Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-18

n, A Washington despatch announc
r the granting of an original widow
Is pension to Henriette Marsh of We
Brattleboro
il William Anderson badly pinche
# two fingers on his right hand Wedne
V day while coupling cars in the loci
It freight yard.
j. The Womans club meets this a
ternoon with Miss Mary Fits, the sui
v ject being the "French Drama. " tn
{, annual meeting of the club will be hel
: May 9.
:. There was a hearing in the count
= clerks office Wednesday in regard t
the Bradford savings bank and trus
company which is in the hands of
, receiver.
y "A delegation from Wantastique
5 lodge, |. o. o. F., will go to Newfan
Wednesday to install new lodge il
that town. The party will go AM
! come by special train.
) The grange sewing society me
, Wednesday afternoon. Supper wa
served at 6 80 about 80 men and womer
, being present and the evening was
spent in card playing.
Rev. J. NJ. Barker. ID. d., of Bos
ton will speak in the Baptist church
Sunday morning in the interests of the
anti-saloon league. He will address q
union meeting in the evening.
The meeting of the Alliance Study
Glass will be held at the Brooks House
reception room Monday evening. April
and a glance at the Septuagint All
are invited
- Brattleboro lodge, n. f. O. p.
held "A box supper last evening after
the regular meeting closing with a
dance. The new membership contest
which was begun in January will be
continued July |.
The trout season in New Hamp-
shire and the four western counties of
Massachusetts opened Tuesday. Com
paratively few local fishermen tried
their luck, but those who did found
the brooks in very good condition and
report good catches
Hon. J. L. Martin has commenced
work on an addition he will build on
the north side of his residence on Lin
den street. The addition will be about
six feet by twenty and two stories
high, enlarging both the dining room
and the chambers above.
Traffic on the electric road was de
layed for about one hour and half
Thursday on account of the derailment
of car on Canal street where the
sewer excavation has been going on.
The front truck of the car left the
track and fell partly into the ditch.
After the Catholic union perform
ance Wednesday evening the entire
company adjourned to the club rooms
where the show was given again. 4
banquet was served at Flagg's restaur-
ant after which speeches We're made
by f. J. Fenton, NJ. j. Moran and L.
j, Mulvaney
The ". G. T. U. held very inter
esting mothers meeting yesterday af-
ternoon, talk by Mrs Ware being
followed by an informal talk by the .
ladies' Some of the children came in .
after school to sing Refreshments .
were served. The next meeting will be .
held at the same place and superin-
tendents are requested to bring in
their reports,
Josiah l., Grover. manager of the
E, X. Goodall farm on the Putney
road, and Miss Mabel Taft daughter,
Of John Taft of West Dummerston.
were quietly married Wednesday af-
ternoon at the home of DR. and Mrs.
Alvin Knapp on High street. Rev. +. t
5. Morse officiating After a short
trip they will make their
nome on the Goodall farm Miss Taft
was a member of the class of 1902 of
he Brattleboro High school.
-Fx Gov. Frederick Holbrooli char
lcterizes as marrow proyiucialism"
he cry of Vermont for Nermonters"
aised against the candidacy of Gen. /
for the governorship He
considers Gen. Mccullough, with
whom he is personally acquainted, a
worthy gentleman who would do honor
o the state GOV. Holbrook is him T
elf an illustration of the utter insig- i
liticance of the cry He was born in j,
Connecticut the only one of large !,
amily born out of Vermont -but he
las surely served his state as we'll as :
atiye born Vermonter could have done. p
The Springfield, Mass, associa- ,
ion of Sons and Daughters of Yer {
mont held its annual entertainment o
Wednesday evening. The attendance !
atherings for several years. The af-
air was delightfully."- informal, and \
here was family feeling among the D
lany representatives, from the Green
fountain state. Brattleboro was. per A
APPS, best represented of any one Yer t
lont town, the sons and daughters of 7
hat town having a table by them
elves in the banquet hall, and not all il
them were able to gather round it. e
The annual meeting of the Woman's Il
Visionary and Aid society of the First
BAPTIST church was held in the chapel C
afternoon. The following of W
GERS and committees were elected for al
lie coming year: President, Mrs. Flor
ace G. Estey: first vice president, pl
IrS F. f. Marble: second vice presi- e
ent, Mrs. J. Z. Hall: secretary Mrs AZ
!. b. Chamberlain treasurer, Mrs. L. i'
Retting; chairman of hospitality, Ia
RS. G.. F. r. Jenne: chairman of r,
ONE missions, Mrs. Servetus Wilcox: u
lairman of foreign missions. Mrs. F. b
Knight: chairman of parish work, M M
rs. H. p Wellman: collectors, Mrs. W
routy, Miss Fuller Sc
Nellie C. Rose, AZ. wife of Edward W.
Cooley, died Monday evening at her
,me on Chestnut street after several
'ars' illness with cancerouS trouble m
he funeral was held Wednesday af-
rnoon at 1.30, Rev. Mr.. Fisher of u
uilford officiating. and the burial -
as in the Guilford cemetery. Mrs. ~
ooley wasra native of Guilford. daugh- III
e