Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-22


S3l2 and his assets s., 80.
The annual meeting of the society
Tor the prevention of cruelty to ami
mals VIII be held in the Brooks Ii
brary this evening at I 30.
The Brattleboro Hosiery comn,ny
has this week received an order from
New YORK house for 1900 dozen
women S hose. About four months
Will be needed to fill the order.
A petition in bankruptcy AGAINST
Wells G. Halliday of East Dover was
brought Tuesday by j. II. Merrifield.
aulhlhisIraJor on the estate of s. H.
sherman, E: Crosby & Co. and Blod
gett II Dewitt.
The \. NJ. C. A. basket ball 90 to
Millers Falls, Mass, tomorrow even
ing to play against the town team of
that place The team will 90 to Hol-
yoke, Mass, next Tuesday evening
to play the St, Jerome team.
A recently organized club made up
OF western representatives of tcchni-
cal publications and known as the
Space club has elected for its first
president Merton c. Robbins, who is
connected with the Engineering News.
Leon Canedy, Peter Orcutt and
Edward Gonyer were taken to the
states prison at Windsor SATURDAY bv
Sheriff A. W. J. Wilkins of Putnev.
Their cases will be brought up at the
January term of Supreme court on ex-
ceptions.
The United States daughters of
1912 held their regular monthly meet
ing al the home of Mrs G.. b. White
on Western avenue Saturday after
noon. After the transaction of bust
ness several historical papers were read
and refreshments were served.
The merchants of Springfield,
Mass. have demonstrated to their en-
tire satisfaction that the only profit
able advertising is in newspapers that
are certain to be read in the family,
and have agreed to cease fooling their
money away on novel methods and
schemes that are sprung upon them
by professional travellers. Newspaper
dom.
The first of the Brattleboro assem-
blies will be held in the Brooks House
Monday evening. Leitsinger's orches-
VA VI i've pltCCS VIII lulHl9H nid9iI
for dancing and card tables will be
placed in the parlors. The patron
esses for the assemblies are Mrs.
George W. Hooker, Mrs. W. IL.
Minor. Mrs. Charles 4. Miles, Mrs.
George S. Dowley and Mrs. c, F. R.
Jenne
A meeting of the board of bailiffs
was held Tuesday evening for the pur-
pose of discussing a Ian of reorgan-
ization of the Brattleboro fire depart
ment. Several changes have been rec
commended by Chief Saunders and it
is probable that a special village
meeting will be held on the evening
of December 10 for the purpose of tax
inc action in the matter The Re
former will be able to give the reor-
ganization plan in detail next week
The house at Is Prospect street oc-
cupied by the families of Micheal
Murphy and Cyrus Ramsdell narrowly
escaped being seriously damaged toy
fire Wednesday evening While Mrs,
Murphy was at the Central street gro
Gerry store, her dog kicked over a lamp
which was standing on table IN the
kitchen and when Mr.. Murphy ar
rived home for supper he found a
large hole burned through the ,partl-
ton between the kitchen and the
barn. He succeeded in eXtlngulshlng
the flames before Mrs Murphy re
turned from the grocery store
All schools in the town district
will begin the winter term Monday,
December >. Miss Effie Stark, who
has taught very successfully in Cen,
treville for several terms, has resigned
for needed rest. Miss Fuller takes her
Mace. while Miss Matthews takes
Miss Fuller's place as teacher of the
ninth grade department at the acad-
envy Charles Evans of Green River
viii teach in No. 5. succeeding Miss
blanche Cheney. All the other schools
viii he taught by the same teachers
ne last term. so far as is known. Mrs,
lillian NJ. Stellman of West Brattlee-
horo has been appointed superintend-
ent in place of Mrs. Whitman resigned
Henry Cain, son of Thompson
Cain. who is employed as teamster 10y
tbe Brattleboro Retreat. was badly
bruised Monday afternoon by belhg
thrown against an electric llght pore
cain was walking at the side OF the
wagon when the horses showed signs OF
fright at an approaching electric car
Cain started to climb to the seat so
that he could control the horses better
b,,t before he could reach it the horses
SHED and threw him violently against
an electric light pole. BAD gasn
was cut in his forehead and he was
somewhat bruised about the BODY,
The horses took to the side walk anu
started to run but they were stopped
bv Robert Stickney beforethey az
tanned much speed.
Naver since its dedication have so
many people come together IN the
Watbodist church as gathered there
Sunday evening in attendance on the
nnion meeting. Fully 450 were present
and a many more could not gain admit
tanca After singing by the cholr
"nder the direction of Mr.. HaWley
u u was offered by Rev. Mr.. Pea
Pnjv If New Haven, Conn. and a SOLO
- 3orad bv Miss Laura Leitsinger'
Par + r Marble preached the ser
- bis text being LET thine house
IN NO. n order for thou shalt die and not
r. EV ;, If was a brief, serious, pointed
discourse and was given careful aIteh-
ne, b, Tho audience. Interest IN THESE
,,nion meetings is constantly lhcre"S-
ing.
An article in a recent NUMBER vi
Tho Outlook concerning the arts anu
w Of old Deerfield devotes some
enana to the description OF seSeIai
,;aces of antique furniture mace y!
br T. G. Thorn of Deerfleld a mi.h ~