Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
wINDHAM COUNTY REFoRMER FRIDAY SEPTEMBER T. 1908

Exchange tickets for the Sta
, course of entertainments are now o.
sale at the Y. M. c. A. rooms.
The next quarterly meeting of tn
, board of trustees Of the Brattlebor
free library will be held Oct. 1.
-silas Spring of Chesterfield, Will
, chopping wood at Stewart Pratt's. Gu
, his foot Monday, infiicting quite Sc
rious wound.
Work has begun, by order of tn,
board of bailiffs, on the new fire de
partment reservoir at the corner o
Elm and Frost streets. 1t will be Al
feet long, Is feet deep and Is fee
wide, holding $4,000 gallons. Tht
sides will be cement and the top rail.
road iron.
The two new rural free delivery
routes, one over Ames HILL the othel
through West Dummerston, opened fol
service on Tuesday Fred p. Wall is
C: rier on the former route and c. P
Nash on the latter. The Hale post
office was discontinued Tuesday, by
order of the department, that COM
munity being served by the Ames hill
route. The service has not been in
operation long enough for definite re-
suits, but is much appreciated by the
patrons along the lines. Many boxes
are yet to be put in place.
Police and fire department officials
have a sharp eye out for the mischief
makers who are tampering with the
fire alarm boxes. A fortnight ago a
box on Canal street was opened and
left in that condition, although no
alarm was sounded. Last Sunday
night Chief Sanders discovered that
one of the little key boxes on Elliott
street had been broken and the key
stolen. No effort was made to open
the alarm box. A heavy penalty is
provided for this crime and it will go
hard with the offenders If they are
caught.
The United States government
has decided to change the rifle with
which the army is accoutred from the
Krag- Jorgensen to the Springfield. The
decision was reached after a long SER
les of tests by a special board APP
pointed for the purpose by the ordi-
nance department. The weapon
adopted will be but seven pounds in
weight, whereas the Krags now in use
weigh nearly nine pounds. The dis
carded Krag rifles will as soon as they
are replaced by the Springfield, be
given to the states for the purpose of
arming the militia.
Chester F. Pike of Claremont
N H.. is to be the starter at the VAL
ley fair races. Mr.. Pike has an en-
viable reputation and has just filed an
ON sta ut he
mont fair. The Claremont Eagle says
of him: Chester F. Pike, starter,
needs no introduction to our readers,
and filled the bill in his usual Impair
tial and masterfuI manner. Things
have to go on when Mr.. Pike is in
charge, and there was no time lost
worth mentioning, Wednesday after
noon" Mr.. Pike was also one of the
judges at Claremont.
The International Sunshine socie
ty, Brattleboro Branch 1, will conduct
a rummage sale at the store once oc-
cupied by Morse & Simpson, Brooks
House block Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, Sept 10. II and IL. Contri-
buttons of second hand clothing espec-
tally for children, are solicited and may
be left at the store Wednesday, pre-
ceding the sale. 1t is earnestly hoped |
that members and friends viii become !
sufficiently interested in the coming |
sale to contribute salable articles inso
much that sufficient sum may be
realized to further plans for sunshine |
work.
Every sportsman in this vicinity |
who owns a gun was out bright and |
early Tuesday morning, when the law
went off on woodcock, quail and par
fridge. About 80 Brattleboro men
secured the woods in quest of game |
but they found birds scarce. Returns
thus far indicate the results averaged |
about one bird to one gun. Some of
the old reliables had better luck, how
ever. Messrs. Turner, Kinson and
Ware, in two days. got 10 woodcock
and half dozen partridges: Dr. Bar
Der got seven birds Tuesday. But the
hunters are united in their opinion
that the birds are fewer than in many
years past. However they expect
hat when the flight" birds start from
he north on their southern trip the
sport will be better
The Society of Seamstresses,
and Shop Girls held its
UietlIIlS A'dlulddS tNtliii IA
he office of the selectmen at the Town
hall There was a large attendance
md much interest was manifested.
was made of a coming
'eport from Mrs. Tyler and Mr.. Brad
ey on the Thompson fund, which will
De read at a future meeting. Miss
Mary j. Donnell, president of the asso-
iation the past three years, positively
declined reelection, and the following
ulcers were. elected for the ensuing
ear: President, Mrs. A. j. Currier;
ice president, Miss Addie Fay secre- ..
airy, Miss Helen Leahy treasurer,
Hiss Florence Howe; executive board
,Irs. Currier, Miss Mary ]. Donnell
nd Miss Abbey Pratt.
The coming Star course of the
Z. NJ. C. A. will prove the most inter-
sting, as it is the most expensive c
yer presented by this local associa- e
ion. The lecture committee consists I
f George L. Durham. C. F. r. JENNIE
nd Col. j. Harry Estey, and they :
ave spared no effort to make each l
TRACTION the best of its kind. This f
) clearly shown by the prospectus for g
he winter. Here is the list: Oct.
Suzanne Adams Concert company: ,
lov. IS, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the :
fro American author and reader; !,
DEC. 8, the Metropolitan Grand Con- 7
ert company: Jan. 81, Charles B.
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