Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-12-21
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Leitsinger + orchestra will play ut
a waltz party in IInsdale, y. H., We'd
ncsday night,
The paroehial school closes this
afternoon for vacation OF two weeks
The usual Christmas festivities were
held during the day
The Waiting party in l. Q. .. r.
hall was well attended last saturday
evening. Parties will be held every
Saturday evening in the future.
Miss Anna A. Marks, who exhibit
ed ST. Bernards at the Valley Fair
kennel club : show the past two years,
died last week al her home in Sound
Beach, Conn.
Mrs. Henry II. Crosby entertained
the teachers of the local schools at an
informal reception last night in the
Brooks House. About % were present.
Luncheon was served.
The schools Of the village will close
this afternoon for the annual Christ
mas vacation. They will reopen Jan.
:. Most Of the teachers have departed
for their homes and the others viii do
so within a few days.
There was to have been bowling
game at the Y. VI. G. \. alleys last
evening between the Estey shop and
Office teams. The office team failed 20
show up at the appointed time and con-
scquently there was no game,
Owing to the prevalence of whoop'
and other children S diseases
the regular Christmas concert Will be
held in the Universalist church parlOrs
at the usual Sunday school hour next
Sunday instead of in the evening.
--Class - of the Baptist Sunday
school held a sale of homemade candies
and fancy articles at the Y. NJ. c. A.
rooms last Saturday afternoon. The
of the sale amounting to
over Sl3 viii be used to buy Christmas
dinners for worthy families.
The annual Christmas entertain
ment of the Universalist Sunday school
will be held in the ycstry Monday even
ing at promptly : o'clock There will
be an entertainment and Christmas tree
after which refreshments viii be served.
All are cordially invited to attend.
The latest fad of using hatpin
holders made out of glass test tubes
covered with crocheted work is making
A harvest for one of the local druggists.
A gross the test tubes was placed on
the counter labelled hatpin holders and
the entire gross was sold within week. /
The Newport, n. H., basketball I
team defeated the Springfield, VT, team
At Springfield last night by the score Of
i2-26 Riley played left guard On New
port and split even with his man each /
getting no baskets Davey and Boutwell, /
played on Springfield. Boutwell, played .
Doyle and made a good showing against /
he Cop.
The village bailiffs have taken ac-
ion against the snow balling evil on I
account of numerous complaints from .
'esidents of the village. Warning has I
,een given to all the school children
md the police have been ordered to
lrrest anyone caught snowballing and
anyone against whom complaint of
now balling is made.
The annual melting of the stock
FOLDERS of the Valley Fair assoeia-
ion will be held in the Brooks House
friday. Jan. IS. Previous to this date .
he stockholders viii receive statements
howing the financial condition of the
The executive committee I
las decided on Sept. q, % and 90 as
he dates for next year S fair.
Miss Mary Gates Cone of Hartford
ave the third in her series of delight
ul ectures before the Brattleboro Sun
lay school union Wednesday evening A i
rood sized attendance of the Sunday
chool teachers of the town Were pres
MT. The subject of the lecture was the
and Adult Lesson and
Hiss Cone handled the subject with her
ease.
The body of Ruth, the daughter of
lr. and Mrs Richards NJ. Bradley Of
Mass, was brought here for
urial yesterday afternoon on the 2.-5
rain The child died in Brookline
tuesday at the age of l year and 10
avs. Rev f. Q. S. Osgood conducted
committal service at the grave in
respect Hill cemetery where the child
40 buAltN III WIG lhHIllN lOl. MI anu
FRS. Bradley accompanied the body to
The Central Vermont express train
'hich was due to arrive at the local
tation from New London last night at
Is was DELAYED by broken wheel and
id not get in until after 3 clock this
forming. The train which was due to
rive at 1905 this morning was report
4 three hours late probably on account
{ fogs on Long Island sound last night
ausing the New York boats TO be late.
he train waits for the arrival of the
oats.
"A So gold piece has been given
way at each performance of the Marks
rothers company in the auditorium
lis week. The winners are as follows:
Londay, Mrs. Ben Casey; Tuesday, Mrs.
gorge Collins; Wednesday, Emerson
cake; Thursday, Martin Dunn. The
'mpany has been furnishing good en-
throughout the week but
lie attendance has been light owing,
robably, to the holiday season. The
erformance tonight is Leah, the For