Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-29
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
The receipts of the ticket office at
h. depot were the largest in its his
NV Monday, S1,076 being taken in.
Holden y Martin have bought a
cga timber lot in Dummerston of H.
4 Barter. administrator of the |. B.
T,ft estate. The sale was made
sou-h a. Y. Mays agency.
The December meeting of the Wo-
r,rs auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. A.
igil be held in the association parlors
Tuesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. A
IA er on The College Y. NJ. c. A. :"
4 viii be read by Mrs. Beeman.
N A union session of the Woman s
Il club will be held in the Brooks House
lNondar evening when the club will
H. the guest of Mrs. W. n. Thompson.
n Education will be the subject for dis
usson and Principal H. X. Whitaker
vi! he one Of the speakers.
Thirteen carloads of rails for use
4 IL LAYING the third rail between Brat
.sboro and West Dummerston arrived
tuesday and were distributed at in
pvals along the track Wednesday and
Yesterday. 1t is expected that the
work Of laying the third rail will be
l 4sun before winter sets in
/ The following officers were elected
/ At the annual meeting of the Brat
leb0r0 Indian association President,
I Ms \. c. Davenport; treasurer,
1 Mr. J. NJ Tyler The association
voted to send barrel of Christmas
gitts and supplies to the Indian hos
4 yital for women and children at Grow
j('sek, S d.
1 Two important changes on the
lCs1Jral Vermont trains have been or
Tered this week. The south bound
4 morning train which has been leaving
ja7,jd now goes 10 minutes earlier,
4 and the l0.15 train which has been
running through to New London will
! 2, DO farther than Millers Falls after
4 tomorrow.
The article on the Smallpox
4 Epidemic" which appears on page
4 seven Of today's issue is of timely I'M
prtance and should receive careful
attention from our readers. The pub
lie is indebted to DR.. Holton for the
advance publication of this article
which contains much advice needed at
lie present time.
Judge Wheeler rendered q decis
ions in Chinese cases Tuesday. Eight
Of The crlestials were discharged and
3 ordered deported. \ part of the
cases were heard in Waterman Il Mar
TIM, Office Tuesday and the remainder
bad been heard previously. United
States Commissioner Field, Inspector
Hatch and Attorney p. +. McManus
2t Rutland were present at the hear
ings
The Thanksgiving social held
Monday evening in the Congregational
chapel was largely attended and a de-
oijed success in every way. The price
Of admission was anything towards a
Thanksgiving dinner and so generously
did those who attended pay that the
committee in charge had an enormous
quantity of turkeys, fruit and Vege-
tables which were causes for Thanks
giving in many needy families yester-
day
Robert Gordon Hardie is about to
begin the painting of George Washing
ion as master of a Masonic lodge Tor
The grand lodge of England, over
which King Edward, while Prince OF
Wales, was master. The portrait TO
be life size, Washington standing IN
full regalia with gavel in hand. LII
Is TO adorn the lodge room IN LONDON
as Eft from a prominent ana
wealthy member of the order. NE
Hardie is finishing a portrait OF the
daughter of Colonel Hoyt of Manches-
Ter. y. H., also those of Mr.. and Mrs.
4 P. Childs of Bennington. Win
these raintings and others Mr.. Hardie
hops 70 make an exhibit at Carneg!e
bali this winter and later at the 0t'
Louis Exposition.
The first of the Brattleboro as
semtlieS which was held in the Brooks
Housa Monday evening proved an aus,
pIsi0u- beginning of the series anu
afforded an evening of much enjoy
menr TO the 40 or 30 couples VINO
We're PRESENT. The large dining room
Of the Brooks House, which Win lt7
new lard wood floor makes capllai
1au.ia, hall. presented an animated
Appearance between the hours OF
and q o'clock while the parlors &c
coumoIated many who preferred cares
10 aa1nine. Excellent music was tur-
ri-te3 by Leitsinger's orchestra OF nVe
pieces. and the contents of two large
Eura bowls were continually at the
Disposal of the guests. The next dance
T... e held on the evening OF Dec'ih-
t-r 81.
The funeral of George II. CLARK Tx
va, I'D Saturday afternoon at ~
1'r from the house of his grant
daughter. Mrs. G. C. Messer, on OAK
.-geet, Rev. E. Q. S. Osgood OF t4 iJ
Unitarian church officiating. Il. II
Miller sang several selections. A mum
Der of Mr.. Clark's oldtime associates s
were present including some OF Ine
oltss- members of Wantastiquet louge
Of Odd Fellows who acted as oealeis,
Ihey were George E. Greene 0scsi
B. Mack. Lewis S. Higgins, W; T.
Banks. I. ". Bruce and George oues
.sg. Grand Master S. B. Walte OF
Hya- Park. Grand Secretary II. r.
Parker Of Bradford and Past Grand a
Masters H. c. Farrar of Rutland ' and
Le1rsld Retting of Brattleboro acted
as honorary bearers. The burial Was
II Prospect Hill cemetery, wheIe nv ~,
55uuittant service was conducteIr ai
he Ulcers of the grand lodge NoA