Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15

ioage' visitors were present from Spring.
he'd' ureenheld Winchester and Brattleboro.
Among them was +. l.. Holton, who was for.
meriy employed in G. @, stearns's store.
Ihe parish meeting OF the Unitarian
church was held Monday evening. After a
discussion OF the business affairs. a com.
miiee was appointed to receive the pledges
Tor another year, The meeting was nd.
journed until June %.
Automobiles have been speeding through
Main street at rate nearer 90 miles an
hour than the ~ miles to which thew ara
limited and In consequence Consiables Kid.
der and Doane are ON the war path ready
10 lay violent hands on the transgressors.
The annual convention OF the Franklin
sonth District Mass, Sunday School as
ISOLATION was held on Wednesday with the
Deerfeld Sunday school. Among the sneak
ers was Prof James MeConaughy Of Mt.
Termon.
The veterans Of the 18th New Jersey regi,
ment have been visiting their old battle.
heids In the south, DIR, Il. c, Ward, for.
meriy OF this town, being an invited guest.
lie was one OF the speakers at the banquet
given them at Fredericksburg, Va.
lawn party is to be given Tuesday
evening, June 90, by the members Of the
grange. The lawn In front OF C. W. Mat.
toon's cottage will be used Tables will be
set and cake and lee cream will be sold.
There will also be other attractions.
The Girls Glee club OF the high school
will present The Dress Rehearsal at, the
town hall Friday evening, June 20. Miss
Grace Bailey supervisor Of music, Is the
director and a small admittance fee will be
charged, the proceeds to be used for the
school
At the annual meeting OF the Village I'm.
provement society the old officers were re.
elected, L. +. Howard being president. Ways
for improving the village were discussed and
arrangements made for soliciting funds
among the property owners, the usefulness Of
the society depending upon the amount Of
money with it may receive.
That the trolley road from Orange to
Mortified is a possibility within a year is
indicated by letters received from General
Dodge. He is expected soon to visit Orange
Millers Falls and Northield and expresses
himself willing TO finance the road after GER.
tain obstacles are removed. The Orange
people are much encouraged according to re.
cent reports.
storm of last Saturday especially in the
cow barn. The lightning followed water
pipe along by the troughs and upset every
COW in the barn. Several students working
there were Frustrated and one had his arm
dislocated, while two were taken to the hos
pital for severe bruises Many of the Cross
ley tents were blown over and the exposed
furnishings were drenched before tents could
be replaced.
An interesting letter from Mrs. W. d.
Morgan was read in the grange Tuesday
evening, which gave a good description Of
the country and life in California where
they, with several other Mortified people
are living. This was followed by an in
formal talk by several present on the re-
cent disaster at San Francisco, one lady
having lived in that section. A particularly
instructive paper on Birds was read by Mrs.
NJ. +. Jennings and was followed by talk
on Bugs by Alton d. Elmer and one on
Flowers by Superintendent +. F. Howard.
These talks were full of practical sugges.
tons and the evenings entertainment was q
most interesting one.
An unusually severe electrical storm pass
ed over this village Saturday afternoon pre-
coded by a heavy wind which blew from
the trees several large limbs; one on the
John Mattoon estate, and at c. II. Green S
one half OF large tree was blown over.
A tall elm in front of B. d. Callender's was
struck by lightning. the bolt taking the bark
from the topmost limb then blowing its way
through the bark down the trunk to the
ground where il went into the ground in
two places digging two large holes. Hail
stones fell in large quantities the plain near
Clinton Wares being white with them. They
we're the size of large peas but the gar
dens were not much injured as the crops
were not far enough advanced.