Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-20
Deacon j, o. Spring has been award

Deacon j. O. Spring has been award
ed a pension of IS a month.
Next Monday evening there will be a
public rehearsal at the Choral Union.
Arthur Smith, brother of Mrs.
Emma Putnam, is seriously i'll at her
home on the Terrace.
The Vermont Farm Machine com
pany are working evenings until 3
o'clock for the present.
The Odd Fellows enjoyed a dance at
their hall Tuesday evening. Weeden 5
orchestra furnished the music
y A large number of ladies of the
Lodge of Rebekahs went to SaXtons
River Wednesday evening to attend a
meeting
Miss Flora Davis sold her square
piano by rattle and the drawing Satur-
day evening resulted in O. W. Hart
being the prize winner.
Pat McGourty was in the police
court one day last week on the charge
of disturbing the peace and was fined
$40 and costs amounting to some over
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Repairs upon the building occupied
by S. d. McLoud's restaurant are in
progress. \ new store will be put in
on the street floor and the building
extended toward the sidewalk.
DR.. H. b. Howard of Boston, broth
er of c. f. Howard of this place, has
been APP ointed by Gov. Crane chair
man of the board of trustees of the state
colony for insane located at Gardner.
Miss Bernice Webb, who gave rec
itatiou entertainment in the Congre-
gational church Friday evening was
assisted by George Blakeley as organist
and Miss Florence Goodhue and Miss
Alice Jackson, soloists. . 1assa -. e
Mrs. Todd the lecturer before the
Woman's club Wednesday evening.
was entertained while in town by Mrs.
John W. Flint. Mrs. Flint gave a
dinner party of a few covers on that
evening in honor of her guest. h.
Harry H. Russell, bookkeeper for
Wyman Flint Il Sons, on account of i'll /
health is taking three months rest. |
Geogre F. Gale of Holliston, Mass, a |
former resident and an expert account |
ant will take Mr. Russell's place.
Mrs. Annie, wife of Henry Lynch,
died at her home in North Walpole |
Thursday of last week. The funeral
was held Sunday at st. Peters church,
with burial at Drewsville. The de-
ceased left a husband and three chill
dren.
A man in a drunken stupor was
found near the Boston & Maine bridge
one night last week and it was found
that both feet were frozen. DR.. j. j.
O'Connor was called and the victim
was resuscitated. He claimed to live
in keene.
Edward G.. Burnett and Miss Eva
Parker of Cavendish were married IN
Chester Saturday evening. Miss Park
er is an employee in the wrapper fac
tory, and the newly married couple are
making their home for the present
with Mr.. Burnett's sister in the May
nard block.
The young ladies taking part in the
Peak Sisters entertainment for the
benefit of the senior class of the high
school Friday evening, kindly repeated
the performance at the home of Miss
Bessie Wilson Saturday afternoon, for
The entertainment of Miss Wilson and
Miss Helen Sanford, who have been i'll.
A. H. Brown, authority on rain fall,
states that from April l, 1900, to De
,ember l the local rain fall was three I
fete. and in the corresponding period
IF 1901, the fall was two feet. This
1oes not include the deluge of Satur-
lay night, which probably made up
Ill Deficiencies Farmers who were in {
ear of water famine, have taken {
resh courage.
Miss Josie Hayes was recently given
surprise party by number of her
7oung friends, the occasion being her
9Th birthday. Many presents were J
eft. the evening was spent with games
md refreshments were served Those I
present were Misses Mildred and Ruby {
Gould. Ethel Hill. Jennie Krieger, l
gladys and Gertrude Blake, Annie /
Barrett and Mary Mcdonald.
At a meeting of the Bellows Falls |
last week, ii was decided to l.
raise the Irice of milk to six cents a
,uart from December to May |. Those !
milk carts here and who signed V
he document are Henry Wood, }. \. {
rhwing, J. H. Knowlton, J. II. I
Wright, George c. Wright, f. +.
Greene & Son, D. ID. brisbane, Robert :
Armstrong. J. E. Bnosnahan.
There was a large attendance at the :.
lass meeting of domestic science Mon :
lay evening at Mrs. A. n. SWANS. :
The question as TO whether vegetable n
an be substituted for meat diet with 9
nut detriment to health was ably dis n
ussed and three judges were APP 9
,ointed to report upon the merits of :
he discussion. They decided the best n
rguments were given by the atfirma- |,
i've \ vote as to the question was .
aiken and the affirmative again led. h
IN able paper on wheat written by =
iiss Margaret Williams was read by =
liss Caroline Arms. {