Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-07-08

Wneel ciuD was H'iu 'uNS'"s SNN''"o'
The ladies' enterprise society
win meet with Mrs, A. !. Williams an
Chestnut street Wednesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
The Exchequer club VIII have a
field day and outing at c. II. Crosby's
cottage in Chesterfield, \, H., tomor-
row afternoon.
There will be a dance at Silver
dale tomorrow evening with music by
Leitsinger's orchestra. a turkey sup
per will be served.
Dorothy. six-months old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace n. Batehel-
der, died Tuesday at the home of her
parents in Bethel.
The Swedish Congregational
church had a picnic TO Spofford lake
Monday. The Lutheran church had a
picnic to the Fairbanks farm in Gull
ford.
b. S. Gallup has rented the house
on TYLER street formerly occupied by
r. C. Bacon aud will move there soon
with his mother and sister of Barton
Landing.
"A blast at the Cavanaugh dam
Yesterday afternoon sent piece OF
rock fying up into Esteyvile where
IL narrowly escaped striking Charles
Veet in the head.
The ladies aid society of the
Methodist church will hold special
meeting Wednesday afternoon at 3
O'clock I'M the church. Business Of inn
portance will be transacted.
-Today's Boston Herald contains n
two column portrait of Tommy Gui-
heen and despatch which makes
the sweeping assertion that Guiheen
is the best player in the New England
league.
The w. C. 7. U. met in. the Y. NJ
Il. A. parlors Thursday afternoon and
decided to postpone its lawn party
one week. II will be held July Il at
the home of Mrs. Henry Tucker on
Canal street,
The Epworth league of the Meth
odist church held a lawn social at the
home of William Winslow in Center
vile last evening About IS were
present and the time was spent in
playing games.
Charles II. Thompson has re-
signed from the prudential committee
of school district No. and positively
refuses to reconsider his decision.
His place viii have to be filled at the
coming school meeting.
The next meeting of Brattle-
horo chapter. ID. 4. r. will be held
Al the home of Mrs. Joel Flagg in
Guilford Aug. 16 when Mrs. Flagg,
Mrs G. p. Miller and Miss NJ. +.
Smith will entertain the chapter.
John McGrath was kicked in the
chest bv horse at Spofford lake
Monday. the blow rendering him UNI
conscious for a short time. He was
passing through Howard's livery
stable when the accident took place.
The executive committee of the
Valley Fair association has made a
liberal appropriation for the pet stock
department which will be In charge
Of Rev. L. NJ. keneston OF West Brat
tleboro. The department will occupy
the building formerly used for the
bench show
-.Jardine & Co. are having an al
teratlon sale in preparation for eX-
tensive changes which are TO be mace
IN their store The stairs leading to
the basement will be removed TO
more convenient place and the ar
rangement of the goods on both noors
will be greatly improved.
John Il. Manley went Wednesday
to Boston and returned In the AFTER
noon in a Rambler touring ear when
he drove TO Bellows Falls IN the even
ing and sold TO the president OF Inc
Vermont Farm Machine company MI
Manlev has gone to Boston again to-
day and Will return with a ford car
which he has sold.
A. f. Cudworth of Londonderry,
F. A. Benson of Newfane and j. W.,
Melendy Of Londonderry, the com
mission appointed at the last term OF
county court 10 investigate the claim
of the town Of Jamaica for state ald
on the highway between Wardsboro
depot and Wardsboro village mas
recommended that the expense OF
maintenance be shared equally be-
tween the town and the state,
William. young son of Mr., and
Mrs W. f. Haskell, was struck IN
the eve by sky-rocket TUESDAY
evening and seriously injured lie
was standing with several other boys
short distance away from where
The rockets were to be fired when
one az them turned suddenly ana
came directly toward him. striking
noint first in his eye. The boy was
taken 10 Bellows Falls OF the Int
train by his father, and Dr. q. H.
Gorham dressed the injured optic y
Is thought that the sight Wiz be
saved.
THE selection of James # Hooker
Of Brattleboro a president OF the re-
publican state league is q pretty good
assurance that the organization VIII pe
valuable factor in the republican
campaign work this year MI, HOOK
er's recent entrance into active poll
aEftfa
because of the fact that he is son OF
the late Coz. George w. Hooker, whom
EVERYONE delighted TO reckon as
friend. Young Hooker, however, mas
evidenced no desire to secure popular
it,- through his fathers name, but Is
already gaining public recognition up
on his own merits.-Northfield News.
Only two arrests for drunkenness
during the Fourth of July speaks well
for law and order in Brattleboro. Inc
notice say that no intoxicated persons
were scent on the streets during the
dav and there was hardly any troub4e
arising from disturbances of one KIND
or another. All the saloons closed vol
UNFAIRLY for two hours during Monday
AFTERNOON. During Wednesday, the
dav of the circus, several suspicious
looking characters We're ordered 70
the New Hampshire side of the river
but no arrests were made, Ihere
nrobablv would have been some ar
rests. however had certain Hinsdale
town officers visited Vermont during
Wednesday evening.
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WESTMINSTER.
willis Farr of Burlington visited
his aunt, Mrs. f. L. Finton, SATURDAY
Arthur NIetcalf and family Oh "Q 2I-
caefer Mass. are guests of G. w.
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