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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
PUTNEY

The sugar season has been a very
good one.
John Leach, a former Putney boy,
has bought the East Putney ferry.
Mrs. Chas. Booth slipped and sprain
ed her ankle recently. Her daughter
Kate is at home caring for her.
The entertainment Friday evening
given by Eastern Star chapter was a
success. The parts were we'll taken, a
good house was present and the re-
ceipts were about S2S.
The family of Lucius johnson are to
move to South birmingham where
Mrs. Johnson will keep house for some
of the children who are working down
there Mr.. johnson and Fred will re-
main here this summer
Every one will hear with regret that
Miss Ellen Walkup is to retire from
business. She has been the milliner
of this town for 80 years. Others have
come and gone, but she has stayed on.
She will remove to her home where
she will continue to do some work in
that line. a. j. Aver will occupy the
store.
John Cook of Hinsdale has been Wis
iting in town. MIR. Sanders, who has
been so i'll with heart disease, is a lit
tie better Frank Clair is to move to
Springfield in the near future we hear
Mr. Robbins has been on trip to
Boston and Worcester. Perley Blood,
Carl Anderson and Anore Anderson
started Thursday for California. Five
others started Monday. All are to
work for Mr. Washburn H. L. Pierce
is spending some time in Boston and
South birmingham.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
GUILFORD.

Walter Ingram of Enfield, n. II.
was in town on business last week.
Mrs. Darby. at the J. II. Pratt farm,
has been very sick with pneumonia.
Mrs. c. +. Alexander was called
away from home this week to attend
the funeral of a cousin.
About 40 people were pleasantly en-
tertained by Mrs. George n. Bond at a
sugar social Tuesday evening.
The old postoffice building, which
has formerly been rented in three and
sometimes four tenements, is now
vacant.
NJ. c. Goodenough of West Brattle-
boro, who has been cared for at the
home of his sister through a serious
surgical operation, is so far recovered
that he expects to resume work next
week.
Services at Christ church Sunday
will consist of a celebration of Holy
Communion at a. m, and evening
prayer and sermon at . 80 p. m. In
the absence of Rev. Mr.. Fisher, the
congregation of the Congregational
church is invited. st. Michael's Epis-
copal choir of Brattleboro will be
present and furnish the music. All
are invited.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
TOWNSHENp.

The spring term of the seminary
opened Tuesday with an average num-
Der of students.
Mr.. Beebe and family are moving
into the house vacated by Mrs. ". ii.
Gage. Mrs. Chase and family will oc-
cupy the rooms when Mr.. Beebe goes
out.
Rev. Mr.. Hardy closes his pastorate
here Sunday. 1t is hoped that there
will be full house. In place of the
regular Sunday school the time will
be taken up with exercises appropriate
for Easter
The Junior Christian Endeavor soci-
ETY. held sugar social Monday night.
Each one had the privilege of inviting
another, so a pleasant little company
gathered at the Baptist parlors at I
p. m. After they were served to sug-
ar on snow the time was passed pleas
antly with games until time to go
home.
Miss Allen from Bradford has been
visiting at A. A. Mason s. Mrs. Cha
IA Harris Blanchard of Binghamton,
n. Y, came to town Saturday night.
Mrs. Harry Adams spent Sunday
with her parents. -Miss Myra Hardy,
who went to Fitchburg with Miss Ell
ia Gage last week, returned Monday
night Herbert Hall has gone to Put
ney to work for the summer.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
sTRATTON.

Miss Lula S. Bardwell finished the
winter term of school, No. 3, CIRCUITS
Mills, Friday and has gone to Peru.
Herbert Stewart has moved to ia
maica from the small house by Taft's
mill. John NJ Powers has moved back
to his place on Parsons Hill. ii. II.
Richardson has moved to the S. j.
Forester place.
The continued fine weather has taken
off the snow and makes busy work for
the sugar makers. Wagons are again
running. The lumbermen have stopped
drawing logs; most of them have got
their stock drawn,
II. L. Eddy and wife who have been
to Newfane on account of the sickness
of his father came home Monday, Mr.
Eddy being much better. W. r. Ly-
man has been on the sick list but is
better. Miss Ethel Eddy and Misses
Edith and Ina Grout and Leo |. Grout
have gone back to Townshend to at
tend the spring term at Leland & Gray
seminary.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
LONDONDERRY.

