Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

WIS
IF. j. Fenton 4 Co have installe,
their cold water saloon" ut the cor
ner Of uliery block this week. Their
Is no law against treating at this es
tablishment,
George A. Eels. proprietor OF thu
c, III. Eddy bottling business on Fla
street has sold n half-interest In thu
business to william II. Haywood. for
merly member of the Brattlebor'
Overall company, Mr.. Haywood takins
ner will devote his time to office worl
at present.
--Horseilesh has always been more
a matter of fad with the owner of the
John Robinson shows than one of busi-
ness, for II horse caught his fancy
the price was a secondary considera'
of the finest lot of horses In the cir
Gus world. At Brattleboro. Wednes-
day. June 81.
an expert laundryman. takes charge OF
p. L. Shea's new laundry on Williams
street which opens Monday 1t Is
equipped with the newest devices in
laundry appliances among which arr
many new machines Mr., Shea's first
job was washing SO shelter halves for
Company rs June training and state
inspection today.
George o. Stratton of Montpelier
vice president of the Vermont Mutual
Insurance company. was in town Mon
day and informed George M. Clay that
he had been given the agency of the
company. formerly held by the late c.
+. r. JENNIE. When he purchased the
Jenne business last week Mr.. Clay
was given all the agencies formerly
held by that office except that OF the
Vermont Mutual which was held up
until the matter could be brought be-
fore the directors.
An Orient bicycle belonging to
Harry Bingham of the Peoples Ma
tional bank was stolen from the hall
of the bank block Monday or Tues
day. Some time ago an Orient bicycle
belonging to Raymond Greene of the
same bank was stolen; before that an
Orient bicycle belonging to Fred Ad-
ans of the same bank was stolen.
Neither of these two machines has
been heard from. Hereafter the
bankers who have Orient bicycles will
lock them in the safe deposit boxes
when not in use.
Andrew Johnson, II, died Sunday
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. %.
r. Koch. after a long illness with a
trouble. He was born in
Sweden October S. 1888. and since
to this country had made his
home in Providence until within a
short time. Besides a widow he leaves
two children, Mrs. Koch, who is the wife
of Rev O. F. Koch. pastor of the To-
cal Swedish Congregational church.
and ]. A. Johnson of Providence. Brief
funeral services Were held at the mouse
Wednesday morning. Rev. II. r. Miles
officiating. and the body was taken to
Mass. for burial
With all the modern death -defying
devices that have flourished from time
to time. as thrillers in the circus world.
the leap the-gap compares as would
swim in the whirlpool of Niagara to
game of mumbletypeg. This daring
fugacious thriller who styles himself
De BURY, toys with the grim reaper
as a cat would with mouse, when
twice daily with the John Robinson
shows, he takes his life lightly IN MS
hands. and. for the pastime of its. pa
irons. literally filings defiance into the
teeth of the supporters of Sir Isaac
theory of the law of graYita-
ton. The act itself battles, descrip-
ton: it must be seen to be appreciat-
ed. Here Wednesday. June Fl.
The, four Cadillac touring cars
recently ordered by Carl Henkel, =. H.
L. p. Taylor and A. b: Clapp
arrived in Brattleboro Wednesday
and were unloaded in the ar
ternoon They We're filled with gaso-
-, driven
through Main street in triumphai
Messrs. Crosby and Hen
KEEL managing their own machines. j.
W. Cobb that of Mr.. Taylor and q. II,
Thompson that of Mr.. Clapp. Dur
ing the afternoon the chain OF MT.
Claf1p's car broke near his farm above
West river, and Mr. Taylor's machine
refused to move after It's nfst Trip
The other two, however, worked hhe-
" and were given a thorough try-out'
All of the machines are now working
splendidly and their respective owners
are as pleased as boy with a new
rocking horse.
At a meeting of the village school
hoard held last Saturday, Miss Lucy
AZ Stevenson of Lowell, Mass. was
q nnointed teacher of science IN the
high school for the coming school
wear. and Miss Mary l.. Deane OF
windsor Hill, Conn, was appointed
teacher of Latin. Greek and history.
Miss stevenson received the degree OF
r s at the Massachusetts, Institute
Of Technology in 1908, studied normal
methods under a professor OF PHYSICS
in Lowell during 1904 and for the past
year has been the science instructor
in the Howe high school of Bllierica'
Mass Miss Deane is a smith gradu
ate of the class of 1900, and has had
a. wears of successful experience In
bieb school work For the past two
Years she has taught Latin. Greek
and history in the high school or
Easthampton, Mass.
n Frank Shea sold his Elliot
street fish market TO George ii. Dan
vew, formerly one of the lessees OF the
American house. possession pe,nS
yivan Monday. Mr. Shea has also dis
,,ased of his restaurant to James Field
and Charles Burnett of Bellows rams
who took possession on the same date:
Mr. Field has had numerous wears OF
axnarience as a hotel man ana is now
nlark i'm the Windham in Bellows rams.
IT. will come to Brattleboro MONDAY
NJ, burnett has been chef at that no
al and understands his end or the
business thoroughly. Mr.. Shea ana
,iS family will go to Wheatland. r.
n about July / for visit OF several
,vaeks with relatives. After that MI.
shea will go to Montpelier to look ar
ter his interests in the Montpelier gro
rery company. his family remaining III
This town for the present. MI. Snea
has owned the Elliot street hsn ma,
i,a for the past eight years and un-
Nc NJ. his competent management the
tusiness has increased steadily. Mr..
will continue it along the same
lines. carrying the same large stock
and retaining the old force of en-
ployes.
An audience of generous propor
lions gathered in the a9ulu'u