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

The crack Hinsdale hose team VIII
give an exhibition run ut the Wood
mems picnic Tomorrow between the
heats OF the horse races
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church viii hold a sewing
meeting Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Thomas VIM.
The grange sewing society VIII
meet Friday and every week hereafter
until the grange fair A full attend
ance Is desired as there Is work for all
e. +. Coxson and Mrs NJ, A. Pow
ers We're married In New York city
last Friday by Rev. IL. r. Smith. Mr.
and Mrs. Coxson will begin housekeep-
ing In one of II. l., Emerson's new
houses on Green street.
In response to the message OF
congratulation sent by the Brattlebo-
ro chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution. to President Roosevelt
Mrs. +. l.. Smith. regent OF the chap
ter. received this morning the presi-
dents card with the following written
thereon: THANK you heartily for your
congratulations President Roosevelt
Engine 3O3. which has been lying
30 feet down an embankment since the
accident on the West River railroad q
week ago Monday. was put on the
iron yesterday and brought to Brattle-
boro whence 1t will be sent to the re-
pair shops at st. Adams. The work
of raising the mogul was In charge OF
Superintendent f. d. Nash of New
London. II was to have been begun
Sunday but the rain made this impos--
sible and nothing was accomplished
until Wednesday when the overturned
machine was righted and preparations
completed for hauling II up the bank.
This was done yesterday AFTERNOON
by engines 301 and 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mcdonald of
Brandon celebrated the 50th anniver-
sary of their marriage at their home
In Forestdale to-day. They are the
parents of a large family, of whom
five sons. Stephen. Herbert and Car
roll of Hinsdale, Clarence of Enfield,
n. H.. and Robert of Brattleboro, and
two daughters. Mrs. Eva Scanlon and
Mrs. Lucia Mcdonald of Forestdale,
are still living. They also have II
grandchildren and one great grand
child, all of whom were present at the
golden wedding. Among the many
useful gifts presented the aged couple
was $25 i'm gold, presented by their
five sons. Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald are
natives of Forestdale and have spent
most of their lives there. He Is vet
eran Of the civil war N
Protective grange held regular
meeting wednesday evening when the
master appointed the following COM
mittees for the annual grange fair:
Supper. Mrs. Harriet Dearborn: grabs
Mrs. Maverette Fisher: useful articles,
grange sewing society: fancy articles
Mrs. Mary Currier: candy. Miss Bessie
Hopkins. flowers. Misses Clara Eames
and Rita Eckels: lemonade. Miss
Helen Rohde vegetables George
Bayker. r. w. Frost and p. f. Frank
lin: entertainment. Mrs Lucy Sargent
George Barker had charge of the pro-
gram which was presented as follows;
Piano solo Gertrude Barker: song. r.
NJ. Goodenough: The Grange Husband
man. edited and read by Mrs. Lucy
Sargent and Miss Bessie Hopkins.
story. George Barker: piano solo,
Eloine Franklin. The meeting closed
with a series of tableaux.
MIR. and Mrs. Lyman A. Cooley
celebrated the Goth anniversary or
their marriage on Saturday. on ac-
count of Mr.. Cooley's recent illness,
this affair was much more quiet than
was their golden wedding 10 years
ago. There was family dinner party
In the middle of the day, and from 3
to good number of their friends
called in response TO a general invi-
tation. A generous sum of money was
presented them. Mr.. and Mrs. Cooley
were both born in 1920, he In this city
and she in Hadley. His father worked
in the armory They both belonged TO
large families. and each is last sur
no. bat civ children
whom one died in infancy. while their
eldest son died in 1896. He was high
sheriff in Missouri, and a civil war
veteran. The surviving children are a
daughter. Mrs. William A. Benson OF
Greenfield, and three sons. David n.
and Edward of Brattleboro and walt
err +. of Whately Mr.. and Mrs. Cool
ey are members of the Baptist church.
whose house of worship stands OPP
posite the home in which they have
lived for 80 of the so years of their
residence in Sunderland-S Sunderland
correspondence in Springfield Repub-
lican.
The Central Vermont railway COM
pany has made the usual low rates ov-
err its different divisions at the time
of the goth annual Valley Fair. Round
trip tickets to, Brattleboro and return
will be sold at the following reduced
figures: Vernon, 20 cents: South Yer
non. 40 cents. Northfield Mass. oo
cents; Mortified Farms, IS cents:
Millers Falls, So cents: Montague 70
cents: Leverett. $1.0O: Cushman S1.O0;
Amherst. s1.10: South Amherst. ST.
Is: Dwight. S125; Belchertown, s1.4o;
Barretts Junction. $1.55: Three Rivers
$3.50: Palmer. s1.70; Monsoon, sl.So;
Stafford. sails West Wellington. W
80: South wilmington, s240; Morrow
s2.45; Mansfield. $3.50; Eagleville, "
So; South Coventry, $3.50: Willimantlc.
s2.75: South Londonderry, S1.45; VIM
hall S1.3O; Jamaica. $1.05: Wardsboro,
o. cents; West Townshend. 80 cents:
Townshend 20 cents; Newfane. 90
cents; Williamsville. 40 cents; West
Dummerston. 80 cents. These TICK
cts will be good on all regular ana
special trains. going September 20. 20
and 2S and returning until September
80. Special trains will be run on DOM
DAYS of the fair leaving Palmer at
n m. and arriving at Brattleboro at
o. 10 and leaving here at p. m. with
stops at all intermediate points. North
hound train No. 81 ON the West River
division will be held until D. m. on
,'a,,, da,s SO ct
-Brattleboro chapter d. A. r.,
were delightfully."- entertained TUESDAY
Afternoon at the home of Mrs. FREQ
Fl Holden on Oak street. Mrs. Holden
and Mrs. A. Fl. Knight acting as
lhostesses. At the regular business
session two new members were taken
into the chapter, and Mrs. r. L..
smith and Mrs. Kittredge Haskins
were chosen delegates to the state
convention in Montpelier in OCTOBER
with Mrs. G. w. Pierce and Mrs. w.
IT. Haigh as alternates. The chapter
sent a telegram to President Roose-
Welt i'm recognition of his efforts III
bringing about the peace treaty,
which was being signed at that very
hour. The telegram congratulated
President Roosevelt upon the consum-
nation of his work in bringing peace
To two great nations" The program