Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-03

70 JarbH II, buNuUtll Hh1 tAtuhbEt
e his Orient blackboard for Randi,
Q runabout,
&C. Nj, Colbufn, agent Of the Nh
#. tual life insurance company, has n
! moved TO Montpelier where he wi
) open an office.
Durham Brothers corps Of travel
ing statesmen have been in town thi
, week TO attend school of instruction
on leather goods.
The Sunday services at the HON
for aged will be conducted durin,
June by the young peoples society o
the Methodist church,
The Woman's Auxiliary OF the Y
NJ. &. A. gave strawberry supper II
the association rooms Wednesday eve
ming. There was a good attendance
&C. B. Chester Of Boston will TAX,
the place Of Andrew Hopkins as CLERK
at the Brooks House. h. II. Sargen,
is now hight clerk in place OF Leon
Whitney.
Mrs. Abby Il. Fuller has bought
the Estey Organ Company's interest
in the Jacob Estey estate on Canal
street. The sale was made through
Edgetts agency
The present cold weather reminds
one old resident OF June II, lsi2 when
after week OF sweltering weather the
temperature suddenly dropped bring
ing furry Of snow and frost that
killed practically all crops
William H. HUM, German aged
GO, hanged himself at his home in
Burlington Saturday after being some
time without money, work or pros.
poets. Huhn's wife, whom he married
two years ago through matrimonial
agency and who had begun divorce
proceedings against him, is said to be
in Brattleboro.
The defendant in the well-known
Stratton Morse breach of promise suit,
which was heard at the last session OF
county court, has taken the case to
the supreme court on exceptions 1t
will be remembered that Miss Ella j.
Stratton OF Williamsville sued John
Morse for breach Of promise to marry
and recovered verdict OF S425O.
g. W. Pierce, president of the
Valley fair association, Brattleboro,
Vt, owns a promising trotter in Allie
Coon, by Colonno, son of Belmont;
dam, Elsie Cuyler, half sister Of Nut
breaker O. 24l4l by Cuyler; second
dam, Bonnie Doom, great brood mare,
by Aberdeen: third dam Ariel by
Ethan Allen e. 25ls, etc. = American
Horse Breeder
Carl F. Cain, Of the local firm Of !
Cain x lizard, and Miss lola Curtiss
were married Tuesday afternoon at |
D 'clock at the home of the brides faith I
er, A. b. Curtiss 10 Loudon street, /
Mass, Rev. Thomas f. I
Davies, Jr. performing the ceremony. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Cain returned to Brat
leboro Tuesday evening aud have be
run housekeeping at North street
They have the good wishes of many
friends.
Miss Mary B. Knight, 10, who
lied in jacksonville, o., May 6, vas a
lative of Wardsboro and resident of 4
for number of years
During the Civil war she volunteered 4
Ter services as nurse at the military
hospital here, working so hard that
he never fully recovered from the
train. At the close of the war she
vent TO Madisonyille TO live with her
'rother, the late l.. f. Knight. upon
lis death making her home with her
ephew. In 1858 she joined the Baptist
hurch of this town and afterward took
er letter to the church of the same
enomination at Madisonville.
AT meeting of the executive
of the Valley Fair associa-
ion Friday evening the following
rack events were decided upon
'ednesday, Sept. IS, 2 u trot or pace,
urse 5000; 2 20 trot, purse 500; .. 20
rot or pace, purse $500; Thursday,
ept. %, 2. 10 trot or pace, purse 5000;
II trot or pace, purse $500; 2. p trot
r pace, purse $500 The officers of the
Automobile club met with
le executive committee to make ar
for the automobile exhibit
hich will be feature of the fair
lis year 1t was decided TO invite
umerous clubs to hold runs to Brat
eboro at that time, and there will be
parades from Main street to
lie fair ground each day.
Only five people aside from the
attended the license
saring in the selectmen's room Sat
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock. The APP
ication of John A. Bissett and
lmes c. Sullivan for first class Ii
nse TO sell liquor in the Brattleboro
use was considered, ana a. there u
iss..no objection ii was granted. q
cssrs Bissett and Sullivan sent q
tier to the commissioners saying q
at they had bona fide lease of the y
tel and intended to conduct it in =
amer that would satisfy the com =
lssioners, the townspeople and them
Ives. Chairman Putnam said that =
is letter would be placed on file with
e license and be used as evidence in
sc of any infringement. The COM q
lSsiuuer> also granted second class n
,ense to u. l.. Shea for bis saloon in h
e MILESTONE block. Action on this
plicatlon was suspended several 4
'eks ago. q
About l2O stockholders in the n
attleboro a. Whitehall railway com h
ny took advantage Saturday of the n
nual free ride and dinner at the q
ooks house which marks the occas-
n of the annual meeting of the cor q
ration. The business session took 81
ace in the Brooks house at 10. 81
len the following officers were
osen: Directors, c. f. Thompson,
l.. Waterman and Francis Goouhue
~ Sl.,p,.n Of II IL.