The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-20

About 80 couples from this place
joined the Odd Fellows excursion to
companied by the cornet and quadriIle
bands. r.. H.. Halls.
Mr. Henry Glover of this village has
handed us a Northern Spy apple of last
years growth which is sound and APP
Darently i'll good condition to keep till
next spring. 1t is the last of a parcel
that were kept upon boards in the cell
lar.
party of three or four persons from
ohis place accompanied by others from
springfield, Mass. returned on Saturday
from week s visit to Martha 5 Vine
ard. The account they bring of the at
Lractiveness of the locality, backed up
by the fine show of bluehsh presented to
| friends on their return. are of the most
,nticing nature.
The prospects of a Firemens Muster
| The first of September are highly en-
| ouragng. The necessary funds have
| 0een raised and several companies from
| | distance have already signihed their
| Intention of being present. No pains
| viii be spared to make the trial first
| lass affair. The playing will be hori
| ,ontally through 500 feet of hose, with
en- minutes allowed each machine.
The genuine Colorado potato bug has
rot vet made its appearance IN this Vi
| nifty so far as we are aware although
| many people have found what they sup
osed to be it. Mr.. C. c. Frost of this
lace has received from Illinois some
pccimens of the genuine article, which
| nay be seen by calling at his shoe store
| they much resemble the common squash
| Dug but are about four times larger.
George w. Harris of Mesrosc. Mass.
while attending the horse trot on
| Wednesday lost $40 contained in an
| uvelope in an inside pocket, and two
leu were arrested on suspicion of hav-
| ny taken the money. On examination
| money had been picked up by Rufus
| lawson of this place, who on proof OF
| ownership being presented promptly re-
! mned the sum to Mr.. Harris, receiv-
| NJ Il SEQ bill for his honesty.
Stone & Murray 5 circus, on Thursday
| If last week, drew a pretty fair at
enhance and the performance, with the
| Inception of the balloon ascension, was
| irst class. The assembled crowd, which
| lt l o clock prepared to see the "dar-
| NJ aerorant - make his perilOus Jour
| ley above the clouds, We're obliged to
| 'cstrain their curiosity until o'clock
|
| he Professor. rose to a height of few
| hundred feet and Immediately de-
| sccnded. landing in the meadows below.
| A Brookline correspondent informs Us
| hat Il parry of fishermen mailing from
| Greenfield. Mass, passing through the
south part of this town on Wednesday
| he Of rubber blankets from a wagon
| without consulting the owner. They
| we're followed bv Constable Osgood and
| NJ. L. Bush through Putney to the
/ aaighlJorhood of Chesterfield. y. Ii:
| lond. where their teams We're found and
| he Blankets recovered. We withhold
he names of the parties out OF regard
for their families.
East Dovcr-The hay crop this season
proved TO be below the average yield.
| West Dummerston-Mr. Bailey has
! recently returned from a visit to Al
bany, \. y, where he went to present
| the good quality of Dummerston granite
A. building material for the new capitol
MIR. Bailey was well received by the
rommss toners and had his visit been
| made at an carrier date it Is probable
! that his offers might have been accepted
| FOR a large amount of granite. There l.
| no better granite in the country than
| that from the Dummerston quarry.
Putney-M. T. {. Perry has a coarse
wool lamb two months old that weighs
| 81 pounds. If any of the boys can beat
il. let Us hear from them.
HinsdaIp. y. H..-Mrs. BascOm, our
enterprising milliner. is intending soon
to make some fine improvements in and
about her store and house, near the