Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-17


A stated conyocntion Of Bingham
chapter. O. T. s., win be held Tues
day evening. This win be the last
meeting before September.
The monthly business meeting OF
the Epworth league Of the Methodist
church win be held In the league
rooms Thursday evening at o'clock.
The cabinet viii meet at 1880,
Referee +. ID. T.. stowe has de-
clnred dividend of per cent In the
l.. ]. Retting estate In bankruptcy,
making a total OF 10 per cent. a
dividend Of S per cent was declared
few weeks ago,
The women OF the Episcopal So
ciety win hold a lawn party and sale
on their grounds Wednesday evening
from ! until 3 O'Clock, In event OF
rain the entertainment will take place
In Retting block.
The May issue of the American
Fish Culturist, published in St Johns
bury. contains an interesting account
of n fishing trip TO Moosehead lake
taken by a party of Brattleboro men
In the early sos.
| The democratic voters of the town
of Brattleboro viii meet In Festival
/ hau tomorrow evening at o'clock TO
choose delegates to the county con-
yention AZ Newfane and the state and
district conventions AZ Burlington.
There will be two changes In the
corps of high school teachers next
wear. Miss Mary Gordon, teacher of
English. viii go TO Chicago where she
has a position, and Miss Alice Man
/ dell. teacher OF modern languages,
Iwiu take a position In the Wakefield,
Mass. high school. Their successors
have not yet been appointed.
A petition has been in circulation
/ this week asking the officials of the
/ Boston & Maine railroad that the
I4.s6 train from the north stop at
Putney as usual It had been decided
Iby the Boston & Maine to run this
train express from Bellows Falls to
Brattleboro. but there is no train out
of Putney which Is patronized as
much and the citizens of that town
feel that It is a good deal like taking
it off the map to change the schedule
as planned.
The regular meeting OF Protective
grange was held Wednesday evening.
The lecturer gave the following pro-
gram. Piano solo. Miss Gertrude Bar
ker: recitation, Mrs. May Edwards;
recitation, Miss Mabel Winchester;
song. Mrs. Bessie Knowlton; paper.
What Farmers Need Most Philip
Franklin: reading, Mrs. Lucy Sargent;
piano solo, Miss Helen Thurber; read
ing. Mrs. Mavereue Fisher. The pro-
gram for the neSt meeting. June 49,
will be prepared by Ceres, Pomona and
Flora.
u -Myron p Davis has arranged for
a subscription concert at the audlto-
rum Thursday. June 30, with Miss
Nora MacGahen. who won so much
Applause as the plma donna contralto
of the Castle Square grand opera
company of the past season, and Ben
iamin MacGahen the dramatic tenor
of Red Feather, next TO Grace Van
Studdiford the most popular member
Of the cast. Mr. Davis viii appear as
humorist. Miss Greasy will be the
pianist. Awaiting definite reply
from Boston the name Of the instru-
mentalist is Withheld,
The open air meeting conducted by
the Y. Nj. c. A. In the park at Estey-
VILE last Suhdiy was attended pS
nearly 200 and was very much en-
loved. II woult be difficult to find
more delightful pace to gather in th'
afternoon than u this beautifui am
phitheatre which is so conveniently
situated. The meeting next SUNDAY
vial be held in the same place al
o'clock in the afternoon. There WI
, be an address ~ Clarke C. Fits ant
. good singing. All men, women, ant
children are invited. In case o
showers the service will be held in th'
Advent church.
Charles W. Durham returned
Wednesday from ten days hshini
] trip at Pleasant lake near Patten
Me In spite of cold weather and un
favorable conditions Mr.. Dunhan
was able to tale with fly all tn
l square tailed tout he wanted, tn
fish ranging IN size from one to thre
I hounds. From appearances Mr. Dun
: ham feels certain that under favor
= able conditions the lake will furnish
snort not TO D. surpassed anywhere
n re saw many Ieer and a few moos
l on the shore o the lake at dli1ereii
S times. James D. Horne of Lawrence
I Mass. C. A. Hrris and Mr.. Durham
d will visit Pleasant lake in August.
-Brattleboro chapter, d. a. r.. he'll
a delightful gathering at the home o
Mrs. FL. Smiti on Prospect St, Tues
day afternoon. the occasion benz
flag day. TIL, origin of the nationa
: emblem was interestingly told by tn
a chapter historian. Mrs. Joel Flagg Q
:, GuiIford. a aurtet composed of Mr.
d 7 @. Ullery. Ms. C. F. R. Jenne, A. L
- Maynard and /. 5. Thompson, san
!, several patriot; selections. Sanfor
u Smith gave a recitation and MI
= Thompson a SOB. Refreshments wer
u served by Mis- Clarissa Reed, Mis-
d Mabel Hunt Mss Hattie Young an
Mrs. Dana stafford. Flag day wa
y observed throughout town by gen
y erous display f the national coior'
n The annualJune drill of Compan
- took place LIST Friday. The com
many went by electric car to Yves
Va Brattleboro whre guard mount too
Mace, and theI proceeded two mile
sbevond the village where the re
y mainder of the morning was spent !
,s extended order and skirmish drih
=, The afternoon vas spent in rifle prac
= tice at 500 yrds. Adtt-Gen. Gil
" more. Major Eowe, Capt. Burnhan
|. inspector of rile practice, and Cap
= Waterman insected the compan.
- All were extremely generous in prais
- of the work. Capt. Burnham men
= tioning particularly the good wor
done in Workmanship. considerin