Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-12

the usual place In the Y. NJ, C. !
parlors.
The four local druggists receive
their fifth class licenses Monday froi
the hands of First Selectman Jane
+. Hooker.
Traffic over West river bridge wa
stopped for several hours Tuesday o
account of repairs to the underpinnin
and abutments.
"A delegation of IL Masons fror
Brattleboro went to Wilmington Tues
day to attend the meeting Of Socia
lodge, +. & A. M.
Luther II. Barber has leased tn
store In Retting block. formerly occu
pied by C. Il. Guild, and will open
piano salesroom there,
Next Sunday will be observed a
Memorial day by the local odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs who will atten'
service at the First Baptist church.
DIR. Fremont Hamilton ha
bought the Hiram II. Moody farm oil
East mountain, Guilford formerl!
known as the Daniel Mcclure home
stead.
The meeting of the Alliance stud,
class will be held at the parsonag,
Monday evening at 7.30 o'clock. Sub
iect. The Shipwreck on the way t.
Rome.
E. Burr Smith of Leafs schoo
for boys. Plainfield. n. j., has ISSUED
his annual booklet descriptive of Camr
Chesterfield at Spofford lake. The
fourth season of the camp will oper
June IS and close September 6.
The foxterrier, owned for the past
10 years by Walbridge Horton, was run
over and killed Wednesday on Cana
street by an electric car The dogs
head was completely severed from its
body
During the thunder storm which
took place early Tuesday morning a
coil was burned out in the generator
at the West Dummerston power sta
tion, extinguishing the electric lights
in this town until the generator at the
local station was started.
The voyage of the good ship
Roosevelt" to the north pole under
the direction of Commander Robert
f. Peary. U. S. N. will begin from
New York harbor sometime between
July l and II this summer. Everyone
who is interested in Arctic explora
ton should attend Commander Pea
~
Wednesday afternoon and
evening
AT the session of the supreme
court i'm Montpelier Tuesday the Wind
ham county case of Julius o. Frost VS..
the North British and Mercantine in
surance company was affirmed, the
plaintiff having secured verdict In
court in suit to recover on
a fire insurance policy. The first case
taken up was that of Prucius w Man
ley VS.. the Vermont Mutual fire in
surance company f. d. E. Stowe APP
peared for the plaintiff and Waterman
& Martin for the defendant.
Light. the X-ray and Radium was
the subject of DIR. C. r. Aldrich's paper
before the Professional club Monday
evening, the meeting being we'll at
tended and productive of much inter-
est. DR.. Aldrich spoke mainly of the n
ray. telling of its discovery by Roent-
gen. a Bavarian professor, in 1895,
and describing it's uses, limitations and
theory. He illustrated his talk with
an X-ray tube lighted by current
from a kinraide COIL Previous to the
meeting supper was served at Shea's
restaurant. 1t was voted to hold the
next meeting at the same place and
} ~ was TdlSSu W uclidy vic cApNNecN
deficiency in the treasury.
The Liberty Bellies, Harry B.
Smiths delightful musical comedy, in
Guiding the famous Radium Ballet
which will be seen at the auditorium
On Monday evening, is in every re-
;pect genuine novelty. 1t Is heralded
Is being clean, free from vulgarity,
pure and wholesome entertainment
md especially delightful to wo-
mans audience. Coming as 1t does
With an unbroken record from every
arge city and the first class theatres
If the country. it is no surprise that
he advance sale of seats shows up to
such large proportions.
Without going into detail regard
ng The Liberty Bellies production
which will be seen at the auditorium
evening. it may be said
lnequivocally that the sensational hit
n the first act takes the shape of the
pink pajamas worn by one of the girls
n the cast. This maiden is flaxen-
haired, blue eyed young woman who
or the past two seasons has been
lrifting across the footlights in more
han one Broadway production. But
here are no less than twenty other
novelties introduced in The Liberty
Bellies, including the latest sensation,
he Radium Ballet.
The state department of educa-
ion has issued, for use of teachers
md school officers. booklet entitled
rifty Common Birds of Vermont The
work is prepared by Carlton d. Howe.
who has been engaged in the under
aking for more than two years. 1t
shows the painstaking care and sue
,essful efforts of the author and Is the
'ruition not only of his recent investi-
rations but also of his personal OBJ
and study extending from
arlv boyhood. The booklet is well
with half-tones and wood
,uts and among other features con-
aims a list of birds of Brattleboro ana
yicjnity. observed by Mrs. Elizabeth B.
Davenport. who assisted the author IN
preparing the work. Mrs. Davenports
ist includes $50 varieties. with dates
If their earliest arrival. whether com
non or rare. and whether resident or
Migrant.
Edward E. Vanderpool was ar
.ested during the small hours of Tues
Law morning for intoxication by ON
,er E. G. Worden He was creating
disturbance near his tenement on
street WneIl tdheH' .ahuei
,ool was arraigned Tuesday afternoon
,efore Justice Newton but sentence
ras suspended until the following
Law when by agreement of all con-
.erned the prisoner allowed himself to
70 committed to the Retreat for tenn
,orary treatment. Vanderpool dis
,losed that he was furnished liquor by
, r. Kirwan and the latter was
UP before Justice Newton
Wednesday afternoon. He PLEADED
lot guilty and waived examination
'o;rg held for appearance at the Sep
an,her term of Windham county court.
In advice of his counsel, Congressman
"a skins. Kirwan's bail was set at
400 and he was released on his own
The first act of The Liberty
,aIlas usually puzzles the audience.
= ~, baoinning il has no apparent