Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-25


business.
The official Automobile Blue Bool
station in Brattleboro has been estab
lished at Manley Brothers. automobil
stable on High street,
The handicap stroke competition
which was to have taken place Wednes
day on the golf grounds was postponed
as number of the players were unable
to be on hand
Edwin Haskell, who recently re
turned from the Philippines, enter
tanned the boys of Mrs. C. F. r. JENNIE!
Sunday school class the first of the
week with an account of his expert
ences.
Thirty five members of the Wo
mems Relief corps and Sedgwick Post
picnicked with Mr.. and Mrs. G. M.
Smith at Spotford lake July u. A
bountiful dinner was served on the
piazza and all seemed to enjoy them
selves.
F. W. Bateman of the firm of Park
er IL Bateman, Clinton, Mass, was in
town Saturday to make arrangements
for surveying the Connecticut river in
the interests of the dam project He
expects to begin work next week if the
high water does not interfere.
Arthur Holton was arrested Mon
day evening by Chief Hall for intoxi-
cation, being found in somnolent
condition by the roadside. He was ar
raigned before Judge Newton Tuesday
morning and fined 50 and costs. On ac-
count of an unsatisfactory disclosure
as to where he procured his liquor Hol-
ton was kept in the lookup for several
days. He said that he procured the
liquor at the brewery but the Village
Attorney learned that it came from the
town agency.
Joseph Gates who went to Palmer,
Mass. from Brattleboro last week and
was arrested at Three Rivers was given
hearing in the district court in Pal
mer Monday. 1t was found that his
mother, Mrs. E. B. Wicks, was living
in Springfield, Mass, and that she de
sired the child to live with her against
the wishes of her husband. She has
therefore petitoned the probate court
for the custody of the boy and during
the litigation the boy has been given
over to the state agent.
The high water of last week over
flowed the Golfer dam at West River
where the dam is being built for
the Brattleboro Gaslight company and
work was necessarily brought to
standstill for several days. The report
that the Golfer dam had been washed !
away was untrue. Ii was filled with /
water which will be pumped out as
soon as the liver subsidies but the work /
which already had been done was not |
damaged. Several courses of timbers |
have been laid and a small part of the .
granite abutments built.
A special session of the United
States circuit court was held at the
Brooks House Tuesday. Judge Wheel
ar ordered a sale by the receiver of the
White River electric railroad, III ans
Yer to petition by the Bibber- White
This brings to an end the
ong litigation over the affairs of the
Dad. Al the hearing Samuel Williams
vas represented by Waterman a. Mar
in, the receiver by Charles NJ. Bruce
If Boston, Jose Parker Il Co. by Fl.
Vellman of Boston, and W. b. c. |,
Stickney of Bethel, and Ward Il Dou
tlas by Frank Plumley of Northtield.
Judge III. H. Wheeler has filed
inal decision in the case of the Cham
lain construction company against o.
}rien II Sheehan of New York, con
ractors, in which he modifies previous ,
rider decreeing payment of 80, 600 by a.,
'ercival W. Clement of Rutland to {
'Brien * Sheehan, and Sl4S coo by
he Champlain construction company.
he verdict now is Si1, 0O0against Glenn D.,
mt and $4,000 against the construc-
ion company. Judge Wheeler also or d,
ers the receivers of the White River
lectric railroad to sell the property, ,
Icluding the franchise, rolling stock !
nd real estate, by auction, August 49, l
t 3 p. M, at the Central Vermont sta c
on in Bethel.
DR.. John H. Richardson. Il, died y
the Retreat Monday afternoon after !
brief illness. He was brought here I
n treatmentsa few weeks ago and al =
lough he was known to be in poor 4
ealth his death came suddenly. The -
ody was taken to the Richardson q
on High street and after a Z
rayer by Rev. Z. Q. s. Osgood was :,
lken Tuesday to Medfeld, Mass, for "
urial. DR.. Richardson was born in
est Brattleboro, a son of Isaiah and C
etsy Stearns Richardson, and was the t,
lly surviving brother of the late Will c.
am f. Richardson, who was in the c
title business in Brattleboro for so lie
any years. DIR. Richardson lived in II
rattleboro for several years and after ii
ard moved to Chesterfield, Mass, d
here he practiced his profession be- L
re going to Medfield. He had lived &
the latter town for over 40 years al
A. Foster, 81, of Corning, =,
Y, died Wednesday in Greenfield. ~
ass, where he has been visiting for 20
veral weeks Mr. Foster was ma "
We of Brattleboro and was the son of
chard and Julia A. Foster. His body sc
i'll be brought here today for burial. ell
e had held responsible positions with ra
rious railroads and was widely W
Town. He began on the old Vermont at
d Massachusetts road at Rrattleboro, Il
1rking from the bottom up to the po- O
ion of engineer, and then went to \
e Fitchburg road, becoming in time ID
sistant superintendent of motive tr
wer. While a resident of Fitchburg Ii
was a member of the board of al I'll
rmen. He was for time superin- si
ldent of motive power on the Fall te
ook line in New York, and later held Pi
cd positions on other roads. 4 wild vi
and three children. and two sisters, 10
IS. Gushing of Worcester and Mrs.
omas of Chesterfield, n H., sur 81,
'e. or
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