Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-08

Thursday In the Y. NJ. q. A. parlors to
discuss plans for the coming months.
Members of the Home Helpers IN
Ion of the South African mission are
requested to meet at 22 South Main
street next Thursday evening at 1880,
Rev. G. b. Lawson Will lead the
union prayer meeting of the Baptist
and Congregational churches In the
Congregational chapel this evening at
7:45.
"A dedicatory concert was held In
the Waterbury Congregational church
last Thursday evening In celebration OF
the installment of new Estey pipe
organ.
Dennis Lodge No. will observe
the 45th Anniversary of the Rebekah
Degree on Wednesday, April ~, and
1t Is hoped members will make a spe-
cial effort to be present.
The Vermont society OF United
States Daughters of 1912 will hold its
regular meeting at the home of Mrs.
George b. White Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock. the date being the ami
versary of the gallant defence of Fort
McHenry.
The women of the Congregational
parish are invited to missionary tea,
given by Mrs. H. f. Bond at her home
on Linden street. Thursday afternoon
at o'clock. Miss Ida +. Hubbard. prin-
cipal of the American Missionary AS
ISOLATION school at Athens. Alabama
will speak.
Company X of the 9th Vermont
regiment and Company b of the 10th
Vermont regiment will hold their an
ual reunions in Brattleboro Sept. 26.
the day before the Valley Fair The
former will meet with Aurelius Pettee
on Canal street and the latter In G.. A.
X. hall where dinner will be served to
both organizations by members Of the
Woman's Relief corps.
The Vermont rifle team finished
26th in the annual competition for the
national trophy which was concluded
at Sea Girt n. j., last week. Its score
was 3.444. The New York team made
4.52S out of possible 5000 exceeding
by 206 points its score at Fort Riley,
KAN, last year and winning the trophy
by lead of 6S points over the United
States infantry team.
William Clark. 81. brother of the
late Edward Clark of this town, died
Sunday night in East Barre after an
illness of nearly a month. Mr.. Clark
Barre. He had recently returned from
a stay in Cuba. Funeral services We're
held Tuesday morning at the home of
Sherman Chamberlain where Mr. Clark
had made his home for the past sever
al years.
The society of Seamstresses.
tleboro will have a social gathering in
Red Mems hall Friday evening, Sept.
Is, at 1880 o'clock A program will be
given and light refreshments Will be
served. All working women and girls
are cordially invited to attend. Spe-
cial attention is called to the change
from Thursday evening, Sept. IA, 1t be-
ing impossible to get the hall on that
date.
"A number of local odd Fellows and
Rebekahs attended the field day which
took place Monday at the Gill Odd Fell
lows home in Ludlow. In spite of the
rain about $50 members of the two or
ders We're present and resolution was
passed forming an odd Fellows and
Rebekahs' association for the purpose
of making the field day a permanent
fixture. A. w. Roel of this town was
elected president of the association and
F. f, Perry, member of the executive
committee.
-Brattleboro camp. Modern Wood
men of America, will hold their field
day and picnic on the fair grounds to-
morrow with the same program as was
planned for Labor Day. There will
be list of athletic events, beginning
at 10 a. m. and continuing probably
until noon. In the afternoon beginning
at l o'clock the program will consist
60, bnft rAyll
ambitious Chesterfield reinsmen. a slow
horse race. tug of war between Hins-
dale and Brattleboro. relay race be-
tween Hinsdale and Brattleboro and an
old fashioned round ball game. At
8. 30 the Brattleboro and Hinsdale
teams will cross bats in modern con-
test. the batteries being Bergeron and
Brooks. and Ellis Cooley and Allen.
Music for the occasion will be furnish
ed by the First Regiment band.
Archie Perham, lineman in the
employ of the New England Telephone
& Telegraph company and brother of
A. L. Perham of this town, met with
an accident at Newport. n. H.. Tues
day. which would have killed most
men He was assisting in running q
cable along some poles and when
climbing between two wires fell
against another from which the in
sulation had been scraped, and then
toppled over against two charged wires
which caught him under the arms.
For several seconds he hung in mid
air the current burning deep holes in
his flesh. Finally he fell upon shed
roof and then to the ground. striking
on pile of broken glass and cutting
his face severely He was unconscious
when picked up but regained con-
seriousness in the evening and will
probably recover. A. l.. Perham went
to Newport Wednesday on account of
the accident.
There was a hearing Saturday be-
fore Judge H. H. Wheeler i'm the Unit
ed States district court on the petit
tion of Jerome Marble of Worcester,
Mass. and others asking for the APP
pointment of receiver for the ST AL
hans street railway company j. p.
Cushman of Burlington and I. II.
Gage of Worcester. Mass. represented
the orators while the defendant was
represented by J. l.. Martin of Brattle-
boro and W. c. Mellish of Worcester
Mass Col. A. A. Hall of st. Adams
anpeared for several unsecured credi-
tors The evidence showed that the
company had defaulted the interest
due on the bonds for the six months
ending July Is. the amount due being
az OOO Mr.. Marble holds $4,000 OF
the bonds. Mr.. Cushman in behalf OF
the orators stated that receivership
was the only way in which a re-or-
ganization of the companys afairs
could be made and at the same time
give proper protection to the unsecured
creditors and stockholders. w. ii.
Vorce of st. Adams. the present man.
aper of the company. was appointed
receiver and his bond fixed at slo,ooo
The Vermont savings bank was
Obliged to do business without the aid
of its books last Friday. 1t being I'M
nossible to open the inner door of the