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

, Prof. l.. II. Patton OF Hartford
Conn.,. will give a lecture on Villag
Life In Palestine In the Congregations
church next Friday evening at 1880
The lecture will be illustrated by 10
stereopticon views taken by Prof
Patton himself.
&C. Il. Macomber gave the frs
general rehearsal for the Chimes o
Normandy last evening. This delight
full opera II to be brought out tn
last week In october under the aus
lpices OF the Murray club. There vii
be another rehearsal this evening II
the Universalist church, also Tuesda,
evening at the same time and place.
"A barn party will be given In tn,
Congregational chapel next Tuesday
evening at 3 o'clock to which all mem
bers and friends of the Baptist ant
Congregational Christian Endeavor So
cieties are cordially invited Each lady
attending will kindly bring with hei
a box containing lunch for two. the
owners name to be written on card
placed within. No admission fee vii
be charged.
The treasurer of Company l has
received the muster pay due from the
state and the men are now being paid
/ rs IdSt az tntN obttitl iiOll tiC
morer certificates showing that all
quartermaster and ordnance supplies
issued to them for use at the annual
muster have been turned In or ac-
counted for. The armorer will be at
the company headquarters tonight
and Saturday night to receive equip
ment and issue certificates.
Miss Florence Candace Reyes,
daughter of w. A. Reyes of this town.
and o. Merrill Bixby of New York
city were married at noon yesterday
at the home of the brides cousin In
Westmoreland, n. H.. In the presence
of considerable gathering of rela-
tives many of whom went from here
to attend the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bixby will make their home In New
York city where the groom has a po-
sition with the New York Central
railroad The bride is well-known
Brattleboro girl and a graduate Of the
high school In the class of 1894. Up
to short time ago she was employed
as book keeper in the Danvers. Mass.
insane asylum.
The members of the Vermont So
ciety. United States Daughters of
1912, were entertained Wednesday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. George
b. White on Western avenue. the occa-
sion being the anniversary of the gal
liant defence of Fort McHenry. At
that time. Francis Scott Key composed
our famous song, The Star Spangled
Banner An interesting paper was
read upon Old War songs: also an
old poem. The Noble Lads of Canada.
Mrs. Eva Brinker, guest. favored the
society with enjoyable vocal and in
strumental music. The exercises
closed with the singing of The Star
Spangled Banner Refreshments We're
served by the hostess and pleasant
time spent socially.
William Tanning. James +. Hook
er and f. III. Crane went to Springfield,
Mass, Tuesday morning to play In the
invitation tennis tournament at the
Country club of that city. In singles
Tanning lost to Cole of Hartford CT,
81, 60. Hooker lost to Pond OF Wind
sor Locks, CT. 81. 6-1 and Sulloway
of Franklin Falls. defeated Crane 6-L
6-l, all losing in the first rounds. The
We're very unfortunate Tor the
Brattleboro players. all three going
against fast men at the start. Cole
and Sulloway are both Harvard men,
and the former held the university
championship last fall. the latter won
IL this spring c. H. Thompson stop
ped off on his way home from New
York but was too late for the singles
and his match was defaulted. Yester-
day morning Hooker and Thompson
won in doubles against Brewster and
Buzzell while Tanning and Crane were
put out by Sulloway and Bishop. 6-1,
60.
Analysis of the score Co. made
at the Fort Ethan Allen rifle range In
the contest for the Centennial trophy
August IA shows its total score of
/ ,22S. an average of 69.2 at all ranges,
was not only the best shooting ever
done by team from the Estey Guard,
who held the cup five successive years.
but was the best ever done in compe-
tition for the trophy. In other words,
this was the best Workmanship In
team competition seen in Vermont
since 1876 This score looks all the
better. when 1t is considered that most
of the scores for this cup were made
with the old Springfield rifle and at
the 200-yard range only, at which dls-
lance il is generally considered to be
as military target rifle.
The United States military magazine
rifle. used the last few years in TINS
is not supposed to shoot
as well at the short ranges as at the
mid and long ranges, because OF the
correction for the drift
Henry ]. Odell. one of Laconia's
foremost business men and respected
died at his home in Lakeport,
n. H.. at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning |
after an illness of 10 days. He was a |
son of Jacob and Elmira (Aiken) Odell, |
and was born in Sanborntown, n. n.
Feb. 21. 1888. In 1862 he came 10
Lakeport, then Lake Village. in the |
town of clifford. where he started In
the dry goods and merchant tailoring |
business. Mr.. Odell was married OCT.
/. 1862 to Miss Nancy Abbie Tuttle,
daughter of the late Bradbury Tuttle
If Meredith. He was elected president
If the National bank of Lakeport in
1892. He had been the general man
ager of the Citizens telephone COM
oany since its formation in 1895. the
had also been connected WIN
many other business enterprises. HE
vas member of Chocorna lodge OF
odd Fellows and of Paugus lodge OF
knights of Honor. both of Lakeport
wife and two brothers. William Odeii
If Sanborntown, n. H.. and George
Odell of Brattleboro. survive. me
funeral will take place in the Park
street church tomorrow at y. IN.