Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-22

| The High school Dasketpali team
goes tc Townshend tonight to play the
Leland 4 Gray seminary team.
--Brattleboro camp. Modern Wood
men of.America. is planning for mas
querade ball on the evening OF Feb, a.
There will be service in the school,
house at Centreville, on next TUESDAY
evening conducted by Rev. George Is.
Lawson.
Professor L. A. Butterfield will ad-
dress the Choral union Monday even
ing, February /. on the subject The
Human Voice"
Mrs Elizabeth b. Davenport read
paper on THE Birds Of the Farollen
Islands" at the annual meeting OF the
Vermont Bird club In Burlington yes
terday.
The Japanese curio dealer. who
formerly had store in the quarters
now occupied by Terzis a. Co., has
rented the vacant store in the Ray
building
F D. f. Stowe is one Of the exhib-
itors nj the Dalton, Mass, poultry
show this week, having several entries
In the Silver Duckwing game bantam
classes. He will show his birds at
Manchester, N. H. next week.
The narrow gauge passenger train
did not arrive here until nearly noon
today owing to the badly drifted con-
dition of the track. The narrow gauge
plough was off the track part of the
morning and did not start out until
about 10 o'clock.
John Tasker won the whist tourna-
ment AT the Wheel club rooms last ev-
ening with a score OF "a plus. A. ii.
Pettee was second with 22 plus. w. II.
Perry now leads on the seasons score
with 81 points. ]. r. Ryder is second
with 70 points. and A. II. Pettee Is third
with 81.
The pool tournament among the
members of Company ! began Monday
evening with ~ entries Each player
is obliged to play every other man In
the tournament and Stevens and Tren-
DAN are ahead at present The prizes
are two pewter stems which VIII be on
exhibition in Randall g. Clapp's win
dow.
John Gallagher of Holyoke, Mass,
and Irving Peroux, who has no home
were arrested last evening by Chief OF
Police Hall the former for disturbance
Of the peace and the latter for vagran-
cy. Gallagher was fined $40 and costs
and being unable to pay was SEN
fenced to Rutland for 30 days, Peroux
was sent to the workhouse for three
months.
a subscriber writes to The Rut-
land Herald: Your point Of bad taste
brought against The Brattleboro Phoe-
nix is well taken. An obituary notice
IL no place to talk about a mans af-
fectatIons. egotism. and conceit' The
sculptor Hardie. may have been all
that. hut II was not the time TO say IT,
This reminds me o. what Tom Benton
said 1T the death Of Calhoun, his old
enemy: when the Almighty lays his
hand on a man. | take mine Off
Rrasor won his class in pool and
Randall his in three ball billiards in
the Wheel club tournament during the
past week. The following games have
been played: Three ball billiards, RAN
DAN from Conland by default four ball
billiards. A. l.. Pettee. so, McRae, "a;
u NJ. Dugan. 60, Perry, II. Dugan win
ming in handicap: C. NJ -Dugan. 100,
Randall. IS; L. II. Miller, 100. a. Fl.
Pettee. ss; pool. L. H. Miller, SIS, A. l..
Pettee. Al; w. r. Dunlevy As, Corser.
40 Dunlevy winning on handicap'
fotag
Pratt, So; Brasor, 70, Fox, 49,
within the last year Sr two efforts
have been made by the Post Office
Department to have the working hours
of clerks in the larger post offices OF
the first and second class so arranged
as not to average more than elgh'
hours day, the same as became OPP
erative with the letter carriers hfteen
wears ago. and to enable such offices TO
hiring the time OF clerks within eight
hours additional clerks were granted
For this reason another clerk was
authorized in the local office last sum-
mer and Postmaster Webster has TINS
week put his clerks on an eight hour
working schedule.
Miss Clara Louise sherman.
daughter of Mrs. Asaph Childs, and
Ralph Lancaster Smith Of Springfield,
Mass, were married Mt the brides home
In Castleton Wednesday afternoon by
Rev. Irving Barnes. the double ring ser
vice being used. DR.. A, L. sherman
brother of the bride, gave his sister
in marriage: Miss Cathleen sherman
sister of the bride was bridesmaid;
and Carl s. Cole of Castleton acted as
best man. The ceremony was witness
ed by a large company of relatives ana
friends and was followed by recep-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs, Smith will be AT
home after March in Sprlngneio
where the groom is treasurer OF the
firm Craig and Craig. Among the out
of-town guests were Miss Ruth Childs
and Mrs. Margaret Gatty of Brattie-
boro.
Richard A. Blomberg, IL, died at
his Chestnut street home "Wednesday
after an illness of nearly year with
cancer of the stomach He was porn
In Finland and came to this country
when a young man. He came to Brat
tleboro ut the time of the establish
ment of the pipe organ department al
the Estey Organ factory. having pre-
viouslv lived in Philadelphia. Mr., Blom-
berg was an expert mechanic ana uh
derstood perfectly the manufacture Oh
pipe organs. He is survived by VINE
and four young children. the funerai
takes place this afternoon in the Con-
rregational chapel, Rev. H. X
Miles officiating. There will be pray
or AT the house by Rev. Cook OF the
swedish Lutheran church previous 10
the services. The body will be placed
in the vault at Prospect'Hill cemetery