Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-19
THE WINDHAM REFoRMER, FRIDAY 49,

IS Don't forget the 1.-TWO Sisters. A."
IS The PEERLESS cigar Durin
g Christmas week, for 25c., at Shea
market adv
II The Y. NJ. G. A. basket ball teal
: will play at Millers Falls tonight an
e at Shelburne Falls Christmas night
= Attention is called to the adver
tisement of Rockwell e. Sherwin, VIII
offer large line of sleighs for all pur
poses.
The new Mosler vault which i
being placed in the Vermont Saving
bank is nearly completed and the worl
: of putting it in place will be finished
: next week.
! William A. Hawthorne, principa
, of Leland ~ Gray seminary, has beer
appointed county examiner of teacher:
to take the place of III. ID. Ryder Of
Bellows Falls who has held the posi-
tion for Il years past. Mr.. Hawthorne
came to Vermont from Maine about q
year ago.
There will be Christmas tree and
entertainment at the Home for the
Aged on Friday afternoon, Dec 26.
Gifts may be left with Mrs George
Ryder, Mrs Frank Wells and Mrs. Sid
ney Miner previous to Friday morn
ing, if more convenient than to send
them to the Home.
Nat Butler, the bicyclst, who is
well known in Brattleboro and Hins-
dale, n. H.. was thrown from his wheel
Saturday during the six-day race at
Madison Square Garden, New York,
and was so badly injured that he and
his partner, Turville. were obliged to
retire from the contest.
The Boston Sunday Herald con-
tanned a portrait of Alexander Libby,
one of the candidates for mayor of
| Lynn, Mass, whose face is familiar to
many Brattleboro people Mr.. Libby
was formerly known here through his
visits with his brother, Oliver A. Lib
| by, for "A number of years a printer in
this town.
The regular session of the Woman's
club was held in the Brooks House par.
lors Wednesday afternoon. Miss Emma
J. Gregg gave an interesting paper on
Indian music, Mrs Harriet Brasor
Pratt and Mrs. F. II. Putnam sang,
and Miss Daniels gave several selec-
tions on the piano. Two new members
were voted into the organization.
-Elroy Kent. who sustained a Sc
we're fracture of the skull two weeks
ago by jumping from the narrow gauge
Vile station, is still in a critical CON
dtion at Newfane Jail where he was
taken after the accident. Although I
obliged to remain in bed under the |
care of trained nurse Kent seems /
cheerful, has a good appetite and is
confident of a complete recovery.
The December number of the Yer
monter contains an article on the re-
ligious history of Vermont with an in
PRODUCTION by Rev Allan ID. Brown,
Ii. D., president of Norwich universe
ty and formerly of Brattleboro. The
article contains portrait of Com
mander Brown and also one of Rev.
c. H. Merrill of St. Johnsbury, for
merly pastor of the West Brattleboro
Congregational church.
Mrs. Sally p Prouty of Marlboro,
who is spending the winter with her
Mrs. Oscar Smith of High
street, cele brated her SD birthday
Monday She is real
daughter of the Revolution, one of l3
daughters in Vermont, and
her birthday was made happy by call
from several members of Brattleboro
chapter, d, A. f. The only member
If Brattleboro chapter who is real
laughter of the Revolution is Mrs.
Laura H. Chase of Worcester, Mass. !
Invitations are being issued today
o the dedication of the Memorial hall .
md Childs tavern in Wilmington :
which will occur there Monday, Dec.
-, at 6. 30 p. m. The exercises will
include five minute speeches from for
ner and present residents of Whining q
on inteis persed with music. The +.
hree following evenings will be devot \ \
ID to the production Of king Jolli :
" by the young people of Whining :,
on concluding New Years night with ,
dance. Hon. 0. E. Butterfield will I
reside at the dedication exercises. 7
Mrs. c. F. r. Jenne, president of !
he Vermont Daughters of 1872, has n
eceived photograph of Hiram Cronk, II
he last surviving pensioner of the War
f 1872, who lives with his daughter, =
1rs Sara Rowely, in Ava, n. Y. Mr.. -
,ronk viii be l03 if he lives until u
april. He enlisted with his father i
nd two brothers and during the war i
fas stationed at Sackett's harbor. lie !.
as been a Democrat since the time of ~
lndrew jackson and up to two years E,
90 voted at every presidential cleo n
ion. In addition to the photograph !,
Irs. JENNIE received Mr.. Cronk's last NJ
written in 1896. i,
S. w Edgett never realized what Il
n acrobat he might have been until q
'ednesday morning At that time he il
as standing on ladder attempting to a
ut the ice from an eve spout when the O
now slid off the roof and caught him
] the pit of the stomach. Mr.. Edgett ri
armed complete somersault in the ~,
ir and landed on his back in a snow "a,
ank, the snow from the roof covering ~
greater part of his body. With diff h
Guilty he extracted himself, and a -
borough examination revealed that no :,
ones were broken. Mr.. Edgett is con- q,
repeating the performance a,
18th the idea of finding out if he can ~,
nd on his feet. 4
The annual meeting of the Sun b.
ay school board of the Methodist Fl
church was held on Monday b
yening. S. NJ leaw was reelected fC
with the following a
,rps of officers in addition first as tt
slant superintendent, John Howe;
,cond assistant, F. A. Bagg: secreta- Il
:, DR.. C. g. Wheeler; treasurer, di
rank Roberts: librarian, Mrs. c. G. in
'heeler: superintendent of primary "
apartment. Miss Emma S. Wardle; b,
of home department, "
re Ella Hildreth The old list of Or