Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-04
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Fred and George Adams have sol
their locomobile to H. l.. Emerson.
The next band concert by the FRS
Regiment band will be given on tn
Common Wednesday evening.
Alfred Bushnell has bought tn,
Austin house on Birge street, whlcl
was sold by auction Saturday.
The bailitfs of the village held
meeting Saturday evening when l:
special police were appointed for dut,
tonight and tomorrow.
The first quarterly conference fo
the conference year will be held in The
i Methodist church Saturday evening
This is an important business meeting
and all official members should be-
present.
The southbound mountain trair
was delayed about half an hour Satur
day afternoon on account of the de
railment of flat car of narrow gauge
special train. The accident occurred
at the north end of the arch bridge.
John Ahern of West Brattleborc
severely lacerated his right arm Mon
day afternoon by catching the member
4 in circular saw in a steam mill ir
Vernon. He was attempting to move
some chips from beneath the saw when
the teeth caught his shirt sleeve. He
was brought to Brattleboro to have the
wound dressed.
The l99th anniversary of the birth
of John Wesley occurred Saturday and
Rev. F. W. Lewis of the Methodist
church devoted his sermon to the life,
character and worn of the founder of
the Methodist church. Mr. Lewis con
Quoted the quarterly review in the
Sunday school and in the evening
preached a sermon in keeping with
the approaching national holiday.
The semi annual election of Quo
nektacat tribe of Red Men was held in
Red Mems hall Friday evening and the
following officers elected; Prophet, H.
E. Harris sachem, G. p. Spencer; SEN
Tor sycamore, A. C. Winchester junior
sycamore, H. A. Miller. c. E. Graf
fam and j. E. Mellen were chosen rep
resentatives to attend the great coun-
Gil which will be held in Boston dur
ing the latter part of August.
Mrs. j. G. Ullery has been elected
to a life membership on the board of
five charter trustees of the National So
ciety of the Daughters of 1872. The
four other members of the board are:
Mrs Edward Roby, Mrs. William
Gerry Slade, Mrs. William Tod Hell
muth and Mrs. George b. Woodward.
Mrs. Ullery was elected to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Mrs.
Louis W. Hall of Pennsylvania.
The annual election of the Baptist
Sunday school took place Sunday when
the following officers were chosen: Su-
perintendent, L. W. Hawley: assistant
superintendents. Fred S. Knight and
Mrs. Henry Tucker; secretary, Fred
L. Smith: auditor, Jesse Haynes: Ii
brarian, H. F. G.. Todt; assistant Ii
brarians, Mrs. Marshall Grout and
Miss Nettie Harris. The treasurer and
the Superintendent of the home de
partment were not elected but will be
chosen later. The reports of the diff
ferent officers were read and showed
the condition of the school prosperous.
The annual Webster memorial cell
ebration will be held on Stratton noun
tain near the spot where Daniel Web
ster spoke in 1910. during Old Home
Week in August. This year being the
5Oth anniversary of Webster's death,
unusual effort will be made to make
the exercises worthy of the occasion.
An organization will be formed, hav
ing in view as its object, the preserva-
ti0n of the grounds, the erection of a
suitable monument. and the gathering
of facts and information regarding
Webster. and especially concerning the
great gathering in 1910. The Rev. Q.
II. Palmer of Stratton has been active
,f N
matter.
d. Webster Thomas, 60, who died
in East Hartford last Thursday. was
native of Chesterfield. n. H., and at
tended school at Brattleboro Academy
in West Brattleboro He was the son
Of aaron and Grata Thomas and was a
brother of Chester Thomas, who died I
last March. He is survived by one
brother. Amos F. Thomas, of Chester
field. \. H., widow who was Miss
Persis NJ. Kellogg of Jamaica. son, 4
Albert L. Thomas of South Nanches-
fer. Conn. and a daughter Mrs. Ada
K. Ravens, of West Hartford. Mr.. /
Thomas was a veteran of the civil war
9nlisting in the Sixteenth Connecticut
volunteers in November. 1862. and I
until he was honorably dis
charged in August, 1868.
The regular June session of the
probate court was held Saturday and /
he following business transacted: The
will of Eliza NJ Cushing was probat- I
"a and allowed. and F. \. Dewitt APP /
pointed executor: the accounts of {. |
ii. Timson as administrator upon the
state of Mary E. Timson and Walter
n. Timson were allowed and distrlbu-
ion made: the will of Mrs. Henrietta /
Carroll of Springfield was allowed: the /
Will of Lyman J. Brown of Halifax
vas allowed, and Walter 5. Brown APP .
pointed executor: the will of Charles 4
h. Davis of Brattleboro was allowed 4
md Althene f. Davis appointed exc
,utrix: the petition of John +. Gale, 1
upon the estate of Mary
q TYLER of Vernon, for license to sell /
cal estate, with consent of heirs, was /
yranted: Clara S. Morse was appoint .
Il Guardian for Bessie l. Morse, a 4
minor. of Guilford: Charles s. Good I