Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-18
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

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Branch one of the Brattleboro SIM.
SHINE society will meet Friday after
noon, Aug. %, at 3: 80 O'clock with Mrs
H. r.. Bond ON Linden street.
Congressman Kittredge Haskins
received notification from the post Of
nee department Monday that the post :
once at West Marlboro would be dis
continued September IA on his recon-
mendation.
The woman's auxiliary of the Y.
M. c. A. is planning to have a second :
hand clothing sale early I'm the fall, II
VIII be much appreciated If the peo-
pie VIII save their second hand cloth
ing for this sale.
The Windham County Veterans,
reunion will be held at Bellows Falls
Sept. .. A special train will be run
IRON here up and back. leaving at 3: 80
IN the morning and returning In season
To meet the West River train in the af-
ternoon.
Protective grange will work the
third and fourth degrees at a regular
meeting Wednesday evening, Aug 23
The harvest supper will be served. fol-
lowed by social hour. All members
requested to contribute to the supper
-Brattleboro people were successful
in the carnival of water sports at Pine
Grove Springs Saturday. Miss Eliza
beth Marshall won the women's row.
ing race. while Charles Stolte and John
Tasker took the canoe race by small
margin from four other contestants
Fully 500 people attended the Sun
day afternoon meeting on the Common
Rev. George f. Martin of Lowell. Mass
formerly pastor Of the Centre Congre-
gational church, gave an unusually in
teresting address, and there was sing
ing by Miss Martha Winkler of Cam
den. n. J.
The First Regiment band of 80
pieces will give its next open air con-
cert tomorrow evening upon its re-
turn from camp special program
has been arranged with solos by Mr..
Heise and Mr.. Parsons The concert
will be given upon the Brooks house
balcony at O'Clock.
Eta Dunnigan a young woman
about 81, appeared In the railway sta
ton yesterday morning in very be-
draggled condition and said that she
had been roaming around two days and
nights without food She was given
food and officer Peabody paid her fare
to Brattleboro. where she claimed to
have an uncle. She said her home was
in Guilford Vt-Greenfield corre-
spondence in Springfield Republican of
Wednesday.
A partial eclipse of the moon was
visible in Brattleboro Monday night,
about 80 per cent of its surface being
obscured for a short time. During a
large part of the two hours in which
the moon was i'm the shadow it was
hidden behind clouds so that the
eclipse could not be seen to the best
advantage hereabouts. The moon en-
tered the shadow at 1888 and the
eclipse progressed until l0:4l when IL
began to recede and at IL: 43 the entire
surface was visible again.
Anniversary mass in memory of
the late Rev. Patrick Cunningham was
held in st. Michaels Roman Catholic
church Monday morning at $50 O'Clock.
Those who participated in the cele-
bration were Rev. Father Reynolds OF
Bellows Falls, Rev. Father Dwyer or
Ludlow. Rev. Father Ling of Hinsdale.
NJ H.. and Rev. Father Cahill OF
Washington. D. c., formerly of Spring
field. Father Cahill will have charge
of the local parish during the absence
of Rev. Father Carmody who is on |
vacation.
During the severe thunder storm
of last Friday night lightning struck
the barn of the Nourse place IN DUN
merston. occupied by Charles Q. FISH
or. and the building was totally DE-
stroyed by the fire that followed. IN
account of a strong south vino uiS
adjoining building was not burned. Al
Of the stock in the barn was saved WIN
hull n
To the animal Mr. Fisher lost large
,uantitv of new hay. The barn itself
vas insured for $500 through Taylors
agency but the contents was not Gov
cred
A man who gave his name as +. >.
Burke and his residence as Fltcnpurs'
Mass. was taken to the house OF COZ
rection at Rutland Monday by Deputy
sheriff r L. Wellman of Guilford IN
1afault of payment of fine of slo
md costs for disturbance of the peace;
burke appeared at the home OF freu
Taft in Guilford Saturday afternoon
md used such violent language ina.
10 was taken into custody by Sherlll
Mailman who happened to be nearby.
rha man wanted his hearing at once
- he was taken before Justice r. r..
ward that evening and run through
he mill to the tune of ten spot anu
.xtras.
The attorneys in the case OF An
raIo RalduzZi of Readsboro against
he Ramage Paper company OF Monroe
1rdge Mass. have been notif1ed pV {
doc n n. Wheeler that the verdict .
Il az. 900. which was granted tne p,ai
if by the jury on the case, nag pee {
educeds by him to $1,000. the loriie
mount being considered eNcessn
3aIduzzi was made blind py p,a
While in the employ of the de .na '.ar I
~. vas announced committed sur I
"a The defendants recently asheu
H. wheeler TO set aside the Veruict |
7ha Ground that it was excessive I
I'd AGAINST the evidence brought ou'
t the trial
,.r, r. Barber. as administra- :
~ ~ George H. Phillips estate.
VI =, suit against ]. 5 Henry /.
a., a ,,-eIi known cattle dealer OF wa
,,,,, Mass, to recover the Juas
sant Of the probate court against MI
80 IN favor of the estate. Altei n
~ ra, prolonged hearings the CON- p
e,..;onars of the estate reported IN IL
~ the administrator 70 une c
WI Ut of 1854. and this report NE h
ncented by the probate cou,.. NJ d
of the suit brought ps ~ o
arber is $4,000 and Mr.: Henrx p' and c
,ty in Putney. Dummers'on that o
rookline has been attaeh e ,bs suit G
loo ,,'t since the filing OF tne su e
noun IIanrv has appealed from the rui- $
20 of the probate court a
Already the sportsmen are oeg,m h
inc to look forward to the ne si = gooS la
.ason The summer has Deen ~, q ant b
ne for the game birds. anu aaor, here r,
ok is bright for goou s,,ei number n
bouts, were reported seen in tne I.
olrus ,,sr the season closed last ran = !,
'vers a1ler ' ,hought TO have wintered :,