Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-03
The Sisters of st Joseph returned
Friday from Butland.

lHe cistefs VI oC Joseph returned
Friday from Butland.
Horace Meacham of Windsor. the
oldtime drummer boy here. vas among
the Injured, though only slightly. at No
Hartland, Saturday, He was riding as
a passenger. The other participants in
the wreck were also well known to rail.
road men here.
The remains of the late Geo w
Pierce were brought here by the | m
train Saturday and taken Immediately to
Prospect hill cemetery, with several
comrades Of Co c. ID Vermont as escort
where they we're inferred. MIR Pierce
whose accidental death was briefly
noted Friday, was native of keene. n
II, the son of Narnice and Matilda
(Mundelll Pierce. While at work paint
ing the post Office building at Fitchburg
the staging gave way, and he fell dis
lance of three stories, striking on the
back Ct his head. fracturing his skull
and killing him instantly. He is sur
vived by one son Ray, of Fitchburg. be-
sides other relatives in Brattleboro.
The Probate court had an unusual
heavy grist of business Saturday. f II
Akeley, as executor Of the will of VIM w
account for settlement. The account
was allowed and the balance of the
estate was distributed according to the
provisions of the will. II c Squres, adj
mlnistratOr of the will of Samuel W
| Houghtop of Brattleboro, presented his
| final account, and the same was allowed,
the balance being distributed among the
heirs. The will of Elliot B Greene of
yJoli In aI
Emily A Greene appointed eXecutriX.
There was a settlement of accounts be-
tween the administrator OF the estate of
| Ezekiel Stowe OF Halifax and the Titus
Stowe estate. Geo A Boyden. executor
of the will of f B Richardson of Brattle-
boro. presented his final account, which
was allo we'd, and the balance distributed
according to the will On the estate of
was granted by the heirs to L Nj Newell
for license to sell the real estate. The
last will and codicil of Mary f Goodhue
of Brattleboro was presented and allow
ed Col Francis Goodhue, Henry
Van Kleeck and n f Cabot were
appointed executors. petition
of the seectmen of Vernon for the sup
port of Achsa Cook at the Brattleboro
sented. Anna F Waite was appointed
administrator of the estate of the late
Fred NJ Waite of Dummerston. and Adm
+ Miller and John Houghton were APP
pointed appraisers of the same.
The court at a special session the
Saturday hefo-e approved the account
of Judge J NJ Tyler ss administrator
of the j n Balestier estate. 1t showed
balance of 1886, 407 which was
ordered distributed according to the
will in four equal parts, one-fourth to
John 4 Ralestier, one-fourth to Mrs
Anna Balestier and her three chill
dren, ore of whom is Mrs Rudyard
Kipling, and another is Beatty Bal
esther, and fourth to } N Bales
tier, Jr.
ID L Crandali of Ora0ge, Mass,
former Brattlehoro printer, seems to
stand first in line for election as
representative in the Legislature this
year. The Athol Transcript says:
There has been really 90 manifest
opposition to him, and although there
have been rumors of an irdependent
nominee, which the Democrats and
any dissatisfied Republicans could
flock to, it probably is only hot
weather political rumor.
Mrs Jaret Reed Pratt, who is a
native of the New Salem sloane
family, is visiting relatives in Athol
Mrs ID Stolte returned yesterday
from fortnight at Island Pond
Stuart and Murray Frost are in Bos
ton for a few days. Mrs j L Dennlng
leaves Thursday for visit 10 Rut-
land. Miss Julia Calvin leaves
tomorrow for weeks visit in Gard,
ner, Mass. Mrs Is Lavelle aud
daughter Carrie leave tom for
visit in Spring field. Misses Ellen
and Sadie Turner returned Saturday
from their visit in A thol, M iss Lizzie
Brosnahan left this morning for
few weeks in Willamette, Conn.
Roswell Field of the Youths Companion
and Mrs Field are guests at "Hlllcrtsl Oh
Mai and Mrs w Childs, as are Mrs Mary =
Willard of Greenfield and Misses Bona anu
Archer of New Iork.-MrS Freeman Ayers
ieft Yesterday for San Francisco.-A a All
ans and family have moved to New London,
where thew will make their future home
Geo Reed has returned from Manchesle T.
Col Tbos Harmon. superintendent ol Tue
Soldiers Home at Bennington, mas peen mere o
for a few DAYS, making preliminary .rrailSe-
ments for the fair. lie returns TINS AFTER
noon.-Hervey Bassett of Topeka. kan, anu
Mrs Ned Greenleaf of California are mere
visiting their sisters. Mrs f F Reed and Mr'
y I Rsssett for few weeks.-Mlss Adule,
daughter vi Rev T W 1llman, Is spehdihs y
eel with Miss Maude Carllon.-Mrs An@e
Ina Shea AMI her daughter, Mary Ritter shea,
viii viii spend the winter in California. leaving
ahnut oct / and including Vancouver ana
british Columbia in the outward trip. Miss
Francis Hitchcock returned from Baltimore
Wednesday Hopkins mas , ngen ~
nointed bv Gov Stckney one OF the deleSa'es
rom his state to the 2lst annual session OF
the Farmers National Congress, to be heid AZ
a., Falls ID. Oct 1 to 10.-F Hubbard
formerly of this place. was elected me prtti;ii
dent of the spring ieid, Mass Automophe
club last week.