whether in
ain or sunshine. Mrs. Coane never
axes cold and is protected by the
varmest blankets, only her face being
xposed to the air. She lives in hopes
f ultimate recovery.-Springfiel Re-
ublican.
A force of Brattleboro Retreat
Employees We're out last evening
n search of an inmate who escaped
rom that institution shortly after 6
clock and has not yet been found.
he men watched the night express to
ee that the runaway did not leave for
he north and were on their way home
,hen someone called their attention to
light in the belfry of the Congrega-
ional church. 1t was evident that
man was in the steeple and it SEEM
d to be the general opinion that the s
scaped lunatic had taken refuge
here. Chief of Police Hall was
and the church entrances :
'ere carefully watched. Meanwhile
harles Berry, janitor of the church,
nished his Job of driving pigeons out
the belfry and came down to earth.
lie wondered why the crowd had col
.cted and made inquiries but none of
he watchers seemed to know what
1ey were waiting for.
Y. m. c. A. NOTES.