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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
WESTMINSTER.

There is to be Christmas concert
at the church next Sunday evening.
Read the first installment of 1.-The
Plunderers" in today's Reformer. Its
chapters will keep you interested
through the winter.
The church fair, held Dec II, was
a success in all its features. Returns
in cash, 500. Fred Fem is the hap
py possessor of the traverse, having
received the largest number of votes.
The musical entertainment was of a
fine order, given by Miss Hannah Gore
of Bellows Falls and her pupils. as
sisted by Miss Ramsay, elocutionist.
Mrs Maria Woodbury. is visiting her
son in Nashua, \. III. Miss Lizzie
Ward expects to spend the winter in
Portland, Me.-Miss Grace Darling is
with her sister Mary at the parsonage
for the holidays Miss Myra Ashwell
is home from Randolph for few
weeks. Austen Richardson of Ann
Arbor. Mich, is at his fathers, L. c.
s, for a brief visit Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Lovejoy and son of
Springfield, VT, are expected at l.. C.
to spend Christmas.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
Windham County & Vicinity.
All the News in the Reformer's Bailwick as Gath=
cred by a Score OF Special Correspondents.
(othe County al Vicinity on Pace

Mortified training school, which has
for its purpose the training of Chris
tian workers, will next term present an
interesting program to its students
Prof, +. p. st. John of Hartford theo-
logical seminary, Rev. DR.. w. j. Erd-
man of Germantown, Pa, Miss Mar
garet Slatterly of the Fitchburg normal
school, are among the lecturers an
nounced, besides the regular faculty.
Prof, n. Fay Smith, who has been Civ
ing course of lectures at the Moody
Bible institute will return to his work
next term. The winter session of the
training school begins January 6.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
WARDSBORO.

The next singing school will be held
at 7 30 p. m, Tuesday, Dec 30, in the
vestry.
4 company of young folks spent
Saturday evening with Archie and
Angie Knight at their home. All re-
port a good time.
Read the first installment of 1.-The
Plunderers'' in today's Reformer. Its
chapters will keep you interested
through the winter.
Mrs. A. L. Howard has been in town,
after her household goods, which she
has moved to Landgrove Herbert
Barber and wife spent Sunday with
his grandfather, Mr.. Whitcomb, who
remains very low.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
GUILFORD.

Leon Moody is attending school a
Powers institute.
Mrs. Sarah Wigglesworth, 49, dice
at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Moody, Dec. II. Burial in Stafford
cemetery.
Read the first installment of The
Plunderers' in today's Reformer. Ii
chapters will keep You interested
through the winter
Miss J. Ethel Leach who has been
ill for three weeks at her home here, is
much improved and expects to resume
her school work in Mortified Jan. l.
Miss Bennett, teacher liz No. 3, is
planning little Christmas entertain,
ment for Wednesday afternoon at the
schoolhouse. There Will be a tree with
recitations and other exercises.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
BERNARDSTON.

The Baptists will have Christina.
cave Wednesday evening.
Rev. Frederick Holden of New Ha,
ven preached in Goodale Memorial
church Sunday.
The Unitarians will have n Christ.
mas tree with appropriate exercises in
the vestry Thursday evening.
A well laden Christmas tree, bear
ing fruit for old and young, was pre-
pared in the Methodist parsonage for
Wednesday evening.
The Congregations society will have
a Photographic exhibition by Mai.
Chas, s. Shattuck of Hatfield and re-
freshments Wednesday evening in the
yestry of the church
Next Sunday the Methodists will eel
citrate the semi centennial of the com
/ pletion of their house of worship at l. 30
/ p. m. All the other churches are cor
daily invited to join in this service.
Harold Patten of Dartmouth college,
William Nottingham and Neil Franklin
OF the Massachusetts agricultural col
lege, Miss Elsie Franklin of the North
field seminary and Burton Hale of the
Poughkeepsie business college are
home for the holidays.
The reindeer and sleigh reached the
schoolhouse on 'the green Friday
afternoon, but the driver was dimin-
utive Santa. Some were frightened
but the little fellow performed his part
so pleasantly and bestowed his gifts so
freely that their fears were soon al
layed.
Santa Claus arrived at the East
Bernardston schoolhoUse Thursday.
The children had sung their songs and
spoken their pieces under the direc-
tion of their teacher, Miss Mary Har-
ris of Colrain, when they were sur
prised and pleased to receive a new
visitor of huge proportions in arctic
costume, bearing gifts to please each
childish heart.
The fair and festival held by the la
dies social circle was social and
financial success. The supper was ex-
cellent, the articles for sale were well
disposed of and Leitsinger's music was
praised by all. Two overcoats among
those deposited for safe keeping were
exchanged in some unaccountable way,
but early Monday morning a man from |
who had received the new
and better coat made it known and the /,
proper returns have been effected.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
ROCKINGHAM

