Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-21
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

teachers examinations will h
neid IN the High school building to
DAY and Tomorrow.
Last Saturday was the feast n
the Assumption, and mass was cele
brated at o'clock at st. Michael
church.
The annual corn roast of the For
, est and Stream club will be held a
Barker Dell in Wilmington tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
Judge Start will be the presidinf
judge at the September term of tn.
Wlhdham county court which viii
commence at Newfane Sept. 2.
The Estey Organ company shipped
, last week to the Roman Catholic
church in Northampton. Mass, the
largest organ yet built by the COM
pany.
The International Sunshine soci-
ETY., Brattleboro branch No. l. will
meet with Mrs. C. +. r. Jenne at her
home on Oak street, Friday after
noon, August IS. at o'clock.
Coal has taken jump of 25 cents a
ton, TINS week, as predicted in the Re-
former a week ago. Lehigh is now IS
and Lackawana $3.50. There will be
no further advance at present, so local
dealers say.
DIR. D. A. Jones. choirmaster of
Davenport church in New Haven,
Conn, sang solos at the morning and
evening service at st. Michaers Epis-
copal church Sunday which were
much appreciated.
The Baptist ladies will serve tea
on Mrs. l.. H. Dearborns lawn, West
ern avenue. from to 7 o'clock
"Wednesday next. Should the night
be rainy the supper will be served
| Thursday. All are invited
Troop A, I'd cavalry. reinforced
by Troop B, I'd cavalry, two officers
and 65 enlisted men, will visit this
town Sept % and remain fortnight.
They will add picturesque interest
to the place and no doubt late summer
guests will find the troops very at
tractive.
Co. l, V. n. g., having returned |
from the yearly encampment with due |
laurels, will now rest on its oars until |
the opening of the new year, when |
drills will begin again. Capt. Water
man is highly pleased with the record
of his command at Camp Mccullough,
and he says the boys deserve all the
credit given them.
The national conference of Uni
tartan and other Christian churches
will be held at Atlantic City, n. j., in
September. Charles H. Pratt and
Mrs L. Q. S. Osgood, together with the
pastor, will represent the Unitarian
society of this town, and Miss Lavinia
Lawrence will be sent as delegate by
the Brattleboro branch of the Women's
Alliance.
The Mortified News highly COM
pliments Col. Charles A. Miles of this
town on his recent broadside express
sion of views on the question of edu-
cation, saying that they are worthy of
extended publicity and candid consid
Grafton" Following comes liberal quo
tation from the Reformer's story of the
meeting held a fortnight ago.
Co l returned from camp Friday,
the boys we'll Drowned from their
eight days experience in soldering.
The muster has proved one of no lit
tie profit and enjoyment for those who
have had their first taste of camp life.
The weather was not altogether pro-
pitious for regimental instruction, but
Col Estey has. nevertheless, succeeded
In getting in good work and the COM
mand. as whole, has developed rap
div in the more essential features of
regulation.
The annual reunion of the 14th n $
Fl. regiment, L. S. v, will be held at
he Weirs, n. H, August 25-2S, per
,rder of CaptC. P. Gibson of this town. g
Tickets may be obtained at half rates Y
o and from South Vernon. General I
Niles and other distinguished guests q
If the New Hampshire Veterans as t
ISOLATION will be present. The call Tor g
he reunion concludes: TO look into o
he faces of members of the old 14th, a
CLASH of hands with comrades with f
whom YOU served so long, will make o
-ou forget the ills of life, If any you
AVE. and add years to your time here a
elow.' II
Duncan c. Ross, the noted wrestler !,
nd broad swordsman, who after MS :,
efeat here by Tom Lynch, the jack a
ar of the battleship Texas made an
Notorious retreat from this vicinity,
as again appeared on the map OF b
lew England. this time at North Il
mpton. Mass. The proceeds from t.
is exhibition in that town were SO p
ar above his expectations that ne at Il
nee began a celebration that threat OF
ned to wipe out the town. After OF
reaking in the front door of his land r,
,dv's house a couple of times, by e,
ushing his shoulder against the pam ST
Is. she caused his arrest and the eli
,dge made him pay about $40 for his d,
xploit. lie
A beautiful meteor skinned the +.
stern sky Friday morning about o.So
clock. 1t was large enough TO MAKE q,
brilliant reflection, although the ~
oon was on the horizon From ,if
ricbiean comes report that large nc
eteor which fell at Mendon Friday .i'
ght destroyed a portion OF the pridse ~
,er the St Joe river. Ii purleu IL -
IF in the earth and made hole near '"
% feet deep. 1t gave forth a
.reeching sound as it passed through m
10 sky. and struck the earth with tn
mort that was heard for a long dis- w,
nee From this it would appear i'm
of the earth is passing through the TO
me of August meteors, and a consld-
a hle display ought to be looked Tor w,
November, about the lith. tn
There is probably no foundation as
- the r,1nor that the Central YER 10
at system is soon to acquire the "a
ROW gauge Hoosac Tunnel and Will Ii
go, ra;lroad. That there has been Ii