Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-11
Hot turkey dinner at Flagg's res
taurant SundaY.-adY.

= Hot turkey dinner at Flagg's re-
taurant Sunday. adv.
: Friendship Circle will hold a NEE
served at 80 and there will be wor
, in the afternoon.
The war department has publishe
, an order issued by Gen. Smith defir
ing the policy to be pursued in Sauna
from this time on, as one combinin
watchfulness and kindliness.
The narrow gauge engine and on
car ran off the track on the Arc
bridge Tuesday night on account of
wrongly set switch. The acciden
caused delay of about two hours.
The W. G. T. G. met Thursday a
ternoon in the Y. M. G. A. parlors. /
very interesting Bible reading was con
Quoted by Mrs. Houghton. The uniol
day.
A hearing in the suit brought b.
Mrs. Leroy Willis against the estate o
John M. Willis for payment of services
rendered during the last illness of Mr.
4 Willis was held in the office of Bacor
& Hooker yesterday afternoon befor,
John E. Gale and M. j. Moran, com
missioners in the estate. A. F.
Schwenk appeared for the state ano
Bacon d Hooker for the claimant. Nc
decision was rendered.
About % members have resigned
from the golf club this year but 30 new
members have made up the deficiency
and more are expected to join the or
ganization. The green's committee
will begin work on the course imme-
diately and it will be in better condi-
! tion this year than ever. A large horse
roller will go over the course as soon
/ as the ground is sufficiently dry and a
horse mower and hydraulic green roller
have been ordered
/ Now that the automobile season
has begun and the machines have start
/ ed on their cruises over the country
roads it is we'll that people with shy
horses should know what to do when
the occasion presents itself II the
driver would simply raise one hand the
automobiles will pull up at the side
of the road and remain at a standstill
until the frightened animal has passed.
If this is understood by both sides
much hard feeling and numerous acct
dents will be avoided.
The local high license Democrats
put new phase on the town represen-
tative question yesterday by mention
ing the name of Charles r. Crosby as
high license candidate who would
poll big vote. Mr.. Crosby has al
ways been a consistent high license
man but he has stated positively that
he will not run under any conditions.
Many of the Democrats are showing a
strong leaning toward Clement and
there has been some talk of their help
ing to send a delegation for him to
the state convention.
The bridge committee has been
unable to complete its report this week
as only two members of the committee
have been in town. a representative
of the American Bridge company made
survey this week from a point near
the Brattleboro House to the island
and the estimate given is S62. 800.
This amount includes the cost of a
stone filled slope from the Brattleboro
House to the railroad track, trestle
work across the track to the present
bridge site with descending trestle
to the railroad yard, and a deck bridge
across the river on the present abut-
ments with descent on the other side
The annual meeting of the Lyons
Granite company was held in the
the following directors elected f. F.
lor of Brattleboro, l.. c. Flynt and
George G. Flynt of Monson, Mass,
and +. G. Rogers of West Dummers-
cd ~
making +. +. Brooks president and /
treasurer. George c. Flynt, vice pres
ident, and F. G.. Rogers, clerk and
The company received ad- .
vices from General Manager Fitzhugh +
of the Central Vermont road to the
effect that broad gauge connection I
with West Dummerston will be estab- I
lished as soon as the ground is fully /
settled and the company supplied with /
enough cars to handle all its business, 1
Bingham chapter, Order Eastern .
Star, has received dispensation from
the grand patron TO hold its next regu
ar convocation Friday. April %, in
stead of April II, so as not TO conflict
with the District meeting which will
De held at White River junction Tues
lay afternoon and evening all members
IF the order are invited TO be present
1T this District meeting. At , 30 the
,hapter will be opened in form. and
he grand officers received by Wenona
'hapter of White River Junction, Miss
Mary F. Hough. W. NJ, followed by
he exemp litication of the business of
regular meeting of Ascutney chapter
If Windsor after which the Pilgrims
will be presented by Rising Sun chap
er of South Royalton. At O'Clock
banquet will be served. At Z 30 the
degrees will be confer ed by Woodstock
hapter of Woodstock. There are nine
hapters in the Sd district of which
Bingham is the largest.
A delegation of 16 from Bellows
Falls came to Brattleboro Sunday af-
ernoon for. the purpose of forming a
ocal branch of the Irish League of
america. The organization is for the
purpose of raising money to help send
len to Parliament to represent Ire
and and give her more voice in public
latters. j. ]. O'Connor, G. J. O'Neil :
nd J. Z. -Byrnes of Bellows Falls and
'ather Cunningham of this town made
rief speeches at the meeting and
bout 80 persons voted to join the 10
al branch. A temporary organization
7as effected with Timothy Aher presl
ent and Daniel Shea secretary. A
ommittee of Il was appointed to So
cit memberships and make arrange
tents for a meeting the coming Sun