Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-24
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP


Two new members were taken into
the Wantastiquet golf club Saturday.
The next meeting of the Brattle.
boro Ministerial union will be held
Monday, Sept, 10.
The women of the Baptist society
will hold their usual food sale AT the
T. Nj. Q. A. rooms tomorrow at $50.
IN. w. Niles was defeated in the
iirst round of the national tennis tour.
nament at Newport, r. l., Monday by
Irving c. Wright, rs, 81, SO.
Carl Henkel, manager of the local
telephone exchange, has received per.
mission to put on an extra operator.
making an Office force of 10 in the ex.
change.
The largest black bass taken from
Spofford lake this season was caught
by Brattleboro man last week. The
fish measured % inches and weighed
nearly six pounds.
The OK and ox.cart seen ON the
streets during the week and which is
used in Carolina, is the genuine south
ern product and was purchased in
Windsor, North Carolina.
The Western Aqueduct association
has been making extensive repairs on
its main reservoir in Centerville. All
western aqueduct water will be shut
foff Tuesday so that the reservoir can
be cleaned.
John Tardiff, an employee of the
Brattleboro Cabinet company, caught
his left hand in surface planer Tues
day and lost four fingers. He was tax
en- to the Brattleboro Memorial hos
pital where the wounds were dressed
Il by DR.. F. II. Conner.
The service on the Common at 5
o clock Sunday will be conducted by
representatives of Atlanta university.
For the last meeting, which will be
held Sunday, Sept. 2, it is planned to
have brief addresses by the pastors of
all the churches in town.
"A resolution censuring Congress
men ID. j. Foster and Kittredge Has
kins of Vermont for their attitude ON
the Chinese labor question was adopted
by the Vermont branch Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor at its conven-
ton in Montpelier last week.
A petition has been presented the
bailiffs asking them to locate hydrant
on Green street between John Man
ley's house and that of Mrs. Sophia
Davis. A hydrant at this point would
be particularly effective in case of fire
in the wooden buildings in the rear of
Crosby block and the Brooks house.
A number of local republicans met
Tuesday morning to make plans for
the campaign in Brattleboro and raise
money to defray the expenses. A sub
scription paper was circulated, Con-
gresham Haskins and District Attor-
ney J. L. Martin each putting down
$50 in support of the cause.
Every afternoon this week crowd
of joyous youngsters have been ENJOY
ing themselves in the cool water under
the West river bridge. No matter how
hot the day or how bright the sun the
water is always cool. 1t is safe to say
they are envied by every person who
has passed that way within the past
week.
Three carloads Of livestock were
shipped from this station and one car
load from Putney Monday by q. d:
Akeley of Vernon and IL. q. CLARK OF
this town. The consignment consisted
of about 200 calves, 100 cows, 10 oxen,
one bull and six sheep. They were
sent to WATERFOWL, Mass The cows
were mostly for milk but the oxen and
calves will be slaughtered soon after
their arrival.
Association papers have been filed
at the Office of the secretary OF state
in Montpelier for the Vermont Pigeon
and SQUAD company formed for the
purpose of raising, buying and vending
SQUADS, pigeons and poultry at WI
Evansville. The capital stock is SIo,-
o0O The incorporators are D. Z. De-
witt D. F. Shea, R. NJ. Sherman, MIL
TON H Eddy and Holland J. wilson,
all of Brattleboro.
The Common will be the scene OF
rennblican rally Saturday afternoon
ternoon. Sept. /. Fletcher d. PROCTOR
rannhlican nominee for governor, W. r.
n;lIl;nobam of Waterbury, United
states senator. and James L. Martin OF
th;s town. will be the speakers. MI
Proctor and Mr.. Dillingham; Will SPEAK
on state issues. Mr.. Martin VIII con,
6ne his discourse to the Machine. =,
If tho weather permits the rally VIII
10 hold in the open air. II not IL VIII
fake place in the auditorium
The special village meeting last
rr;dov resulted in the election OF war
~ q Stearns as bailiff and William
4 sbnmwav as collector OF taxes. pa :
iat;na continued from 9 a. m. until
ms N and during that time 10 votes
T. cast John Calvin, chairman %
NJ hoard of bailiffs, announced the re-
snlt as follows: Total, 10; spun.
ballots. Q; for bailiff, W. .. o, esn,
S5. Fl A. Streeter, 2S; W. A. ohun,
20, /. Cornelius Flanagan, l; 1or 'aA
a vii, W. A. Shumway, loo.
The Carolina company is unusual.
strono in its female contingent, en- .ht
SIZING nois as Il does, Helaine Hadley, tn'
o r;a;nal blind girl in Quincy Ada an,
o oogrer. Edith Bellows, late with I'M .h'
a 1am' on the Box, Phila May, 1or tn'
Man on SEASONS with Denman Thomp
pas; On 0nr New Minister, Alice WASH
bnrn. for the past two seasons Mse Minis
m pu Thompson Our New Mills
ter and Helen Quincy from the tine hl Ris
1 1er, an an stock company. Both MIS-
M nuJ and Miss Quincy are ciev :,
MaSa actresses. Phila May is wei
known locally
~ NJ L, Miner, inspector OF al