Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09
FAMOUS VISITING BRITONS
THE HONORABLE ARTILLERY
co. OF LONDON IN BOSTON,.


The HONORABLE ARTILLERY
co. OF LONDON IN BOSTON.
FINAL Indictments in Postoffice Cases
National Woman's Golf Champion
ship-Packer Swift Corners Lard
Insane Man Seeks the President.
Inc Dominion line steamer Mayfow
err, from Liverpool to Boston. arrived
FRIDAY morning with the Honoura
Artiiiery company of London on board.
inns famous military company were
the honored special guests of the An
Gent ana Honorable Artillery company
OF BOSTON, the visit being a return of
the famous call made by the Boston
Anclents on the Ancients of London
seven years ago. The visitors will sail
Tor nome on October Is. The May
Hover was met at the Charlestown
dock by the Ancients, the National
Lancers, the First Corps of Cadets, the
First Regiment of Heavy Artillery,
battalions from three regiments of the
Massachusetts, militia and representa-
tives from the British Army and Navy
veterans and from the Sixty sixth reg
| iment of Halifax.
The line of march was formed at
once, 5000 men in line Flags and
bunting We're displayed everywhere
and many buildings We're handsomely
and deliberately decorated. Mayor Col
Inns reviewed the columns at the city
hall and Gov. Bates at the state house
After the review the parade was con-
tinued through the Back Bay and down
sections of the city, and dismissed at
Young's hotel, where the Honourables
will make their headquarters during
their stay.
Saturdays program included a trip
to Providence and visit to the First
Light infantry of that city. A warm
welcome was given them there. Seven
hundred uniformed officers and infan-
trymen, including large delegation of
representatives from kindred organiza-
tons of New England and New York,
had lined up when the special train
bearing the visitors arrived and after
the respective officers had exchanged
greetings, the entire body formed in
line and paraded through the city. The
business section was gaily decorated
with flags and bunting. Headed by two
bands the procession passed the city
hall where it was reviewed by Gov
ernor Garvin and staff, Mayor Miller
and other city and state officials. The
streets were crowded, business being
suspended for the time. The line of
march ended at the dock where a
steamer was boarded for Crescent park,
and clam bake dinner was served
there. Toasts We're drunk to Lord Den
high and to the Honorable Artillery
company of London. IAN organization
of the longest standing and proudest
record of any military body in the
world" Denbigh responded felicit-
ously. The return to Boston was made |
late in the afternoon.
Services at Trinity church was the
chief event of the day Sunday. The
services were arranged by the British |
residents of Boston and were preceded |
by a parade, participated in by the |
English and American honourables and
by the army and navy veterans of the
British service now in the city. Rev. e. |.
Winchester Donald, Trinity's rector,
conducted the services. Some of the
visitors attended the cathedral of the
Holy Cross
Mondays program included har-
Dor excursion and banquet in the
evening The visitors and their hosts
left for their trip through the middle
states and Canada Tuesday
The cable between Stka and Juneau,
Alaska, was opened for business Satur-
day.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook of Brooklyn,
N. Y, the well known explorer, has
failed to scale Mount Mckinley In
Alaska An altitude of 1000 feet was
reached on the southwestern side
when they were stopped by an impas-
sable granite slope which extended o.
600 feet above. Cook was accompanied
by three others.
Miss Ruth Baird Bryan, eldest daugh-
ter of Col William Jennings Bryan,
was married at Fairview, Neb, Satur-
dav evening to William Homer Leavitt
of Newport, R. l. The ceremony was
nerformed by Chancellor Huntington OF :
WESLEYAN university, friend OF the
family of many years standing. After
Nov. l, they will be at home in New
port.
Inst before the execution of the Van
vormer brothers at Albany, n. T.,
Thursday, the warden received teie-
pram from West Point bearing the
forged official title Of the head OF the
nation, declaring that the prothers
must not be executed and that a stay
,ad been granted The officials believed {
: a forgery and the electrocutions con- |
.inued.
Anthony Comstock, the noted New
York reformer, who caused the arrest :
If DR.. Penny of Bridgeport ana Dr. :
oohertv of New Haven, Conn, Friday,
m the charge of illegally distributing
objectionable printed matter, was quite :,
,ar;ousIv injured at the home or Dr.
)oherty who was arrested aIter
,aue of fight. 1t appears that the
,air erappled on the stairs ana Com
took fell, breaking two ribs .
President Roosevelt refuses to aban- i
lon the idea of calling an eXtraordl- il
,arv session of congress. though goou v
IeaI of pressure has been brought TO a
cor upon him to induce him to DO SO. I
Ie saws that this government is COM s
,,itted to the proposition that the Gu d
raoinrocitv treaty be made effective A
: tho earliest possible date and he re- a
ards it as matter OF sooo iai,i' '' i,
his country should keep It's Woro. c
Tho commission appointed to lnVes- t.
,oo,a tho salmon cannery conditions IN d
4. slra will recommend to the president n