The sugar party given for the bene-
fit of the Congregational church Fri
day evening was well attended.
Mrs. f. 4. Curtis is entertaining heI
friend, Mrs. Boyce, (nee Ella Howe ,
and daughter Florence. Miss Florence
Hathorn has returned from Ludlow. -
Albert Lefiingwell has moved onto the
Niles Howard farm recently vacated by
Mr.. Holden. - Seymour Paine has
moved into Walter Stowell's tenement
house and will work for Mr.. Stowell
the coming season. Miss Edna Arnold
has gone to New York for brief visit
Mrs. Alice Parker is at work for Mrs
Billings -Peyton Holt is moving to
Weston Island Fred Ward will oc-
cupy Mr.. Hollis house in the village
William Abbott's family will soon
move to Weston where he has employ
meDt in a mill.-F. III. Coleman is able
TO be out after four weeks siege of
the grip.-Grace Rounds has gone to
Weston to care for her mother who is
i'll.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
VERNON.

Rev. r. F. Lowe will preach in the
church Sunday at 2 p. m.
The Ladies' Circle will meet at
their rooms Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. A. W. Sibley of Goffstown, N.
H., will preach in the chapel Sunday
at II a. m.
Charles d. johnson has leased the
cottage owned by j. T. Wright and
will move his family there from I. W.
Johnson's place.
C. E. Davis will have a reunion of
his children tomorrow when all four
will meet after long and wide separa-
ration: Mrs. E. N. Brooks and G. 1.
Davis of Seattle, Wash, Mrs. b. r.
Allen of Newport, N. H., and Mrs. S.
II. Reynolds of Brattleboro. Mr..
Brooks, Mr.. Allen and Miss Violet
Reynolds will also be of the happy
party.
Mr.. and Mrs B. A. Streeter, Jr.,
were pleasantly surprised Monday even
ing by about 80 of their friends and
neighbors who visited them in their
pleasant home, to remind them of
their fifth wedding anniversary. They
we're presented with a purse of about
500 and handsome bed quilt. j. A.
Brown, Esq, made appropriate re-
marks and humorously expressed his
only regrets, to wit: That the wooden
cradle and high chair were not prop
erly occupied The party were plenti-
fully served with cake and coffee and
all enjoyed the evening.
E. G. Hubbard of Meriden, Conn,
came Saturday to spend week with
his father, G. H. Hubbard, who is i'll.
Frank Pettee was in town Sunday at
the Hubbard farm. He attended the
funeral of a sister in Rutland Monday.
Mrs. Julia Moseley arrived home
from visit to her sister in Hopedale
and brother in Worcester Tuesday =
Charles |. Davis arrived at his faith
er's from Seattle Thursday. He came
with his sister and brother law,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. n. Brooks. Miss
Marcia Beers and Mrs. James Reid of
Northampton visited at J. A. Beers
this week and enjoyed testing the
product of his maple orchard. j. I.
Wright and r. A. White spent Sunday
in Townshend.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
DUMMERsTON CENTER.

