Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-04
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

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for home.
George II. Thompson has been ap
pointed adJutant Of the first battalion
J Vermont National guard. with IN,
: rank OF second Lieutenant.
In spite OF the downpour OF sun.
aey ~ people attended the service il
Festival hail In the afternoon r :
Knight presided. Rev. +. T. Mathisor
spoke and music was furnished by IN,
Congregational choir.
denominations for appointment a.
corporal and sergeant in Company
were taken "Wednesday evening by tn,
following: Corporals Ralph Pettee anC
y. Nj. Davis. Privates Stockwell, Ward.
ner. Webster and Timson.
The Unitarian church will bs
closed during the month of August 10,
the usual summer vacation. The pas.
tor viii. however. be in town for the
greater part OF the month. and can be
called upon for any pastoral service
Night Waterman w Il. Warren
has In his possession a bicycle which
he found near the town hall building
two weeks ago last evening. The own
er can have the machine by calling
upon Mr.. Warren and proving
property.
C. f. Macomber was in town
Tuesday TO complete the arrangements
for the production OF the opera, The
Chimes of Normandy which will be
given under the auspices of the Uni
versalist women October IS and 90 in
the auditorium.
The infant daughter of DIR. and
Mrs. Dean C. Bangs died Monday at
/ the home of her parents in Rockville.
Conn. of cholera infantum. The body
was brought 10 Brattleboro Tuesday for
burial In Prospect Hill cemetery DR..
Bangs is son of Mrs. Robert Wheeler
of this town.
George II. Leavitt, formerly en-
ployed by G. f. Gilman and previous
to that time resident of Wilmington.
has filed petition in bankruptcy at
Greenfield and the first meeting of
his creditors will take place to-mor-
row. Leavitt owed a number of Brat
tleboro people and was arrested here
at one time on the charge Of being an
absconding debtor.
The trustees of the Franklin
County Agricultural society are still
in correspondence with Nhe military
authorities in regard TO getting troop
of cavalry to exhibit at the Greenfield
fair They cannot get Troop G. which
is coming to Brattleboro because the
troop is going first TO ST. Johnsbury,
and do not feel like standing the ex-
pense of getting another troop all the
way from Fort Ethan Allen.
The law firm of Butler & Moloney
in Rutland celebrated its goth ami
versary Tuesday by entertaining all
the lawyers in Rutland county with
an outing ar Lake Bomoseen. fol-
lowed by an elaborate dinner at the
Bardwell hotel. Mr.. Butler. the sem
Tor member of the firm. is Jamaica
boy and studied law in the office of
f. l.. Waterman. He entered part
nership with Mr. Moloney August !.
1885.
An effort is being made this year
to. inaugurate a home department in
the educational exhibit of the VAL
lev fair its purpose being to increase
study. observation experiment and
general intelligence in the various
phases of farm activity. For this
purpose z. F. Howard, superintendent
of the educational department OF the
fair. has sent out pamphlet descriD-
ing corn judging and stock Judging
contests in which any young person
may compete.
The committee appointed by the
village 10 investigate the subject OF
village ownership of water supply
met Saturday evening to discuss the
report of the hydraulic engineers, Z.
E. and E. c. Davis of Northampton;
Mass. but as all of the members OIL
the committee were not present no
definite action was taken As soon
as the question has been thoroughly
the local committee VIII |
make a report to be acted upon az
special village meeting
Robert Wilson and Thomas Muir,
nhy of Saxtons River were arrested
Monday night near the railroad tracks
in 1he rear of the blocks by Night
Waterman William B. Warren both
we're intoxicated and in no cohui,ioli
n 90 home OF, the late train as the!
were intending to do. They spent tne
night in the lookup and were nneo 20
and costs apiece Tuesday morning W
Justice Newton. Both men testliieu
that they procured their hauor III
Hinsdale. n. H.
The body OF Mrs. ElzaDeth n.
was found burned TO crsp
IN the kitchen of her home IN hutiaila
sunday She had evidently minated
~ aar,as from the wood fire in her
.tove and fallen to the floor. her cioth-
inc taking fire at the same time. MIS-
r,asuaU seemed to have distinct pre-
,,onition of her death last FRIDAY. anu
100 arrangements TO send some OF
,ar affacts to her daughter. VINO II
,S,,finad in the Retreat in TINS toMn.
rbis daughter who has been nlehea,E
,nhaianred for several years. Il the
1nlv surviving relative. h
one of the large plate glass WIN
so,-s in the front of DR.. E. K. LEnch
,ff;ca in Emerson's block on Iiioe
.treet was smashed 10 shii'he ~
SATURDAY. afternoon, fragments ~
~ raining down upon the sideWalh :
sL s., s,,nb force that numerous cuts
-. rad. in the concrete. A num-
-, ~ neople were on the street at ths
-. and two women had Just paSsgu I
r. the accident happened. +.
. n,.sarnooI was washing the Wihoo~
"a s,,nnosing il was balanced WITH {
M n;,s,s started TO pull II Gown {
'..,ariv The sash fell with sueh force
bat hardly any glass was ieit IN ~
r,a front season. which closed
JuIy l. was not unusua
'ro5ucfiye of good sport IN Wiil e '
.,, This was due in large meas '
- the extremely dry weather /
,lsh June and July. which ioWereu
~ streams far below tneir VI S,
ayel Previous TO the rams VI rare
80 the brooks hereabouts Mer
lroa a,;csiv dry and many trout fry are
to have died for lack !, i % feared ARE.
bat the fishing next year VIII mo- Of
4 the best. although tne me-. 10 nro- !,
= q close month ought 70
Au is .,,o,,ob of the spawning nsh " :
ecrae e the number in the long run
At the July session Of tne pro sgise !
,,,,, saturday A F. Scn"e.h os ~ 7
az acted as judge in tns 9s :, Eu-
nudge f. L Waterman, VIZ ward. IL