Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-05
THE wINDHAM COUNTY REFoRMER, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1908

The Valley Grain Co. have take
t the agency for the celebrated Buckley
mowers.
Druggist GRAHAM will occupy hi
newly purchased David Young plac
, next week.
III. @. Howard will sell his farm
on Ames Hill at auction Thursday
, June II, at l O'Clock. See advertise
J ment elsewhere
-Hinsdale on Monday voted to raist
the price of license to $500. The own
ers of the brewery on the island have
made application.
F. L. Wellman of Guilford has lost
a valuable horse, as announced in an
other column. He believes the animal
has strayed or was stolen.
The S. A. Smith company has
been shut down since Monday to take
inventory preparatory to turning over
the property to the trust
Flag day will be observed week
from tomorrow, being the 126th ami
versary of the adoption of the stars
and stripes as the national emblem.
The street has been Illustrating in
banana war between local dealers
until it reached % for quarter. But
truce lie declared and the crop will
hold out.
1t has been decided to hold sum
mer schools for teachers, opening July
81 and continuing two weeks, in Bar
ton, Randolph, Townshend, Burling-
ton, Morrisville and Chester.
Grass got afire bordering ST.
Michael's Catholic cemetery Wednes-
day afternoon and some of the fence
was burned before neighbors discov-
cred and extinguished the flames
--Brattleboro has been turned into a
miniature Pompeii the past two days
owing to dense banks of smoke from
big forest fire at West Dummerston.
The sun has been obscured. the atmos-
phere has taken on saffron hue, and
flakes of ashes have steadily fallen
since Wednesday afternoon. About 80
cords of wood belonging to the narrow
gauge railroad company and piled near
the West Dummerston depot was
burned, and the loss will be heavy An
extra train with men was despatched
from this town and the flames were sub
dued.
The graduation exercises of the
ninth grade will be held at the High |
school building June II with the fol-
lowing program
Duet, "Le Mardi Gras aux Enters Quadrille," |
Minnie Esther Leitsinger
Marjorie Frances Crosby
address. Edward MURRAY Frost
Song by chorus, "Claug Of the Forge"
of st. Pierre, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Gertrude Leone Barker
l. Overture. ......... Wendell Phillips
Harry Leslie Frost
Glee Club, Morning Invitation.
The story of Julius Caesar. .:...............
Harry Frances Douglas
Quarrel Scene from Julius Caesar, ............
Percy II. Henley
jay Gordon Peach
Chorus, The Woodman,. Observation-Disclosures.
Monument Mountain, Bryant
Harriet Jane Atkinson
solo, To Thee,........ ............ -.
Marion Florence SimOnds
Of Certificates. ................
The members of Co. expect to use
the new Krag- Jorgensen rifles at
their annual inspection and field
day June y. The guns which were
to be distributed by con-
,ress have been distributed. Vermont's
quota has been received at Montpelier
md already the rifles have been sent to
he different companies of the First
Regiment. The Co. / allotment was
tent out Tuesday, consisting of 80 rifles /,
packed in boxes of 10 each. The guns
ire fully equipped with cartridge belts,
run straps, bayonet scabbards, breach
covers, gun cleaners, etc.
The guns are of 80 calibre, shorter
han the Springfield. The bayonets are !,
IS sharp as a needle and have good ,
dge on each side. Altogether it makes !,
handsome piece, as we'll as efficient.
tew cartridge belts are also included 9
n the equipment Co | will hold its
ocular drill tonight
The committees appointed by the h
arious patriotic societies of Brattle :
oro to arrange for suitable monu q
lent or marker on the old camp ground T
there the Vermont troops were mus /
cred in during the civil war, and \
here the United States hospital was .
met at the Brooks House h
tuesday evening. Among those pres 7
MT were; Mrs. Hooker and Mrs. Bangs a
( the Relief corps, Mrs. JENNIE, Miss r
hea and Mrs. Putnam of the Daugh- n
ers of 1912, Mrs. Fuller and Mrs. Pratt i,
the Daughters of the Revolution, {,
nd General Bond and Col. Taylor of Il
ne Grand Army. Mrs. Fuller ex- q
lained the purpose of the meeting and n
was unanimously decided to act at :,
nee and with vigor. DIR. Fl. d. Hol- il
IN was elected president of the Allied Il
societies and j. f. Hooker a
,cretary. The committees will meet N
gain at the Brooks House Saturday e.
, Z 80 p. m. ri
The Greenfield Recorder has the W
blowing among its announcements OF
# the coming 150th anniversary cele- lie
ration: "a party of IA young men al
I'd women will occupy the Brattle- M
pro brake, which will be trimmed in tt
zen, gold and white. The young la CT
es will be dressed in white, with b'
hite and gold hats and white para al
Is The body of the brake will be pl
immed with white and gold and the m
inning gear in green. The flower tn
will be peonies and lotus. VIC
be coach will be drawn by four black VIC
,rses with white harnesses and black tn
It's; the coach and party is in charge &c
Arthur Richtmyre. After the pa. dt
de the party will go to Mr.. RIGHT so
yre's on Wells street for luncheon,
ID will attend the afternoon exercises.
hey will then drive to South Deer
Id for supper at the Bloody Brook be
ouse, and will return in the evening W
see the fireworks. ~