Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-10-06

To give away can OF Jap-a-lac to ev-
cry purchaser OF n dustpan. Read
their ad.
The ladies' association of the Cen
ter Congregational church are plan
ming for their annual Thanksgiving
food sale.
The women of the Methodist
church VIII serve an old fashioned
New England harvest supper In
Grange hall Wednesday evening from
to s o'clock.
"A. V. Mays agency has sold for
p. r. Gochee of Barnet his house and
lots in West Brattleboro known as
the Harvey place, to Mrs, Nellie Glib
son of this town, who Will take pos
session at once.
The annual meeting of the Freme
circle win be held at Mrs j. NJ. Tyler's
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The business will consist of the treas
urer's report. election Of officers and
disposition of funds on hand. A full
attendance is desired.
Walter Sturges bought out the
Bissett barber shop on. Elliot street
Wednesday, taking possession at once
and closing his shop few doors be-
yond, The Bissett shop was recently
bought by Ben Menier, who left town
without having paid for ii.
The body of Mrs. Marian E.
Wheeler, who died in Northampton.
was brought to Brattleboro Saturday
and taken to Guilford for burial in
the family lot. Mrs. Wheeler was
the mother of Mrs. r. II. Chase of
Northampton and was formerly res
ident of this town.
THE secondhand clothing sale in
charge of the woman's auxiliary, which
began in the Y. Nj. C. A. rooms yes
terday morning will continue until to-
morrow night, the hours of the sale be-
ing from 3 Il. m, to 8 ~, IN. There is
a great need for larger supply of
mems and children's clothing
Twenty members of Pales-
tine Canton, Patriarchs Militant, under
command of Captain VIII Cain, went to
Montpelier Wednesday morning on the
early train to take part in the parade
held in connection with the centennial
celebration. The delegation returned
to Brattleboro on the owl train yester-
day morning.
Thirteen members of the Windham
county and Black River association of
Congregational ministers met in the
Brooks House Monday for the first
meeting after the summer recess. Rev.
Mr.. Woodman of Wilmington read a
paper on The Work of the Year and
Rev. Mr. Ballou of Chester an essay on
Horace Bushnell
N. W. Niles has been playing in
the intercollegiate tennis tournament
at Hayerford Pa. this week as a
member of the Harvard university
team He won his match in the pre-
liminary round. but was put out by
Dewhurst of Pennsylvania in the first
round. In doubles Niles and Sulloway
were beaten by Philler and Downey
of Pennsylvania.
The annual fair and cattle show
at Belchertown, Mass, will be held
Wednesday, Oct. H. The Central
Vermont Railway company will sell
round trip tickets to Belchertown at
the following reduced rates: Brat
tleboro, $140; Vernon .$l25; south
Vernon. $110: Northfield, $1.00;
Mortified Farms. $100; Millers Falls,
sos; Montague $50; Leverett, $50
Cushman. $50; Amherst. $.35. Tick
cts good going october 10 and II. Re
turn limit, Oct. II. 1905. 3s-4o
The bridge commissioners of YER
mont and New Hampshire held meet
ing in the selectmen's rooms yesterday
morning for the purpose of ascertainihg
and reporting to the next legislature
the sum the state should pay to the
several towns in this section that have
contributed toward the freeing OF Ton
bridges or erecting new structures
across the Connecticut river Town
officials from Brattleboro and Hinsdale
attended the meeting and the commits
sioners were furnished with the figures
they desired.
John Henry Chadwick. SO, died at
his home on West street about noon
Wednesday after prolonged illness
with a cancerous disease. He was born
in Hancock, son of Ansel and Sarah
Heath Chadwick and was formerly EN-
Moved as a mill hand, but for num-
her of wears had been unable to work.
He came to Brattleboro about two
months ago from Landgroye ana Is
survived by widow and two children.
The funeral will take place this after
noon Rev. A. H. Webb officiating and
burial win be in Meeting House
There will be a series of hypnotic
and mind reading entertainments at
the auditorium next week when Pres
celle reputed to be a master In these
arts win be the attraction. Pres
celle makes specially of the scien-
tific mart of hypotism and telepathy
hut intersperses these experiments
with amusing sketches by his SUP
iects and illustrated songs so that a
mixed audience will be entertained.
one feat which the hypnotist performs
blindfolded is the finding and return
ing of articles borrowed from mem
bers of the audience.
Photographs of the local people
who fill the principal roles in the com
ING production of the Chimes OF NOR
mandy. which is to take place under the
auspjces of the Murray club FRIDAY
and Saturday evenings, oct. ~ ana 20,
have been made by John {. Howe anu
will be displayed next week. DURING
The absence of the director, c. e. Ma
onu,her rehearsals are being carried on
,,nder the direction of Miss Lulu Cres-
sv The mems chorus will have re-
baarsal at the home of Miss Cressy
tbis evening and the girls chorus to-
morrow evening at the same place,
THE annual autumn excursion to
Now York city via the Central YER
mont railway to New London anu
stoaner to New York will be held on
Tuesday. october II. the rare from
south Vernon. Mortified and Millers
EaIlc is s3.25 for the round trip;
from, Vernon. Brattleboro, Dummers-
ton and all towns along the West XIV
or road $3.50. Tickets are good only
IN trains from South Londonderry at
1o15 n. m. Brattleboro p. M, NIL,
lers Falls 554 y. m, stopping at an
intervening stations and arriving a,
Wew london at 10 d. m. Returning
800 New york at 6 n m. New Lon
40 < 10 a. m. or 10 a. IN. Berth ac-
uor,noodations on the steamer city OF
Iowell of the Norwich line. viii be
nrovided free of charge until thew are
al, assigned Tickets good only on tne
trains named october II; to arrive IN
New York not later than OCTOBER 10,
and returning to leave New YORK no.
.ihN -. notnhor % and arrive al