Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-21

, the fall term Aug. 81.
The "Old Home" celebration
, which was to have been held at Dunn.
merston yesterday was postponed one
week owing to the rainy weather.
, The second of the weekly Friday
afternoon teas at the Golf club will
be given this afternoon. There was
a large attendance last week and tic
doubt the attendance this afternoon
will be quite as gratifyin.
Arrangements have been made for
temperance meetings on Aug. 81, at
Sunset Lake when opportunity will be
given for all to speak, who are willing
to help create public sentiment for
righteous laws and right living.
1t was raining like the dickens but
the pieman didn't care, and he went
up the street with six good ones" in a
wire frame, just as If everything was
o. X. The shower probably limbered
his wares up to just the right notch.
The whole town is glad to greet
Postmaster Webster at his desk once
more, after his brief vacation in
Northampton, Mass He is in much
improved health. The building hard
ly seemed the same during his absence.
The shop which was run by the
late A. f. Wilder on Flat street, has
been sold by the estate, through
Edgett & Co.. to George S. Willis Of
Brookline, vt. Mr. Willis is renovat-
ing the shop and in short time open.
If we can only have a weeks hard
rain the pretty brook will clean it.
self out and then the bailiffs will not
have to hire men to do it. That's the
state of affairs at present. Goodness
knows we need rain We've had so
much sunshine that the birds have
stopped singing.
During the absence of Secretary
Wilson of the Y. M. C. A his place is |
filled by Elbridge Cundiff, one of the |
bright and conscientious young men of |
Brattleboro, who is mentioned, along
with several others, as the successor
to Secretary Wilson, who has re-
signed and goes to Kalamazoo Sept.
Is.
The haymakers are finishing up
one of the heaviest crops of hay in re-
cent years. Although the season is
very late, grass has continued to grow
far beyond all expectations The
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while grains of all kinds are fully as
s unusually large.
A very attractive excursion is an
via the Boston & Maine rail-
Dad, to Lake Sunapee. The date is
Sunday next. Special trains are pro-
'ided and everything that will add to |
he pleasure of the excursionists has
,een carefully looked after. Steamers
will take passengers over the lake to l
he various landings.
Bellows Falls lodge of Odd Fell
ows. No. 20, has arranged for an ex-
ursion to Lake George next Thurs ,
lay, by special train leaving Bellows
Falls at about a. IN. A band and or
hestra will accompany the party and :
here is room in the arrangements for y
900. Many people of this town have !,
ecided to join the party, and if the :
ay be fair there can be no doubt that i,
he excursion will be very enjoyable.
Weather conditions were not very
ropitious. yet great crowd attended
he band concert on the Common :
Wednesday evening. The program F
ras attractive and the people enjoyed |,
he melody. Mr.. Bagley's solo receiv- A
d an encore and introduced an echo o
uartet, Messrsd Trendall. Dugan, r.
oodnough and Brockington. which a
lade the hit of the evening. The next D
oncert in the series comes Wednesday F
vening on the Common. p
Miss Blanche Powers. daughter of al
VILLAIN Powers, who was here until S
year ago. and had just left the High h
in inv = IN al ! I
tent which happened Tuesday. Her it
Ither was recently the proprietor of is
lie Maplewood hotel at Whately, m
ass. The man with whom she ran P
way and married is Frank Main, W
a clerk in the hotel. The c
iir had been devoted for some time W
1t the girls mother made objections. fe
he young couple escaped to Cohoes, tv
Y, and We're married there. The pl
rl's mother followed her escaping NJ
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Childs, who -,
ere seriously injured Tuesday even /,
& in runaway accident, are as COM -
rtable as could be expected. Mr.. j.
lilds had a severe scalp wound eight -,
ches long, with many other cuts and -,
uises, while Mrs. Childs is badly ~
uised and lame from the experience. ~
ley We're returning from the Hough~ ~
n deer park in Halifax. when their n.
rise became unmanageable at the Oh
eep Akley hill, not far from the 80
arlboro line. Both Mr. and Mrs.
lids We're violently thrown from the
rriage and fell among the rocks by
e wayside. The horse ran half a
le to the first farm barn, leaving
2 carriage badly wrecked The en-
/ is one of the steepest in town, ans pie
2 wonder is that they escaped with Fal
cir lives.
A masquerade ball was given last
elk Thursday evening by Misses
wton, Allen. Williamson, Hunt, Ran Ari
ph, Frost, Jenne and Marshall, at ~.
d Mems hall. Dancing began at 5
i ended at H. The costumes were Son
attractive, and the masks
IN the first of the evening added Son
,atly to the fun. Miss Lawton, as
title Miss Muffet." won the ladies' Co.,
re, and Ray Greene, attired as a
hionable young lady. received the
ltlemen's prize. Mr.. Babbitt was VIC
applauded as Uncle
H." having previously appeared as Am
in full uniform. The chap Rad
mes were: Mrs. Lawton. Mrs. Ran
,ene, Mrs Randall, Mrs Jenne, Mrs. Id A.,
mt and Mrs. Colburn. The guests gan
heir costumes were: Miss ard
ans, gypsy princess; Miss Brasor j..
SAINT; John Brasor. cavalier; Let
rry Greene. cavalry: Miss Haskell, 7
,nial girl: Clarence Hobart. French MOI
Harry Ripphar, sailor. Mice exp