Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-14

II Oft hummer CndpIer worked IN
mark degree on one candidate las
evening.
The Woman's Relief Corps held it
regular monthly meeting in g. A. r
hall yesterday afternoon. There was
good attendance at the supper.
An interesting article concernin!
Froebel and the kindergarten methot
of teaching, written by Miss Mar.
Fits is published in another column
of this paper.
-"Uncle 81" was presented to {
good audience at the Grange hall las
evening The performance was the
second within two weeks and was giveI
on account of the immense success Of
the first production.
E. L. Wiisley. who is employed in
the S. A. Smith factory, underwent a
third operation Tuesday for the pur
pose of removing piece of decayed
bone from his hand, which was LAGER
ated by saw several months ago
Luther P. Ramsey, 70, who died at
his home in Orange. Mass, Tuesday,
was father of O. B. Ramsey of this
town. He had been an undertaken in
Orange for many years and previous to
that time had been connected with
the manufacture Of the famous Orange
sleighs.
The following officers We're elected
at the semi annual meeting of the
Christian Endeagor society of the Con
gregational church. President, Maud
Pearson; secretary, Earl Arnold; re-
Y.yrl i,,rr Da,rl {N,l,-n,.
urer, Eva Adams.
James Gayley of Philadelphia,
first vice president of the United
States steel corporation and gradu-
ate of Lafayette college in the class of
70, will present his Alma Mater with
IA laboratory of chemistry and metal
lurgy Mr. Gayley is the owner of
what was formerly the Hamilton farm
in Guilfotd.
Representative Haskins has been
chosen by the Vermont delegation in
the Senate and House as the member
of the Republican congressional cam
paign committee. Press reports from
Washington say that the two members
in the House will probably side With
Speaker Henderson in the tariff war
now raging within the party as to
methods Of relieving Cuba.
Thirty three Of the local carpen-
tiers have entered into an agreement
whereby nine hours will constitute
day work after April l. The agree
meut reads as follows This certities
that We. the undersigned carpenters
and job wood workers, agree that nine
hours shall constitute a days labor.
and that the price agreed upon shall
be the same for nine hours as that has
heretofore been for 10 hours labor, the
same TO take effect April |. 1892.
DR.. George p. Twitchell of Green
field, who has been appointed medical .
examiner of the central Franklin dis
trict in Massachusetts, is known in
through his wife, who
was Miss Lizzie Schuster, grand
daughter of the late Rev. Addison
Brown. DIR. Twitchell succeeds Dr.
W. II. Pierce Of Greenfield. a brother
IF George W. Pierce of this town. DR..
\. p. Wood of Mortified has been
named associate examiner of the dis
rict
Mrs. Henrietta Morgan, wife OF
4. d. Carroll, for many years conduc-
or on the Connecticut River railroad.
lied yesterday morning at her Spring
ield home, No. 30 Clinton street, after
lingering Illness She was born in
S3T, the daughter of the late William
nd Janette Strong Ingram of Troy,
!. Y. Mr.. and Mrs Carroll have
pent their summers at their Brattle ,
,oro home for more than - years and
lad made many warm friends here who
fili miss Mrs. CAROLS kindly pres
nee. Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. t
'arrull in his bereavement.
A comparatively small amount of
laple sugar has come on the market !
nus far this season, but that which
as been made is Of an unusually good
uality and the prospects for a good /
aason are bright. Most Of this week
as been sugar weather and those '
no have tapped their orchards report
God flows Of sap Many Of the farm
r.. however have been unable 10 take r
iyantage of the good weather for one d
sason and another and consequently
ne amount Of sugar on the market Is
OF in keeping with the amount Of ia fl
)rahle weather, The best grade of T.
Igar IS selling for - cents. d
Deputy Sheriff Moore of Marlboro.
. H., was in town yesterday to make b
arrangements fol the removal TO keene n
the liquor which was seized at the v
-ewery last fall The liquor has been
ored in the jelly company's build e
Ig since its seizure ana its disposal 7
i'll be decided at the coming term of il
heshire county court While the
1ods were being unloaded at the de
II Yesterday the horse hitched to the 4
agon became frightened at a passing
lgiue and ran as far as Emerson .
ore where i was caught by William :,
can. No damage was done except to ~
e harness on the horse attached to 4"
r. Fmerson's delivery wagon which :,
me in collision with the runaway. II
The committee appointed at the
cent town meeting to investigate the
- of a new steel bridge across the 81
held a meeting last even N
= but Is not yet ready to make de- lt
lied report. J. II. Wright of Spring 70
Id. Mass, the we'll known bridge r.
an, was in town last week to exam 10
e the present structure and pro- OF
unced il unsafe He also said that Is
t. cost of repairing il would amount oC
more comparatively than the interest IN
the investment needed for new nj
idge. \ representative of the Amer
an Bridge company was also here 10
innate the cost Of a new bridge. In
ind figures a steel bridge. - feet ia
de. can toe built on the same foun- p;
tions for SIS, 600 and a bridge of one of