Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-20

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Miss Mary Ritter Shea gave lee
tnre ON her recent trip around tn,
world at her home on Oak street Sat
nrday evening for the benefit OF III,
junior Sunshine society.
Several good strings OF black has,
have been taken at spofford lake dur
ing the past week. One angler is re
ported TO have caught nine fish that
weighed something over IS pounds.
George 4. Fox has leased the bal
grounds ON the island of +. c. Gale
with the privilege of buying them al
n stated price at the end of the first
year Mr.. Fox is thinking Of opening
a pleasure park there.
Several members Of the Brattle,
boro Woman s club attended the exhi
bition of the Arts and Crafts society
in Deerheld, Mass, last Thursday. The
club is planning for an Arts and
Crafts day in November when there
will be an exhibition and sale of ar
ticles from several arts and crafts So
cieties. Arrangements were made in
Deerfeld for the loan Of that society 4
exhibits.
Pursuant 10 an order from the
postoiiiee department the clerks in the
local Office began July TO weigh ev'
cry pound of second class matter that
goes out from Brattleboro, keeping a
separate record of the amount sent Ia
each state in the union as well as of
the foreign mail. This will be contin'
ued until Feb. !, 1907, to give the
government figures from which to es'
innate the cost of Transporting second
class mail matter.
Harry Z. Greene will represent
Brattleboro at the annual open tennis
tournament for the championship of
Vermont to be held on the grounds of
the Old Pine golf club in st. Johns
bury beginning Aug. Z. The winner in
singles will have the right TO challenge
Semp Russ of San Antonio, Texas, the
present state champion. The winner
of the challenge match will be award
ed silver cup emblematic of the
championship. This trophy has to be
won three times TO secure its owner
ship.
"A Nashua, n. H., despatch to the
Boston Globe of Wednesday told the
story of Fred Whittemore, who re.
turned to that city with his former
wife, divorced in sensational suit
five years ago, as bride. Mr.. and Mrs.
Whittemore were remarked in Rox-
bury, Mass, about June /. They have
five children, who were sent to Shak-
or settlement at the time of their par
ents divorce. Mr. Whittemore is
well known in this town which he WIS.,
its frequently in the capacity of trav.
cling salesman for a tobacco concern.
Three musicians in the Salem Ca
Diet band, which has been in camp at
Salem, Mass, with the second corps of
cadets, were nearly suffocated Satur-
day night by fumes from joss sticks
which were burning in their tent. Carl
Leitsinger of this town, who is play
ing solo cornet in the band, was one
Of the men who narrowly escaped
death. Another was Nelson Bernier,
who has appeared frequently in Brat
tleboro as a cornet soloist. After the
men had been rescued Bernier's $75
eornet was missing, and he was pre-
sented with $50 by the militiamen to
buy new instrument.
The progress of Crosby & COM
US new four ton Mosler safe up the
rear stairway at the upper end of
Crosby block furnished excitement
for number of people Wednesday af-
ternoon. The safe was hauled up the
stairway on planks by means of wind
lass which was held in place by ropes
to heavy beam on the
front side of the building. When near
the top of the stairs the weight of the
safe caused the stairs to begin to set
tie, and it looked for time as if the
big deposit box would eventually find
a resting place in the basement be-
tween the stores of A. F. Roberts and
Clapp & Jones. BY means of planks
and iack-screws the safe was finally
lifted to the floor of the hallway in
safety although it was after Z O'Clock
when this was accomplished. The set
fling of the stairs was due to the fact
that they had been improperly braced
Crosby & company's old
safe was moved out yesterday and
taken to the Brooks House where it
will be used hereafter.
Leroy H. Corser, 26, died of apo
plexy Monday evening at the Brattle-
boro Retreat where he went Sunday
for medical treatment, He had been
a resident of this town the greater
part of his life, attending the Brattle-
boro high school and afterward study
ing law in the office of Waterman u
Martin. For short time he was
for the Hooker, Corser d
Mitchell overall company, of which his
father. the late Bracket G. Corser, was
a member. Mr.. Corser went west
about two years ago and had the
agency for the REQ automobile in Los
Angeles, Cal. He returned to Brattle-
boro several months ago. Besides his
mother he is survived by one broth
err William H. Corser of this town,
and one sister, Mrs. John L. Snyder of
Mass. Funeral services
were held Wednesday afternoon at
3 20 O'Clock from the home OF his
mother on Oak street, Rev. H. R. Miles
officiating. Burial was in Prospect
Hill cemetery, the bearers being Z. w.
Gibson. E. J. Waterman, j. l.. Stew.
art, c. P. Spencer, H. R. Randall and
DR.. A. L. Pettee.
The funeral of Robert E. Gordon
held at his late home on South Main
street Saturday afternoon at
. clock, was very largely attended,
delegations being present from sedg-
wick post, G. A. R., Columbian lodge,
A. F. & A. NJ, Wantastiquet lodge and
Oasis encampment, I. Q. 0. F, and