Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Wednesday, July 20.
The baseball posters will nm
doubtedly continue to adorn the trees
as long as the bailiffs permit the prac
lice of posting them there.
Winfield w. Whitney has been an
pointed rural carrier on the new route
when will extend from the Marlboro
postoInce To the southeastern portion
of that town.
-The Office in Ullery block formerly
occupied by r. c, Bacon is being rem
ovated preparatory to its occupancy
py ullery company, publishers of
the New England Farmer
T. r.. Vanderpool has moved Ia
90 E'iiot street, the rooms formerlv
occupied by the kindergarten, and
orders for house cleaning and carpet
work, left there will be promptly at
tended to.-adv"
Peter Alexander, banana ped
diar. was arrested Tuesday afternoon
on complaint of Mrs. Helen I.arkin
who claimed he was going to leave the
state without paying her board bill
OF $50 Justice f. D. f.. Stowe held
the man until July 81 and r. C. Bacon
became surety for his appearance.
! One of the largest crowds of the
season attended the meeting on the
Common Sunday afternoon, and the
service was as enjoyable as any that
has been held this year. Seven selec-
tons were given by the band, the
Brattleboro male quartet sang and
Rev II. r, Miles made brief address.
The annual meeting of the C. H.
Grant Granite company was held
Monday evening in the Office OF f. D.
r. Stowe, the following officers being
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, f. d. e. Stowe: secretary. Vic
tor c. Grant: treasurer. Charles H.
Grant. ]. H. Hoadley has sold his
interest in the concern to the Grants.
-"Steeple Jack" Cavanaugh gilded
the weathervane and balls on top of
the Congregational church steeple
Saturday morning, and large num-
Der Of people watched him at work
on his lofty perch. Cavanaugh
climbed from his swinging chair to
the crossbars of the weathervane and
sat astride them while putting on the
gilt.
The last of the Connecticut River
Lumber company's log drive of 49,"
100000 feet passed NORTHAMPTON.
Mass. Monday and is now safe in the
booms at Holyoke, about a week
earlier than usual. The river drivers
found excellent water throughout the
trip this year and the gang which
worked the drive was smaller imam
usual on this account.
The funeral of Mrs, Bridget Aus
tin. who died at her home on Elliot
street last Friday morning. was held
form st. Michaels Roman Catholic
church Monday morning at O'CLOCK
Rev. M. j. Carmody officiating Inc
bearers were John Guiheen, Luke
Ferriter, Matthias Sullivan and Pat
rick Fenton Burial took place In the
Roman Catholic cemetery.
walter Cleon. the first OF the
triplets born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. }.
D'Arcy April IL, died Monday even
ing at the home of his parents aiter
an illness of two weeks with brisnN
disease. Burial was In the noiIiah
Catholic cemetery Tuesday afternoon
The second one, John Harrinstoi,
died at the age of six weeks: MUCH
sympathy is expressed TOT the PAL
ents in their bereavement
The armature on the large arc
light dynamo in the electric llght sta-
ton was burned out TUESDAY evenins
and the machine cannot be operateu
until the armature has been reWounu,
II has been sent to Boston Tor ina.
n,rnnsa and will probably arrive here
todav THE accident has made 1t I'M
nossible to burn any of the arc Hgnts
In the village except the al-nl~nt
a rcs which are on the West Dummer-
ston circuit.
A large number of young ,pi eup,e
from Brattleboro went 10
m attend
~ given by Miss Ruth W. Onilus'
rho house and dance hall We're elaD-
orately decorated with cut nowers
ana maidenhair fern, and the pialla
,uas attractiyely Illuminated Will
ynnanase lanterns and colored ignts,
nancing was enjoyed from s;So 70 l
o,ciock Leitsinger's orchestra lu
nish,np music, and a lunch Mas
served by the hostess IN tne o'i''e
room.
MAYER within the memory OF man
moe tho town lookup in sucn sam
tarv condition as at present. Ine " tha
have been painted with gypsum, VA
na.. .nd chairs thoroughly cleaneu
eots Had and a new outfit of bedolns
hnught The lookup will be open !
the inspection of the pupilc ~, On
row Dr.. Henry Tucker nea,.n ,o o
car is anxious. however, tnat ,ne the
IN he moved to the nortp siuu ,t sit-
town hall building as us pien Of the
nation is the dampest por''o'
basement. -, ~
II Schwenk was in SpoHoru' ~.
TT Tuesday to appear as cou haan
nine men of that village VINO nau ,,bich
Invested for breaking the Statu.e ~ ax-
forbids the firing OF an k tt,n resnond-
plosNea heIned to celebrate the nlen'
ems o tha Fourth by exploding se'el
peio ieoas of dynamite much to tne an
al p. If some of their quiet-lo'nIs
noy.nors THE celebrators We're a.
neisnps before Justice Warren Bu,ien
rais a,ad 81 apiece, the costs ps9
anu .,sna among them. County oou
alvn n cain of Keene. n. H. prs
ecuted. .ho
onort of Alton D. Adams, the
..a,. Mass. expert, on the -.
s;,;on of the village in regaiu y. at
dition % was read and discusseu a.
lightnns meeting of the baihIs iao
tne aren;ng. The bailins 90 mH
i,.;sh 70 make public the repo 1,,;tb the
,ha,, have held a consui.a.o hut
,i;roctors of the gas lignt co,a ;pa which
!, is understood that tne FOR lights
the village has been payn r;S,en 70 pri-
.ne =, excess of the rate gisea a;,iduals.
is IN eAo.sorations and indiVluua,.s
s Among those who oS appsa to their sew
baliiils ,,,ents were L. r. Adams ~.
er asses 20 his son. F. C. Adams,
benaii o,ronnor. william Martih' " ~
ctowell and James Aus'ih'
r,oop C. 18th United States ss,a ca ar-
airy. and the ssr r,I bat oyer s Sunday on
their their, way back to tse Fort enc a Of
the Massacn'1The detachment arrived