Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-13

sic festival next week.
u have too many trimmed hats In
stock, so win reduce the prices TO an
astonishing extent. Mrs. q. H. smith
IS. j. Hall has bought out the
Crafts restaurant In Greenfield and
viii Move there with his family next
week.
Forrest Martin, aged II, who
lives on the old Reyes place Is III
with diphtheria, and the house is
quarantined.
The town has connected the
auditorium with a special alarm gong
In the engine house so that In case
of fire In the town hall building a
special alarm can be sounded ut
once.
II. l.. Emerson adyertlses for
sale the old landmark on Green street,
known as the Reed castle, the brick
house to the west of the same, ana
the land ON which they stand, which
he recently purchased.
The annual publication of the
Central Vermont railroad, devoted to
Summer Homes Amid the Green
Hills of Vermont has Just been is
sued and is very attractive PAM
phlet with many beautiful half-tone
Illustrations
Carl Behr, cellist, and Leon c..
Batchelder, flute, both of Boston, who
will play with LetsingeTs orchestra
at the music festival next Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings, are artists
of great ability. Both will be heard
in solo and obligato numbers
The woman's auxiliary of the Y.
NJ. c. A. will serve a strawberry sup
per some time In June, and through
out the summer conduct their usual
SATURDAY cake sales as 1t accommo-
dates a great many In planning sun
day dinners. There viii also be
jelly sale later in the season.
One of the changes which may
he made in the summer train
schedule is the addition OF train
from Springfield, Mass, leaving at
about n. M, reaching Brattleboro at
Z and continuing as far north as
White River Junction. II this is done
il win take the place of the summer
train which last year started from
Brattleboro at a. m.
"A meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the Valley Fair was held IN
the Brooks House Monday evening
when arrangements for the coming
BAnltlLihll sNtDANIltbfl - tAAAtA - -
wsll started. The management is
planning for many improvements
along various lines and predicts a
number of new and excellent features
i'm the different departments.
The Knights Of King Arthur sue
cessfully presented two plays, An
Army of Applicants, and Dr. SNOW
ball. Tuesday evening before their
young friends nj the Universalist yes
try. The plays We're repeated after
the supper of the ladies' circle Thurs
day. Those who took part in the
plays were Clarence Hobart, Ray
smith. Harry Sargent Roland Hol-
brook Albert Cain Harris Cray and
Harold Cheney.
Col. Stephen Corliss of Albany.
y. Y, who dropped dead in Pitts
field Mass, Monday was well known
in Brattleboro having Travelled
here for many years In the
interests of different dry goods con-
Germs. He was 90 years old and had
been on the road for 80 years, be-
ing employed at the time OF MS
death by Hackett. Carhart q Co. Col
-orliss was a past commander OF the
New York state @. y. K.
The benefit entertainment to
Harland T. Miller, who is one OF the
leaders, in the Boston Herald Worlds |
fair contest. was held in grange hall
asst evening and proved very success
jul. Enough money was taken to Sc
cure about 1000 votes for Mr.. Miller |
who now holds second place in his
column. The entertainment consisted
IF two farces, one of which was given
oy the grange dramatic club, vocal
selections by Miss Matthews. ana
singing by the High school glee club |
Harrison Townshend of Putney, |
whose loss of S122 was reported in
he Reformer last week, badly wound
I'd one hand last Friday by acciden-
tally discharging shotgun. Towns
bend was hunting for the Pole who
stole his money and had the firearm
along in case of emergency. In get
ing out of his wagon he in some way
pulled the trigger and a part OF the
charge of shot penetrated one hand
Mr. Townshend was not seriously in
ured. however and was in Brattle-
ooro Tuesday trying to get track OF
he thief who carried off his earnings |
Mrs. H. f. Bond and Mrs. ". F. |
Root very pleasantly entertained the |
members of Brattleboro chapter, I
of the American Revolu- |
ion Tuesday, "Ticonderoga Day" |
rom until 6 o'clock. Reports of the /
rational congress at Washington in I
April were read by Mrs. Annie G.. T
Cobb delegate and Mrs. c. F. r.
renne, alternate. A report in the
orm of a letter, from Mrs. w. S.
Severance of Greenfield who attended
IS alternate for the regent, was read
" Mrs +. L. Smith The parlors
we're decorated with flags, cut flow
RS and potted plants; the dining
Dom, with ribbons in the national
olors and flowers. Here Mrs. W.
/ Bond presided at the coffee urn
nd refreshments were served by
Irs. C. G.. Maynard, Mrs. A. 5.
thompson and Miss Edith ]. Greene.
he afternoon was one of the many
nioyable events in the d. A. r. cal
ndar.
Harriet W. Staples Il, widow of
,lbridge T.. Stockwell, died Saturday
forming at her home on Cedar street
fter a long illness with a cancerous I
rouble She was a native of Dover
nd lived there and in WiAiamsville
ntil her marriage to Mr.. StockWell,
hen a resident of West Brattleboro,
Zee 8, 1857. They removed to this
ilIage in 1874 and Mrs. StockweH {
ad lived here since that time. Mr.. '
rockwell was for many years high
-ay surveyor and road commissioner
{ Brattleboro. He died Jan. "a, 1900. {
Irs. Stockwell is survived by four !
rothers: N l.. and c. n. StaDles of
D. c. Staples of Clifton
ale Mass, and r. s. Staples OF
olon KAN also one sister, Mrs. !
w. Proctor of California. The
neral was held Monday after
DON at one o'clock Rev. George 6
!. Lawson of the Baptist church I
ihciating. Burial was in Pros
ect hill cemetery. four of Mrs |
tockwell's nephews acting as bear