Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-27

-Attorney,General Clarke c. Fit,
will 20 TO Vergennes Monday TO begin
the investigation OF the state industrial
school,
The women OF the Baptist society
will hold their usual fortnightly food
sale in the y, NJ. q. A. rooms tomorrow
afternoon at ESQ.
After next Tuesday evening there
will be no dances in the Centerville
roller rink until after the First Regi
ment band returns from Mt. Gretna
Pa. The dancing lessons viii continue
as usual every Thursday evening.
The state railroad commissioners
Fuller g. Smith of st. Adams, George
II. Howard OF Craftsbury and Henry
=, Bingham of Bennington, passed
through Battleboro in special train
Tuesday ON their regular inspection of
the Boston 4 Maine road.
The date OF the departure of the
Vermont National guard for Mt. Gret'
ma, Pa, has been changed from Friday,
Aug 3, TO Saturday, Aug, 4. II is pos
sible that the troops will make the
trip by way Of Albany and the Hudson
river instead of by the New London
and New York city route.
The Ladies' Sewing circle of the
Universalist church held a very sue.
eessful piazza meeting with Mrs. Stone
on Forest street yesterday afternoon.
Nineteen members were present, and
they did much work in preparation for
n sale Of rugs next fall One new mem.
Der was received. The ladies will con.
duet a food sale for the benefit of the
Y. NJ. c. A. on Saturday, August 4. All
ladies in the parish are urged to send
donations direct to the Y. NJ. c. A..
rooms on that day.
AT a special meeting of the water
board Monday evening il was voted
TO arbitrate for the Chestnut Hill and
Sunset Lake systems just as they are,
This decision means that no further
work will be done on the Sunset Lake
system by Crosby & Parker this sea.
son. Some of the water board have
been of the opinion that the village
could save money by having portion
of the work completed at once, but the
majority of the board held TO their
decision to arbitrate for the
systems in their present condition.
A party Of 10 young men from the
Lynn, Mass, Y. NJ. c. A. were in Brat
tleboro Monday in the course of
walking trip through Massachusetts,
Vermont and New Hampshire. The pc.
destrians left home about two weeks
ago for a month S trip, walking about
20 miles a day and sleeping wherever
night overtakes them, Their camping
equipment is carried in an express
wagon drawn by one horse. The young
men stopped here long enough to buy
supply of souvenir postal
cards and then went on to Keene, n. H.
-Virney A. Colburn and Miss Cora
r. Amidon were united in marriage
evening at $50 o'clock by
Rev. A. II. Webb, the ceremony taking
place at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Amidon, on VII
liams street The bride was gowned IN
blue silk and the couple were unat-
tended. After wedding trip, spent
at the home of the bride s sister IN
Hadley, Mass, they will reside with
the bride parents. The groom is en-
ploved as chairmaker by the Brat
tleboro Cabinet company. Both the
vounp people are well known in this
town and a wide circle of friends wish
them every happiness.
There was a hearing before Chan
cellor J. NJ. Tyler in the county clerk $
office Yesterday ON the motion of George
f. Crowell and J. l.. Martin in the case
of G. II. Davenport VS.. the Bellows
Falls Savings bank, G. +. Croweil ana
J. L. Martin in which the plaintin
seeks to restrain the sale on execution
of 30 shares of stock in the E. I. Car
penter company. A temporary lnJune-
ton was granted recently by Judge
Tyler and the motion was that the IN
junction be dissolved or that the PLAN,
tiff be required to put up bond OF
$4,000. Judge Tyler granted the mo.
tion and gave Davenport until Aug .
TO file bond. Z. L. Waterman and
G. C. Fits appeared for the petition
ers. H. G. and F. Z. Barber for Dav-
export.
The selectmen have received from
Engineer Walcott of Greenfield the
survey for the proposed road from
South Main street through Morning
side cemetery to a point near the Brat
tleboro Cabinet company S plant. Two
rontes were laid out, one joining South
Main street at point opposite James
Sbeehy's house and the other coming
ont S63 feet farther south. Inc dls,
tance between Mr.. Sheehy's place ana
the Cabinet companys plant is 5o4
feet shorter by the first mentioned
ronte hut the second crosses less land
owned bv the cemetery association. A
formal petition will be presented at
once to the cemetery association, ask
ing for its permission to cross the land'
The selectmen are in favor OF the
shorter route.
F B. Stearns of Cleveland, o., head
of the Stearns motor car company,
went through Brattleboro Yesterday
noon on his way to Breton WOODS, IN n;
IT,. where he will participate in the mn
climbing contests up Mt. Washington.
Hp was accompanied by his father,
New York agent, the foreman OF the
Stearns factory and two mechanics.
The party left Cleveland Monday ar
+arnoon in two 70 horse power machines
If next years model. They started
two days later than they intended ana q
consequently the trip was hurried
ona wednesday night was spent IN
Albany. N. T., and the run from there
a. Prattleboro was made in about five
hours only one hour being taken to
come from Wilmington to Brattleboro.
The cars stopped at Manley,s garage
for a few minutes yesterday noon 10
take on oil and gasoline, and tnelr
dust-covered appearance attracted muci
attention. The party left with the IN
tent;on of making Breton Woods last