Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-11

+ -"Out Of the Fold" is in the Aud
e forum tonight.
Mrs. F. II. Farr will open the Da
ton house Monday.
< AT j. A. Pullen's you will find
r full line of fish and salt meats. Ca
save you per cent. adv.
"A foreign missionary tea will b
served in the Congregational chapt
Thursday evening at o'clock.
H. p. Wellman is making exten
! sive repairs on his house on Western
avenue, adding two piazzas and chang
ing the interior.
--Beauseant commandery, Knight
Templar, conferred the Red Cross de
gree at special convccation hell
!, Wednesday evening in Masonic hall.
, The meeting of the Alliance stud
class will be held at the Brooks Hous
reception room, Monday evening, Apri
IA, at 7:3O o'clock. Subject, "Th'
Books of Ruth and Esther" All ar
invited.
Miss McMinnimen returned yester
day from Boston and New York will
some beautiful imported lace robes an(
trimmings, and silks. 8 Flat street
adv. --14-2t
Eugene Bergeron and Miss Marie
Ann Pellerin of HInsdale, N. H., were
married Tuesday morning at the Cath
Ole church by Rev. Father Cunning
ham. The couple was attended by 10
seph Bergeron, brother of the groom,
and Miss Regina Pellerin.
The evening session of the Won
ans club was held at the home OF
Mrs. w. p. Jones on Oak street
Wednesday evening Miss Edith Es-
tabrook gave paper on 1.-The Miracle
Plays and readings were given by
Miss Edith Greene and Miss Marcia
! Parker.
A despatch from st. Adams in re
gard to the annual Methodist confer
ence says that Rev. K. +. Lowe will in
water at Barre. 1t is the sincere hope
of all Brattleboro people that Mr.
Lowe will be able to remain in Brat
| tleboro.
An auction sale of interest to all
Brattleboro people will take place
Wednesday, April %, when Burr Taft
and H. G. Barber, administrators of
the estate of |. b. Taft. will sell the
Taft farm on the old Newfane high
way and a large quantity of personal
property.
A union session of the Woman S
club was held in the Brooks House
parlors Monday afternoon when Miss
Mary Seldom ..McCobb gave readings
from Shakespeare Midsummer
Nights Dream" The meeting was
largely attended and proved to be of
unusual interest.
A force of men has been at work
this week repairing the ends of the toll
bridge trusses which were so seriously
damaged by high water. The further
span of the bridge had sagged percept
IDLY just beyond the pier and imme-
date repairs were necessary to make
the structure at all safe.
A horse hitched in front of Ambrose
Knapp's store amused itself Monday af
ternoon by stradling the whifiletree
and trying to kick the wagon to pieces.
The exhibition drew large crowd and
it was some little time before the ami
NAL could be persuaded to desist. FL
nally Dummerston man succeeded in
the horse that everything
was all right, although broken shaft
was one of the results.
-Brattleboro smelt fishermen who
have enjoyed such good sport [ y the
past two seasons at Spotford lake will
learn with regret probably that the
brooks which run into the lake near
the Randall cottage on the south shore
and on the Sutton property at the
north end have been posted by the
state fish commissioners so that no
smelt can be taken this season.
W. S. Carson of Greenfield. the
we'll known Boston Globe correspond
ent for Vermont and Western Massa
chusetts, publishes in last Mondays
Republican column ar
ticle in defence of Cecil Rhodes and /
his part in the Boer war and its fore /
runner the Jameson raid. 1t is very
able defence and well worth care /
full reading by all who love fair play.
Arthur J. Simpson, the abscond- /
ing book keeper of Warman, Black, +
Chamberlain Il company, lndianapo- F
lis, was bound over to the grand jury
last week under a bond of $500. EN- .
pert accountants who have examined .
the books show fully loo mistakes in
entries, footings, etc, the amounts
ranging from $50 to over $40, 200. Some
Of the mistakes are in favor of the
and some in favor of the
firm.
After nearly p years in the livery
business in Brattleboro L. S. Higgins
will sell his entire stock by auction
April 10. The property con
lists of 16 horses, tally no, carriages.
'obes, blankets, harness, etc. The
ale will begin promptly at 10 o'clock.
The many people who have enjoyed
leigh rides and tally-ho parties with
Uncle Lewis at the reins will be
sincerely sorry to know of his retire
nent from active business.
The gross receipts of the Brattle-
zorro post office during the u months
nding March 81 1902, were S23, $50.
Z. being an increase of 81. 1SS. 60 over
he year before, and 50, 925. 0S more
han two years ago. The receipts
~ quarterly periods were 1892. so
or second quarter. 1901: s.. 351. 60 for
bird quarter: Sc, 1875. IS for fourth
uarter. and sc. 349, 90 for first quarter
# 1902. The office Melted the govern
nent, above all expenses, 50, DOG. 60 for :
he year, which was S1,614. Sc more
han for the preceding II months.
The meeting of the junior mem
ers of the Audubon society at the Ca ,
al street building Wednesday after