\ {hooping cough is very prevalent.
~ children of Myron Evans and Mr..
~ are down with it.
Hiss Minnie Laughton has accepted
disappointment of town superintend-
2Eof schools in this town.
mis- has been good season for max
RI maple sugar, good quantity has
- made, but the run is about over.
lev. Mr.. jackson who has been alb
"a for the past two weeks is expect
&home and will preach next Sunday.
Edwin Stark came up from North
xpton on a flying visit last week. -
6ator E. III. Miller is making extern
3 repairs on his residence.
Miss Maud Stark of West Brattle-
10 and a graduate of the State Nor
u school in Randolp phi, VT, is en-
|ged to teach the school at Dummers-
4 Center.
The grangers held their usual meet
3 in the vestry Tuesday evening. Re
ehments were served by the ladies
y very social and pleasant time was
joyed by all.
Rev. and Mrs. Barnard came down
i'm Westminster and he occupied the
Ilpit Sunday. They called on several
their old friends and returned Mon
y. They are ever welcome guests in
is community.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
WEST DUMMERSTON.

has been good sugar season
W far; several of the farmers hav,
ade large quantities: John Taft ha
k9pped 800 trees.
Rural delivery is now being talked
I'D for this vicinity and it is though
I'M will succeed, thereby doing away
ith our postoffice and political post
ice seekers.
S3 Road Commissioner Walker was in
Hbecting the river road last week anc
3und some dangerous places that re-
pired immediate repairing. There
r. ould be someone appointed to attend
l. this river road who lives on the
Dad or very near it.
< We hear complaints made about the
Own auditors report in regard to bills
2eing allowed without specifying items
III days and hours, as for instance
IDfficers' fees, school directors and
abor. These should be given by dates,
Sine spent and itemized. If on ac-
%bunt of expense in printing, then cur
ssAil expense in printing of upwards of
light pages of the hartman of school
directors report. Two pages would
Nerve the purpose and save several dol
hrs in unnecessary expense.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson from Keene, n.
e., were here to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Bugbee. Frank Rogers, who has
been cutting stone at the quarry for
Several weeks past, has returned to his
home in New London, Conn. Miss
Sadie Streeter, one of Dummerston'
excellent teachers, is home during her
Vacation She is engaged to teach in
/ he grammar department of the public
school in Chesterfield village, N. H.
Miss Mary Connarn has returned from
her visit to friends in Londonderry. -
Ben Mahuran is moving his family to
Jamaica.
Hon. Z. S. Stoddard of New Or
leans, who has been elected president
bf the Louisiana society Sons of the
American Revolution in that city, was
born and lived on the old homestead
bntil he went west. He was a brother
bf the late Horace Stoddard, Esq,
Ind of Mrs. Rose Knight, wife of the
|ate Oscar Knight. Colonel Stoddard
las held several prominent offices in
Ihe state of Louisiana and city of New
Orleans. His parents and several of
lis ancestors are buried here and one,
prominent Revolutionary hero, John
Eyman, who was in the battle of
Bunker Hill.
The death of Mrs. Nancy E. Bugbee,
% years of age. wife of the late Sam
lei G.. Bugbee, occurred on March 10,
liter many weeks of severe and pain
ful illness. She was a very attractive
Foman, always cheerful, pleasant and
lgreeable to every one. Her friends
Ind neighbors will greatly miss her
Ind deeply mourn her loss. Her hus
band died in 1883. She was daugh-
Ter of the late Lyman Huntley and
granddaughter of the Rev. Jonathan
Huntley of the Baptist church, for
herly resident minister here. He died
b 1894. She leaves three sisters, Mrs.
Butcher Norcross. Mrs. Caroline A.
Bailey, wife of Abner B. Bailey, and
Mrs. Laura Gates of Newfane, and
)rother, Anthony Huntley. who lives
IN the old homestead. The funeral
Fas held in the Baptist church Satur-
lay and largely attended by neighbors
bid relatives. BY request of the de-
BASED, Rev. Miss Goldthwait, Univer
hlist minister at Williamsville,
REACHED the funeral sermon.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28

