Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-16

bingham chapter, o. u. g., will
give public supper In Masonic hal
Tuesday evening at q o clock, the pro
eeeds to 20 toward the piano fund.
The Ladies' Enterprise soeiet,
meets with Mrs. Earle Reasoner mex
Wednesday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
Supper will be served from $50 to 7,3(
and social evening will follow.
Ill. 4. Harris has been appointed
fish and game warden with authority
throughout the state. He received hi,
commission from State Commissioner
II. q. Thomas Wednesday. Mr.. Har
ris Is term of Office expires In Mitch
1907.
AN insane woman caused consid
cradle excitement ut the depot Monday
afternoon by her determination u
leave town in spite of the wishes Of 9
doctor and attendant from the Retreat
The woman fatty refused to 90 TO the
Retreat in carriage which was sent
TO the depot for the purpose of taking
her there, but she finally consented H.
make the journey in Thomas y coupe.
"A voting contest is in progress nj
the Centerville rink. The man and wo'
man receiving the largest number of
votes to the effect that they are the
best skaters will each receive a pair of
full nickel plated Winslow skates. The
next in order will be entitled 10 the
privileges of the rink for one week.
Beginning tonight there will be dance
every Friday evening. Skating from
I until o clock, dancing from Q until
IL.
The pupils of Mr.. Sargent dane
ing class aud their parents gave de-
{. lightful reception in Grange hall Tues
day evening. The hours from until
. o clock were given over 20 dancing
by the children, and from then until IL
o 'clock the floor was open to parents
and friends. Those who received were
Mrs. Durham, Mrs Estey, Mrs. Fan
ming, Mrs. Glidden, Mrs. Harris, Mrs.
Lawton. and Mrs. Miles.
"A rumor was generally circulated
yesterday to the effect that George
Harrington, who was recently commit
ted to the Retreat, had committed sui
eide. An inquiry at the Retreat, how
ever, brought forth the reply that Mr..
Ndn right was
also "A story that a Swede by the name
of Johnson had committed suicide but
this probably started from the same
source as the Harrington rumor, and
| il proved TO be totally unfounded.
-Laurant, the magician, appeared in
the auditorium last evening under the
auspices of the Y. NJ. C. A. In spite
&c . fa,r o..
ence was present, and the entertain
ment proved extremely interesting Most
of Laurant s tricks are new and those
that are not are presented in novel
way. The magician himself has a fac
ulty for keeping his audience amused
and is very clever in the way he works.
His last act in which he was assisted
by his wife and one attendant proved
to be a clever illusion. 1t was called
The Witch of Flame.
County Examiner H. d. Ryder of
Bellows Falls was in town Wednesday
to conduct a hearing on the petition
of West Brattleboro citizens to have
school opened in district No. Z, which
is in the vicinity of the town farm.
For several terms the children from
that district have been attending the
grades in Brattleboro academy, by di
reetion of the town school directors,
but there is feeling on the part of
some that the work could be carried
on to better advantage in a separate
school. Mr. Ryder decided in favor of
the present arrangement for the com.
ing term and will give permanent
decision on the matter at later date.
The Rutland Herald says of the
tt.Moulton company, which will
appear here next week: Miss Estelle
Plunkett, who made a decided hit in
this city few weeks ago, was encored
repeatedly last evening. Her imitation
of Toby Claude from Fantana was well
rendered, and met with general APP
prevail with the audience. Juniper and
Hayes, "the comedy coon and octo-
room, who are new people with the
stock companyk kept the audience in
constant laugh while they performed
their turn. fred digger, the funny
man, was rea6 b funny. especially when
he sang and .mpersonated a jew. IL
Illustrated SC. gs were sung by Archie
Stewart of this city.
A collision between two teams
took place Monday evening a short
distance this side of the Joel Flagg
place in Guilford, and the cross-bar and
whiffletree of each wagon was broken
in consequence Mr. and Mrs, Carl $.
Hopkins and Miss Lillian Higley were
on their way to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Franklin when the wheels
of the vehicle in which they were rid
ing 10 ked with those of buggy in
which were Charles Clark and
frier The shock of the collision was
so Eat that Mr.. Hopkins, Miss Hig-
ley md Mr.. Clark were thrown head
lon into the road Mr.. Clark s horse
FIRE 4 itself and ran home, while that
of Mr.. Hopkins attempted to run but
was prevented from so doing. No one
was hurt.
Success crowned the bazaar of the
United States Daughters of 1912 held
at the home of Mrs. H. +. Bond We'd
nesday afternoon. The handkerchief
and bag tables were presided over by
Mrs. +. ii. Holden and Mrs. G. H.
Thompson while Mrs. II. f. Weather
head, Mrs T. w. Bruce and Miss Sher- |
man sold aprons. Mrs. g. M. Love of
South Newfane and Mrs. G. B. Lamson
looked after the flower, trife and con
fectionery tables and Mrs. G. B. White
had charge of the dining room. Mrs.
Ada Dowley poured while Misses Ware,
Barber and Sherman served The en-
tertainment was highly enjoyable. Mrs.
w. II. Bond and Mrs. A. H. Brasor
sang, Miss Weatherhead and Rodney |
Uaiph were heard in violins and Miss |