Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-15

The kindergarten on Chaplin stree
VIII open Monday. October 2.
-Poeahontas council will begin Il
dances Tomorrow night In Red Men
hall,
Six members OF Bingham chapter
O. u. s.. attended the meeting OF tn,
Northneld. Mass. chapter Tuesda.
evening.
The Ladies' ENTERPRISE societ!
vii meet with Mrs II. p. Hopklnson OF
Cherry street Wednesday afternoon a
o'clock.
Charles Akeley OF West Brattle
boro has recently sold his farm TO Hen
~ Nj. Williams. The farm has beer
In possession OF the Akeley family fol
about so years.
Mrs. J. l.. Morse and Mrs. II. II
Crosby Will play In the final match fol-
the woman's cup at the Wantastique
golf club. Mrs. Morse having defeated
Mrs. c. $, Pratt In the semi-fina
round.
"A. V. Mays real estate agency has
sold for Oliver r. Houghton bis home
In Putney to Charles T.. Harrington
who Will take possession Immediately
and make extensive repairs on the
place.
ID. Frank Shea, who recently re-
turned from an extended visit In Que
bee. Is planning to open a lunch room
In his Elliot street building and in
tends later to install one or two pool
tables.
Edward Philip Duby of Mil, Mass.
and Florence Edith Kent OF Dummer-
ston were married at the Episcopal rec
tory Wednesday afternoon by Rev. T..
L. Mathison. Mr.. and Mrs. Duby will
make their home In Dummerston.
AT the Unitarian church Sunday
Rev. +. Q, s. Osgood. Mrs. G. II. Ryder
and Mrs. Charles Warder were chos-
EN- delegates to represent the society
at the national conference at Atlantic,
\. j.. September rs to 2S. Mrs. War
der and Miss Marjorie White will rep
resent the Brattleboro branch of the
Woman's Alliance.
Austin T.. Miller was struck in the
right cheek by baseball at the Wood
mems picnic last Saturday afternoon.
the sphere coming direct from the hand
of Harwood. third baseman for the In
dependents. The affair was entirely
accidental but Mr. Miller's face pain
ed him as much for several days as II
someone had struck him on purpose.
F. C. Gale & Co. received last Fri
day from the New Hampshire license
commissioners third class license for
the village of Hinsdale. The firm will
open a wholesale liquor store In the
Stebbins building as soon as quarters
can be fitted up. and il Is expected
that their goods will be delivered in
Brattleboro by the Cheshire express
which was chartered sever
al months ago for the purpose of doing
business between Vermont and New
Hampshire The incorporators of this
are all New York men,
There has been published under
the auspices of the Vermont society of
Danes a handsome booklet
devoted to the dedication of the Anne
Story monument at Salisbury July u.
1905. The volume contains detailed
account of the dedicatory exercises,
giving in full the poem of Mrs. Julia
c. r. Dorr and the address by Judge
Wendell P. Stafford. 1t is illustrated
with half-tone portraits of Mrs. Dorr
and Judge Stafford. an excellent view
Of the Anne Story monument and also
one of the tablet erected in the ceme-
terry at Middlebury by Anne Story's
tnlTu fluSUduu, 1cpNiANi
The volume is on sale at Clapp 4
Joness bookstore for rs cents
Two detectives, hired by John r.
Gale. have been at work for the last
three weeks on the Lester Stafford
mystery in Guilford. and although they
have no definite clew their investiga-
ton thus far has led them to believe
that someone knows what became of
Mr. Ga1.. will keen
the detectives at work for some time
longer in the hope of solving the mys-
tery surrounding Stafford's disappear
ance, for he feels that his duty as adj
of the estate will not be
finished until he finds out what be-
came of him. Some of the Guilford
residents have been somewhat exer-
rised over the actions of the detec-
lives. and a number of them called on
Attorney General Fits the first of the
week to have him define the rights of
the special officers.
The question of the purchase of
the Vermont Valley railroad by the
River road will come up
at the annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the latter road to be held
Wednesday at 1880 at the ofnces IN
Springfield, Mass. The purhase would
include the Sullivan County road
holding of the Vermont Valley, The
River road holds lease
on the Vermont Valley road at the
present time. and this will expire some
line this year. The action VIII be IN
he line of protection, as 1t is reared
hat otherwise the road would pass
mi of the control of the Connecticut
river road and hence the Boston ana
Maine. which leases it. The action pro-
,osad would give the Boston ana
Maine a continuous line from Spring
ield to Windsor. VT. with the excep-
ton of the distance between South
Vernon and Brattleboro where ,he
central Vermont tracks are used
IN introducing Assistant Attor-
,av General C. H. Robb as one of the
,neakers at the annual banquet or the
Vermont Fish and Game league last
rriday f. w. Gibson said that since
70 had left burlington it became known
N the boat that he was to introduce
, sneaker and he had been approached
w several gubernatorial candidates
ybo had asked him to say word for
hem Each one had promised that
70 would join the grange, build sooo
.oads furnish good whlskey. give q
,ouare deal to the taxpayer ana set
,ew locks for the state prison. he thel
'nolxe of the places of honor heio py
he bar of Windham county and now
me of its members had been calleo ~
BECOME assistant attorney genera,
has always been giving ner
,ast men to the public service and Is
,o;ng co to-day. He then referred
~ Mr. Robins work as states attorney
:, W;ndham county. in the government
,ar,v;ce in unearthing the postomce
scandals and now was promoted TO the
,osition of assistant attorney general.
ITo1rayer he would not introduce MIN
- a LAWYER representing large busi-
- interests or a man high in the
government service as he was ... ou.
Simply as they all knew him pam
Charley Robb.'