Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02

| their home Tuesday evening.
The mems meeting at the Y. M
C. A. rooms will be held Sunday al
80 p, IN, The subject How to wor-
ship In Spirit and in Truth, Will be
treated by l.. W. Lord.
The Russian wolfhound bitch
Valley Fair Vintka, belonging to w
j. Pentland, H., of this town, won
third In the novice class ut the Phil
adelphia dog show last week.
The trustees of the First Baptist
church have ordered fire escape
which will be placed on the outside
of the structure to connect the
church parlors with the ground.
Mrs Laura Thayer, who is stop
ping at the house occupied by DR..
fuckers family on Winston street,
was injured Saturday night by the
collapse of folding bed in which
she was preparing to sleep. Her head
was badly cut, but she is rapidly re-
covering.
Roy Jones of Dover has been In
town this week buying furs Of the
local hunters. He has purchased
quantities of fox, coon and skunk
pelts and has found most of them in
prime condition. The most desirable
skin to buy at present is that of the
mink which are very scarce.
Vernon Manley of Dummerston
has bought this week of II. p. Year
ly the bay stallion, Red Roanoke,
which the latter secured at auction
last summer for SCI. This is the
horse which attacked T, ]. Miller
about year ago, biting one hand SO
severely that it had to be amputated.
AT the regular meeting of the
woman's auxiliary of the Y M. c. A.
Tuesday afternoon, f. S. Morrison,
state secretary of the Y. NJ c. A.,
will deliver an address upon the sub
ject. Why the Ladies Should be In
terested in This Work for Men, A
directors meeting will be held at
2:30 o'clock.
VIM. f. Spring will remove his
barber shop from the MILESTONE
building into quarters in Emerson's
new block on Elliott street about
Feb. 1. Mr.. Spring has leased the
central room on the second floor of
the new structure and intends to
have the best equipped and furnished
shop in town.
Louis e. Engel of Hartford and
Miss Ethel Stanley Kilbourne of
v
last week at the home of the brides
parents. Rev. w. B. Tuthil, pastor of
the East Hartford Congregational
church performing the ceremony. The
groom is a nephew of Miss Minnie
Dietrich of this town and his mother,
Mrs. Bertha Dietrich Engel, formerly
lived in West Brattleboro.
The total amount of railroad
mail handled at the local postoffice
during the ten weeks ending Nov. 81,
is as follows Total amount received
in 20 days Sundays included), 81
$50 lbs weekly average, 5,705 lbs;
daily average, SIS lbs; total amount
despatched, 52,395 lbs; weekly aver
age, 5,2391s lbs; daily average, 74S1a
lbs These amounts do not include
the mail that has been received and
despatched by star routes and rural
carriers.
The November session of the
probate court was held saturday
The inventory Of the estate OF the
late Colonel William Austine was
filed by the executor. o. f. Peck OF
Westminster was appointed guardian
of Levi f. Peck, a minor. j. l..
Stockwel was appointed guardian OF
G. W. Hart of Guilford. The account
of President G. c. AveriH of Brattle-
boro and George E. Garland of New
York, executors of the will Of Annie
S. Eaton, widow of Dorman B. Ea-
ton. was allowed. The account Of
John l.. Johnson, administrator OF
the Carl J. Berg estate of Brattleboro.
was allowed.
Our New Minister, Americas
greatest character play, comes to the
on Tuesday evening. Our
New Minister possesses elements that
appeal to playgoers of all classes.
About every type of character that
can be found in village is introduced
in the action. 1t is not one man
play, nearly every character being
that of a star performer, some OF
them eloquent in their simplicity,
which, Joined to the strength of the
scenes and situations sways an au-
dience which gives vent to its appre-
citation in long outbursts of honest
applause. It touches the heart and
the mind as no other play will, and
it is two hours of bubbling, swapping
fun, and hits just where one chuck
les.
Martha Clark 50, widow of
William +. Ryther, founder and for
many years publisher of the YER
mont Phoenix died yesterday morn
ing at her home in Greenfield
Mass, after brief Illness. She was
born in Dummerston, daughter OF
Thomas and Martha Tenney Clark,
and was for many years a resident
of this town After her husband
severed his Connection with the
Phoenix in 1851 they moved to
Bernardston Mass, where they
made their home, Mrs. Ryther re-
tanning her residence there. until
about two years ago. She is sur.
viyed by one brother Eli Clark OF
Dummerston Funeral services will
he held in Greenfield Sunday after
noon at / o'clock and the body VIII
be brought to Brattleboro for purlai
in Prospect Hill cemetery. MRS.
Ryther was the owner OF hytner
block at the time of her death
The different societies of the
Roman Catholic church held an en-
iovable festival in Festival hall Fri
day evening, the event being very
largely attended. The program con-
sisted of solos by Mrs. Katherine
O'Connor Weeks, Miss Kate GAVIN
Miss Ellen Turner, and DIR. +. n;
O'Connor, choruses by the paroehiai
school children, violin solo by MISS
Maize Calvin. and exhibition of In
dian Climb swinging by NJ. ]. Moran,
and a short address by Rev. TT.
Carmody. The lucky persons IN the
drawings were as follows: FRANK
Hagan won a ton of coal, L. b. Yau-
vey a SO gold piece, John g. BAKER
q couch John Baker barrel OF Hour.
Miss Kate Calvin an oil stove, Jonn
Cavanaugh a set of dining room
chairs John Dunlevy a fancy clock
Miss Kennedy center table ana
Miss Kate Long a pair of blankets.
The latter part of the evening was
spent in dancing, a large number OF
people participating.