Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-09-30

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rummage sale In Retting block be-
ginning Wednesday, oct, ~, TO con-
linue three or four days
The Rrattleboro private schoo
closed both days of the fair, As II was
In session ON Labor day II viii also be
closed to-day resumlng us sessions
Monday
Next sunday viii be rally day al
1.-The Congregational Sunday school
Mrs. Edward Hume of the American
board of missions AZ Bombay viii
make a brief address.
The next Choral union rehearsal
will take place in the Baptist chapel
Monday evening at O'Clock. All To-
cal singers are invited 10 take part in
the coming concert without charge.
There will be Il special harvest
service at the Baptist church sunday
evening. The pulpit win be decorated
with fruits OF garden and orchard \.
w. Roel viii have charge of deeora-
ton.
Ernest Harris of Readsboro lost
a valuable horse just the other side
of West Brattleboro Tuesday, when
on his way to Brattleboro 10 visit Mr..
land Mrs. j. G. Stafford and attend
| the fair. The horse was attacked by
collie and died i'm a short time.
"A sudden gust of wind this CFri-
day. afternoon blew down a large
limb of a tree near ]. NJ. joys ON Ell
/ liot street. The limb fell on some
electric light wires and the weight
was sufficient to pun over the adjoin-
4 ing pole on which was fire alarm box
/ No. "a.
Miss Sally +. Minot viii entertain
the Brattleboro chapter, Daughters Of
the American Revolution, at her
home. The Lilacs, Northheld, Mass
Thursday. oct. g. from . o'clock TIL
|9:25 p. IN. Members will leave Brat
tleboro on the 1925 p. m. train, re-
turning at 9:iO.
-Messrs. Rogers and Heman of the
Pinkerton Detective agency, New
York city, have been in town since
Tuesday evening keeping a watchtul
eye out for any crooks that might be
tempted to Brattleboro on account of
the fair. Not a one was seen, how
ever. the presence of the detectives
being equivalent to the proverbial
ounce of prevention"
Capt. James NJ Upton, So, died
at his home in Roxbury, Mass, Tues
day evening after an illness of sew
erai weeks duration. He was for
many years in the commission busi-
ness on North Market street, retiring
only last month. Capt. Upton was
father of Mrs :. f. Lawton of this
town. who has been in Roxbury for
several weeks. The funeral will take
| place tomorrow.
Thomas Mcmahon, who had been
making himself a nuisance in Brattle-
boro for about a week by begging on
the street. was arrested early SUNDAY
morning by Chief Of Police Hall and
placed in the lookup. He was ar
raigned before Justice Newton Mon
day morning, pleaded guilty to the
charge of vagranCy and was sen
fenced to the house of correction for
three months.
There was a hearing before o. NJ,
Barber. master in chancery III the
probate office Tuesday in the case OF
| Charles NJ. Bruce, attorney for the
receivers of the White river railroad
against the receivers. The suit is
brought to recover fee of $4,000
for services rendered. Ellery Ander-
son of Boston appeared for Bruce ana
E. L. Waterman and w B. c. Stick
ney for the objecting creditors.
Della Gibson. rs, wife of Nelson
w. Goddard died at her home on
Spruce street early this morning. She
was native of Grafton and leaves
besides her husband one sister, Hrs.
II. C. Phillips of this town. Mrs,
Goddard lived in Townshend for
many years being a member of the
Congregational church there. The
funeral will take place Monday after
noon at . o'clock from the house,
Rev. H. r. Miles officiating
Thomas Guiheen returned to
Brattleboro Monday after his season
of professional baseball with the Fall
River team of the New England
league team The regular season
closed week ago Monday but Gut
heen remained to play series OF
post season games against New Bed
ford. Guiheen has been reserved by
Fall River for next season and expects
nov to be with the team next year.
His batting average this year was .267
and he led his team in long hits. Gut
heen says that Page, who pitched one
game for Brattleboro against Hins-
dale, \. H.. has signed with Fail Riv-
er and will be its star twirler next
season.
Olive Estelle Mather, &c. wife of
William f. Chase died Friday even
! ing about o'clock at her home in
West Brattleboro after a weeks i'll
mess. on her way home from vaca-
ton in Sheffield. this state, the preced-
ing Friday she had complained of
Inulnbness in her hands, which grew
worse until it took the form of a
general paralysis due probably to the
rupture of a blood vessel at the base
of the brain. Mrs. Chase was born IN
West Brattleboro May Is, 1865
daughter of Cotton and Seraph WHIT
taker AIather. and has always lived
here She was a woman of strong
/ Christian character and her pleasing
personality had made for her large
circle of friends. She was an active
worker i'm the West Brattleboro Con
gregational church of which she was a
member. and a kind and devoted VIE
land mother. Her husband mas the
sympathy of the community In MS
bereavement. Mrs. Chase leaves pc
sides husband, a son and daughter
two brothers. NJ. l. Mather of Boston
and George E. Mather of New 1ork
city. and three sisters, MISS HeIeh a;
N5ther. Miss s. Annette Mather and
Mrs. Lotin Newcomb, all OF Wes 1
Rrattleboro. The funeral was neiu
sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock Rev
IL. Nj. Keneston officiating. \. L. May
Inard sang two selections. Burial was
i'm the West BrattlebOro cemetery
The bearers We're Fred Sargent, Al
son Harris. Emory Eddy Ralph Cud-
worth. Fayette and Ernest Miller.
Some of the substantial residents
of Windham county are seeing their
representatives elect. for the purpose
of recommending stricter amendments
to the fish and game laws. There is
much complaint that fishermen are
depleting the streams by taking ev-
erything big enough to bite a hook
regardless of the law which prescribes
penalties for understood fish, whlle
gunners not only kill out of season
but kill young deer. and the doe, con-
-. =. io,,- II ic sugpaSted that a