Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-21
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Z. ii. Akley of Vernon and u. II
Phillips of Putney shipped CARLOAD
of cattle to Brighton, Mass, Monday
The Ladies' Aid society of thu
Episcopal church will hold tea anC
sale at the home of Mrs. j. e. Uller.
April ,.
Miss Julia Calvin has just re
turned from New York and New Ha
Aen and is ready for the spring season
III dressmaking. adv.
Miss Florence Wellman has beer
assigned the class will in the gradua
ton exercises of the Westfield Norma
school which will take place in June
At a meeting of the directors OF
the Peoples National bank Monday, j.
Gray Estey was placed on the board tc
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
his father.
/ Six Cinnamon were taken TO Rut-
land Saturday by United States Marshal
Field. The celestials, who had been
in Newfane Jail, are under orders of de-
portation.
The basket ball game which was
to have been played Friday evening
between the Y. M. G. A. second team
and the Turner's Falls team was can
celled by the latter.
-Quonektacat tribe of Red Men in
itiated three pale faces at its wigwam
/ Friday evening" The delegation ey-
pected from Mortified, Mass, was
unable to be present,
E J. Fenton & Co. have put in a
fine line of mems imported shirtings.
over 300 distinct patterns. These goods
are suitable and are used for ladies
shirt waists in the cities.
Two elk and two deer from the
Corbin game preserve near Newport.
n H., were received here Saturday
for the Retreat park. None of the an
imals was less than two years old.
Thomas A. White. for many years
a well known resident of Putney, died
in San Diego, Cal, March Is, at the
age of rs years. He was born in East
Putney and after leaving the East was
for many years in business in San
Francisco.
The youngest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Bell of Halifax died Sat
urday and was buried Monday Mr..
Bell, who has been awaiting trial for
criminal neglect of the child was al
raigned in county court Wednesday
and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced
not less than nine nor more than II
months.
The 18th anniversary of the home
opathic medical society of Western
Massachusetts was held in Springfield
Wednesday evening, about 100 persons
attending. DR.. Henry Tucker of this
town, the only survivor of the seven
charter members, was to have spoken
on "Our Charter Members, " but he
was unable to attend.
The funeral of Mrs Frances NJ. J.
Peck was held Saturday afternoon at 3
O o'clock from the home of Mrs. j. X.
Parker on Oak street, Rev. III. r. I
Miles officiating. The bearers were l..
w. Cleveland of New Haven, CT, S.
j. Hayes, M. j. Hayes and George G. |
Wilson. The body was taken to New /
Haven where brief services were held /
Sunday afternoon.
A cylinder head on engine No. , .
of the Brattleboro Il Whitehall rail
road blew out Tuesday afternoon while |
the locomotive was making a special
trip to West Dummerston, and in con
sequence the evening passenger train
did not leave here until about 10
o'clock. Engine 292 has been sent to
st. Adams this week and will be thor
oughly overhauled, = and repaired.
In pursuance of orders of the sec
ond assistant postmaster general the
Jacksonville stage will leave Brattle-
ooro at H. 40 a. m. hereafter. This
change is not at all in accordance with
he wishes of the local post office, nor
IS it agreeable to the patrons along the
quite or the stage driver himself. An
effort no doubt will be made to have
he stage run on its old schedule.
Bingham chapter, Order Eastern
Star, initiated two candidates at their !
egular convocation Tuesday evening.
vt the next meeting, April |, the en- !
ertainment committee will give mu-
ical and literary program followed by T..
The district deputy $
Meeting of district No. 3, which in l
ludes nine chapters, will be held at
White River junction Tuesday after Il
oon and evening with Weona chapter.
those going from this place will take a
he ii a. IN. train. q
The third "circular of educational a
Information" published by the state :
apartment of education, of which q
Walter F. Ranger is superintendent,
ontains some valuable information on a
chool sanitation. These circulars are I
repaired for the benefit of teachers t
nd school officers, but could be read e
nth benefit by everyone. The articles ?
q the present circular are from the
ems of Charles G.. Claverly, president q
f the state board of health, Henry L. 4
tillson, editor of the Bennington o
tanner, and DR.. III. d. Holton. a
BY the will of Mrs. Henrietta Car \
oil, which was filed for probate in Y
Mass. Wednesday the Y
lone for Aged and Disabled and the 81
church of this town re- e.
Give sucn shares of the stock of the II
ew London Northern railroad as she s.
lay own, one-half to go to each. N
hese requests of stock are subject to II
provision that the income shall go to N
lie husband OF the testatrix during o.
fe A bequest of $1,000 is given to A
lie town of Marlboro, the income to pi
2 used for the care of certain family e.
urial lots. 1t is provided, however, l.
lat in case the income exceeds the 81
mount needed in the care of the bur %
i lots the balance shall go to the L.