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

Wednesday for two weeks vacation
: The front of the New York ba
gain store has received new coat {
paint this week.
Two Italians have rented part {
the basement in Milestone block to b
used for storing and ripening bananas
Mrs S. S. Hunt attended the Eas
ter openings in Springfield, Mass, thi
week. A full line of very stylish hat
can now be found at her store. adv
Rev. r. X. Marvin preached il
the Universalist church in Winches
ter, n H., Wednesday evening at on
of the series of meetings held during
Passion week.
Judge J. NJ Tyler was one of thu
honorary bearers at the funeral o
Judge Russell S. Taft which was helt
in Burlington Tuesday, and also paic
a tribute tic his memory
Henry w. Shepardson of Rocking
ham has filed voluntary petition IL
bankruptcy. His liabilities, all unse
cured, are S6i4. IS, and his assets are
S139, all of which is claimed to be ex
empt.
The Odd Fellows of Keene, n. II.
are preparing to produce liking Jol-
| lity' under the direction of +. Wales
and son, Harry. The opera will be
given April and 10 for the benefit of
the lodge building fund.
"A large attendance is desired at
the annual meeting of the Woman s
auxiliary which will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock in the associa-
tion rooms. Reports will be read and
the election of officers will take place.
DR.. H, D. Holton, secretary of the
state board of health, was called in
consultation with Health Officer Wat
erman the first of the week over a case
of suspected smallpox in Clark street
family. The case was finally diagnosed
as chicken poX.
--Oney p. Peltier, the l4-years-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. o, Peltier, who
live on the old Waite farm, died early
Wednesday morning of meningitis
after short illness. The funeral was
held this afternoon and the burial was
in West Chesterfield.
About loo people attended the an
nual sugar supper given by Protective
grange Tuesday evening. After the
supper, which was served from e to 5
O'Clock in the banquet hall, dancing
was enjoyed by large number. Music
was furnished by Dugan and Hines.
Since the beginning of the measles
epidemic in Brattlebolo over 200 cases
have been reported to the health Off
Ger. Hardlp street in town has not
had one or more of the yellow signs on
its houses, and there have been nu
merous cases in the outlying districts.
The Y. NJ. C. A. will hold an ath-
letic carnival in the Retreat gymnasium
tomorrow evening. There will be an
exhibition basketball game between
the first and second association teams
and different members of the gymna
stun classes will also take part in the |
program.
The Reach official American league
baseball guide which has just been |
ssued gives the batting average of /
James Barrett of the Detroit team for /
asst season as 29i. Barrett made the |
most assists of any outfielder in the .
eague and was we'll up in the list of
ielding averages.
John G Grady who is employed in
'utnams shoe store fractured both
zones of one leg near the ankle Mon
lay while playing in the coal shute at
he railroad yard. The boys were jump
ng from side of chute into the corl
nd young Grady struck in such way
S to cause the accident.
The body of Mrs. Mary b. May. /,
'ho died Monday at the home of her
on, Hoyt Farr, in Holyoke, Mass,
'as brought here yesterday and taken
D Chesterfield, y. H., for burial. She
5 survived by four children. ISIS Ell
en- Farr, Fred NJ Farr of Keene, n.
t., and Hoyt and d. L. Farr of Hot I
oke
At the instance of complaint is
led by States Attorney George c. {
'eston, Chief of Police Hall and Off t
ers Thayer and Worden made a thor |
ugh search of Alonzo Fraser's tene- {
lent near Fletcher's mill Saturday, G
7enlng No liquor was found but r
sveral empty jugs were scattered i
bout the premises. Y
The management of the electric I
,ad has decided to tear down what /
mains of the rustic theatre at Brook 5
de park and will make no attempts a
eultIl tlIS season.. l. he J.
fractions at the park never were at i
nded we'll enough to insure the fl b
incial success of the venture and the b
ase of the land runs out this year.
Recent changes on the Central Il
ermont railroad have necessitated q
e discharge of over half the force at Y
e local round house. Previous to II
e change part of the freights stopped P
re but now all the trains are sent N
rough from New London to White lC
yer junction and consequently there &c
not much need of large force at b
e round house. The narrow gauge J.
CINE which was sent TO st. Adams )
r repairs recently is expected back re
Xt week. b
A number of Canal street people y
We been much elated this week over
e spring awakening of a pet wood ~ ~
uck which has spent the winter I'M =! ~
r the piazza of a Canal street resi- III
nee. Since the animal built itself
lest last October and disappeared
der the piazza there has been much
eculation as to whether it would
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