Read the first installment Of 1.-THE
Plunderers" in today's Reformer Its
chapters will keep you interested
through the winter.
Dares ID. Hall, son of Herbert n
Hall. and who was born in Rocking
ham % years ago, is now private clerk
of the superintendent of the elevated
division of the Boston Elevated Rail
way System. He entered the service
of the West End street railway the
predecessor of the Boston Elevated
Railway company, which now operates
the entire street car system of Boston
as we'll as most of its suburbs-in 1893
as time-keeper for the road department
of the Cambridge division. Later he
was promoted to be private clerk to
the superintendent of the same divis-
ion and a little more than year ago
was transferred to the Office of the ele-
waited system proper.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
WEST DOVER.

Read the first installment of 1.-THE
Plunderers in today's Reformer. Its
chapters will keep you interested
through the winter.
Mrs. Nellie tioughton is on the sick
list Perlie Davis remains about the
same Mrs. S. j. johnson has been
quite poorly for the past two weeks,
but is now little better. The rest of
our sick are improving.
Harry l.. Parsons of West Dover, who
formerly lived in West Wardsboro, and
more recently worked for Harry Knight
in Jamaica, is a conductor in the ser
vice of the Boston Elevated Railway
company. He has been assigned to the
trolley cars of Division of the road,
which includes Brookline, Brighton
and Allston in its territory.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
Band Benefit.

Thursday evening, Jan. /, the Bern
ardston cornet band will give a sup
per, concert and dance in the town
hall, Supper from to s, concert from
5 to Q o'clock by Stratton operate
orchestra of Athol, seven pieces.
Dancing from to | o'clock. The
band has made much effort for i'm
provement, has very freely given open
air concerts in the summer, yielding
its time and skill for the pleasure of
others. The patronage of u large num-
Der of the towns people is confidently
asked for this effort to secure a pleas
ing entertainment by musicians of
known talent.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
WHITINGHAM.

Mrs Alice Pike is very i'll and seems
to be failing in strength quite fast.
Flora Pike is with her.
The chicken pox has found its way
into the village school; many of the
pupils are down with it.
Diphtheria is in the south part of
the town, Mr.. Fairbanks little girl
dying from it Friday night.
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Plunderers' in today's Reformer. Its
chapters will keep you interested
through the winter
Thursday evening Mrs. Geo. Saw
yer stepped to the outside door and
slipped on piece of ice, spraining
her foot very badly and injuring the
ligaments near the ankle joint. The
injury has caused her intense pain
and will confine her to the house ma
ny weeks.
Mrs. Nellie Canedy has returned
from her visit in Greenfield. Edward
Wilson is working at Sylvester Bick
ford's. Willie West of New York is
here on visit with his friend, Carl
Wheeler. Katie Bengeman has finish
ed work at G. S. Chase's and has gone
to Lincoln Sawyer's to work Mrs.
Chase has returned from Boston. Miss
Elva Bickford assisted a few days OH
the housework at Mrs. Geo. Sawyer's
and Mrs. Slate of jacksonville is now
working there. Calvin Barber went
to Readsboro Saturday with his little
grand daughter.
DR.. Frank ID. Stafford, elected may
or of North Adams last week by big
majority, began the practice of medi-
cine in this town when - years of age
He was born in Stamford in 1856, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Stafford, and
was educated at the university of Yer
mont. While living in Whitinghan,
he served in the state legislature. For
several years he was chairman of the
North Adams board of health and for
three years has been president of the
Hoosac Valley agricultural society. He
Is man of great personal popularity I
though modest and unassuming,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
TOWNSHEND.

