Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-22

taken TO Rutland saturday by Chiei
of Police Hall to serve 30 days In the
house OF correction for vagrancy.
About $4,000 trout fry will arrive
here this afternoon from the govern
ment hatchery at 81. Johnsbury Tor
distribution in Marlboro streams. the
fish were secured on requisition OF
Mai. +. W, Childs,
"A baseball team composed OF
Clune. D.; Wallen, c.; Waite, ID;
March, 2b.; Bean, S.; Johnson, sd;
Tarbell. IT,; Stevens. cf; Trendali ana
Mickey. RI, went TO Hinsdale yester-
day afternoon and won from the New
Hampshire nine by score OF l2-o'
"A hearing on the applications OF
George II. Danyew for licenses OF the
first and second class TO sell liquor IN
the American house, and OF Ceel =,
Turner for licenses of the first ana
second class to sell liquor IN the
Brattleboro house VIII be held In the
selectmens room Saturday evening
April so, at o'clock.
The sympathy Of the community
Is with Mr. and Mrs. c. II. Downer IN
the loss of their daughter, Hazel VINO
died Tuesday afternoon at the age ot
nearly two years after an illness OF
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock, Rev.
q n. Lawson officiating and the
burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery.
The open season for trout III
Massachusetts began last Friday ana
although the conditions were ahythlhs
but favorable many large catches We're
renorted in the vicinity of Greenfield
and Rernardston. one young man
brought 10 Brattleboro Friday morn
ing three trout weighing dressed ~,
q and Z ounces respectively very talr
snecimens to be taken from streams
hereabouts
e. e. Gilman has made the fol-
lowing sales this week; one morse
zach 10 A. e. Torrey of Hinsdale Mr..
Fuuer of Hinsdale, Frank Thayer OF
C,njIrord MIR. Alexander Of SaNtohs
Piver Mr.. Allen of West Brattleboro
Nr o'Neil and MIR Bushway of North
walpole. n. H., MIR. Henry OF Chester
6eId and Mr. Slate of Northheiu
Mass and a pair each TO Mr.. Osgood
of Saxtons River and Mr.. Sawyer OF
Waipole.
There is apt to be a delay in be.
ginning work on the hotel whlch r,
G Gale & company propose 10 puma
IL The island this summer on account
~ difficulties that nave arisen over
the ownership Of that body OF land
entirely surrounded by water, :. y
risk claims certain amount 10 pe
due him as part owner and +. q @tle
e company have petltloned VIZ
cheshire county court for a division OF
the property. An effort was maze 70
bring the matter UP ~ TINS Term ~,
II looks now as if it would be delayed
,ntu fa5l In that case the hotel may
not be built this year uhless SUM-
agreement is reached.
An lovers OF the drama Of the bet
ter class, will be very gao 70 hI ~,
that wilson Barrett's famous pay
,.,,ba sign of the Cross" win soon
have production at our theatre mere
This should certainly be the dramatic
event of the present season ana
,-rant audience will no doubt be on
Rand 10 give this attraction such
welcome that It will bring them back
~ our city each succeeding year.
This play and company has only beeh
seem in the larger cities ana mas oeeh
st1iuo the theatres as no otnef az
.rar,ion has ever filed them, for the
nast six or seven years. All the beau
tifrl scenery and costumes VIII he
seen here and great performance
may be expected.
pr r. II. O'Connor, who has been
practising physician in Bellows rams
for the past several years. will come
~ Rrattleboro to locate next week.
taking an office in Bank block Just
across the hall from the probate Once
Or. o'Connor is graduate OF the Ihl,
versity of Vermont the Long lsiahg
hospital al Brooklyn and the montreal
,ne,nbered In Brattleboro through ms
annaarance here as pitcher on the
crack University of Vermont baseball
team which used to play against the
local semi professional team. lie ~
tervard pitched on the Philadelpnla
nationals and was considered one OF
the speediest left-handers on the
diamond at that time
The Woman's club met at the
Prooks House Wednesday afternoon
the president. Miss Susan +. Clark,
nresiding The paper for the after
NOM was by Miss Marguerite T..
Tucker upon The Progress of jour
nalism from the Sailing Packet Period
10 wireless Telegraphy Miss Tucker
said that the objection Of Journalism
was the acquisition and distribution
of news. and she gave a most inter
astirg account of the different meth
ods emnloved from the founding OF
the penny Press" in 1885 TO the
present time when millions OF papers
are distributed every day and events
from the four quarters of the glope are
known almost as soon as they nap
pen. She mentioned James Gordon
Rennett as the leader in all ADVANCE
ments The club was especially fav-
s. nr ~rsn
nv quartet consisting of w. A. GIL
bert Mrs, F. w. Putnam, Miss Emma
Gregg and Fred c. Adams with MISS
Stewart at the piano.
Harold Schaffner, II, son of Mr..
and Mrs. W. G. Shaffner. ana Roy
Moore, 9, son of Mr.. and Mrs. l. L.
Moore. narrowly escaped being Iataiiy
in iured Wednesday afternoon whiie
~ n,av on a pile of logs just west OF
the s, A. Smith companys factory
The boys were climbing about on the
logs when some of the lighter ones be-
came dislodged and started the whole
nile rolling. Before they could get out
If the way the lads We're caught I'M
derneath one of the heaviest logs
Young Moore was held by one arm
while voting Shaffner was pinned
down by the log rolling upon his chest
" G. Rockwell heard the boys cries
and ran to their assistance but he was
unable to lift the log although ne sue
ceeded in freeing the Moore boy afIi'
II took several men to lift the log from
voung Shaffner who was unconscious
for several minutes. None OF ms
homes was broken but it was at first
feared that he was injured internally,
He was more comfortable yesterday
however. and it is not expected thal