Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-09-23


evening,
Fiat street building IL progressing rap
the top story.
Bingham chapter, O. Il. s., held a
stated convocation Tuesday evening,
After the meeting "A heart party was
given by the committee,
The first real frost of the season
came Wednesday night and II was de-
cidedly heavy for this season of the
year The thermometer In many plac-
es registered as low as "a degrees.
The Central Vermont Railway Co.
has awarded the contract for n new
iron roofing on the local depot plat
form. This wih be an improvement
greatly appreciated by the travelling
public.
"A horse attached to one of SCOTS
grocery wagons took fright at f. G.
Crowns automobile yesterday after
noon near the end of Walnut street
The animal ran out Terrace street and
across the common where II was final-
ly caught before any serious damage
was done.
Miss Elizabeth Hughes gave an
interesting talk at the missionary
meeting in the Baptist chapel Friday
evening. her subject being her work
as a missionary in Burmah. There was
also a dialogue entitled A Chinese
Conversation by three young women
i'm costume.
The magazine supplement of this
Sundays Boston Herald will contain
rafting good story Of Brattleboro en-
AtpulFAg- Vermont
CITY Hears Call of Progress and Takes
Steps Toward the Realization of the
Hustling Community" Those who de-
sire to read this article should order
a Sunday Herald AT the news store.
The annual meeting of the Morn
ingside Cemetery association was held
Yesterday at the office of Maj. F. W.
Chids. The following officers were
elected: President DIR. $. Il. Lawtoni
vice president, Judge II. III. Wheeler
secretary, Miss 5. f. Clark; treasurer
DIR. C. $. Clark; auditor, 5. b. Finer
son. directors Mai. f. w. ChEds, DR..
C. 5. Clark, DR.. A. l. Miller. w. K
Geddis was elected an agent for the
sale of lots.
During the severe storm of last
week wednesday lightning passed the
arresters at the West Dummerstoh
mower station of the Brattleboro gas
light company and entered the genera
tor. destroying several OF the COTS
About ten days more viii be needed 10
comnlete the repairs but meanwhile
power is being received AT the brdt,
tleboro station over two wires instead
of three, and enough is furnished from
the West Dummerston station to care
for everything except the motor CIR
cult.
THE regular north bound freight
over the Central Vermont raiiroad anu
an extra out of Brattleboro met IN
head-on collision on the bridge 1usl
this side of Millers Falls TuesdaF
morning. Four empty cars of the ex-
ira and one Of the regular traih %ene
thrown into the river, go feet below
Neither of the engines left the rails
hut both were more or less badly dam
a eed Luckily nobody on either OF
the trains was injured. although the
engineers and firemen were given
severe fright.
-Lieutenant- Governor Zed > Staii-
ton of Roxbury, Governor elect u >.
Bell of Walden and John II. Merit
deld of Newfane have been making an
official inspection of state lhsIl.utlols
This week. They visited the Brattle-
boro Retreat Monday, the states
prison at Windsor Tuesday, the STATE
insane asylum at Waterbury Wednes-
dav and the state industrial school at
yergennes and the house of correction,
at Rutland yesterday. on account VI
the IN health of Governor Nc Cuilough
Lieutenant Governor stanton was re-
to conduct the tour, MI Me,-
rifleld arrived home from the trip TINS
morning.
Protective grange held a regular
waiting wednesday evening. E. NJ.
Goodenough presented the foiloWlns
nropram: Piano solo, Miss Gertrude
Rarker. The Grange Husbandmah' ed
tied and read by Mrs. Lucy Sargent
and Mrs. Clara Miller; illustrated
song Meet Me at st. Louis, Messrs.
Wilson. Goodenough and sargent
Miss Edith Day received the prize Tor
the nearest correct guess on the num-
her of beans in a glass can. \ Mother
Goose contest took place between
six sisters and six brothers In when
the sisters were victorious Nina
raading and the mysterious disappear
ance of the conjurer We're features
The annual election of Fort Dunn
mer colony. Pilgrim Fathers, took
place Tuesday evening IN q. A. II; nan lll'
The officers chosen were as tolloWs.
Governor. George stone; lieutenant
Governor. Mrs. George stone; secre-
tarv. A. j. Currier; conductor. NeIle
Al Norris: treasurer. d. w. Tenney,
chaplain. Il. L. Parker; sergeant ~
arms, Mrs. c. f. Reynolds: deputy
sergeant at arms, Mrs. Ida n, Gooue-
nough; sentry of the outer gate, =. NJ
smith sentry of the inner gate w =
Norris: trustee for three years r. -
,Thompson. These officers will be m
tailed TUESDAY evening. oct. II, by
Danutv Supreme Governor Barnes OF
BOSTON. Refreshments will be served
and outsiders who receive invitations
viii he admitted to the exercises.
Chief Watts and Inspector Nor
rissey of the Boston police department
were in Brattleboro Monday on tne,r
way to Newfane to take LOOK ~ o.
+ ucCarty. the man arrested IN Brat
t1ahoro Aug. 5, on suspicion of having
been connected with the Newfane pahk
rohhery and who was convicted at
Newfane Wednesday for complclty III
tbe rohbery. Neither Watts nor Nor
rissav could say positively Whether
NrnCarty had ever been arrested III
Boston. They asked to see his arm,
thinking that it might bear scar tna s..
would reveal his identity. but Mccarty
refused to show that member an9 5
Judge start ruled that the man eoula
not be compelled to show the arm.
chief Watts and Inspector Morrlssey
went to windsor Tuesday 10 see
James Howard, alias John Doe, VINO
last week pleaded guilty to ehternis
the bank and was sentenced 10 stdte
prison for not less than zen :
Tatar thew telephoned to States At
tornev Schwenk that Howard was I'M
known to them.
The story of the busy husband, the
voung wife with a desire for compan-
ionship. the handsome and beWl'ch-