Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-01

Mrs Mary Il Buxton of Westmin'
ster has haen granted an original pen
sion of So per month, Emory II How
ard of Dover nm additional pension
from Hunts agency.
Rev s M Crothers of Cambri igp,
Mass, at ore tue pastor of the Uni
tartan church here, spoke on Mature
and Education" at the annual Sun
day school meeting at Plymouth last
week. lie said: The modern world
dots not believe in miracles. The
study of real things is wanted. The
higher things Of the soul are as nat
ural as things We see with the eye.
III secund meeting of the Sun
shine Society for the winter season,
was held at Mrs j q Ullerts on Fri
day afternoon last. There was a
good attendance. The project of Civ
ing sunshine to some poor children
at Christmas time, was talked over
and flowers were sent that afternoon
to Miss Susan Salisbury to her seth
birthday. There was music and re-
freShments. The next meeting will be
held ut Mrs G f ]enne's the last
Saturday in November.
Charles f Tones, son of Mrs \ b
Hall, is part owner III two OF the
large oil wells at Beaumont, TeS.
The two wells are said to be the
most profitable gushers in Spindle Top
with capacity of 10 barrels day.
a new we'll was struck by this syndi-
cate last week, and the oil has al
iy been bHrgained, it is under
stood, to the Standard Oil company.
Mr. Tones formerly lived in Brattle-
boro, and was in the employ of the
government on one of the transports
to Porto Rico during the Cuban war.
Mary Elizabeth Kane, the l5year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs John L
Kane. died at the home of her parents
on Elliot street Sunday mOruing after n
decline of two years with consumption.
The loss of the child is particularly
distressing as it is the second death
which has occurred 10 the family
within six months and the fourth within
four years The funeral was held at .
O'Clock Tuesday morning from the
Roman Catholic church, Rev Father
Cunningham officiating. The bearers
were six schoolmates of the dead girl:
Patrick Ryan. Frank Eckles, John
Austin, John Grady, Henry Ryan aud
Dan O'Riley.
There was a hearing before Judge
H II Wheeler in the Brooks House
Monday in the case of O'Brien 81
Sheehan against the Rutland Railroad
Company and others regarding the
making OF tests and the taking OF
measurements along the filings OF the
Rutland Canadian railroad. The deci'
sion provide, that the agents of
O'Brien and Sheehan may make proper
tests on the filings in question, fixing
the date of beginning operations for
next Thursday. 1t also provides that
two days notice shall be given to the
Rutland road before any further oper.
ations shall be begun by the orators
along the fills in question.
The following figures of interest
in Brattlehoro and Windham county
have been compiled by the census bu-
reau and recently made public; Ma
tive barn populltion in Windham
county 81, 253 foreign born, ,, iOS; ne
grnes. CA; persons Of school age IN
Windham county, ESQ: persons Of mil
itary age. ), 429; persons of voting age
s. 775 native born population OF Brlt-
leboro village, 46ll; foreign born, $50
negroes. l6; number Of persons OF
school age 10 Brattleboro village, l2lo;
persons of military age, 1907; persons
of voting age, 1916. The following tig-
ures for Windham cDuntY are also
given: Native whites, litarat1, TOTO
iIlfterata 1871 Foreign horn, patural-
lied. literate. 39S; illiterate, 9, First
papers filed, literate, 7. Aliens, lit
crate, 22g; illlterate, ll2. Unknown,
lterate, 81.
Arthur C Barr of Manchester, N II,
and Miss Dorothy Cray, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs w H Cray of this town, were
married at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing at the home of the brides parents
at II Canal street in the presence OF
about 90 relatives and friends. lhe
parlor. where the ceremony took place.
was decoroted with palms and Il DIVERS
and the couple stood unattended while
Rev Harry r Miles of The Congrega-
tional church performed the service.
The bride wore a travelling suit OF
brown broa icloth and carried
huge bouquet OF violets. Mr.
and Mrs Barr left Wednesday morning
for New York and Wash
ington where they will spend their
honeymoon, and on their return they
will live in Manchester where Mr. Barr
is emuloyed as head postal clerk in the
most office. Mr. and Mrs A f Barr OF
Manchester, parents of the groom, were
the only guests present from out-ot-
town.
--Brstteboro mere bants have just
heen touch q to the tune ut
800 by a smooth advertising scheme.
This time it was what purported to
be "Year Book and Directory, of
the Universslist church. The pam
uhlet contained "a pages and cover,
and besides the title pages and some
II papes of advertisements it contained
Q pages of matt giving list of the
church membership, and its officers
and teachers, all of which was sup
nosed to be of interest to the public
Sufficient to give the pamphlet an ad-
vertisirg value. The edition was proba-
hlv large enough to give a copy to each
of the III men bers whose names APP
near in it and an extra copy for each
advertiser or a total circulation Of
about 200 copies The same money
Uouli have purchased an advertise
ment of equal size Ia full pageD IN
both local papers ard given two user
tiors or 10000 circulation. Of course
each one was told that it was for the
church-and so it was-the took, but
not the money.
w A Peltor, who will be rpmem-
hered in Brattleboro as proprietor Of
the Flat street laundry at one time,