Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-12

lar reading: Fair today and tomor
row. "
The marriage engagement is an
nounced of Miss Grace Marion Dana o
Amherst, Mass. and David Jackson
Shaw Of Brattleboro.
The first meeting in the case Of
Arthur l.. Howe of Springfield, Mass.
in bankruptcy, will be held at the couri
house in Springfield this afternoon al
80 o'clock. Mr.. Howe was formerly
a resident of Brattleboro.
Repairs on the Jail at Newfane
will begin Monday Prisoner Larrow
Will be taken tomorrow to Woodstock.
His mates, who are confined for drunk
enness, and whose terms have almost
expired, will be quartered in up stairs
rooms under guard.
The rain came in nick o. time.
The water supply was in peril. No Of
fetal warning had been given but one
was in preparation just as the clouds
burst. Now at the end of week of
showers, the supply is replenished and
there is no present alarm.
The executive committee of the
Valley Fair association met last Sat
urday evening and discussed plans and
outlines for the show next fall. Many
suggestions were offered, but no defin-
lite scheme was reached and adjourn
ment was taken for few weeks.
son the Picket Line is one of
the best war dramas ever written. 1t
is from the pen of Justin Adams and
abounds in wit and humor. The To-
cal cast are we'll up in their lines and
good smooth performances are prom
ised next Thursday and Friday nights.
AT the fifth annual meeting of the
school of instruction for health Off
GERS, to be held in Burlington, the
sessions opening Tuesday and closing
Friday, DR.. Henry D. Holton will
read paper on THE Management of
Outbreaks of Measles and Whooping
Cough.
--Rehearsals of AT the Picket
Line which is to be produced by
Strock Il Evans with some of our best
local talent next week, are being held
nearly every night at grange hall and
much improvement is seen at each re-
hearsal. Mr.. Evans, who has been
seen here in nothing but "heavies, "
plays the lead.
The new krag- Jorgensen rifles for
Co. |, V. n. G., arrived Monday and
were at once put in the hands of the
men for scrubblng up. They are short
er and lighter than the old style gun
and the men are much pleased at the
change. The rifles will be carried for
the first time at the annual inspection
of Co. /, held to-day.
Fair skies held for the Odd Eel
lows Memorial day last Sunday and
the graves were decorated. The mem
bers were in full regalia and the exer-
cises were very impressive. Miss Stig-
gins gave piano solo, the chaplain
offered prayer and Rev. Mr. Lewis of
the Methodist church made an address.
Arthur Maynard and Miss Coates gave
4 duet and then the march to the Gem
stery followed.
Thomas Clune of this town was ar
.ested this morning by Chief Hall, and |
,n charge of disturbing the peace, |
Judge Newton fined him s. and costs |
which he hopes to pay. Clune's broth !
n Michael, was arrested an hour later |
~ Officer Thayer on like charge. /
Il is alleged that the two went to the /
ound house in the railroad yard last /
light and assaulted d. F. Doyle, who
5 in charge there.
1t is estimated that there were at |
east 1000 forest fires, big and small, |
aging in Vermont last week before the
ain drowned them. Old residents say
hat back in 1920 or near that period for
st fires darkened the sky and candles
we're lighted so that folks could get
bout the house. Great CONSERVATION
revealed among the timid and some
ad notion that the great collapse of
he universe had begun.
DIR. D. P. Webster, postmaster,
us this week been in attendance in
Burlington at the annual conclave of
he Knights Templar of the state. He
lade an address and report at the
pening of the session Tuesday. At
be Doth annual meeting of the Coun-
il Of Deliberation. held Monday,
mong the officers chosen for the en-
uing year was Hon. Kittredge Has ,
ins of this town, elected grand min
,ter of state.
We had very fine item all in type
,st evening telling how nice it was
nat there had been no arrests, no dis
lrbance, the whole week, but Isaiah
Iatt of Hinsdale got full, landed on
lat street, and so Chief Hall took
i'm by the arm at 10 30 last night and
aimed his pedigree within an hour.
Te regret this, but it must be printed.
his morning Judge Newton solved the
Iystery and fined him 50 and costs
hich he paid.
Showers dampened the ardor of the
,ldier boys this morning and the an
ual inspection of Co. l, Y. n. g..
as not what had been hoped. All
cid manoeuyres, including rifle prac-
&c, were abandoned. Instead. the
oys turned out in full rank at the ar
ory and were started on drill that
ill probably last the day. The in
1ecting officers were: Adit. Gen. Gil
ore, Capt H. W Hovey of the oath
=. S. infantry, and Capt. c. F. Burn
am of Burlington. inspector of rifle
-actice. Capt. Burnham checked
lie company property.
Tobacco growers in the Connecti-
1t valley fear the long continued
-ought, and tobacco men predict
,or crop for the year. Some fields
ave been set over three times and the
ants have been killed off again by
lie hot sun. The land has been so dry
the fields that the wind blew off large
iautities of it. leaving the plants ex-
,sed. Most of the tobacco will be late
i'd uneven. Edmund Halliday of Suf-
I'D. Conn. president of the New Eng
nd Tobacco Growers association says
e drought has done more damage
an any since 1873
Now that the rain has finally come