Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-08

MED home by her brother. Robert.
who came up for brief stay Monday.
II is reported that the hose team
will give an exhibition run at the nj.
w. A. meet at Brattleboro Saturday,
but as yet no definite agreement has
been made.
The Granite State Moving Machine
company are installing number OF
new machines In their shop. More
improvements are contemplated IN the
near future.
The Cheshire county delegation in
the legislature visited the county farm
at Westmoreland Wednesday accom-
panied by Messrs. James O'Brien and
Frank Davis.
The open season on squirrels ana
cartridges does not begin until Octo-
Der / this year. Is days later than last
year The open season in Vermont
began September l,
b. F. Adams and Miss Harriet Her.
sew of washington, ID. c.. oliver Ad-
ans and family of Holyoke and VIII
liam and Carrie Adams are at Sponord
lake for a weeks outing.
on account of the rain the Knitting
club took their supper at Fay's hall
last Thursday. Gentlemen were invit-
ed in the evening and whist was IN
order. Ice-cream was served,
There will be a visitation of the
grand officers to Court Ashuelot next
Wednesday evening, when about ~
candidates will be initiated. The work
is to be followed by banquet.
Miss Eva Robertson and Mrs +. Il.
Field are in Plymouth this week at
tending the grand chapter meeting or
the order of Eastern Star. Miss Rob-
ertson representing Naomi chapter
Raleighs Colts of the Outlaw league
will play game of ball on the fair
grounds Brattleboro, next Saturday
against team picked by the M. W. A.
of the latter place. for the occasion,
the event being the postponement of
the Labor day program.
Arrangements have been made to
run special train to Winchester and
Ashuelot for the play. The Real Wild
ow Brown, at the opera house Sep
TENDER IA. Tickets for the attraction
go on sale at Mann's drug store Sat
urday evening. September 3. at
O'Clock.
Mrs. William Royce entertained a
number of her friends at her home at
the foot of Bear hill Friday afternoon.
the occasion being her 3Srd birthday.
social time was enjoyed and an eX-
cellent supper consisting of chicken,
succotash, cake. rolls ice-cream etc,
was served.
The home of Miss Melissa Howard
was the scene of lawn party Thurs
day afternoon, given in honor of Mrs.
S. M. Wilder ii being her 65th birth
day. Many friends and relatives were
present and Mrs. Wilder was the. re-
cipient of many gifts. An excellent
dinner was served
William Lachance and Miss Anna
WEIGH, both of this town. were united
in marriage at st. Johns church Tues
day morning by Rev. ID. c. Ling. Mr..
Lachance is employed as clerk for r.
II. Fuller and Mrs. Lachance was an
employee of the finishing department
of the Brightwood paper mill. After
a short wedding trip they will return
to this place where they are to make
their home. They have the best
wishes of many friends.
George A. Robertson, who was in
Athol Monday to attend the fair hear
ing that the races had been postponed
until Tuesday, offered to pay the en-
tire expenses of the hose team to stay
over and race on Tuesday Though
the races were declared off and the
boys were not called upon to accept
his most generous offer. yet every
member of the team, together with the
committee. deeply appreciate his
kindness. The offer is fully as much
appreciated by all concerned as
though it had been accepted. The
value of loyalty of this sort cannot be
estimated in dollars and cents and
goes long way toward success.
There We're no baseball games Sat
urday and Labor day and the season.
so far as the association is concerned.
is at an end. The venture has been
losing proposition from the start and
of the $500 that the association began
the season with but little is left
Hinsdale has been represented
by good team throughout the sea-
son, winning IL out of IL games
played but there has been consider
able dissatisfaction among the play
ers and the public the greater part of
the season arising from the fact that
out of town players have been given
the preference to local skill. The bulk
of the money was paid into the asso-
citation by local people and to see a
large portion of it paid to outsiders for
the same material that could be found
at home naturally aroused their in
or less criticism; and for this reason
many of the townspeople refused to
patronize the games. thus accounting
for the small attendance at the same
OF the II games played, Mccormick
pitched II. In these games opponents
made So hits and III men went down
on strikes. He also fielded his position
we'll and led the team in stick work
with an average of $40. Brooks did
most of the work behind the bat and
again demonstrated that he is one of
the fastest youngsters in the business.
Drugg played a steady game at first,
was next to Mccormick at the bat and
was the best base runner on the team.
1t is more than probable that he will
be picked up by one of the league
teams next season. Scully at second
played an average game and was
third at the bat. Lachance at short
was by far the fastest ground coverer
on the team and his batting ranked
we'll Third base and the outfield was
an almost continual change no play
er holding the position long enough to
show his real abilities.
Mrs. Edward Plant. 2S, who lives
near Fort Ethan Allen. about two miles
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