Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-22

The Hooker residence, corner Of
Main and High streets, is in the hands
Of painters.
The High school boys went to Ber-
nardston Wednesday in Browns tally
no, to play ball with the team OF that
town.
Local BARRIERS are planning to keep
open until II o'clock Friday night, the
Goth, and close at noon Saturday, Mem
orial day.
Walter A. Gilbert of the Phoenix
will address the members of the Y, M.
@. A. at the 4 o'clock Sunday after
noon meeting.
The Windham county branch of the
Woman's Christian temperance union
will hold its annual convention in Will
mington June 4 and 5.
"A jolly party of 20 young people
from the Hooker, Corser Il Mitchell
factory enjoyed a ride to Streeter's
hotel in North Hinsdale Tuesday even
ing, going in Browns tally-ho
Rev. George B. Lawson left for
Buffalo Wednesday to attend the May
anniversaries of the Baptist National
societies. His pulpit will be supplied
Sunday by the Rev. N. Fay Smith.
A horse driven by J. G. Newton of
Dummerston slipped and fell at the
corner OF Harris Place and Main street
Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock. Both
knees of the horse were badly cut and
the shafts and whitfletree were broken.
-Sportsmen fear that the recent fire
on Wantastiquet mountain did great
damage to the birds, especially par
fridge and quail, which nest on the
ground. The blaze came just in time
to destroy eggs and very young chicks.
Chief Engineer Sanders of the fire
department has made the following APP
pointments for the ensuing year: First
assistant, A. A. Smith; second assist
ant, W. W. Warren; third assistant, D..
H. Miller; fourth assistant, Col. j.
Gray Estey.
Lowell s. Holt, some time ago m
ployed by the S. A. Smith Co.. vas
admitted to the Vermont Soldiers
Home in Bennington Saturday. Mr..
Holt enlisted in Co. H, 9Th VT. Vols.
from Readsboro. He served three years.
He is 70 years old, and is in good
health.
The railing and the planking on
the arch bridge north of the depot are
in bad shape and should be repaired
before accidents are recorded. The rail-
ing at one point is broken off entirely,
there being no protection against a fall
in the darkness to the rocks 30 feet be-
low.
"A consignment of half a dozen
young foxes, in a big fiat crate, at
tracted some attention at the depot
Monday. They were shipped by the
Retreat to Thomas Hitchcock, jr., at
Aiken, S. G.. He is a wealthy young
New Yorker much interested in cross
country hunting.
IN. l.. Coombs of this town was
elected grand marshal at the annual
meeting of the grand lodge Of Odd Eel
lows OF the state, held at Enosburg
Falls Tuesday. There are 81 encamp-
mepts in the state and all were repre-
sented. The delegates from Wantasti-
auet lodge of this town were A. w.
Roel and A. F. Roberts.
Bishop A. G. A. Hall will make
his annual visitation to st. Michael's
Episcopal church on Sunday and a
class will be confirmed. Services for
the day are announced as follows :
Early celebration of the Holy Com
munion at I 80 a. IN. ; Morning Prayer
and confirmation service with sermon
at 10 30; Evening Prayer and sermon
at 7 80.
William Stuart, the artist, went to
Wilmington last week and placed over
the fireplace in the Childs' Tavern his
copy OF "The Spirit Of '76." The
painting is 4x21s feet and is a faithful
reproduction of the famous painting
which was the leader in the unusual
art collection shown at the Centennial
at Philadelphia in 1896.
Mr.. Stuart has also a~rtistically lettered
in gold, Memorial Hail., above the
entrance to the hall.
Some children playing with
matches started a blaze in the rear
shed of the Grange store, on Elliot
street, Monday afternoon and but for
discovery the loss might have
been serious. The flames were seen
almost at their outbreak and were put
out with fire extinguishers from the
house nearby, without sound
ing a public alarm. The fire started
in some barrels and nearly burned
through the sheathing overhead. The
damage was slight and the escape was
OF the recital at the Wilmington
Universalist church recently given by
Lucien Howe, in ~dedicating the new
Estey organ, the Wilmington Times
saws: "The versatility of the instru-
ment was exhibited with exceptional
skill and adequacy by the program
chosen by Mr.. Howe. The opening Sc
lection, Flotow's 'Stradella' with its
opening measured andante gave the
audience a ready perception of the
richness of the organ 8 sustained notes,
and the allegro movement in no less
degree exhibited the wonderful respon-
.siveness of the tubular pneumatic &C
Congressman Kittredge Haskins
has been notified by the secretary of
the navy that a vacancy exists at the
United States naval academy for a
from the second congress
sional district of this state, and he is
requested to nominate a principal and
three alternates for examination for ap-
pointment to fill the same. Candidates
must not be less than 10 years of age
and not exceeding 20 years, and bona
fide residents for at least two years of
the district. Persons desiring to be
candidates must submit their names in
full, with length of residence in this
district, date of birth and present
postoffice address to Representative
Haskins at once, as all nominations
must be sent to the naval department
previous to June l. The examination