Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-26
REr0RMER OFFICE.
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

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the Sunapee lake excursion Sunday,
The Brattleboro Manufacturing
company Is closed this week to allow
its employees their annual vacation.
/ The ladies' aid society of the
4 Methodist church will hold its regu-
/ lar monthly meeting Wednesday af-
1 ternoon nj o'clock In the church.
The annual meeting of the So
ciety of seamstresses, needlewomen
and shop girls OF Brattieboro will
/ take place in Festival hall to-mor-
row evening at 1880.
e. G. Frost. who spent last week
at Spofford lake, had some excellent
bass fishing during his stay there
His largest fish was killed Friday af-
I ternoon on a six-ounce rod. II weighed
"A pounds.
-. d. Il, Stowe was In West Do
yer Tuesday to act as referee in the
case of the Frank Estabrook estate
against the estate of William a.
Putnam He viii report his findings
TO the judge of probate.
The season of the Snowflake corn
canning factory began Monday, and
/ it is estimated that the crop Will
keep the plant busy well into the last
vi NtDNtlIlutls iN hualiAs Va NN'''
is unusually good this year.
Miss Marie Wainwrights superb
art has never been more acceptably
displayed than in her present rendi-
ton OF Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth
Night, which is soon to be produced
here under the direction of Jules
hurry.
Testimony was taken at Burling-
4, L., Ia fppa11ngilpa SIiit
of the New London Northern Rail-
way company against the Brattleboro
& Whitehall railroad company. The
defendant company was represented
by District Attorney j. l.. Martin.
Charles A. McRae is putting in a
full line of clothing and furnishings
for his opening which takes place
Sept. TO- His store in Marshall block
has been entirely refurnished and
will make a bid toward being head
quarters for up-to-date dressers.
The Central Vermont Railway Co.
is laying new 75-pound rails from
Montague. Mass, to Palmer. When
this work is completed the entire New
London division will be equipped with
heavy steel. 1t is expected that 10
pound rails will be laid in the local
depot yard this fall
Professor George A. Towns Of
Atlanta university will occupy the
pulpit at the Congregational church
Sunday morning. He Will be accom-
panied by the Atlanta colored quar-
tet who will sing at the open-air
meeting on the common as well as at
the service in the church.
Rev. c. o. Day president of the
Andover theological seminary, ad-
dressed a large congregation of FOR
mer parishioners and friends in the
Center church Sunday morning,
There was also a large attendance at
the open air meeting on the common,
at which Mr.. Day was a speaker.
James Boyce was arrested Tues
day afternoon by Chief Hall who
found him sleeping in the canal near
Elm street. Boyce was arralgned
Wednesday morning before justice
| Newton on the charge of intoxicatlon'
He was fined So and costs and being
unable to pay was sent TO Newfane
Jail for ten days.
Frank Barabe, who works for
John Dunton, and Miss Mary DuLac,
an employee of the Brattleboro Hos
iery company, were married MONDAY
morning in ST. Michaers Roman
| catholic church. by Rev. Father La
/ couture. They left Immediately for a
short wedding trip after which they
| will make their home in Brattleboro.
A pretty story of English society
life that abounds in witty dialogue
land throbs with live and interesting
| situations is The Mummy and the
Humming Bird. which comes TO TINS
1 town at an early date, and which WIN
he presented by one of the best all
| around companies that Manager
Jules hurry has ever gotten together
4 Protective grange conferred the
1 third and fourth degrees upon four
candidates Wednesday evening. VS.
( iting members were present from
/ chesterfield. Hinsdale, Mortified,
Vernon, Guilford, Dummerston ana
/ Cprain some having driven 20 miles
/ to attend the meeting. The harvest
supper was served. Pleasing remarks
were made by some of the visitors
| After the close of the meeting there
was an hour of sociability and dane
ing.
Asa Crowninshield reported tC
Deputy Sheriff Mcclure Tuesday tna'
his watch had been stolen from ms
pocket Monday evening While he was
watching the democratic ag,ralsiils
+ mann street. NION lllilEii'N'NN
scribed the alleged pictpocket &c
sheriff Mcclure who recognized him
al once as a local young man. Mr.
Mcclure had an interview with the
4 eulprit, and the watch was soon re-
turned to its rightful owner. Sherln
Mcclure will bring the matter TO the
attention of the states attorney.
Il C. C. Fits of Brattleboro, per-
hons tbe very brightest young lawyer
i'm Vermont to-day personally an eN,
emplification of the highest type OF
American manhood. is a candidate
for representative in his town. lie Is
and always has been an open cham
MON of the principles of prohibition
vet he regards the pledge OF ms par
~ more sacred than personal opln'
ion. and states that If elected ne
shall oppose any attempt TO repea
the license law; he outlines also tht
amendments he is In favor OF. lhi'
elton is manly and loyal. Fits il
a publican.-Hardwick Gazette
a genuine novelty will be intro
duced at the West minstrel snow mex
Friday evening in the form OF an op
cratic travesty upon the Nlzaru .
OF, the most popular comic opera o
~ dav The roHicking conceit ha'
been copyrighted under the tllle, IN IN,
wizard of Boz, and was especiail!
written for the West mlnstreis y.
Eranl Dumont. In it will be inter
nolated four big singing and danclns
numbers as follows: lntroduCtoi.
cong nv the natives, The Moonllgh
nance of the Darkey Swells, a beau
tifullv costumed japanese dance IN
Star Spangled Banner and DIXIE
The scenery for this travesty is par
ficnlarlv gorgeous and elaborate rep
.asenting an island in the tropics.
Pew Father Patrick Cunning
ho,,, who died the 10th at Bratne
to-o was stationed at Middlebury
,,ears ago and while pastor there wa
;rstrumental in building the Cathoh
llstI ~ tnr,-rn Father Gun