Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-16
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

business was transacted.
L. ]. Huntley of Guilford had IN,
eye badly injured at the Estev Orpa,
factory last week by piece of brass.
Latest Models In Ladies' Tailored
SUITS. Dress Goods and Trimmings
Miss McMenimen. Flat St-ad s9ti
Columbian lodge, F. & A. M.
worked the entered apprentice degree
on several candidates Tuesday even
Ing.
"A regular meeting of the Knights
ohd Ladies of Honor will be held with
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Lawrence on Green
street Monday evening.
George Warwick of Dummerston
has sold his house in Centreville to II.
Il. Adams of Athol, Mass. The sale
was made through A. V. Mays agency.
The Murray club of the Universal
list church will open the season with a
social at the home Of the president,
Mrs. George E. Warner, in November.
Rev. Donald Flower of Felchville
will preach at the Universalist church
while the pastor is at the general con-
vention of Universalists in Washing
ton, ID. C.
Two local dog fanciers have each
ordered a Russian wolfhound puppy
from the Valley Farms kennels at
Simsbury, Conn. The youngsters will
probably arrive in Brattleboro within
two or three weeks.
Two Boston surveyors have been
at work for the past two weeks maxi
ing additional levels relative to the
Connecticut river dam. and it is ex-
pected that there will be some impor-
tant developments in the project be-
fore long.
The hearing of DR.. III. d. Holton's
account as trustee of the estate of
Mary Blakesley which was to have
taken place Saturday in the probate
Office before Judge Waterman. was
continued as Judge Waterman was out
of town.
Troop A. Second United States
cavalry, reached Brattleboro Saturday
afternoon on its return march from
Northampton, Mass spending the
night in camp on the fair grounds and
leaving early Sunday morning for ia
maica where it camped Sunday night.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Root,
is Ill with mild attack Of scarlet fever
at the Canal street home of her pa
rents. The house was quarantined by
DR.. H. L. Waterman the first Of the
week and there is no likelihood that
the disease will spread. Mr.. Root has
not been in the house since Sunday.
Frank Kelleher. who was killed at
Winchester NH, last week as the result
of blow on the head from bottle in
the hands of oliver Patnode, was well |
known in Brattleboro, having attended |
Valley fairs of former years as driver !
for A. N. Kingsley. Kelleher was try
ing to stop a scuff1e between two men
when he was struck. His assailant was
arrested on the charge of manslaugh
ter.
One of o. M. L.aughton's horses
took fright at something on Main
street Wednesday morning and started
home full tilt. Several people tried to
stop the animal but they were all un-
successful. The horse reached Mr..
Iaughton's stables without accident to
itself or the wagon and was immed-
lately brought down street again by
Mr.. Laughton's coachman.
Although partridge and woodcock
have been unusually scarce this fall. so
scarce in fact that most hunters have
given up trying for them. there seems
20 be an abundance of foxes and coons
N the woods hereabouts. George Will
son, Charles Stockwell and c. |. Knapp
nave already bagged number of foxes !
out the season is not yet at its height. +,
One Dummerston hunter has already
secured II coons, a remarkable record
1t this time of year.
The annual meeting of the Junior
auxiliary of the Episcopal church was
leld in the chapel Tuesday evening
when the following officers were
.hosen: President, Mrs. Louis Ahrens;
ice presidents, Miss Margaret Martin, I
Mss Caroline Haskell and Mrs. Bart ;
EFT: secretary, Grace Eels; treasurer {
Hiss Mary Cundiff; executive commit !
ee, Adelaide Tucker, Nellie Ahrens, r
trace Eels Mary Cundiff. Lillian CAIN :
Helen Martin, Elsie Haskell and Annie +
dorrison. r
Frank Smith, West Brattleboro l
oy who has become notorious at the I
arly age of IL. was taken to the State t
Industrial school at Vergennr- Monday
" Chief of Police Hall as the result of
series of crimes which he has COM
nitted The youngster was arrested
bout two weeks ago for breaking into
house in West Brattleboro, but was
eleased on his recognizance upon the .
romise to behave himself. A few days
fterward he stole a bicycle belonging
D Charles Bracket and was found
nth the wheel in his possession in :
fellows Falls. He next secured BIZ
ycle in Keene, N H., and rode 1t as
ar as the island where it was taken
rom him by officer Gale. The boy also
tempted to break into house on the ;
Tinsdale road but was not successful
, stealing anything of value. He was
rrested Saturday by Chief Hall and
rraipned before Justice Newton Mon
ay morning Il
Twenty golfers took part in the h
rst round of the annual tournament a
n the Fall cup of the Wantastiquet a
off club. the largest field in the his s
,rv of the organization. Most OF the II
catches were exceedingly close ana In
no instance an extra hole had to be I
laved to decide matters. Following p
re- the results. Miller, o, beat Fan "A
ing IL. four up and two to play; R. b
vbite * beat c. H. Thompson, s. one a
n. Tasker. o. beat Pettee, IL, five up b
nd four to play; F. Harris, 8. beat H. =
,ingham. is, two up; EDWARDS IT, n
eat Childs. is, one up; Dewitt, ls' 9
cat Hooker. is, six up and five TO
Law: Adams S, beat Boyden, 10, -FOUR G