Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


Methodist society last week nelted s57
.-sophomorcs At the High school will
give the freshmen a reception al the
High school building tonight.
Frederick A. Spencer Of this town
mas been elected secretary Of the Jun
tor class Of the Worcester Tech. -
Manager Fox has reduced the price
Tor the matinee performance of Howe 4
moving pictures tomorrow afternoon.
The Ladies' circle of the Uniyer,
salist church will hold their annual fair
ON Wednesday January %, aud Il will
be called a mid.winter carnival,
AN auction sale Of household goods
will be held in MILESTONE block tomor,
row afternoon beginning at / o'clock,
For particulars see adv, on page |.
"A large number went out for cnest
nuts Sunday afternoon and many re-,
turned with several quarts. The burrs
onened rapidly after Saturdays rain.
The Sophomore class held meeting
Monday at the close Of school and
elected Joseph Dunleavy and Florence
Ferriter respectively manager aud cap
tain Of the class foot ball team.
w. J. Pcntland has bought the Har.
I die place on Canal street Of Z. Fleming
I and will occupy il as home. he
/ offers his place on Chestnut street for
sale rs will be seen in AN adv. else.
/ where.
The inspection engine st. Law,
/ renee of the Central Vermont road pass.
ed through here Monday having on
1 board General Road Master W. 7. Elrod.
! The engine was bound south on tour
of inspection over the southern division.
1 A stoppage in the South Main
street sewer caused the village authori-
I es no little trouble last week. After
4 number of holes had been dug the
cause Of the stoppage was located near
I the late X. +. Gordon's house where
the roots of large tree had grown
through the sewer pipe in such a way
as to completely close it.
David ETarum as a play has a most
! enviable record. II ran for 10 weeks in
New York city, seven weeks in Boston,
six weeks in Chicago and six weeks in
Philadelphia. Competent judges say
that the humor and the touches of hui
man nature in the play will cause it
to live and be popular for many years
to come. During the engagement IN
this town.. Harry Brown, the popular
ex.membor of the Bostonians, will play
David.
Fred Fredette and Joseph Whalen
who gained some notoriety by their
automobile escapade of last Monday,
returned to town sometime Friday
night. Fredette was arrested by Othcer
Warren and Whalen gave himself up
the next morning. Both were tried
before Justice w. s. Newton and each
pleaded guilty and was fined Sl5 and
costs of $500 amounting to S2O.2o.
Both secured the money, PAID their
fines and were released.
George n. Cross, A. NJ, of Haver-
hill, Mass, formerly principal OF the
Robinson seminary at Exeter, N. H.,
will give series of three stereoptleoh
lectures in grange hall, the proceeds
to 90 toward helping dotray the eN-
penses of the proposed Washington "Trip
of the High school senior class me
first lecture will be given Nov. I, the
second Nov. Is and the third at date
RI he announced later. The subjects
are Washinpton-Th Beautiful Capltal
Of Great Nation, Historic Castles OF
England, and Paris.
James l.. Martin received SATURDAY
from Senator William ?. Dillingham;
at Washington despatch announcing
the former appointment by the presi-
Ant ne iudqe of the United States
court to succeed Judge Hoyt H. me-
err. Mr.. Martin received his commission
Monday, going at once TO hu,iahu
where he presided ut an adlourheo scS
sion of the court. A further ADJOURN,
mont was at once taken to NOV o
because during the changes incident 10
the resignation of Judge Wheeler no
Grand or petit jurors were drawn;
1ndge Martin returned from hutianu
Wednesday. At the same time or ms
onnointment Alexander Dunnett OF ot'
Ipbnsbnry was made United States as
trict attorney. Nil
.rbe three acts into which DAVID
uorrm Is divided are laid IN home
vile n. Y. In the first act haru.i
sells the Deacon the balky morse; 10
the second the audience sees tne Pa Ia,
man caught in terrible shower r.n pe
hind the animal that would s In
without hitchin -, and in the thira i, a.
nm telIs the story of his visit TO she
c;rcus and of the whipping which io,.
Iayed The play is crowded with anus
~ incidents and has had an over,
/ .,IsSo,n,ipu amount of success. ~ 10
WA 70 he the most popular native play,
oa,m of American humor, no"
hefore the public. Harry Brown; t snr
Iii Known comedian, celebrated IN -,
". oroations in comic opera parts mii
n,o David Harum in the productloh
i here Wednesday evening
1ost week at the meeting OF the
Ill, non every dealer signed paper
agreeing not to sell mix at le09 ono nor or
s;y cents a quart. NeVertheleee, w rota
two continued selling at the olG - 10
with butter at SO cents a P ounu 4Lon
for more profitable ito make puttoi g..
20 soil milk at five cents a quar-, o ~
oral e things have worked toge.n n tho
oonso the rise in price. 3lh'o oeoot
aus law went into ehecl
tho demand for good butter mas o s;n
.ne ;un Probably there is not d 'i de
g,o~ ', III who has not been SNORT ~
milk to supply his customers o tha snrice
MIN y. Months Then too the plieo
Pa9o rrain has nearly doubled WITHIN t tho
u si aaoode and the population OIL wv. .ho
iase o nos increased rapidly during tne
eo"n faw Years. All of these tactS W
pas' talen into consideration IL ls nUv
ny .;s;ng that in common WIN e.eiy
~. su;pr else milk has advanced III pr
Mrs. Jennie Powers, the o"s ysst" "g
of the Keene humane soe,f ety.. f and has
tn the past week from w yafa'i Sutie anO She
b I. been in Harrisville on co children
mas ; pi that a family OF cnl eua