Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-07
LOCAL..
NEARBY NEW HAMPSHIRE.
HINsDALE.

Waldo Rouillard will build a 41X11
feet addition to his house at Noun
tainside farm this spring.
The Methodist church is now lighted
by electricity, the new lights being
used Friday night for the first time
Rehearsals are now being held for
the minstrel entertainment which some
of the best local talent is to give soon.
Ira Wetherbee was badly burned
about the face by an explosion of gas
while lighting the Methodist church
recently.
Sixteen members of the w. r. @.
visited Sedgwick corps of Brattleboro
Thursday evening and report very
enjoyable time.
Leslie Lazelle, who was for some
years clerk for G. II. Howe in his
store in the old town hall, is i'll in
West Springfield, Mass, with smallpox.
The schools outside the village, two
of the village primary schools and the
intermediate ones closed Friday for
the spring vacation. The remaining
schools close this week, all to reopen
March II and to continue until June
A warrant has been posted for the
school meeting, March Is, at B p. m.
A member of the school board to sue
coed E. j. Temple, whose term ex-
pires this spring, is to be chosen. The
other articles call for the regular ap-
preparations.
During the past month about 100
new books have been added to the pub
lie library and are on the shelves ready
for distribution. Mrs. Eunice Wilder
and Principal d. l.. Fisher of the high
school have been appointed members
of the library committee.
The towns selectmen were in con-
ference at Brattleboro Tuesday with
the authorities of that town in regard
to the bridge across the Connecticut,
made unsafe by the freshet. AS the
old bridge would require extensive re-
pairs, it is probable that the two
towns will decide to build new
bridge
Charles Baker of Winchester West
parish was driving on the Mortified
road near Hoyt Days Friday morning
when his horse became frightened by a
train and ran, throwing Mr. Baker
out. His head struck a telegraph pole,
cutting an ugly cash in his temple
and rendering him unconscious for a
time; but it is believed that he will |
recover.
The storm of Sunday flooded several
cellars and washed the roads badly.
Sunday night mass of earth, trees |
and stones slid from the hill back of
Canal street across the fiat and into
the canal, which it filled up for dis
lance of 100 feet. The water was at |
once shut out of the canal which sup
plies water for the power of several
manufacturing concerns.
F. I'll. Jones has sold out his inter
est in his apothecary store in Stebbins
block to M. S. Mann, who for nine
years has been his head clerk and as
sistant pharmacist. Mr.. Jones has
conducted the store for - years and
was member of the drug firm of Wor-
den, Jones & Co. in 1885, continuing
in the business, with the exception of
one year, ever since. While the peo-
pie regret the retirement of Mr.. Jones,
they feel that the business will be left
in capable hands.
Willard Morton of Hadley, Mass,
formerly employed here but who left
over year ago, is in Jail at North
ampton on charge of uttering three
forged notes to the value of 50, 500.
Morton spent what money he had,
$110O which he received from the rail
road for injuries, 5000 from his grand
father and $500 from the Smith char
tiles, and it is said he forged the
notes to keep up the style of living he
had assumed. He married young
lady from Northampton in 1891. !
According to the town report, the {
total amount of money expended by
The town officers during the year end I
ing February 10 was $40, 921. 49, The !
were as follows: Ordinary t
town charges, 81, 465. IS; town officers,