Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-10-06

next Thursday evening,
The boys of the junior class of the
high school entertained the girls win
q corn roast ut Broad brook Tuesday
evening
There was hardly the usual attend
ance at the last band concert OF the
season ON the Common Wednesday
evening
The first meeting of the Murray
club will take place I'm the Universal
list vestry Thursday evening ut 40
o'clock. It is hoped there viii be
large attendance.
Clarke C. Fits expects to go to
Washington Monday to appear before
the United States supreme court on
motion to advance the Mary Rogers
case to speedy hearing.
The football season has opened and
the beautiful trees are familiarly
adorned once more with posters. APP
parently nobody cares enough about
this disgraceful custom TO put stop
to It,
Matthew Howard will hold an auc-
ton at the Scott farm in Dummerston
Monday, oct. IT, The property to be
sold includes seven livery horses, cattle,
chickens and n quantity of farming i'm
plements, wagons, etc.
The regular business meeting OF
the w. G. Il. L. took place at the y Nj.
c. A. rooms yesterday afternoon. Those
who wish to contribute to the w. c. T.
u. rummage sale are asked to leave the
articles at the store in Retting block
next Thursday afternoon.
Owen r. Washburn, a Vernon boy.
and a son-in-law of Mrs. Jane r..
Gale of Guilford. has written A Book
| of Psalms. which has recently been
very attractively issued by Henry j.
Van Hagen, New York. The psalms
which sing along various lines OF splr-
itual thought are poems In prose. MI
Washburns home Is in Pocantlco Hiiis'
IN Y
! The officers of Fort Dummer col
ony. Pilgrim Fathers, were installed in
G. A. r. hall Tuesday evening by Dep
uty Supreme Governor Garrity and Su-
preme Sentinel of the Inner Gate
Byrnes of Boston. Following the work
refreshments were served and social
hour enjoyed There was large at
tendance and the occasion was one OF
much pleasure.
--Rockwell's Sunny South company
was the attraction at the auditorium
Wednesday evening and fair-sized
/ audience was amused by similar per-
/ Torrance to that given by the troupe
here last season If anything TINS
years program was the better. II IN
cluded some good negro singing and
several good specialties, notably trick
bicycle riding act and an amusing ski
on roller skates.
The annual reunion of Company l.
18th Vermont Volunteers, was held in
the hotel at Saxtons River Wednesday
when II of the old company sat down
to bountiful dinner served by Lana :
lord Alexander. The following ofhcers
were chosen AT the business meeting
which followed the repast: President.
II. A. Wheeler of Bellows Falls; vice
president, j. H. Hoton of Westminster;
/ secretary and treasurer, Henry A.
REYNOLDS of Brattleboro one death
was reported since the last reunion,
that of Michael Barrab" of West Leb :
anon, n. H.
The Brattleboro Street Railway
company took S973 five-cent fares
last Wednesday and 1868 on Thurs
day, making a total of 21,936 five-cent
fares for the two days of the far.
| This is slight decrease from last
year but is probably due to the fact
that the races We're finished carrier
and more people walked from the
grounds on account of the goou
| weather. The railroad carried about
1 400 people to the grounds the sun
day before the fair and about the
same number on Tuesday of last
week On Monday about 300 people
were carried
On account of the frequent COM
plants that have been made recently
about the poor quality of light being
! furnished the village two OF the DalliHs
yesterday made a tour of inspection OF
! the incandescent lamps TO ascertain IL
the Brattleboro Gas Light company MAD
! lived up to the terms of the new con-
! tract with the village. 1t was found
that the majority of the incandescent
lamps are in poor condition, many OF
the globes being badly smoked ana
] several of the shades in need of paint.
The matter win be taken up at the next
meeting of the bailiffs and 1t is prob
able that the Gas Light company VIII
I be notified that no more money VIII De
paid by the village until there Is
/ compliance with the terms of its con-
4 tract
/ Clarence A. Barber. son of Mr.. ana
i Mrs. ID. NJ Barber and Nellie Flora
j Lord. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
I A. Lord, were married "Wednesday al
ternoon at | O'Clock at the home of the
brides parents on the West Dummers-
ton road, Rev f. L. Masseck perform
ing the ceremony The customary ring
service was used and the couple STOOD
before bank of flowers the pride
was prettily gowned in white crepe
and was unattended. Immediately ar
/ Ter the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Barber
left on a wedding trip that will in
clude visit to Chicago and other
western cities They will return
about Nov. / and live on the Tart
/ farm owned by Mr. Barber in connec-
/ ton with his milk business. The bride
/ graduated from the local high school
! in the class of 1903 and has since been
a teacher
! Manager John Brosnahan of the
high school football team has arranged
the following schedule of games: Oct.
Ia. Bellows Falls at Bellows Falls; Oct
| 81. winchester, n. H.. at Winchester;
! oct. 2S. Greenfield ut i}rattl boro; NOV.
J A Fellows Falls at Brattleboro; NOV.
IL, Greenfield at Greenfield NOV. T.
Bellows Falls at Brattleboro; NOV. 49,
winchester at Brattleboro. The llneup
of the local team will probably y" az
follows: Dix. center; Thurber ana
Anderson, guards: Barber and Jones,
tackles: Crosby and Brosnahan, ends:
C. Adams. quarterback; Bardweli ana
NJ. Adams. halfbacks; Peach. fuliback.
Amono the other good men in the
SQUAD are Cheney. Ferriter, Lindsey
and Everleth and it is likely that all oil
them will be given trial, Arrange
ments had been made and the Town
billed for a game with Orange nlsn
school tomorrow afternoon. but WORD
was received i evening to the effect
that the Massachusetts aggregation
would be unable to fulfil its engage
ment.
There was a hearing before Judge
III. III. Wheeler in the United states
court n,esferday in the suit Officially