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

All the grocery stores will be clos
ed from ls until o'clock on both days
of the fair.
About 10 members OF the Univer-
salist Sunday school drove TO West
minister Saturday To visit the kurn
Hattin homes An exceedingly Inter-
estng day was spent.
-E. j. Devlne is acting as advance
agent for Gus suns big minstrel COM
pany which Is travelling through the
west this season. The show opened IN
MI. Clemens ILL.,, last week
Col. Webb c. Hayes of Ohio, son
of the late President Rutherford b,
HIVES, has been visiting relatives IN
Rrattleboro and vicinity for the past
few days. Col Hayes has recently re-
turned from the seat of the Russo
japanese war.
BY special authority from the
postofIice department the local post
office win be closed from IL to q
O'Clock on the afternoons of both VAL
lev fair DAYS, and the afternoon car
rier delivery omitted. The office will
be open from TO the usual closing
hour OF s.
-Arad S. Gould, son OF Mrs. l.. NJ.
Gould of West Brattleboro, and Miss
Zada $. Murray of Cavendish were
married at the brides home Tuesday.
Rev. r. c. r. Mckenzie performing
the ceremony. After short wedding
trip Mr.. and Mrs. Gould will make
their home in West Brattleboro
"A special meeting Of Brattleboro
chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, took place In the Brooks
house. Monday afternoon. Mrs. c, +,
r. Jenne and Miss leila johnson were
elected delegates to the state confer
ence at Montpelier, with Mrs A. g.
cobb and Mrs NJ. L. Reed alternates.
Court William French of Foresters
will go to Brattleboro Sept. p to IN
stitute a new court OF toreslers IN
that place. A special train will leave
Bellows Falls at p. m. and round
trip ticket good to stay over for the
first day of the Valley Fair will be
sold for St07. The special train VIII
return after the Neutrality-suspicious.
Falls Times,
The body of Mrs. James Sullivan,
who died at her home in Lawrence,
Mass. Tuesday was brought here
Yesterday for burial in the Catholic
cemetery Mrs sullivan was a sister
of John Dunleavy OF this town and is
survived by three daughters two Of
whom. Mrs. Thomas Higgins and Miss
Margaret Lalley, accompanied the
body of their mother TO Brattleboro.
Miss Elizabeth Marshall gave
delightful cotillion party to about 90
of her young friends at her home on
Linden street Wednesday evening.
The house was lavishly decorated with
hydrangeas and evergreen, Music was
furnished by Dugan and Kinds and the
young people enjoyed dancing until
late hour During the evening re-
freshments were served and dainty
favors were given.
Miss Jennie Demars %, died We'd
nesday afternoon at the home OF her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Demars,
on south Main street from blood pois-
oning resulting from recent opera
ton. She had been i'll for some time.
Previously she was employed in the
needle factory. The funeral took place
Yesterday morning at O'Clock from
the Roman Catholic church, Rev. Fl
Donovan officiating. Burial was In the
Catholic cemetery.
George Fitzsimmons, formerly
secretary of the Bellows Falls Y. NJ
c, A. and for four and one-haif years
secretary of the Burlington Y. Nj. Z,
A., has resigned, his resignation to
take effect oct. 25. He will go TO the
Passaic, n. j.. Y. NJ. c. A. The Bur
lington Free Press says during ms
stay in Burlington Mr.. Fftzsimmons
has gained wide circle of friends,
whose surprise at hearing of his reslg-
nation will be equalied only by their
regret at his leaving the city Inc J.,
NJ C. A. as a whole and the city WISH
Mr.. Fitzsimmons all success in his new
position Mrs. Fitzsimmons has also
been actively connected with the work
of the association and vial be greatly
missed. She has helped great deal
in the social life and especially In the
bows department" Mrs Fitzsimmons
was formerly Miss Sarah Cobb of TINS
town.
The first round in the tournament
to decide the guardian OF the Wantas-
tiquet cup for the coming year TOOK
place on the local golf course Wednes-
dav and Yesterday afternoons with
the following results: c. NJ. Miller
scratch. beat W. f. Hubbard QO) two
I'D and one to play; Hayes Bigelow
Ci0) beat Crosby Adams 60 by de-
fault: John Tasker, scratch, beat FREQ
Harris(2) three up and one to play
William Tanning GS) beat c. +. Blhg-
ham. scratch, four up and three TO
play: Harry Bingham (S) beat George
Tanning Q5) four up and three TO
play; Ray Greene uS) beat Il. j.
Waterman G0D by default, IN the
second round Miller Will play BlgeloM'
Tasker will play w. flaming ana a.
Bingham win play r, Greene Inc
surprise of the first round was the de-
feat of c. f. Bingham who has ALREADY
won the cup twice and needed only
one more victory to gain permanent
possession. C. NJ. Miller is the present
holder.
Mrs. Eliza Jane Roberts, -, widow
of Charles w. Roberts, died Wedhes-
day morning of apopleNy at the nome
of her sister, Mrs. w. g, Allen on YER
non street. where she had been visit
ING for the mast several weeks. Mrs.
Roberts was born in Brattleboro the
daughter of James and Emily Moore
Nichols. She had been a resident OF
Putnev for many years and was
long time member of the CongreSa-
tional church of that town. Her nus
hand died i'm Putney in April, 1881.
! Mrs Roberts is survived by the follow
/ ing children: Mrs. Curtis Carmean OF
Salida. Col. Walter Roberts of Puepio,
/ Col, Mrs. Henry Mile of Moline, IN
Mrs Fred Prentiss of Alstead, y. H.
Mrs Walter Harlow of Westminster
/ Mrs. l.. l.. Drury of Mt. Hermoh' Mass
She also leaves three sisters, Mrs
/ Roxa Carpenter of West Brattleboro
Mrs Denslow Stockwell of Dummer-
ston Hill and Mrs. Alien. Brief ser
vices were held at the home of Mrs.
Allen this morning and the body was
1 taken to Putney on the IL O'Clock
| train.
| The Central Vermont railroad
makes special rates on round trip
| tickets to Brattleboro during the VAL
lev fair. on Wednesday and Thurs
/ dav special trains will leave Palmer
/ Mass. at I o'clock arriving in Brat
tIeboro at $40, and returning at 8 p