Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-03

clety VIII hold their annual fair al
Festival hall September q.
-Attorney'General G. C. Fits will
speak at rally in Newport tonight and
III Richford and Bristol next week.
Members OF the First Regiment
band received this morning the new
kahki uniforms which they will wear
TO Mt uroinn tomorrow.
j, II. Mimms Of ST. Adams made a
stenographic report of the speeches OF
Clement and Pape Monday evening for
The benefit of the republican state
committee.
during the thunder shower of Sat.
urday night lightning struck large
Tree ON the Retreat grounds and pass.
ing down the roots of the tree tore up
The ground for distance OF two rods.
AT the regular monthly meeting of
the Vernon, Wheel club Tuesday even.
ing committee appointed to make
suggestions on n Labor day celebration
will report. The committee consists
of II. G. Rice, DIR. A. l.. Pettee and D..
j. Stolte.
The Unitarian church will be
closed during the month of August for
the 9nnuul vacation. The next service
will be held Sunday, September .. The
minister, Rev, +. q, 5. Osgood, will
remain in town, however, until August
10 and may be called upon for any
pastoral service.
AT the invitation of Rev. Samuel
Raymond Maxwell Of the Unitarian so.
eicty of Walpole, ~. H., Rev. L. Q. S.
Osgood, Floyd johnson and Mrs. Oscar
ID. Esterbrook will represent the Unita-
rian church of this town as delegates
at the installation this evening, Rev.
Mr.. osgood giving the charge to the
pastor
The women of the Universalist
church will conduct the food sale to-
morrow afternoon for the benefit of
the Y. NJ G.. A. from . to clock.
The well-known reputation of these
women for excellent cooking will en-
sure large variety of very superior
and attractive food People of dis.
elimination and good taste will be on
hand early TO secure the choicest Sc
iections.
Rev. Guy c. Lamson of Hyde
Park, Mass, will conduct the open air
service on the Common next Sunday
afternoon at clock As Mr.. Lam
son is former Brattleboro boy, his
parents still living here, and one of the
rising men of the Baptist church, the
entire community will be glad to avail
themselves of this opportunity of see
ing and hearing him. Good musical
features will be provided In ease of
rain the service viii be held in the
Baptist church.
About 80 joined in the Unitarian
church Sunday school picnic at Spot
ford lake Wednesday. The weather
was perfect and the whole occasion
most enjoyable. Through the courtesy
Of l.. d. Taylor a large number of those
attending were carried to and from the
lake in automobiles The Taylor cot
tage was also thrown open for the use
Of the party, A trip around the lake
IN the steam yacht, Englewood, fur
nished by Edgar B. Smith who is sum
nering at the lake. was one of the most
enjoyable events of the day.
Three shafts have been sunk at
he head of the island within the past |
week but no rock has yet been discov-
cred. The engineers in charge of the I
work are now having raft construct
ID and viii make borings in the river
bed during the next few days While /
hose behind the dam project are not |
PARTICULARLY encouraged by the work |
hus far they have by no means given |
lp hope. 1t is not impossible that |
hart of the Connecticut above West 1
liver will be made in case the condi- |
ions where the work is now being car
led do not prove favorable.
County Clerk J, H. Merrifield took
advantage Of Governor Bells presence
n town yesterday to present petition
or the pardon of Alonzo Fraser, ia
niliarly known to the people of this
own as Santiago. At the last term
# the county court Fraser was con
,icted on three charges of illegally
cling intoxicating liquor and fined
$3.50 on each count, making total OF
i $50 and Costs Being unable to pay I
he fine he was sentenced to serve an
alternative sentence Of three days for
ach dollar of fine and costs, thus
making his term over 5000 days. Since
rraser's incarceration he has failed
andy and has spent most of the time
atelv in the hospital. On account of
fraser s age and infrmities his petit
ion was very generally signed Among
he signers were States Attorney Ry-
Ter and Attorney General Fits.
The regular session of the probate
onrt was held Saturday when the fol-
owing business was transacted. no
will of William G. Bliss OF Dover was
,robated and allowed and +. Il. hyther
,nnointed executor; license was grant
i r q. Worden to sell the real estate
f. the Isaac Worden estate and OF the
saac Fl Worden estate OF Halifax;
he will of +. w. Mcclure of Brattle-
,oro was probated and allowed ana
Hattie R. Mcclure appointed exeentriS
With J. L. Roess and Enos White com
nissioners; Frank B. Stone was APP
,o;nted administrator Of the Joseph
,ava1lev estate Of Halifax with John
calvin and Frank Upton appraisers and
Hattie E. Putnam was I
,nno;ntea administrators of the Irving |
3 81 putnam estate Of Wardsboro' the
Of the George B. Ken,
asll estate was ordered to pay half Of
note amounting to $129.3s on which
< endall,s name appeared as surety
Nth that of E. L. Putnam; final set
tlament was allowed the administrator
se No Elkanah R. lincoln estate.