Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-11-21

y line store OF II. "A. Stafkey Will q
opened tomorrow for disposal of tn
+ goods.
The first of the Brattleboro assem-
blies will be held in the Brooks Hous
4 Tuesday evening.
: The Brattleboro private schoo
/ closes today for its regular Thanksgiv
ing vacation. Il will open Dec. l.
: The Ladies' Enterprise met yester
t day afternoon at the home of Mrs
, Evans on Maple street. An enjoyabl,
session was held
-Brattleboro chapter, Daughters o
the American Revolution, held bust
ness meeting in the Brooks Hous'
Tuesday evening
AT the annual meeting of the Yer
mont Fish & Game league +. W. Child,
was elected member of the executive
committee from Windham county
&C. b. Lamsor, cigar box manufac
turer, has sold his gasoline engine to &
Bellows Falls man and is now equip.
ping his factory with electricity.
The annual meeting of the Society
for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
will be held in the north room of the
Brooks House library Tuesday evening
at 7. 30 o'clock.
There will be hearing of the cred
itors of f. A. Starkey, bankrupt, De
cember ] on the petition of II. G. Bar
Der, trustee. praying to sell the bank
rupt's estate at private sale. The hear
ing will take place before Referee +.
d. f. Stowe.
Mary Cottrell Sherwin, 50, wife of
Nathan Il. Sherwin, who is IA brother
of Asa Sherwin on Elliot street, died
at her home in Peru. Kansas, last
Thursday after long illness. She was
native of Grafton but had lived in
the west for a number of years.
The Ladies' aid society of the
Methodist church entertained the
church members Wednesday evening at
the home of Mr., and Mrs w r. Ged-
dis, about 20 being in attendance The
evening was spent in singing and play
ing games, and refreshments of cookies
and coffee were served.
The Christian Endeayor society of
the Congregational church will hold
lis regular Thanksgiving social in
the chapel Tuesday evening at 7
o'clock. At this time all gifts of
chickens, turkeys, vegetables or any
thing which viii help make a Thanks
giving dinner for tie needy will be re-
ceived.
The Brattleburo Ga~light Co. is
installing new monO-cyclic generator
at its power house in West Drummer
Ston preparatory TO bringing power
from the new West river dam to the
local station. The equipment will cost
about 81, 900. The dam Is fast nearing
completion and it is expected that pow
er can be generated in few weeks.
There was hearing in chancery
Tuesday before Judge j. NJ. Tyler in
the case of George b. Burpce of Win
hall against S. ". Dart Of Gilsum,
y. II. Some time ago the Bennington
county court granted a temporary in
junction restraining Dart from Operat-
ing his mill on the Wiuhall river SO as
to precipitate the SawduSt into the riy-
er. Burpea claiming that the sawdust
interfered with his own mill further
down the river. Dart claims that the
sawdust does not get into the river eX-
cept in very high water, and asks to
have the Injunction dissolved The
hearing was continued pending an eff
fort to have the trouble adjusted
j. ". Cobb is a more successful
bear hunter than President Roosevelt.
The latter hunted four days in the
swamps of Mississippi and failed to
get a shot while the former went to
Tuesday evening and brought
home bear weighing 20 pounds yes
terday morning. On Tuesday evening
Mr.. Cobb received telephone mes
sage from Will Howard of Bondville