A. Morse's this week. Miss Mary
Stratton of Childs' business college,
Springfield Mass, and Misses Louise
and Florence Mortified of Mortified
seminary, Mortified, Mass, are spend
ing their vacations at their homes. -
Harry Davis of Brattleboro is spend
ing week at A. L. Timson s.-Mrs.
Oscar Willard and young son of Brat
mother, Mrs. Mary Lincoln, during
the spring vacation from Goddard sem
mary, Barre.
Mrs. H. E. Freyenhagen died Mon
day night. She had lived in this place
only two years but had won many
friends who deeply mourn her loss.
Only two weeks ago her father died
after brief sickness. Mrs. Irene Frey
enhagen was born at Floral Park, L,
l., July 6, 1864, and was the daughter
of Daniel r. and Cornela Hendrick
son. On December 10, 1888 she was
married to II. E. Freyenhagen and of
the five children born to them four are
living here, Charles r., Frank E.,
Carrie S. and a baby boy one week old.
Her people were Presbyterian, but
after her morriage she became convert
ed and united with the NJ. Z. church
at Elmont, L. l., and has always been
faithful and devoted Christian. Short
ly after moving here she took a letter
from the church at Elmont and unit
ed here with the church and Epworth
League. At the last conservation ser
vice of the League though too i'll to
attend in person she sent her testi-
mony. Her funeral was held in the
NJ. E. church Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The singing was by male
quartette, Messrs A. NJ and II. p. Rob
bins, C. d. Lazelle and Henry Abbott.
One selection "Saved by Grace being
a favorite of the deceased. Rev. G..
NJ. Burdck preached the funeral ser
mon and the bearers We're the members
of the male quartette and F. E. Will
lard and G. T. Manchester. OF her
immediate family only one brother is
living, Daniel r. of Floral Park II.
E. Freyenhagen S sister, Mrs. Clarence
Hendrickson. and his cousin Mrs.
John VanDine of Long Island were
present at the funeral The members
of the S. S. class to which she be-
longed and the members of the Ep-
worth League brought wreath of
Easter lilies and tulips.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
WILMINGTON.

Walter S. Brown is building anothe
tenement on Beaver street,
Samuel G. Pike has nearly finished
interior finish is very fine and Mr.. Pix
will have one of the best residences il
the town.
The Deerfield River company is push
ing the log drive in Somerset anc
Searsburg and things are working fla
vorably thus far. A large number o.
men are at work and more are expect
ed soon.
| H. E. Corkins has sold his engine
and boiler to Frank S. Bellows who
will hereafter run his mill by steam
power instead of water as heretofore.
Mr.. Corkins will put in gasoline fol
motive power.
Work on the new hotel block has not
the fear that it will not at present.
But we have assurances from Mr..
Childs that the project is sure. We
certainly hope SO.
The oldest inhabitant hardly remem-
bers such a week for sugaring as the
past has been. Bright and pleasant
every day with an abundant flow of sap
Much more than an aveage crop of
syrup and sugar has already been made.
Work on the gold mine continues
most favorable. There have been slight
delays from various causes but indica-
tions are very promising. A large num-
Der of visitors from out of town have
been present this week and good deal
of interest and curiosity exists.
At the special village meeting Fri
day it was unanimously voted to pay
the members of the engine company
the sum of s. per year for their ser
vices. A company of 30 members will
be raised and it is hoped that we shall
have a well drilled and efficient com
pany.
Mrs. C. NJ. Russell is in Boston Wis
iting her daughter, Miss Leone, who
is attending the Boston conservatory.
H. E. Corkins has returned from
New York city much improved in
health. Prof. Lobban is in town
Miss Claire Brown of the Albany
business college has been in town for
a few days, returning Friday. Miss
Mabel Medbury of the North Adams
normal school was home for few days
last week. Mrs. Ethel Vogel has
very fine piano, received as wedding
present from her husband, William Nj.
Vogel. Fred Newton, Lottie Brown
and Mr.. and Mrs. Horace l.. Bray took
a carriage drive to Brattleboro Sunday.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
ROCKINGHAM.

