Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-14

It's next concert ~ EstesNihe Neun's'
day evening,
The Ladies' Enterprise socsety VII
serve ice-cream and cake on Fulle'
park. Esteyville, "Wednesday evening
during the band concert,
Col j. Gray Estey. Mai H. r.
Dyer OF Rutland and Capt. +, l., Burn
ham OF Burlington have been holding
IAN examination Of candidates for COM
missions In the Vermont National
guard the past two days.
The auction sale at the homestead
loo the late Timothy Shea on Western
avenue begins tomorrow morning al
10 o'clock, A large quantity OF goods
belonging To the estate will be sold
by +. W. Mcclure. auctioneer.
| According to the Westfield cores
pondent OF the Springfield Republican
there Is a rumOr abroad that "A move
ment Is under way To have at some flu
ture time the militia Of Massachusetts.
Rhode Island. Connecticut Vermont
and New Hampshire moblized on
Halpton plains near Westfield. Mass,
where the annual muster of the Mas
sachusetts volunteer militia has been
held the past 10 days.
Two large touring ears en- route
for the White mountains stopped at
Manley Brothers garage last night.
one was 40 horse power Pope-To-
ledo and the other an imported Mer-
cedes. Both are of unusual size for
this section and attracted no little at
tention during their stay here. Mem
beers of the Duke family of New York
city, the tobacco magnates. are tour
ing in the cars.
An expert hydraulic engineer is
connecting the new automatic fire
pump of the Estey Organ company,
which Is to run the new sprinkling
system which has been installed
throughout the factories. The pump
has capacity of 1000 gallons a min
ute and is supplied with water from q
reservoir. which will contain 100000
gallons, In addition to the sprinklers
the pump is connected with a hydrant
in front of each building. The cost
of the new system will amount TO
about $4,000.
p. L. Shea will close his new
laundry tomorrow night until he re-
ceives a new collar and cuff machine
from the Philadelphia concern, which
has equipped his plant. A represent
tative of the concern was in town yes
terday and stated that the present
machine is defective. A new machine
will be manufactured al once. how
ever. and will probably arrive here IN
10 DAYS or two weeks. Mr. Shea is
anxious that nothing but first class
work shall go from his laundry and
for that reason will suspend business
until his equipment Is right in every
particular.
Bridget Curran, rs. widow Of the
late Maurice Austin, died this morn
ing at 1915 at her home on Elliot
street after an illness of two days
with pneumonia. She was born IN
County Kerry. ireland, and was mar
ried in Chicopee. Mass. She afterwaru
lived IN Putney but came to Brattle-
boro many years ago. She Is survived
by three sons, Martin of New York
Michael of Springfield and John ]. OF
this town, and three daughters. Mar
garet Austin. Mrs. George II. Danyew
and Mrs. William Boyce all of this
town. She also leaves one sister. Mrs
John Lynch, of this town. Funera
services win be held Monday
Moran & companys new under
taking rooms. which have been estab-
lished on the second floor of Elmer
sons Elliot street block. are now
nearly completed and have facilities
for showing goods and handling BUSH
ness. which are not surpassed any
where in Vermont. Mr. Moran has
increased his stock of baskets ana ac-
cessories and is now finely equipped
to care for his growing undertaking
business. The new quarters are mn
ished in light green with mahogany
trimmings and the fixtures are or tho
latest and most approved design. Fac
ing Elliot street is waiting room
Handsomely furnished and separated
from the display room by Dortleres
The caskets are mounted on rolling
pedestals and in this manner can be
shown to the best advantage. In fact,
everything about the establishment is
thoroughly modern.
The past five days in Brattieboro
and vicinity have been by far the not
test of the season and much warmer
than any similar period during the
past two seasons. The atmosphere
had been exceedingly humid there
has been hardly any wind and al
though showers have been frequent in
the surrounding sections Brattleboro
received no rain to break the monot-
ony of the hot wave until yesterday
afternoon. According to Dr. q. +.
Gales self registering Thermometer the
noon temperature for the last nv
DAYS has been as follows: July y, 81
degrees. July 10, 81 degrees, July H.
81 degrees. July ~ 81 degrees. July
10. SO degrees. At the same time last
wear the noon temperature was as rol-
lows: July 9. so degrees, July ~, -
degrees. July II. So degrees. july II,
so degrees. July 10. IS degrees.