The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-10

Inc grain ana 1eeu DuSlheSS VI - =
Estey and Z. NJ. Buddington has been
consolidated.
John Adkins has a young apple tree at
his place in Centerville which Is In
bloom for the second time this year.
The September session of the Wind
ham county court begins next Tuesday
with 100 civil and eight criminal eases
on the docket.
High school opened on Monday with
a number of pupils exceeding that OF any
previous term When all the expected
ones are in the number will reach ~
all that the room will accommodate.
H. c Phillips has sold his. place on
Birge street to !. Estey & Co, for $4,000.
Wilder Harris has sold his house to the
same parties for $4,000. This gives
Messrs. Estey < Co. Il clear sweep to the
new street leading west from Birge, all
which land will doubtless in time be oc-
cupied by new shopS-at least we hope
so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Brown returned
from their visit to the seaside this week.
His health was very much improved by
the excursion. They stopped at the Mar
ragansett House. Watch Hill, II. l., kept
by Capt. Nathan Nash, and were much
pleased with the place as a resort for
invaldS during the hot season.
Considerable local excitement was oc-
casioned the first of the week by the re-
port that a wild man" had been seen on
Wantastiquet mountain, and on Tuesday
a party of a dozen or more from this vii
lage organized for Il search. but without
success. The individual-man or woman
is described AZ having been iii an entire
state of nudity with red hair reaching to
the shoulders. Whether some crazy per
son has escaped confinement and taken
refuge on the mountain, or whether the
whole story is a myth Is still unsettled.
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Mr.. Isaac Hines, one of our oldest and
most respected citizens, met with Il very
serious accident Tuesday forenoon. While
engaged in taking down the walls of the
Chase house on Asylum street. lately
purchased by him for removal, one of the
entire walls of the ell-part fell prema-
turely. crushing him beneath it. He was
at once PXtricated and removed to his
home on Green street and on examination
it was found that the thigh bone of the
right leg was broken and one of his
wrists dislocated. Severe injuries We're
also sustained in the side and head and
one of his lips was cut badly. No ser
iouS internal injury is manifested and
his present condition Is reported as favor
the wall when it fell but was quick
enough to escape through one of the win
dowS.
The fremcn's muster on Friday, Sep
TENDER |. was Il complete success. The
weather was unusually favorable, the air
being clear and quiet yet eXhilerating.
Sixteen companies We're present and par
ticipated in the trial. The Massachusetts
accompanies were frou-e64ra nge go hicopee.
Greenfield West Brookfield. East Temple
ton. EaSthamptoH. Holyoke, Baldwins-
vile and Erviug. Other companies We're
from Marlboro and Winchester in New
Hampshire Rutland and Bellows Falls
in Vermont and Hudson. y. \. Accom-
panying bands We're from Hudson. y. y.
Orange and East Templeton. Mass. The
drum corps were from Chicopee. Rutland,
Bellows Falls and Erving. The place Sc
lected for the trial was on FrOst's meadow
below Estey'S vacant shop and was well
adapted to the purpose. Stands were
erected fer the use of the Judges and the
accommodation of the bands 4 reservoir
was built for the convenience of the en-
gines when playing planks We're laid for
the purpose of registering the streams
with accuracy and each machine was
allowed 10 minutes in which to make
their play. The trial was conducted in
a fair and satisfactory manner and all
three to four thousand people were in at
tendance. The prizes presented to the
winning companies by Chief Engineer :.
Nj. Waite were as follows: First prize
of $500 to the Torrent company Of MARI
boro. \. II. The second prize of 5000
went to the Washington company of Rut-
land. Erving, Mass, drew the third prize
.Cf 500. \ purse of SO having been
gotten up for the Brattleboro companies,
they took position and washed the boards
after the following manner: Hydropath.
No. ;. 100 feet. II inches: Phoenix No.
6. 1S5 feet 4 inches; Fountain. No. 4,
203 feet, inches
]. f. Townshcnd Of West Dummerston
has received by mail from Iowa two speci-
mems of the dreaded Colorado potato bug.
They are lively and good eaters.
Wardsboro: The musical convention.
held here last week. was a success and
reflected much credit upon the director.
\. L. Barrett. who was ably assisted by
VI. l.. BOynton of Jamaica. Miss Ella NJ.
Howe, also of Jamaica. presided at the
Epiano, rendering the most difficult music
with perfect ease and in the most accept
able manner. Although the chorus was
not large owing to the unfavorable
weather, the closing concert on Thursday
evening was pronounced first class by
teachers and musical men from all parts OF
the country.