Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09

The members of Sedgwick w. II
C. will have their memorial service
, Friday, June 49, They Will meet ut u
A, r. hall at 3 p. IN, to arrange flowers
, land will leave for the cemetery on the
! 5:45 car.
Edgar Burr Smith OF Plainfad. N
H.. has definitely accepted the princi-
palship Of the Brattleboro high school
, recently offered him by the prudential
committee. and will enter upon his
new duties In September.
j. Harry Estey returned from Bos-
| ton Yesterday with his Stanley auto
mobile which he ordered early In the
; season. ]. G. Ullery expects his later
F. G, Rogers Of West Dummerston mas
bought a Pope Hartford touring car
, this week.
The Company baseball team will
go to Hinsdaie. N. h.. tomorrow az
; ternoon for a game with the team
representing that town. Mccormick
and Brooks and Ellis and Hubbard
will be the batteries. Dunham Broth
ers will play In Hinsdale week from
tomorrow.
DIR. A. II. II. Lewis Of Barre. for
merly of this town. was arrested yes
terday afternoon In Montpelier for In
toxication He was found In the cellar
OF his house bleeding from nose. ears
and mouth Doctors were with MIN
for two hours and 1t Is believed that
he has ruptured a blood vessel In his
head. His condition Is serious.
The house committee Of the Wan
tastiuuet golf club will take action
against certain people. whose identity
is known. unless they cease to use the
club house for a rendezvous Sundays
| LOT fraUnpntlX
happened that the club house has been
entered during the evening. and on
Sunday the refrigerator was forced
omen and a quantity of soda stolen.
AT the union open-air service ON
the common Sunday afternoon at $50
o'clock L. w. Hawley Will pre-
side and the speaker will be Rev. Il.
r Mathison of st. Michaers Episco-
pal church Leitsinger's orchestra, SIX
pieces. will furnish instrumental music.
The Baptist church quartet viii sing
and there will be a solo by Miss But
terrified with violin obligato. AT the
Esteyville service in the rear OF the
school house at 4.30 y. m, Rev. George
B. Lawson will be the speaker.
ID. Frank Shea has sold his market
on Elliot street and expects 10 give
possession Monday Ii Is part OF
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inventory over a certain sum. ana MI
Shea is going to close out all he can
before midnight tomorrow night at
greatly reduced prices for canned
goods confectionery and cigars. pipes
and tobacco. An advertisement In an
other column gives the details of the
sale and the prices. The sale begins
today and continues through to"1or-
row.
/ H. +. Harris, greenskeeper at the
golf club. had a curious experience
Yesterday with a pneumatic golf pan.
AS he struck the sphere with an IRON
club 1t exploded with loud report,
the force of the explosion nearly
blowing the club from Mr.. Harriss
hands. The pneumatic golf ball Is
this seasons product and instead OF
core of hard rubber is filled with
compressed air. Mr.. Harris has the
remains of the ball which exploded as
proof of the truth of his story.
commencement exercises at the
Brattleboro high school will be as fol-
lows: Baccalaureate sermon by Kew,
f Q. S. Osgood in the congregational
church. Sunday evening. June is. at
5 o'clock; class day. Wednesday. June
81, at o'clock on the high schooi
grounds: graduation exercises, Ihurs-
| day evening. June p. in the auoito-
rum at o'clock. address by Congress
man ID. ]. Foster of Burlington: re-
ception, Friday evening, June 20. at
O'Clock in the Brooks house, admis-
sion by card only.
Fifteen ministers were present at
the June meeting of the Wfndham
County Congregational Ministers as
sociation held in the Brooks house
Monday. The program was as fol-
lows: Bible study. the Epistle to Phil
emon. Rev. George F. Chaplin of Sax
tons River: sermon delivery. A SYM
postum, led by Rev. G. H. DeBevolse OF
Westminster: book review. Chap
mans Dynamic of Christianity, Kew.
lie. E. Hayward of Springfield dis
cussion on marriage and divorce. Rev.
IG. E. Woodman of Wilmington. Those
| in attendance took dinner together at
the close Of the session.
John F. Mccarthy who is serving
| term in states prison for participant
ling in the Newfane bank robbery. has
completed The Life and "reminiscences
| of Reformed "Yeag' Craftsman. up
on which he has been at work for the
past several months The manuscript.
which was sent to A. f. Schwenk for
examination last Friday and Is still In
his possession. contains 26S pages,
there being % chapters. 1t deals with
| McCarthy's life from bOyhood until the
present day and describes all Of the
burglaries in which he took part. Nc
Carthy has had several offers for the
manuscript but intends at present to
have it published himself.
| Members of the Y. M. c. A. are
requested to meet in the association
rooms Tuesday evening at o'clock to
make plans and choose captains for
an athletic meet which will take place
July 4. The entries will be divided In
to two teams which will compete In
the following events: 100 yard dash.
22O yard dash. half-mile run. re-
lay race, running hop. step and jump.
running broad jump. running nigh
| lump, pole vault. shot-put and discus.
There will also be a number of humor-
Gus events such as a sack race and
| fat mans race. 1t is hoped that all
who plan to enter the meet will be
on hand Tuesday evening that plans
NAV be carried forward as far as pos
sible.
I'm spite of the rain and chilliness
of the atmosphere there was good at
tendance at the closing entertainment
of the theatrical season at the audi
forum on Wednesday evening. the
play Quincy Adams Sawyer was well
given by competent company. MASS
Clara Coleman being the special Ia
vorite of the audience. Miss Coleman
played the part Of Samantha Green.
IAN aggravatin' brat" and her every
appearance was the occasion Of pro-
longed outburst of laughter and ap-
pIause. Harry s. Robinson as Obe-
diah Strout. the village singing master.
and George G. Hammond as Hiram
Maxwell, the deacon's hired man. also
deserve particular mention for their
capable handling Of difficult parts.
| The local insurance business Of
the late c. F. r. JENNIE was sold Tues