The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church and society was held
Monday night and the following Of
ticers elected: Clerk, j. O. Follett
prudential committee, j. o. Follett,
+. I. Randall, J. II. Ware; treasurer,
Mrs, F. l.. Osgood; collector, II. c.
Franklin; auditors, the church com
mittee
Mrs. Florence Ford and daughter of
Brattleboro are stopping at Mrs. Dale's
for few days. John Howard of NAL
den, Mass, was in town recently. -
Mr., and Mrs. f. b. Batchelder started
Monday for Waterville, Me-, where
they expect to spend Christmas with
friends They stop one or two nights
in Boston on their way.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
WEST TOWNSHEND.
Deferred from last weee. J


Mrs. F. f, Barber and daughter,
Frances, are sick with tonsilitis. Miss
Maud Howard is also on the sick list.
Read the first installment of "The
Plunderers" in today's Reformer. Its
chapters will keep you interested
through the winter.
The storm of Tuesday caused a
washout on the narrow gauge Oh o. f.
Burnap's meadow, a piece of track $50
feet long being torn from its bed.
W. II. Taft is having his house on
the island", which is occupied by
Frank Smith, improved with new clap
boards, windows, etc. -Rehearsals are
in progress for Christmas cantata. 60
Mrs. S. O. Garfield visited with Mil
ton Eddy, in Brattleboro, last week. -
Cola Blood is seriously sick with Group
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
WESTMINSTER WEST

Read the first installment of THE
Plunderers" in today's Reformer. Its
chapters VII keep you interested
through the winter.
News was received Saturday of the
death at Chattanooga, Tenn, of AL
mira Braley, wife of George r. Har-
low, formerly of this place. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harlow visited here last fall.
Mrs. Harlow was taken sick soon after
returning South. She was a most es-
Unable woman, and leaves besides a
husband, two brothers and sister, Il.
II. Braley of Putney, Gorham c. and
Mary Braley of this place. The sym
pathy of innumerable friends goes out
to Mr.. Harlow in his bereavement.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
My Hair

Ayers Hair Vigor makes
the hair grow because it is a
hair food. Ii feeds the hair
and the hair grows, that's all
there is to it. 1t stops fall
ing of the hair, too, and
restores color to gray hair.
81. An druggists. &c. AVER CO., Lowell, Mass.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
HALIFAX.

Read the first installment of "Tht
Plunderers' in today's Reformer. 1t:
chapters will keep you interested
through the winter.
Elisha Hager who died in Heath.
Mass, Dec. s, after four weeks i'll
ness, resulting from partial shock,
was born in Halifax in 1919 In 1854
he married Abby Brigham of Whiting
ham and settled in North Heath.
where he lived until the spring of 9S,
when he removed with his son, Cliff.
ford, to Dell. He was a man of fine
character, highly respected. He leaves
a wife and two sons. Frank f.. of Au-
burn, r. l., and Clifford j., of Dell.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
GREEN RIVER.

Frank Fife has sold one Of his mic,
Jersey cows to Geo Scott of Halifax.
Arthur Lynde bought the Morietts
farm at auction Thursday for $3.50
This farm is known as the Barnard
wilkins place.
Read the first installment of THE
Plunderers" in today's Reformer. Its
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through the winter
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
IL All RIO ADS,
TIME TABLE CENTRAL VERMONT RY.
Effective Oct. IL, 'oe.

Trains leave Brattleboro as follows:
523 a. m, Daily for Springfield week day for
New YORK.
1.25 a. IN, Week days for New London; connects
at Millers Falls for Troy; a. Palmer for Boston
$50 a. m. Week DAYS for South Londonderry.
$40 a. m, Week days for Springfield and New
York.
ing for Boston.
2.27 p. m. Week days for Springfield and New
York.
4.35 p. m, Week days for New LONDON and New
York via. Norwich Line Steamer; connects at
Palmer for Boston.
4.3j p. M Daily for Springfield and New FORK.
5.45 y. m, Week days for South Londonderry.
rPSubiect to change without notice.
E. II. FITZHUGH, V. T. and G. NJ. st. Adams.
5. W. CUMMINGS, q. 7. A, st. Adams.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
NORTHFIELD.