The farmers are making large guam
tity of excellent sugar.
The new iron bridge at Lawrence Is
mills was opened to the public few
days ago.
| Miss Marjorie Baker finished most
successful term of school Friday, going
to her home in Marlboro, Mass, for
the vacation.
G. Ernest Wright and Mrs. Wright
returned Monday from weeks visit
in Rutland.
The regular grange meeting Satur-
day evening was well attended and
very much enjoyed. "Sugar on snow"
was served after "sugar and snow
program. Jonas Aldrich furnished the
maple sugar, which was of superior
Music, duet, "Snow Bells" by Miss
Melissa Gould and Mrs. Stoddard,
with bell accompaniment by Henry
Stoddard reading, Beautiful Snow, !"
Mrs. John Hadwin; reading, "That
Old Hand Sled" by Mrs. Benson :;
reading from "Snow Bound" Miss
O'Brien; composition on Snow" by
school boy, Jesse Rollins; compost
tons on Snow by schoolglrl, Sa-
die O'Brien; 1.-THE Early History of
Maple Sugar, from the Vermonter,
Miss Melissa Gould; poem, written by
the lecturer, "Sugaring Off !" Nam
my's Churning Song by Chester
Hazelton, as Nanny Snow" The
musical number was especially pleas
ing, the original work good, and Ches-
ter Hazelton, with the aid of burnt
cork and his artistic conception of his
number, brought down the house
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
STATIONS RIVER.

At meeting of the trustees of Yer
mont academy held Tuesday at Bellows
Falls, F. G. Field of North Spring
field was elected treasurer to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of General
j. j. Estey few weeks ago. The po-
sition of auditor was left vacant by the
election of Mr.. Field and the board
made Foster B Locke of Saxtons Riv-
er his successor. Z. n Foss of Bos-
ton was elected member of the exec
utive committee and ex-Gov. S. E.
Pingree of White River Junction a
member of the finance committee TO
succeed General Estey. The board
was in session only short time.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
WHITINGHAM.

Mrs. Izarnna Fowler and daughter
Edith are away on a visit in North Ad
ans, Deerfield and other places. -
Robert Chase is home from Mt. Her
mon school during vacation, also Err
nest Simpson from his work in Deer
field while the company is taking an
inventory. Lincoln Sawyer was away
on a business trip last week E. L..
Wheeler and brothers, Arthur and
Merton, Watson Hicks. Calvin Baker
and daughter Lula We're called to New
fame last week as witnesses in the
Plumb case; Mr.. Baker and Lula
only going as far as Bratttleboro
when word was received by them that
they would not be needed Vim.
Sprague has been at work for Sylyes-
ter Bickford trimming up his orchard.
Miss Philena Weld will leave Mrs:
Albee's next week and will assist her
niece. Alta Jewell, in the millinery
business she recently purchased in
Wilmington.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
EAST DOVER.

Eggs are down to 10 cents dozen.
Mrs L. NJ. Farnham has moved to
Brookline into the tenement with Wal
ter Whitaker's family
Mrs. Elliott May is not as we'll this
week. Mrs Charles Barnes is i'll with
lung trouble. Mrs. Fred johnson and
son, Ralph, are both very sick with
pneumonia Mrs. johnson is thought
to be little better at this writing.
There are quite favorable reports in
this place of the amount of sugar made
this spring. ". d. Howe has made
100 gallons of syrup ID. S, Prouty has
made rather more. Others give better
reports than last spring as to the
amount that has been made.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
GUILF0RD CENTRE,

The farmers have made more sugar
and of better quality than for num-
Der of years.
DR.. Ward has left town and is to To-
cate in Springfield, VT, where his
many friends hope he may meet with
success.
Reports from Mrs. Alpheus Ingra-
ham are that she is improving from an
operation that she underwent in a hos
pital in Boston some three weeks ago
Mrs. II. J. Richmond has returned
from Brattleboro where she went to
care for her sister Mary, who has had
the measles Mrs. Emma Alexander
has taken the position of librarian in
the Guilford free library. e. W. Lee
gate has been successfully canvassing
for wall paper for a Rutiani firm.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
MARLBORO.

