Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-10

auditorium every SATURDAY aIternooi
In November.
--"The prices are low so the kids
can go" to the Dora Thorne matinet
Tomorrow afternoon.
M. A. Wilder of Saxtons River Il
soliciting and collecting subscription
accounts for the Reformer and Is this
week In Marlboro and Wilmington
The Brattleboro Woman's club will
hold It's next meeting Wednesday af'
ternoon In the Brooks House. Mrs
Henry II. Crosby. teacher of drawing
In the public schools. will give talk
on Art.
The next regular meeting of Fort
Drummer colony, Pilgrim Fathers. Will
be held In Red Mems hall Monday ev-
ening. A social will be held at which
refreshments will be served. Members
are requested to bring friends.
George p. Miller will sell at auc-
ton for b. NJ. Reed, administrator, the
personal property of the Elmer Prouty
estate at the premises of the late Mr..
Prouty In Halifax. two miles south Of
Marlboro town. Thursday, Nov. 16, at
10 a. m.
| &C. II. Eddy & Co.. are starting an
advertising campaign in the interests
ON the market for some time. but
which has never been extensively ad-
vertised They believe that a consid-
cradle business in this line can be
worked up as they have an article OF
real merit.
An old man made his way into
Halls restaurant about midnight
Monday and asked for food. stating
that he had been in the woods all day
and was without money or friends. Il.
S. Hall was suspicious of the mans
actions and on telephoning to the
Brattleboro Retreat found that he
was an escaped patient. The man was
returned to the Retreat by Night
Waterman Warren.
"A mems class for the discussion
of religious, ethical and social ques-
tons is to be carried on at the Uni
versalist church. every Sunday noon,
meeting promptly at II o'clock and
continuing the discussion as long as
it is interesting and profitable. Next
Sunday the opening essay will be by
a man from Richmond. Va. his topic
being The Golden Rule i'm Business;
is 1t Practical? All men are invited
to attend and contribute to the discus
sion. the object of which will be to as
certain the truth.
Buster Brown which comes to the
auditorium Saturday, Nov. Is, is
known to be the best of latest day
cartoon comedies, based upon the far
cial creations In the comic newspaper
supplements. Everywhere 1t has been
presented. the amusement loving pub
lie rave over it and have fairly gone
wild at times on account of the antics
of this funny, merry mischievous lit
3 Ia nj ia
Suffice ii to say Buster Brown. with
a support of splendor will furnish
most delightful entertainment.
The survivors of the 1st regiment.
Vermont cavalry, will hold their 33rd
annual reunion at Bellows Falls.
Nov 16. Headquarters will
be established at Windsor Hotel
There will be a business meeting In
G. A r. hall at o'clock. Supper will
be served by Stoughton post. w. r. c..
at o'clock in the banquet room of the
town hall building. After supper a
camp fire will be lighted by Capt. Ellis
B. Edwards, company A. who will give
of Major Collins.
There will be other speakers.
The loiterers at the union station
last evening were fortunate In having
a chance to look at a two-legged calf |
museum entrance. There was no fake
about it. either. The calf was Hol-
stein Fresian about six weeks old, |
and at first glance. as 1t lay in pile |
Of hay. was perfectly developed. It's
hind legs were, indeed but where the |
front legs should have been there We're !
only two horn-like protuberances an
inch or so in length. The animal was
being shipped by the Adams express |
to Williamsville. VT. where |
IL will probably be put on exhibition
A harness has been prepared. which |
will pass under its shoulders so that |
1t can stand on it's legs. II DESIRED
Republican of Monday.
John Hildreth, 10. was arrested |
Monday by officer w. B. Warren on |
warrant charging the boy with steal |
ing tools from the S. A. Smith COM
pany. He was arraigned before JUS
tice w. s. Newton and pleaded guilty |
receiving sentence of three months
in the house of correction. Afterward |
came to light which
made the penalty seem too severe. ana
at the request of A. f. Schwenk and
Fl. r. Brown. Justice Newton changed
the sentence, imposing a fine of SO
and suspending sentence pending good
behavior. The boy was then released.
The grounds on which the change was
sked were that the boys mother was
IN invalid and needed the assistance
hat came from her sons wages. and
hat his conduct heretofore had not
,een bad enough to- warrant the maxi
mum penalty. A warrant was also
,ut for the arrest of Lee Montrose on
he charge of larceny but the boy was
aiken out of town by his father before
he paper was served.
There was hearing Wednesday
afternoon in the Brooks House before
Il. S. Bingham of Bennington and G.
r. Howard of Craftsbury, state rail-
Dad commissioners. for the purpose
# placing the responsibility for the
leath of A. w. Shattuck. who was
titled on the West River railroad Aug.
IS. States Attorney H. d. Ryder of
Bellows Falls appeared for the state.
'. w. Writers for the Central YER
mont railroad company and c. G. Fits
or Mrs. Shattuck. G. T. Shanks OF
administrator Of the es-
ate, was also present. The witnesses ,
Examined were Frank Clark. conduc-
or on the train at the time of the ac-
jdent, Joseph LaForrest. the fireman,
William Allen and William Bemis. !
,rakemen, and Patrick Connarn. fore
nan of the section where the accident !
No new facts regarding the /
ccident were brought to light except
What Mr.. Connarn said in regard to )
he rails He stated that there were !
wo iron rails just where the accident q
occurred. all the others being steel.
On account of the difference in size
between the iron and steel rails 1t had (
,een impossible to double strap them. 7
Crosby & Parker have force of !,
men at work on the pipe line which !
: to be laid this fall for the Sunset .
AXE Water company, and the con- /,
ract will be pushed forward as rap
div as the weather will permit. Sew :,
raj carloads of pipe have already ar
lived and it is being drawn to West !,
srattleboro as fast as possible. Among >