Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-25

ton last Friday Mrs. Susie II. Reach o
Brattleboro was chosen marshal.
-E. S. Hall has sold house on West
ern avenue 10 George ID. Kimball witt
will take possession in a short time. Th'
sale was made through A, V. May I
agency.
Rev, Father Carmody is building
a tennis court and handball court II
the rear of the parochial residence OF
Walnut street for the use of the young
men and boys of the parish.
The pupils of the high school ar,
planning to hold n field day before the
end of the school year, Teams from
the different classes will compete in d
series of track and field events.
Edward johnson, the young tenor
who made such n favorable impression
NJ the Choral Union concert Wednes
day evening, was formerly boy soprano
in choir in Guelph, Ont. Frank IL
Brasor of this town was member of
the choir at the same time.
The selectmen saturday made ar.
engagements with III. X. Lawrence, own.
er of the lower island, for the use of
that land as a public dumping ground
the contract requiring that all persons
dumping rubbish there must have IL
censes. These licenses. which impose
numerous conditions, will be issued by
the selectmen for nominal fee, and
failure 10 follow their conditions will
result in revocation and prosecution.
"A hearing before o. NJ. Barber,
master, took place Tuesday and Wed.
nesday in the probate office on the
claim of Ward 4 Douglas of Barre
against Rufus II. Sawyer, receiver of
the White River railroad company, for
work done. The claimants declared that
part of the work was done under a
contract made previous to the receiver
ship and the remainder under an order
of court. Frank Plumley of Mortified
appeared for Ward 4 Douglas, and f.
l.. Waterman represented the purehas'
ers of the road, Samuel Williams and
Others.
j. II. Stearns, proprietor of Pine
Grove Springs hotel at Spofford lake,
n. H., has been making extensive inn
upon his property this
spring. He has built a new livery
stable some distance east of the site OF
the old one. and is now erecting large
garage near where the old stable stood.
He has also built new house on his
farm in Spofford village and is making
Improvements upon the hotel
and adjacent buildings. The season at
Pine Grove Springs will open about
June Is and there is a prospect Of a,
very successful year.
The furniture plant of the Estey
company in Owasso,
Mich, was practically destroyed by
fire last Friday evening, the loss
to 100000 covered by Sl25,-
600 insurance. The main building was
a five-story brick structure nearly 900
feet long with an ell of about 300 feet.
1t gave employment TO about 800 hands.
The controlling interest in the Estey
company is owned by }.
G. and j. H. Estey of this town and
the former has been in Owasso this
week. The company has not yet de-
cided whether it viii rebuild
The stake races which the Valley
Fair association will hold this year in
addition to the regular track events
have filled exceedingly well and promise
exciting sport. The 2.35 pace has
large entry and will doubt
less bring out some fast side-wheelers.
Most of the horsemen who have entered
horses in the stake events will also make
entries in the regular purse races, and
for this reason it is expected that the
track events at the fair this year will
be far ahead Of anything seen here in
recent years The entries in the stake
races will be announced in a short time.
Rev. Sumner r. Vinton of Ran
COON, Burmah, made two unusually in
teresting addresses at the First Bap.
list church Sunday. At the morning
service he spoke particularly of the
work which Ko San Ye. native of
Burmah and former Buddhist, is do
ng in that country in behalf Of Chris
tianitv. Mr.. Vinton is well acquainted
with the native missionary and told of
The success of his efforts in an interest
ng manner. At the evening service
Mr.. Vinton lectured on the different
phases of his own missionary work, H.
his discourse with series of
beautiful lantern slides made from his
,wn photographs and colored by his
wife. Mr.. Vinton has been in this
country about year on account OF his
health but expects to return to Burmah
With his family next fall.
An alarm of fire was turned in
from box SO about l1.30 Saturday
morning on account of blaze on the
bank in front of Prospect street. Mrs.
W. H. Haywood was burning rubbish
N the rear of her house on South Main
street when the flames got beyond hel
control and spread to the bank. Fear
NC for the safety of some of the build !
ngs farther up the street Mrs. Hay
wood Is son pulled in the alarm. The
department. responded promptly but it
vas some time before a stream of wa
,er was brought to play upon the
lanes. Two lines of hose were con
lected with the hydrant at the corner
If Canal and South Main streets, one |
inc being laid to the scene of the fire
md the other left in the express wagon
which Phoenix Hose company No. 6
s using III pidce VI its ieShdI cai b. ~ |
mistake the water was turned into the !
wrong line and for few seconds it
ooked as if the hose in the express
wagon had suddenly come to life
Finally the unruly liquid was made to
70 in the right direction and the fire |
vas extinguished without difficulty.
There was hearing Tuesday in the
county clerk S Office before G. G. Rob
,rtson and G. S. Howe of Hinsdale, N.
a.. and Warren Butler of Chesterfield,
Y. H., commission appointed by the
probate court in Keene to make di-
vision of the island owned by F. ID.