Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-02-23
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


About so couples enjoyed til,
dance in odd Fellows hall Tuesda,
evening. The next dance will be helc
Wednesday evening, Feb. 2s
The meeting of the Alliance stud,
class will be held in the Unitarian par
sonage Monday evening at 1870. Sub
jeet, The Roman and Greek Religions
All are invited.
The women of the Methodist
church will hold a sale of food and
useful articles mt the store of w. II
Geddis tomorrow afternoon from I
until clock.
The c. H. Grant granite company
has this week erected in Morningsidc
cemetery handsome memorial of Troy
granite for Minnie Maelay, wife OF
Judge II. II. Wheeler
The w. c. T. L. will hold an edu.
cationa meeting Tuesday afternoon al
3 clock at its headquarters. The
meeting will be in charge of II. NJ
Whittier and the topic will be Social
Purity.
Manager McDermott of the Fall
River baseball team is trying TO make
arrangements with Tommy Guiheen to
play his old position the coming sea-
son, but up TO date the two have not
come to terms. Guiheen is unwilling to
play for the same salary he received
last year.
Upon recommendation of State
Senators George w. Pierce and John
IL. Ware, Fish and Game Commission
er Thomas has appointed A. w. j. Will
kins of this town fish and game warden
of Windham county in place of Il. b.
Batchelder of Townshend, whose term
expired Feb, /.
Attorney General c. C. Fits went
Monday to Bellows Falls to meet the
state institutions investigating com
mittee and confer with it in regard to
its report ON the state prison. On
Wednesday Mr.. Fits and the commit
tee went to Rutland to resume hearings
ON the house of correction investiga-
ton.
Quincy Adams Sawyer played to a
fair sized audience in the auditorium
Wednesday evening. 1t gave complete
satisfaction. The play is a rural drama
along familiar lines but ii has qualities
which make it wear well. The company
which presented it here was well bal
anced and all of the characters were
well portrayed. On the whole it fur
nished an evening of wholesome enjoy
ment and at its close left good taste
in the mouth.
jules hurry, who has presented
many successes. stars and plays, has
organized an unusually clever comedy
company for the presentation of the
big laughing success of the past season,
The Marriage of Kitty, headed by
Alice johnson in the role of Kitty Sill
verton and those who have seen this
season s performance pronounce 1t the
best ever given of this clever comedy.
1t will be seen at the auditorium soon.
Very large business is anticipated
by Manager Fox for The Marriage of
Kitty, the clever comedy hit of the
past season, and which is this year re-
beating those triumphs everywhere.
This fascinating Dresden china bit
of comedy as Alan Dale called it in
his interview after its first performance
in New York, will be presented here
very soon with an exceedingly clever
cast, headed by Miss Alice johnson in
the title role.
A large delegation from Leo Coun-
ell, Knights of Columbus, went to
Monday evening to witness
the exemplifcation of the third degree
under the auspices of Greenfield coun-
ell. Delegations were present from
Northampton. Holyoke, Springfield, |
Gardner. Boston and Keene as well as
from Brattleboro. over 200 Knights be-
mo in attendance The work was UNI
der the immediate direction of District
Deputy Edward Sheehy of Northamp- |
ton. and was followed by an excellent
banquet
The state police of Massachusetts,
ire still after Edward Haase, the bogus
we specialist who escaped an officer IN
Boston few weeks ago. Chief Shaw
1as issued circulars describing his APP
,earance and the police of the towns
md cities of Massachusetts as well as
n New Hampshire and Vermont, have
,een asked to be on the lookout. Haase
9 < feet. inches tall and weighs lSO
,ounds. He wears dark stubby nous
ache and has dark hair. His eyes are
lark and unusually sharp and his right
yield droops.
The program for the entertain
nent in Grange hall Monday evening
,nder the auspices of the Ladies Cath
lie Benevolent association will consist
# a mock trial of the great kidnap-
ing and breach of promise case, or
,alm for a wounded heart; violin SOLO,
Silver Heels; recitation, Independent
3ells. vocal solo, Will the Angels Kiss
Nv Bow Good Night? This program
viii be followed by whist and dancing.
|, Marty of 80 from Hinsdale, N. H.,
Will come to Brattleboro to attend the
One of the most remarkable deVei-
that this age has seen has
,een the evolution OF Lyman II
lowe, s new moving pictures when
will be seen in Brattleboro on thurs,
Law March l. With the assistance Oh
he microscope is produced marvellous
eries of moving pictures that appear
,oonliarlv TO our national trait OF
lesire for knowledge by revealing with
be utmost fidelity nature 8 closest Sc,
refs as betrayed by insect life around
- The entire series is fascinating
'cientifc novelty, and might be de-
or;hed as sugar-coated science pills.
A pair of gray horses hitched TO
two-seated sleigh came INTO town
ast evening without driver and IN
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