Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19

Sunnpee sunday. Aug. 81 via the Bos-
/ ton Il Maine railroad
] The womans relief corps Is invit-
/ ed To lawn party AT Mrs, q. H.
Halls on Clark street Tuesday after
noon.
Lake Sunapee excursion Aug, q
/ via the Boston A Maine railroad. only
$3.50 for the round trip. Don't miss
! IT,
The vacation school for kinder
/ garten children closes to-day and the
IAN term of the kindergarten Will
open Sept. IL.
ID. G. O'Neil and August Johnson
/ intend to form partnership, ana
will be ready to do all kinds of paint
/ ing and decorating next week.
/ The 5-months- old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Birch died Tuesday at the
home of his parents on South Main
street. The burial took place Wednes-
day.
Victor Mancini had his watch
stolen from his shop Tuesday after
noon while he was out on an errand.
He has reported the matter to the
police.
Frank L. Streeter of North Hins-
dale. ~ H., and d. +. Gill of Albany
! \. Y, have formed a partnership I'M
der the name of the Brattleboro Foun-
/ dry company, and VIII begin dong
/ business in Richardson's old fouhdry
on Williams street.
The golf and tennis tournament
at the Wantastiquet golf club GROUNDS
will begin next Friday morning at
o'clock. Nearly all of the local golf
ers and tennis players have entered
the events and a number of players
| from out of town have signified their
/ intention of entering. The cups and
medals which will be given as prizes
/ will be on exhibition in Randall *
| Clapp's show window next week.
The occupants of Mrs. stephen
Ellis's house on South Main street
have been troubled on two evenings
( this week by the actions of a peep
ing Tom" on one occasion the man
opened a blind and looked through a
window into room Where seVeral
women were sitting. The matter was
reported to Chief of Police Han ana
he had an officer watch the house on
two evenings but no intruder was dis
covered.
The Indian doctor, who lectures
nightly In the American house yard
and incidentally sells patent medi-
Il
Brattleboro house last evening with
/ someone who ventured to remove the
doctors silk hat. The offender was
chased about the street by the In
+ dian who yelled police at the top
/ of his lungs. BY the time Chief Hall
arrived, however, the man had disap-
peared in the crowd.
| There VIII be another grand auc-
ton sale of building lots at OAK
Grove park next Thursday, Friday
( and saturday afternoons at > p. m.
daily. Six upright pianos and $4,000
in presents viii be given away TO
those attending the sale. There VIII
be free band concerts on all three
DAYS of the sale and free cars will be
provided from Main street to oak
! Grove park. T. B. Moore will act as
#auctioneer, Some of the most desir-
able lots in the park will be put up at
auction
The Grove meetings at Sunset
lake begin Tuesday with a strong
list of speakers including Mr. and
Mrs. Chaffee and Mr.. and Mrs. Hub
bard. who have been at the North
field conference and Mrs. sharpe OF
Virginia. Wednesday will be OBJ
served as temperance day and the
president of the state W. c. i, Z. VIII
speak. ALSO Miss Moore of Augusta,
Me, and Mrs. Barnard of Rhode Is
land. w. l.. Walker VIII carry pas
sengers from West Rrattleboro TO
Sunset lake on wednesday at SO cents
q person. Notice must be sent to MN
/ by Monday night, NJ. II. Adams VIII
carry passengers to the lake from Inc
Methodist church sunday Aug. 20
at the same price, orders TO be lett AT
7 Geddis's store.
The l7-year- old daughter of Le-
ROY Willis was committed TO the Re-
treat yesterday on account OF her
strange actions during the past week.
The girl who has been living IN
/ Chesterfield recently went 70 the
home of Miss Augusta Pierce Iues-
day evening and asked for a nlght
lodging, which was given her. Late
in The night Miss Pierce found her
eitting near a we'll with nothing but
her night clothes on. ON wednesday
morning the girl waded into Spot
ford lake near the Fiske cottage ana
walked in the water for some dis
lance. When In front of some OF the
Keane cottages she began to undress
hut was finally persuaded to come
ashore. Yesterday the Chestertleld
selectmen brought her to Brattle-
boro and she was taken to the Re-
treat for treatment.
--Rrattleboro chapter Daughters of
the American Revolution, spent the
afternoon of Tuesday at. the home OF
Mrs. Joel Flagg in Guilford as the
guests of Mrs. Flagg, Mrs. George I.
Miller and Miss Mary T., smith. II
Ibeing the anniversary of the battle OF
Remington. Miss Genevieve Slate read
n naper descriptive of that engage
ment and Miss sherman read an in
teresting article on Catherine Sewer
of pioneer times, Piano music was
furnished by Mrs. A. S. Thompson
and Miss Ellen sherman, and all en-
ioyed the singing by Miss Martina
Winkler of Camden, \. j., who is WIS
iting her sister, Mrs. +. l.. smith,
and by Mrs A. p. Childs of Bennlns-
ton who CHANGED to arrive in Brattle-
boro lust in time to join the party, A
collection of old china in the house
attracted the attention of the guests.
The lawn was tastefully decorated
with flags and here a bountiful sup
, per was served by the hostesses.
A circular letter has been issued
tn the officers of the Vermont National
: Guard relative to transportation ar
rangements for the regiment on the
; trim TO Manassas. An experienced OF
ficer will be appointed as quartermas-
ter to take charge of and superintenu
the entraining of commands. The quar-
termaster will inspect each car and
train provided for the transportation
of the troops and see that they are
clean and in good serviceable condi-
, tion. The troops will be quartered on
the passenger coaches not to exceed
two on each seat and none will be al
lowed TO ride with standing room
only. The men viii have nothing WITH
them in the cars except their persona
field equipment and arms. All bag
) gage of officers and men will be In
) baggage cars and each organization
will have a non commissioned Officer