Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26

The women OF the Methodist church
will hold food sale AT the store OF W.
~ ueddls tomorrow afternoon begin
ming at o O'Clock.
The Prospect llill book club will
hold its annual meeting in the Wash,
ington street schoolhouse Monday eve,
ming at 1880, The public is invited,
Next Tuesday evening there will
be iiallowe EN- social at the Baptist
church parlors under the auspices of the
Young People S union. The usual games
will be played,
Miss Elsie L. MeCloskoy of Phila-
delphia has been engaged by the dircc.
tors of the Brattleboro Memorial hos
pital as superintendent in place of Miss
Anna Barrett who recently resigned
The Brattleboro branch of the
Woman + Alliance will meet with Mrs,
Gerry Messer Mt the Clark farm for n
birthday sociablc Tuesday evening ut
100 o clock. \ large attendance is
hoped for
Two local business men have pretty
window decorations of llallowe en- ar
tieles One window contains several
pumpkin jack o. lanterns which when
lighted up at night present an attrae'
tive appearance.
w. \. Ramsdell of Los Angeles,
Cal, has sold his store and tenement
house on Central street 10 5. Il. Elmer
son, who bought the property for m in
Vcstment. The transaction was made
through \. V. Mays agency.
"A special civil service examination
will be held in the local post office Nov
:, at n. M, to establish register of
the eligible persons for the positions of
clerk and carrier. Application forms
and information in regard to the eN-
animation can be secured of Miss +. T..
Guild at the post office.
A. +. Schwonk has been in Mont
pelicr this week to appear rs counsel
at a hearing before the supreme court
in the ease of G. Z. Stickney and the
town of Brooklinc against $. l., Dutton
and the town of Dummerston on an
appeal from the decision of the pro-
bate court. II. ID. Ryder of Bellows
Falls was appointed commissioners to
take testimony.
-Everything about Hoity Toity con.
tains that which appeals to lovers of
high class musical comedy. The book
is by Edgar Smith; the music by the
late John Stromberg, and the dances
and ensemble movements by Julian
trio of names which speak
volumes to those who are up-to-date IN
things theatrical. There is said to be
an effulgent array of chorus girls and
a glittering show of gorgeous costumes
Meredith Nicholson, the well
known author, and Mrs. Nicholson were
in Brattleboro Tuesday, coming here
from New York in their touring ear.
They spent the day looking for place
to occupy as summer home. MT.
Nicholson is on his way to his home IN
INDIANAPOLIS after business trip
abroad. He was in Brattleboro during
the summer and at that time was so
impressed with the beauties of the sur
roundings that he decided to purchase
or rent a summer home here if suit
able one. could be found.
The first number of The Dial for
this season was issued Monday from
the press of the Vermont Printing com
many. The editor-in-chief is Arthur II.
Kenney and his assoelates are iiaises
w. Bardwell, +. Murray Frost, Pauline
S. Miller, Marion F. Simonds and FLOR
ence l.. Strong. The reporters are Mar
garet G. Barber, Ellen IL. Sherman, Paul
Jones, Robert Kenney Helen X. Martin
and II. Lawrence PUTNAM uisnn thn
Jones is business manager Among '"e
features of the October NUMBER Is
directory of the Hlgh school stuoenv''
Morse. the ten-year-old son of VIII
lam II. Bond was severely burned last
Friday afternoon by the contents of
an alcohol lamp which he and Walter
Timson were using to run a small steam
engine. Young Bond was standing near
the engine when the lamp took fire. MI
Timson attempted to throw the lamp
ont of window but instead he struck
the boy on the head, the burning mud
burning the left side OF ms race ano
smuggling his hair. IL was at h haI
thought that young Bona lclt eye hau
been injured but this IS not the caeS
although the burns were serious an"
caused no little suffering
Leo council, knights of Columbus,
entertained the st. Charles council OF
Rnllows Falls Sunday night. About
40 from Bellows Falls came down on
tbo 4o3 train in the afternoon and
' anu met at the station by delegation
from from the local council A trolley ride
- Wv West Rrattleboro was the next thing
o ~ tbe nrogram after which supper was
served in the Red Mems hall. At 7
SILL ,aSoot both the Leo and st. Charles
oounciIs attended vespers at st. Mich
e eoun' Roman Catholic church in body.
When they returned from church the
St. Charles council exemplified the sec e.
and degree, there being five candidates
inflated. Rev. Father NJ. j. carmody
was present and gave an .naont Trim
narrative concerning ms re1 eiaot Gp