Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-10-06
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

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Mrs. Lorenzo Frizzell has sold
ner mouse and lot on Birge street to
w, II. Welcome.
All bills against the Valley Fair
association should be presented at
once TO the treasurer. +. C. Adams.
The w. c. 7. U. will hold a rum
mage sale In Retting block next week
thursday, Friday and Saturday.
p, Fleming has staked out ground
lor new two-tenement house on his
clark street lot, formerly owned by
the kinson estate.
The session of United States
court, which was TO have convened at
rutland Tuesday, was adjourned by
Judge IL. II. Wheeler until Tuesday,
OCT, ~. on account of the centennial
celebration AT Montpelier this week
-Four sterling silver cups. offered by
the Holstein-F'riesian association for
the best bull. COW, aged herd and young
nerd of Holsteins at the Brockton fair
were on exhibition i'm Randall &
Clapp's window the first of the week
Golden and Silver Duckwing Game
bantams bred by +. ID. f. Stowe and
sold by him to Pennsylvania fanciers
We're among the winners In the poul-
try show held in connection with the
Inter- state fair at Trenton, n, j., last
week
Work of ballasting the West
River railroad is progressing rapidly
and the management expect to have
the task completed before the arrival
of cold weather. Two steam shovels
have been at work for the past sew
eral weeks.
i Massachusetts sportsmen are
pleased over the prospect of an excep-
tionally good shooting season this fall
Partridge are reported more plenty
than for several years previous and
many well filled bags were secured
October | when the season opened.
DIR. II. d. Holton of Brattleboro
has been appointed by Governor Bell
to fill the vacancy on the state tuber-
culosis commission caused by the res
ignation of Dr. Don D. Grout of Wa
terbury, who has recently been ap-
pointed to the superintendent of the
state insane asylum.
] Sixty eight cars were used in
bringing horses and cattle to the VAL
ley fair, Is more than the local freight
office has any previous record of. The
i special trains We're composed of w
cars and at one time Thursday after
noon 1913 passenger coaches were
standing in the local railroad yard.
i The Estey steamer, which was sent
to the factory of the American Fire
Engine company at Seneca Falls, N.
i Y. several weeks ago to be repaired
returned to Brattleboro Tuesday in ex-
cellent condition. The repairs included
two new fly wheels. new crank shaft
and connecting rod, and in addition the
machine was given a thorough over
hauling and thoroughly tested.
The golfers of the Wantastlquet
club are planning for series of han
dicap matches to be played SATURDAY
afternoons for cups bought from the
entry fees. These matches are m
tended partially to encourage the
playing of some Of the newer members
and the handicaps will be extremely
Liberal. 1t is expected that the first
match will take place tomorrow al
ternoon.
A regular monthly meeting OF the
Vermont Wheel club was held Tues
day evening, about 35 members be-
ing in attendance. 1t was voted 10
make a change in the bylaws reduc-
ling the quorum necessary for the
election of new members by the
hoard of governors. The question OF
! allowing smoking downstairs also
came up and an informal vote showed
the majority present In favor OF max
ing this change.
/ THE entertainment committee OF
the Y. M. c. a. has already pookeu
five strong attractions for It's course
The list includes the Katherine h,use
way concert company coinposee 500
Miss RidgeWay herself Miss Bessie
Ronsall. contralto, r. Francis Hughes
tenor and Leo Tecktonius, pan
let. the Bostonia orchestra of women
nlavers with Florence Connor, Benz
Yeaton Renfrew. S. Ella Morse ana
! Grace Bullock instrumental soiols.s'
| Albert Armstrong in his dramatic PIC
ture nlays. Sylvester A. Long. lectur-
or. and Laurant, the magician
Evidences of a pickpockets Work
,,ara discovered Monday morning py
d s Carey, baggage master az NJ
local station. In the water tank u, Wy
,,,on,s toilet room he found piacs
leather nocket book containing a rouiiu
trin9 ticket from Northfield W. ~ "
Rrattleboro and two receipIeu WI
made out in the name OF Dahiel W
Derby of Mortified. In an p 9ng
bility the wallet was taken ornnn5
~ rush of last Thursday afteriiooi
.n oarr;ed to the toilet room by tne
t,,iaf who threw 1t into the tank az
W.. ta,sine everything of value thereih-
Robert M. Burnett of Soulnpo'lo
Mass who is well-known IN bIa'. ~,
horo through his connection WIN i,,nad
Hall family, was serlousiy aenident
Smndav in an automobile acc,u ie,i.
S ,.t,;oh took place at Swanzey Mills,
y. Mr. Burnett, two friends anu
~ ohauffeur were going down steeo
a., raar Swanzey Mills wneh lne
mn GEAR of the machine Was
s.eed nv an accident to one OF me
s.t wheels The car at once pe
lluno manageable and AFTER ciii ny
ca,ie stone wall and striking .eie
ranh mole landed in an frac7
aaId Mr.. Burnett sustained scaln
tnred collar bone ana pau of tbe
tuleu He was the only one Oh '"'
party injured. ,;-,
,od;ng s. s. Ballard by the wis ~:
la Guided by the worklnss and
LIND Prescelle. the MIND rea ,.h th;s
h,nnotist. left the Apollo cruz ,c,oc,x
morning shortly before I'D info the
dasneu of + e. Leland. located pos,
SLOT Iav which had previously pe .s
o Inse from Felix Seguin ana l,,u
poriV n;geon hole back OF the Sou.
den III a NJ ballard, and going tnenoI
ter W nnstoffice and to the loenii "a
10 the unlocking the same anu u
box aau the mail to the owner .he
Nv EFT which was perfor,ieua aonle
s.ance of between 80 anu ~ the
sss morning. Prescelle saiu ,hat he
,,erformance last eVenns "a he de-
, Won,a II the goods.-MOntpelier jour
nal a,s Mass
Fl ioSn MCMILLAN of Bellows ra,,s
ana 'o, - members OF an vi sa,