The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

first degree next Monday night.
-Houghton & Simonds's store viii
close Thursday, the last day OF the
Valley fair, from noon until p. m.
Patrick Fleming has sold his house
and lot on Pine street to Lester r
Clark who takes possession this week
Joel H. Gates. a former resident
of this town who died recently II
Burlington. bequeathed 100000 to the
home for aged women in that city
George Schildmiller, formerly OF
this town, is coaching the University
of Vermont football squad this season
tomorrow with Massachusetts Agricul
tural college. Schildmiller was Dart
mouth S star end last season.
The night trains between New
York and the White Mountains will be
discontinued next week. The north
bound train will make it's last triI
Sunday and the south bound train Mon
day. The regular fall train service
will go into effect Monday, Oct. 4.
The current issue of The Vermont
er is Champlain tercentenary souvenir
issue and contains a number of excel
lent photographs of the events along
the la Ike. In several of the photo
graphs appears the face of Sergeant j,
j. Clune of this town. who acted as
orderly to the governor during the eXer-
cises.
AT the annual meeting of the mis-
sion circle of the Universalist church
last week Thursday afternoon, the fol
| lowing officers were elected: President,
| Mrs. j. Foster Stearns; vice president,
Mrs. John L. Newman; secretary Mrs
Mvra Stone; treasurer. Mrs. Cora
Wood. Reports for the past year were
read showing that a large amount of
money had been expended for benevo-
lent work in town. The circle is NAL
ing plans for a rummage sale In the
near future.
Capt. William Chester Swain. II,
died Sept. Is. at the Soldiers Home in
Milwaukee, Wis. where he had lived for
several years Mr.. Swain was resi-.
dent of Brattleboro in the fftles a; and
was for many years employed on The
Vermont Phoenix staff. He is sur
vived by one daughter, Miss Mary
Swain of Chicago, one brother, George
Swain of Winona. Mimi, and three
cousins, Mrs Ann M Warmer of West
Brattleboro, Miss Susan Fox of Brat
tleboro and A. n. Swain of Bellows
Falls.
The Baptist Bible school is TO OBJ
serve next Sunday as rally day for
church and school. Every mepber
of the school is wanted at 1915 4. m.
sharp, to form in line in the chapel for
the professional to the church. Dr. Cow
is to talk upon The Children S Crusade.
Special music will be furnished at
morning service and at Bible school,
If pleasant the Oldest and youngest are
expected If rainy rally day will be
observed Just the same and large
number will be expected. If the wealth.
er permits photograph of the school
upon the rear lawn will be taken.
Manager Fox in announcing the at
fractions for the Valley fair week lays
particular stress upon the appearance
of Paul Gilmore and his. players Tues
day and Wednesday in his new comedy
drama The Cali Of the North. founded
on Stewart Edward Whites much,
praised novel, Coniuror House and
written by George Broadhurst. author
of The Man of the Hour and other
notable dramatic hits Mr.. Gilmore,
as the hero of this new play, appears
as a dashing Young free trader in
the Canadian fur trading territory, and
the four acts, deliberately mounted. are
said to give picturesque deplctlon OF
life in the Hudson Bav-country.
--Chickering Evans, brother of James
H. Evans of this town. is now with the
Boston National league baseball team
by whom he was drafted from the
Hartford Connecticut league team a
number Of weeks ago. Evans pitched
for Boston in the second game of a
double header with Cincinnati in that
city Sunday: losing to 3. The Boston
Globe says of the young man s work:
"In the second game Manager Smith |
was forced to use his latest maverick. |
: Chick Evans of Hartford. Chick
did not display any wares that were
new to fast society, his control being
rather wobblv. his speed $3.50, and his
curves of variety that didn t prove
particularly puzzling.
The North End tennis association
closed its season Tuesday afternoon |
by defeating the Keene country club,
Pine Grove Springs for the first time !
in a number of years. Brattleboro won |
all but one match of doubles, this be
ing left unfinished on account of dark
ness The summary: Harris of Brat
teboro defeated Allen of Keene, 60.
81; Greene of Brattleboro defeated
Colony of Keene. 6-3, SO, 6-l; G. H.
cheIder of Keene. Sc. o.; \. 5. Thomp-
son of Brattleboro defeated Porter of
Keene. 26. 90. 6-3; Greene and Harris
defeated Allen and Porter. GO, sc;
Thompson and Thompson defeated Bat
.heder and Colony O., SO. Go (un
The North End team has
played matches this year. winning
seven. lying lHltt anu luollS 'Ht.
States Attorney Charles H. Viii
Jams being Obliged to be in attendance
1t county court this week. has been un
lble to be present at a hearing before
Judge A. r. Schwenk in the case of
Mss Carrie Beale. 1t is likely that ar
will basmade to close up the
natter some time tomorrow as the
electmen of Brattleboro are anxious
o have the expense of caring for the
woman at the Brattleboro Retreat as
ummed by the state as Will doubtless
,e done when the facts are presented |
o the court. Miss Beale s sister, Miss
Iarv Beale of Plainfeld. \. J., has l.
,een in town nearly a week and has
een anxious to hear the court S de
er stav here Miss Beale has REIN
ursed the selectmen for the charges
hev assumed in paving the freight
nd storage upon her sister trunks
he would gladly assume the expense of !
airing for her sister at the Retreat if J
he was financially able to do so. 4
Last season when The Old Home {
tead company was playing its annual c
in New York city. gen
leman requested an interview with d
rank Thompson. the manager of the t
Dmpanv. which was cordially granted. 9
Ie said he had not seen the play since l
Q was boy of Is wears He had u
rown to manhood since he had seen Il
he Old Homestead. and on the even 4
~ in question he had brought his wife
M children to see the drama which I
al given him so much pleasure in
IS bovhood DAYS. He requested Mr.. 9
20 +bauE his father Dpu- "a