Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


Allyn j. Crosby of Springfield,
VT, son OF T.. c. Crosby OF this town,
Is president of the Springfield fair
which Will be held Sept. 10 and H.
James +. Hooker spoke at st. AL
bans Monday evening and In Wind
sor Wednesday evening lat rallies for
clubs,
The monthly business meeting of
the Epworth league of the Methodist
church will be held In the league room
Thursday evening nj eight o'clock,
There will be a cabinet meeting at
1880.
Friendship circle is invited to a
lawn party at the home of Mr.. ana
Mrs. +. A. Cook Washington street,
Wednesday afternoon II the weather
is pleasant, II not, the next day. All
d. of r. are invited.
Over 100 excursion tickets to Bos-
ton have been sold at the local depot
this week. only A tickets were sold
for the Block Island excursion Tues
day and only nine to the Burlington
and Lake Champlain excursion yes
terday.
The Cadillac touring car which
was so badly wrecked at Spoford
lake several weeks ago, was brought
to Brattleboro on a truck Tuesday
and shipped to the factory for re-
pairs. The young men who We're M
jured in the accident are making
good recoveries.
Rev. Father Lavanque, chaplain OF
the Fanny Allen hospital at Burling-
ton, will act as priest at st. Michaeis
Roman Catholic church until Bishop
Michaud appoints successor TO the
late Rev. Father Cunningham. Inc
appointment will probably be made In
about three weeks.
The voice of the town clock in
the Congregational belfry has been
silent for several days on account OF
a break in the striking mechanism.
As the clock has been striking the
hours almost continually since 1916 it
is small wonder that 1t has broken
down. The repairs to the striking APP
paratus will take several days.
N. w. Niles won the national in
terscholastic tennis championship at
Newport yesterday by deteatih J
Johnson of Philadelphia Cd, 6-2, 6-S.
He is also playing in the national
tournament. Niles spends his sum-
mers in Halifax and may possibly
play in the Wantastiquet golf club
tournament next week.
Articles of incorporation have
been filed at the office of the secre-
tarv of state by a corporation to be
known as the First church of Christ
Scientists" in Brattleboro. 1t Is Or
ganized for the purpose of promoting
the interests and knowledge of the
christian Science faith. The papers
hear the signatures of Is subscribers,
all OF Brattleboro.
The Connecticut river has been
unusually low during the past week
lower in fact than at any time Tor
several years past. The pipe through
which the water for the Boston
Maine tank at the depot is flHed was
above water Monday morning for the
first time this season. When laid II
was supposed that this pipe would be
submerged in the lowest water
F. D. Parsons, returning from
Rrattleboro Friday, had as a seat
mate in the smoker Joseph G. Can
non. speaker of the national house OF
representatives Mr. Cannon spoke
highly of Congressman Gillett and
said many districts made the mistake
of retiring members after one or two
terms, when they had just ABOUT
learned the ropes and begun to be OF
some real service in the mousse
Springfield Sunday Republican
The 12-year- old daughter of Pat
rick Clarity, who lives on vernon
street. disappeared from home sun
day evening and was not found uhtlI
early Monday morning although !
considerable number of people JolneG1
in the search. Chief Han discoveries
tha girl in front of n, H. Mann
b tn on pine street. She had a
small travelling bag with her and per-
sisted that her name was Perry. she
was finally persuaded to return home
The season of the Snowflake corr
canning factory will begin next Weeh
ana continue well into September
About $50 acres of excellent corn vii
furnish the material for work The
busking this year viii be done by q
italians who have been brought here
from Boston for that purpose, anc
the hoboes will be told TO move on.
IT G Baxter, owner of the factory has
been in town this week to consui'
with Mr.. Bingham, the local manager
Two Swedish young people were
thrown from a carriage on Terrace
street Sunday afternoon, the horse
which they were driving becoming
frightened at John Harvey's automo'
lille which stood in front of M
home. The young man said that th'
| horse had just passed a moving ma
| chine without showing any signs o
! fright, and he was unprepared Tor th'
ANIMALS antics. The carriage wal
badly damaged but neither of the oc
cupants was hurt.
The two hydrants at the corner 0
Main and High streets and one OIL
Elliot street were tested Satufda.
/ afternoon to ascertain if there wa
sufficient water pressure to make al
three available for use at the sam
time. With only one of the Migrant
in use a stream of water was throwl
some distance higher than the BROOK
house cupola. With two MIGRANTS i
use the stream diminished about 81
feet and with three in use about nine
although no trouble was experience
in playing a stream on the roof 0
the hotel with the three hydrants Il
operation.
C "A. Thompson had a rather un
pleasant experience with tram
while driving home from Spo1or
lake Sunday evening. Near the Yves
river bridge the man accosted MI
and asked for a ride to Brattlepor'
This Mr.. Thompson refused ana On
man then attempted TO get into IN
carriage. Several blows from IN
whip convinced the tramp that he wa
mn against the wrong person, ana
stood back while Mr.. Thompso
drove on. The tramp was seen by
number of people on the lake roa
during Sunday afternoon and even
ing. but apparently he was perfectl
harmless.
The trustees of the fund sub
scribed by Brattleboro people 10 Sc
cure the location in this town OF On
r. Souto company have complete
their duties under the trust, ana nav
this week issued an accounting
lie Subscribers. The total amouht {