Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
wINDHAM

The investigation of the states
prison vii be resumed at Bellows Falls
Thursday. Aug. "a.
Mary Howe's program at her song
recital ut the auditorium Aug "a will
include group OF songs by Lucien
Howe. some of which will be heard for
the first time In public.
w. A. Reyes has sold his oil bust
ness to +, Il. Fuller Of Middletown,
Conn.,. formerly a resident of this town,
who took possession this week. Mr..
Reyes intends to remove to California
In the fall.
Bert Bowen was arrested last
evening by Night Waterman Warren
on the charge of disturbing the peace
by assaulting his brother one Fuller.
He was arraigned before Justice w. S.
Newton this morning and fined $50 and
costs.
AT a regular meeting of Protective
grange Wednesday evening. 10 candi-
dates were instructed in the first and
second degrees. Three who were
ready to be instructed We're unable to
be present. Two members have been
received by demit this quarter
= A number from here are planning
To attend the concert in the Dunn
merston Congregational church We'd
nesday evening by the pupils of T.. II.
Miller. assisted by Miss Helen Crosby
pianist, Mrs. E. II. Miller. reader. and
the Brattleboro male quartet
Ernest Hall has bought the Main
street restaurant of his brother, Leon
r. Hall, having taken possession Aug.
!. The new proprietor will keep the
same force of assistants and his
l.. a
with him in the management of the
business.
In recognition Of the services rem
dered the Valley Fair association by
the press of Brattleboro, George w.
Pierce, president of the association,
mas invited the local newspapermen
to an automobile ride to Keene, n H.,
to- morrow. The party will leave the
Brooks house at 3 a. m and go by way
of Hinsdale, Winchester and Swan
zey. taking dinner at Keene and at
| tending the horse races in the after
noon. The return trip will be made
by the way of Spofford lake.
| Durham Brothers have extended
their leather goods territory to Ohio.
West Virginia and Pennsylvania 7. S.
Dougherty 4 Sons will act as repre-
sentatives of the firm and will make
X. -. ..
Dougherty has been in Brattleboro
this week consulting with Durham
Brothers in regard to the work and
left yesterday for Carlisle, Pa. Dun
ham Brothers are making arrange
ments to have their leather line sold
on the Pacific coast.
The grove meetings at Sunset lake
begin Aug. % and close Aug IS. The
speakers are Mrs. Ida Reed Of Shell
burne. state president of the W. c. 4.
u, and Mrs. Gratia Davidson for Aug.
25. Members of the Loyal Legion
and the unions in adjoining towns are
invited. Rev. and Mrs l.. f. Shafer of
Mortified are expected to lead the
singing and Bible reading. Rev. +. p.
Fairbanks Of New York city. former
pastor at Willamsville, will be pres
ent for a few days. Those who desire
conveyance to the lake should write
Mrs. A. G. Allen.
! --Brattleboro chapter d. A. r. will
have a basket picnic at Deerfield We'd
nesday, going by either the train at
1907 or 1915 as the members choose.
| All will meet in front of Memorial
hall at 1880 to arrange for the return
| to Greenfield by trolley cars later in
the afternoon. AT Greenfield the
chapter is invited TO be guests of Mrs.
William 5, Severance member of this
chapter, for five o'clock tea and the
regular business meeting, after which
q program of music will be presented.
| Any who wish TO go to Mrs Sever
ance's, but not to Deerfield, can leave
| Brattieboro by the train at o'clock.
| Sheriff ], 9, Shumway Of Jamaica
I was In town yesterday on his way to
Fort Ann. n. Y, to straighten out
nj cd IA. t,.h tnn
! in Wardsboro Sunday. According to
report two young men by the name of
Stark, former residents of Jamaica,
visited Wardsboro Sunday and nego-
{! tiated an exchange Of equines with
| two other young men named Brown
After the Starks had returned to their
home in Fort Ann the Brown boys
father decided that his sons had been
swindled and took legal steps to have
his former horse recovered on the
grounds that his sons were not OF
legal age to make such transaction,
Sheriff Shumway going to New York
state for that purpose. 1t was SAID
yesterday that the horse which the
Browns received in the deal had been
stolen Wednesday evening. but a tel
ephone message from Wardsboro last
evening stated that the horse was not
stolen but hidden as practical joke
There is some likelihood that
James Morgan, alias James Sullivan.
the horse thief who was captured in
Keene. n. H.. Tuesday morning. may
have been the man who stole the colt
from the Chickering farm OF the
Chesterfield road few weeks ago He
told Chief Thompson that he had gone
to Bellows Falls from Brattleboro Sun
day night but the chief thinks that he
arrived there on q freight Monday
night about o'clock. Morgan said
his home was in Greenfield, Mass, and
that he came from there to Brattle-
orc. but had not been in Greenfield
long when he left He refused to an
swer some questions as to where he
had been previous to his being In
Greenfield. In the third decree,
which he was put through, he was ask
ed what his given name was and with
out thinking gave the name of James
Sullivan A James Sullivan is want
ed i'm Springfield. Mass. for horse |
stealing and the police of Keene and
Bellows Falls have no doubt but what
Morgan or Sullivan is the man.
Golf and Tennis Notes.
The wantastiauet golf team will go |
to Springfield. Mass. tomorrow for a |
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