Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-24
THE WINDHAM Friday OCTOBER

Washington dispatches announc
the granting of pensions as follows
George W. Hart of Brattleboro SD, Ju
Illus S. Newton of Brattleboro So
John A. Griffin of Brattleboro wa
sentenced to one month in the Hous
of Correction in the city court a
Northampton last week on the charg
of intoXication.
The new desks and counters TO
the Vermont Savings bank arrived thi
week. The work of finishing the banl
cannot be completed until the arriya
of the new vault
The regular meeting of Brattle
boro chapter, D. A. R., was held il
the Brooks House Tuesday evening
Mrs. Ella Q. Estabrook gave an inter
esting paper on Colonial Days.
/ The hearing in the petition of the
estate of George W. Hooker for the ap
pointment of receiver for the firm Of
Hooker, Corser Il Mitchell was begun
in the county clerks office Saturday
before Judge Tyler. The case will be
continued next week before Judge
Rowell
The W. C. T. L, held their meet
ing yesterday afternoon. They voted
to have a supper at Mrs, Mary Cham
berlain's, 20 Elliot street. Thursday
from ) 80 to o'clock. The report of
the state delegate will be read, by re-
quest. The regular meeting will be
held previous to the supper.
Charles J. Dix. formerly employed
in the printing office of E. L, Hill
dreth & Co., and Philip H. Gobie of
Lebanon, n. H., have bought the Bel
lows Falls Times job office and will
take possession Nov l. The new firm
will be known as the Times Publish
ing company. Mr. Dix learned his
trade in BrattleborO and for the past
year has been ad composltor on the
Times The new proprietors are plan
ming some radical changes in the
equipment and management of the Of
flee.
The temperance committee of the
legislature yesterday agreed on four
sections of the bill which they are to
report. Two sections are from the
Democratic or Conland bill. These sec
tiouS refer to the establishing and de-
filming non partisan license boards. Two
sections are nominally those of the
Fletcher bill but which are suhstan-
TALLY as all the other bills, defining
what shall be considered intoxicating
liquors and eXempting cider from the
operation Of the law.
Miss Della Wilder Clark, 20, died
at the home of Mrs. Mary Acker in
HornellSyille, n Y, Tuesday morn
ing after a long illness The body was
brought here last evening and was
buried in Prospect Hill cemetery this
Miss Clark was a niece OF
the late Judge X. " Clark and lived
in Brattleboro for many years, attend
ing the Brattleboro High school She
lived in the Clark house on High
street for some time after Judge
Clark : death bur removed from town
about eight years ago. Since that
time she had spent some time in
Bridgeport, Conn, but lately had
been living with Judge Clark daugh-
ter, Mrs. Acker
Local interest attaches to the fire
which partially destroyed the Ameri-
can House in Greenfield Friday even
ing in that the proprietor, F. \. Eels,
i brother Of G. \. Eels Of this town
and formerly lived on the Putney road.
The fire was discovered about II
o'clock in the coal bin which Is in the
L of the hotel and it was nearly two
hours before the flames were under
control. All of the guests escaped in
safety although few suffered not a
little from the effects of smoke. The
hotel has been thoroughly remodelled .
and refurnished by Mr.. Eels only a
short time ago and was doing a good .
business. Among those who occupied .
stores in the block We're Durham
Brothers. whose stock of boots and
shoes was badly water soaked, and 5.
Wilcox, also of this town whose New
York bargain sore suffered some dam
lge
The attraction on the local foot
)all field tomorrow will be a game be
ween the Brattleboro Athletics and
he eleven representing the Greenfield
St, Joseph Temperance society. After
he surprisingly strong showing Of the
ocal players last Saturday there is no
loubt that they are able to make it in
eresting for any eleven in this section.
The game will be called promptly at
30, rain or shine, and a the field
cement evary nlav can be seen from
Ea rrands+and W,rb the nresanr ma
ariaI at hand there is no reason why
}rart1ahoro sbonId not he rerresantej
~ +ba STRONGEST team, ever nrganizad
,are Nearly All Of the canes viii
~ r1ava5 in Rratr1aGoro and If i
,onad that avery date between now
ma ThsnLsgivinr viii ba tiIled Ar.
a r,,1,rents ora NV bairr, r,a5e With