Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-24

The Kentucky Republican state con-
vention last week nominated Col. Nor
ris b. Belknap Of Louisville for gov
ernor.
Mrs. Georgiana Witham OF Epping,
N. H., is dead at the age of los years
and 10 months. She had been married
four times Within the last year she
had travelled on the railroads and had
been able to walk unassisted from the
waiting rooms to the cars.
A beouest of $4,000 in the will of
Gustavus s. Swift Of Chicago will en-
able Clifton p. Pledger, northwest
ern divinity student, to realize his am
bition of attending Harvard university
for four years. Young Pledger was en-
ployed by Swift a. Co., and the favor
able impression he made in this posi-
ton led to the bequest.
There was a big wedding in Tucker
County, w. Va, Friday by which three
children of j. w. Graham we're mar
ried to neighbors. The triple ceremony
was performed by Methodist minis
ter and was attended by nearly all the
neighbors for miles around. The triple
affair was arranged one night at what
is called in Tucker Sparkling bee. "
The Forepaugh and Sells Bros. show,
which has been touring South Dakota,
| is short about 200 tent men. When
the wheat territory was reached the
allurements held out by the farmers
were so strong that the greater part of
the helpers quit and went into the
harvest fields. When the show reach
ed Sioux City 100 men and boys had to
be hired to help put up the tents.
William Thacker, white, was lynched
by a mob at Flemingsburg, Ky, last
week. Thacker two years ago muir
dered John Gordon and was given life
sentence after two trials. Being sen
fenced Thacker appealed and was walt
ing for another trial. He had some
money and was able to command the
support of some influential men and it
was feared that he might escape pun
ishment altogether
At the mems meeting of the Epworth
League convention in Tent Ontario,
Detroit. Mich, Sunday, $500 were
present. The Rev. George r. Stuart
of Cleveland, Tenn, aroused interest
when he said. I'VE are shaping our
religion to our commercial ideas in
stead of our commercial ideas to our
A.
IL In - on ,,a i a. The eyioencies of our
business and the Bible is true. y
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Secretary OF the navy Moody mas oe-
cided that there snail DE manoeuVres
in the Caribbean sea next winter oy
the North Atlantic, the oouth Atlan-
tic and European squadrons' as tnere
were during the cold season OF last
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year. Admiral dewey VIII De 10 ac,
tive command. There VIII be great
deal of target practice. which is great
ly needed to restore the navy gunners
to the high standard OF proficiency they
attained Just before The Spanish war.
A man WHO has been gathering sta
tistics of Fourth OF July fatalities In
the Middle West finds that while only
25 persons were killed, l67 have since
died from lockjaw caused by slight
wounds received on Independence Day.
The injured list foots up 4,0O0. Al
most all are boys between the ages of
six and 16 years. Fortyone deaths
from lockjaw alone had taken place In
Pennsylvania. Henry Watterson s
charge that we kill 500 persons year
to make holiday would not appear a
startling exaggeration.
,;a. ho,;o sha ,s
neIause ' ~ w on n uaian Ga,r;sh
entl'iou " w, aaad h.,
Vi n9"sn, - n. Gsrr;sb
had turned over to her his entire es-
tate. valued at quarter of million
of dollars. Miss Gerrish, after read
ing the document, carefully and cool
ly tore it into bits, remarking that she
did not want tae estate. She said
that she would not accept the property
because she had no more right to It
than the other heirs, and she consid-
cred it her duty to see that each re-
ceived his rightful share.
p;a,. h,,a,ad r,t+,asraLas maas.
E'sns nu tro,, thraa foot each
urihe ufMSa,u Iat Innso !, tbe I'll
were aocl I:nhiaas M pa on tho
iage .! iis m iauu ionaa, w orn
.op Vi .lo a. ra;nn: amnr,
ing, ana cohs'etn" ~ aur;aht 90 " .ha,
e1e resiu s nai,oo,aa tban for IN East.
plaoe nno Will fading them the
cage door became unfastened and the
reptiles escaped Alright was badly
bitten and came to the hospital for
treatment. On his way he was stop
ped twice for fast driving, but when
he showed snake bites and told his
story of rattlers swarming in the town
he was allowed to continue the jour
new. He has a chance for recovery.
~ aaah;n G.
WIN the arfiNh1 ~ t 1854 steap ~ :.
raud at New ioih Snu .t ea+ar
lLooo-nl lie chase aiounu sne s $500