Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-10

| er expenses amounted 10 sl,l96, 2s2.67.
Raymond Webb. Is was drowned in the
passumpsic river at East Barnet Aug ?
while in bathing. He was a good swimmer
but evidently got frightened in the swift
current Of the river and after nearly reach
ing shore turned back and swan into the
current and was drowned. Philip Kennedy
Of Lyndon Center. II, was drowned Sun
day while bathing in the Passumpsic river
near 81. Johnsbury and his brother, Irving
Kennedy. 10. was rescued as he came up
the third time.
C. H. Williamson, chairman Of the execu-
tive committee Of the International Apple
Growers association, has issued the follow
ing statement; The prospects Of the com
ing crop OF apples in the Unsed States,
Canada and Nova Scotia taken as a whole,
as compared with last year, is double the
quantity, and in quality far exceeds amy
crop Of recent years. We are barreing
relatively, therefore, more No. / apples in
proportion to the crop than in any previous
year in our generation.
The International Paper company has
granted an eight-hour day TO its employees
and the new arrangement will he put into
effect in one Of the New York mills on Sept
/. Then it will take effect in another mill
the first Of October and so on until all
the mills are working under the new SEIZED
ue. 1t is said to be impractieable to in.
augurate the system in all the mills at the
same time, as the number Of employees viii
be increased almost third. three men be-
ing required to do the work now performed
by two in "a hours.
Upward of 20 persons died in New York
Monday as a result Of the heat. There
were scores Of prostrations and the suffer
furr
night conditions were somewhat better, but
thousands of persons had fed from the city,
driven away by the excessive humidity and
temperature which the government Their.
mometer showed to be the record for 1906.
The weather bureau mercury shot up TO %
for its highest point Monday afternoon, but
1t was much hotter on street levels some
thermometers showing 1902
The Vermont Anti-s Saloon league is plan.
ming TO carry out temperance educational
campaign in the public schools this fan
superintendent Ferguson will arrange TO
give addresses on temperance and good citi.
zenship where desired visiting the schools
usually on Monday morning following
sunday talk at the local church The adj
dresses will be along the line Of personal
sunday tak at the local church The adj.
'agonlst Of sobriety. The scheme was tried
VITA considerable success in the schools Of
Brandon and elsewhere last year, Mr.. Fergu.
son giving several addresses.
The 1906 rife tournament of the Sat;ona,
Board for the Promotion of Rife Practice
and Of the National and the New Jersey
hine associations from Aug 81 to Sept. 6.
ana probably Sept. at Seagirt is, in size
ana In interest TO surpass the record break
er shoot Of 1905, when 80 states. and the
United States infantry, cavalry, navy ma.
rine corps and West Point-37 teams in ali
lined up in battle array for honors in the
contest Tor CONGRESSES national trophy. which
me crack New York team had captured n |
1904, and which it captured again Nv the |
score of 45ss, with the infantry
second az 446o, and Massachusetts seventh |
AZ 500; Ohio third, the Marine Corns
fourth, the Navy fifth, and New Jersey sixth
rorty-two state and regular service teams
nave already entered and North Carolin,
south Dakota Utah and Wyoming are still
9 oe heard from. New England will be
represented by the picked shots from Mas.
'aehusetts, Maine, Vermont Rhode Island
md oonnecticut-New Hampshire alone NOT
having entered. HO'