Gerald Adams was home from Mount
Hermon over Sunday. MIR. and Mrs.
Albert Jerry are spending a few days
at Henry Adams George Warren has
recovered from the measles and gone
back to his work in Guilford. Ruth
Angler, who has been staying with
Mrs. Brayman this winter, has gone
back to her grandfather Mr.. Adams :.
Charlie Brayman of Brattleboro is
spending his Easter vacation in town.
Mrs. Justin Thomas and daughter.
Louise, spent few days last week
with friends in Halifax. Henry God
dard has hired Mrs. Gilbert Stanley 5
house and will move his family here
soon.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
BROOKLINE,
Death of Mrs. Allen o. Wellman of Apo
pHxy


Seldom is this community so sud
denly and painfully shocked as it was
Friday when the news came that Mrs.
A. o. Wellman had been stricken with
apoplexy. Mrs. Wellman was in her
usual health. After the morning work
she prepared to churn her cream; then
stepping to door to replace the but
ter coloring and closing the door, she
sank to the floor. Mr.. Wellman was
at the barn and when he came in found
her helpless but able to relate what
had happened. All was done that
could be, but death came at noon.
Mrs. Wellman was the oldest daueh-
ter of Van r. and Delphia Ford. She
was married to Allen o. Wellman, and
had she lived to the last day of this
month they would have enjoyed the
42d anniversary of their marriage, in
the Goth year of her age. No home
was more frequented by neghbors than
hers, where a cordial welcome always
met them. In the family circle she
was helpmate. faithful wife and
kind mother In the community in
which she lived she was a good WON
an. Whether in the kitchen, the sick
chamber, the parlor or the society cir
Gle she was helper. She leaves her
husband and an only daughter when
his feeble health most needs her help.
The community and social she was
interested in loses life to emulate.
The funeral was held Sunday at the
Methodist church which was well filled
with mourning relatives and friends.
Rev. Mr. Bennett, pastor of the church,
spoke words of comfort from the theme
" Heaven, -
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
SOUTH VERNON.

A few of the young people went tc
Brattleboro Tuesday night to attend
the Grange sugar festival and dance,
The Franklin county commissioners
came to South Vernon to ok over the
site for the new bridge in West and
East Mortified Tuesday.
Hattie Palmer is visiting at her
home. Ora Johnson, it is reported,
has rented farm in Winchester, n.
H., this summer Miss Lydia Fair
field has gone to Springfield, Mass.
to spend Easter.
Leon Merrill is sick with the mea
sizes Warner Carrot is on the sick
list and is cared for by Mrs. Charles
Merrill Mrs. F.. II. Newton and son
returned to their nome in Springfield,
Mass, this week after a stay of near
ly year at c. III. Newton sc. II.
Newton is recovering from a carbun-
Gle. Mrs. Helen Riley has gone for a
week to visit and do some dressmak-
ing for Mrs. A. Morse in Williams
vile.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
SOUTH WINDHAM.

The present maple sugar season has
been the best thus far that the farmers
have enjoyed for several years.
Mrs. A. M. Goodell went to New
York Tuesday for visit of several
months with her son she will also visit
in Pennsylvania. Mrs. f. II. Robbins
has returned home after spending 10
days in Boston and Providence, r. |.
Joseph Fountaine has moved his
family over to the farm formerly known
as the Dady farm. -Alva Harris is
working for f. l.. Burbee in the mill,
Florence Jenison is working for Mrs.
II. C. Whitcomb
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
WINDHAM

Mr. and Mrs, Henry Rhoades are re-
joicing over the arrival Monday of a
son.
Orville ingalls, who has worked at
South Walpole the past winter returned
home Thursday. Joseph Fountaine,
who recently came from Concord, N.
H., moved onto his farm Saturday
As A. j. Baker was returning from
town the other day, the sleigh was
tipped over in an attempt to keep on
the snow at the side of the road, the
horse became frightened, freed itself
from the sleigh and ran home. No dam
age was done excepting slight injuries
to the sleigh.