Inc next NUMBER OF the Tree lecture
: course will be Saturday evening in the
town hall, and it is lecture by Ernest
Seton Thompson.
Read the first installment of "The
Plunderers' in today's Reformer Its
. chapters will keep you interested
through the winter.
The students who remained nt fine
seminary during vacation. are invited
to dine at Mi UrrmOn Thursday More
students remained than usual.
Will Browninu has enoaoed to draw
POO cords of wood from The Ouinlin \
Nash lot to the brick ward, Montague
CITY. Mr., Shine will draw 30 cords
M ;4.ta u,,,,l ;I;
missionary barrel This club consists
of II Girls who make the garments.
furnish the toys. etc. for the barrel
IN d Cauaalan a., ..al I'll ,an
ar ~ o.tliVrl,'' .ie T,a a. maj H.
r ~. - 'Iio '"ius uo1udS a. 'no
inc him eight hours to make his trin
M r.;t.,i. It'll, l,.,,,.;s,,l
L. ine - tll"i ,a.i Il,.le. was ne"u 1'luiI
teLor"uee ~ NJ A. De leonS any
cu' WIS ,ot'nuas. WI 6 lp'l pIe"cueI,
a. a. "a +, ~ ,,,'F f ~ r,'ol w. VI
'iia ram nu' lew were present.
Inc ladies' OF the orth church are
packing their annual barrel to send
Booker washington. lhey are to SEND
d p"5iet VI cIolu.nS ~ lne lpGlaliS III
''r'O VI Il i'o,i'' ii''''''i"', 'i'' cat
Raymond Mason entertained com
pany OF young people Wednesday even
ing, Games and songs f1lled the time
and cake and lemonade was passed,
making the evening very enjoyable
Tho craaa .ohoo, .. NJ . ho
lnG r.. SUNDAY school at NO w . nave nave
Jne'i ma? tiiIel I"tiiiilelli " e''he9l
pa' nlsn' v Ioi,a's',Is ~ Speah'nS l "uu
9InsinS' nauu' neii IAN "pu nueila
lio"eS nav ing Se W VII 'i''"s
'ree'
James Durkey who has been working
for Samuel Stratton of Glll, was kicked
by horse and was taken To ms neph-
ew's, o. f. Durkey s, at the Farms,
Mt Durkey INJURY Is not thought to
be serious.
Ella Webster who formerly lived in |
Mortified but who for few wears has |
lived in Springfield. was united in /
marriage to Harris Collins of that city,
Dec. II, at the home OF the groom. /
The wedding was private, owing to an |
accident which happened to the bride
a short time ago. An extended trip had .
been planned. but owing to the acct
dent, it was postponed.
Soual,baao tribe 7 q r NJ was
oivan a rert s,nressfni rnrison sn,nar
Nv tba n,,,b+, bnntar Cbiof x ;ddar
Thnrsday niGbt AZ con,Ias attand;na
inrlnding invifod gnasts 4 snnner
concert was furnished by Holton &
Blacks orchestra. After supper. whist
tables were set in the large hall. to
which adjournment was made, Brother
Reed furnished music. Sachem Wright
and many others of the tribe were alb
sent on account of illness in their fam
lilies. r..
Richard Smith and ore If bis Scbool-
males from Williams cnIlnoe are Srand
inr, 10 bni;Jars ~ NJ S,o;,b,s boma
"a A Parls Of Tho Earms has n l.L, !
b;s honsa "a n,o,,ad ~ fon,;l, ,,o. |
h ;s uor, ha bar;no +;n,har Iat naar
Mis- Etbel Rnrns ba, nona !
to her home in Leominster for weeks l.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
stops the Cough
and works off the Cold.

Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets cure a cold
n one day. No cure, no Pay. Price % cents.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-28
NEW YORK WELCOMED FRENCH.
Given Official Reception After Visit
Ing West PoInt-Witnessed
Parade of Militia.

New York, May 28.-Count de Ro-
chambeau and the others of the party
OF French delegates, after passing
most of the day in journeying to
West Point and reviewing the cadets
there, arrived in this city shortly be-
fore a o'clock yesterday afternoon.
They came down the Hudson on the
United States dispatch boat Dolphin
As the Dolphin steamed up to the
battery three salutes were fired, two
of thirteen guns each for Vice AID.
miral Fournier and Assistant Seere.
tary of State Peirce, and one of SEN
enteen guns for Ambassador Cambon.
Mayor Lows secretary, with Major
Greer, of General Roes staff, and Al
derman Willett, chairman OF the al
dermanic reception committee, were
waiting at the barge Office. Lined up
on the dock were hundred blue
jackets from the Gaulois, with their
band and about double that number
of United States sailors from the
Kearsarge and Alabama. All carried
rifles and bayonets.
A large crowd stood in pouring
rain and witnessed the debarkation,
cheering the visitors as they pro-
ceeded to carriages, and, escorted by
the military and platoon of mount.
ed police, were driven to city hall.
From the sidewalks on Broadway the
party was welcomed with the cheers
and acclamations of thousands, while
tho hio hf,;Idip orc wbioh line tha tbor
oughfare furnished a share of the
applause from hundreds stationed at
the windows. Countess de Rocham-
beau absented herself from the pro-
cession.
Arriving at the city hall the French
men were formally welcomed to the
city by Mayor Low and President
Fornes, of the board of Aldermen.
Ambassador Cambon replied. Be-
sides the Frenchmen there were the
presidential delegates, Colonel I. A
Bingham, Commander Raymond P.
Rodgers and their aides. Among
those in the mayors room were Am
bassador Porter former Secretary Of
the Interior Cornelius N. Bliss, for
mer Mayor Robert A. Van Wyek
Philip Rhinelander, Commissioners
Volks, Wilcox, Lederle, Hawkes.,
Comptroller Grout and a number of
other city officials.
Carriages were then taken and the
visitors and government and city Of
ficials were driven to the reviewing
stand. where they witnessed the pa
rade Of the Firk and Second brigades
OF the New York national guard and
the naval militia and the American
and French sailors from the war.
ships.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-28

Quick Justice For the Killing Of Mrs.
Jarden and Her Two
Daughters.

