Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

The w. G. r. u. held their regu
lar meeting yesterday afternoon will
Mrs Stearns in charge.
The baseball game between thu
High school and the Turner's Falls team
was postponed Saturday on account O
the rain.
The Park house on North MAR
street is being torn down, Holden
Martin having sold the material to 1
number of Swedes.
There will be a meeting of the
Rural Improvement society and al
others interested in its work at the
Brooks House Monday evening at I 30.
The Valley Grain company have
taken the agency for the Worcester
| Buckeye moving machines for the com
ing season. See their adv. elsewhere,
One of the plate glass windows in
! the store of Fleming & Crown was
smashed last Friday by step ladder
which was overturned as the awning in
front of the Grange store was being
let down.
"A force of men are at work this
week putting in new poles on Main
street for the use of the New England
telephone company, the Brattleboro
Gaslight company and the street rail
way company
George Atkinson has been adiudged
bankrupt with liabilities S227. 81 unse-
cured claims and S2J. 30 preferred. The
assets all cf which are claimed to be
exempt consist of $500 real estate and
1928 personal property.
Reports come that Rev Guy G..
hanson is doing exceedingly good work
in his new pastorate in Montpelier. He
has been there only month, yet the au-
diences have increased greatly. Last
week the church debt of $500 was
raised and several new members are to
be received into the church Sunday,
W II. Kent, through his counsel
f. ID. f. Stove, brought suit against
Sheriff Starkey and Burr Taft yester-
day on an action of trover for the re-
covery of a stove which Mr. Starkey
took from the house of Mr.. Kent on an
attachment Sheriff Starkey and Mr..
Taft were arrested by Sheriff Gordon
but were bailed out by II. G. Barber.
The case is returnable May 20.
The annual meeting of the ladies'
society of the Episcopal church was
held at the rectory Monday afternoon
and the following officers elected Pres
ident, Mrs. James Conland; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Bruce: second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Rufus Rawson third vice
president, Mrs W. r. Haskell; secre-
tary, Mrs. c. \. Trip treasurer, Miss
Clara Gale. 1t was voted to give "A
tea May IS.
Fred Lafrinea. who is employed at
II. Il. Browns livery stable, met with
painful accident Wednesday evening.
He stubbed his right foot on pitch
fork which had fallen on the floor in
secluded spot between the stalls and
one of the tines went through the end
of his foot between the first two toes
and came out through the sole of his
foot. The wound will confine him for
several days.
Among the list of wounded in the
battle of Bayan. Mindanao, last Fri
day was the name of Will Brown, of +
9th infantry, and many PEG
pie in town thought it might be the
William Brown who enlisted from
Brattleboro. On inquiry from his
aunt. however. it was found that at
ldSt dItOuHlS No was HiCAhpSl VI -
DIST infantry, so that 1t Is (
probably another person
Bingham chapter. O. f. S. held /
regular convocation Tuesday evening. /
After the meeting the members were |
invited to the banquet room where the I
tables were ARRANGED for progressive .
hearts, which all seemed to enjoy At I
the next conypcation. Nav 20. the /
grand officers are invited to he present
Two candidates will be initiated and
supper served at 6 80.
The case against Charles Cushman
who was arrested April u ON the charge
If selling LIQUOR was due for hearing
after two weeks continuance
" The persecution but il was deferred
.wo weeks longer on arcount of thn
,tate's inability TO secure evidence
Vim +ho nnd.rstanding that If will he
,oi nrossed ot +be end Of that time pro-
.ided the urosecution does moi Iun
Down its Witnesses
Tha pna+t1a,,oua co.,;oh4 aa,r,o,,.
,as awarded tbe contract far tba Wnst
.iver dam to Snence . Coombs of som.
\ n who will begin work
+ onre The contract calls for com
,ietion Inv Sentnmher II The dam
vii he a comnosite structure filled
ritb stone II will he o51, feet binb ,
r foot vida at tho basc and viii have
rollwav If about 1o0 faet II i ev-
,ectaG tbat about 1000 horse mower will
W dnvaIonad On the AVERAGE The con,
roct far tbo a1ontrinal ennirnent nf ;
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