Philadelphia, May 2S.-William
Harmon Lane. colored, was hanged
at 1908 O'Clock yesterday morning.
The crime for which Lane paid the
death penalty was particularly afro
cious. On the morning Of April he
shot and killed Mrs. Ella Jarden, by
whom he was employed as a servant,
and her two daughters Madeline,
aged II, and Eloise, aged years
Lane had stolen money from his en-
ployer and fearing the consequences
of his thefts he deliberately shot the
woman and her younger daughter in
an upper room of their home, and
then called the elder child from the
street. where she had been playing,
and shot and killed her.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-28
Barrows' Condition Was Unchanged.

Oberlin, O., May 2S-At II O'Clock
last night the condition of President
John H. Barrows, who is i'll with
pneumonia, was reported as about
unchanged. His physician said that
while his heart action was weak there
were more signs of Improvement than
there had been, and he expected an
Improvement in DR.. Barrows' condi-
ton this morning.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-28
NATIONAL GAMES YESTERDAY.

Philadelphia-Brooklyn, rain.
Cincinnati, rain.
New York-Boston, rain.
st. Louis, IL; Chicago, 2.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-28
American Games Yesterday

Boston, 6; st. Louis, Q.
Cleveland. /; Washington. z.
Chicago, /; Baltimore, z.
Observation-Disclosures, rain.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-28
National League STANDING.
Games Today.

Cincinnati at Pittsburg, Chicago at
st. Louis, New York at Boston. Phila-
delphia at Brooklyn.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-28
American League Standing.
Game, Today,

Games Today.
Chicago At Baltimore, Cleveland Of
washington, st, Louis at nestrns %.
Ut1t al philAAetHhth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-23
LYING IN STATE.
Crowds View the Remains of the Late
Cardinal Ledochowski.

Rome. July 23.-The remains of Cardinal
Ledochowski, who died here yesterday.
were laid in state this morning in the
Chapelle Ardente in the palace of the
propaganda, where they were subsequent
ly visited by all the members of the sa-
cred college. The close friends of the
deceased and his secretaries, Fathers Vec-
cha and Zalewski, insisted personally
performing the last offices and arranged
the body for burial. The Chapelle Ardente
Is now open to the public The Piazza
di Spagna, where the palace of the prop
uganda stands, Is crowded with people,
including many American pilgrims,
eager to obtain admission. Letters and
kilograms Of regret are pouring in from
all quarters. The grief of Poland, Cardi-
nal Ledochowsli's native country
amounts to almost national dem onstra-
ton, the dead cardinal having been per-
soma non grata to Russia and Germany
on account of his advocacy of Polish indie
pendence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-23
FOR RAVEN OAKS CUP.
Golf Players at Chicago Representing
MANY Eastern Clubs.

Chicago, July 23.-Under threatening
weather conditions play was begun
early today in the qualifying round for
the Raven Oaks cup on the golf links
of the Onwentsia club at Lake Forest
One hundred and thirty players have
entered. representing the following
clubs:
Princeton, New Haven, Chevy Chase,
Detroit, Buffalo, Cleveland, Springfield,
Ill, Lake Geneva, Kenosha, Waukegan,
Onwentsia, Chicago, Skokie, Belmont,
Evanston, Homewood, Edgewater, Glen
view Exmoor, Midlothian, River Forest,
Westward Ho and Riverside.
Play today is at Is holes medal play.
The best eight scores will qualify to
continue at match play tomorrow for
the Raven Oaks. cup; the second eight
best scores will qualify for the Solace
cup, and the third eight best for the
Tyro cup.
Nearly all the most prominent west
ern players and many of the fasteners
who contested in the national tourna-
ment have stayed over for western
honors. Louis N. James, the new ma
tional amateur champion, will not be
among the contestants, as he desires to
rest.
The Ravens Oaks cup is a challenge
trophy presented by the late c.. w.
Fullerton in 1896. Until the organiza-
ton of the Western Golf association,
it's holder was considered western
champion.