Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-16
WILMINGTON.


The listers deposited the grand lis
in the town clerks office Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Rogan ar
happy in the advent of bouncin
boy
Daniel +. Palmeter has sold hi
farm to John j. Gleason who in tur
has sold his place to Mr.. Bellows O
Marlboro.
The cold weather for the past weeI
or so has done some injury, but whel
we read of the extensive damages else
where we regard ourselves very lucky
There is good deal of talk in re
gard to the gold question, with al
sorts of queries and conclusions. Sew
eral farms have been leased and we ar,
hopeful that good times are coming.
The washout at Monroe Bridge wal
filled so that trains passed over regu
larly for day or two, but a slide car
ried out part of the track again anc
delay was occasioned for two or three
days. Everything is all right at this
writing and it is hoped no further
trouble will occur at present.
G. Frank Snow met with quite q
bad accident Wednesday. He was al
work painting on Miss Adams's house
in the village when the staging gave
way, giving him tumble of u or 10
feet upon a pile of boards and other
things. 1t is hoped that the injury
will not be lasting but he will be laid
up several days at least.
Edward l.. Bates of Bennington was
in town Wednesday. Hon. O. f. But
terrified was in Albany last week on
legal business and visited his daugh-
ter, Grace, who is attending the bust
ness college in that city. This week
Mr.. Butterfield is attending supreme
court at Montpelier. -Myron f. Ly
man is building an addition to his
dwelling house on West Main street. -
Mrs. Mary F. Barnard and daughter,
Nellie, are visiting in New York. H.
w. Stearns was in town recently look
ing after his Raponda property Mr..
Flanders is the man in charge.
Orrin r. Buell. is absent this week
in Massachusetts on business. Col. j.
II. Goulding is at Burlington attend
ing the annual session of the Loyal Lee
gion. Rev. |. S. Yerkes of Rochester
was in town recently calling upon his
friends. Mrs. l.. 7. Page is visiting in
Maine. Mrs. Melissa Blanchard is Wis
iting in jacksonville. Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Brown are nicely settled in
their new home in the Mann house on
East Main street Mr.. and Mrs. p.
NJ. Davis are again settled in their
tenement on Beaver street. -Ephraim
Holland is very happy in his new home
with Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Chaffin in
the Adams house. Miss May Titus
has returned from a visit to Ashburn-
ham, Mass, in very much improved
health. Frank l.. Allen has been abb
sent several days visiting friends in
the northern part of the county. Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey F. Barber are in New
York visiting friends.
W. B. Farwell, chief clerk of the
railway mail service, was in town re
Gently, by request. to look up the ad
visibility of establishing railway mail
service on the line of the Hoosac Tun-
mel and Wilmington railroad, He
found that our present service of three
closed pouches per day to the Boston
Il Troy railroad p o., in addition to
local pouches between the stations.
was far better service than most towns
of this size are receiving. He said
that he did not feel warranted in rec
that postal clerk be put
on the railroad line, at present, max
ing an expense of $1,000 or so year.
Although the management of postof
fees and the inspection of the same
does not come within his line Of duty,
he expressed himself as well pleased
b, ~ tha local nf
fee, but remarked that in his opinion
the money order and registry division
ought to be closed at 5 p. M. instead
If g. as now. The closing hour in
most of the larger offices is at and S.
It frequently happens that more of
his business is transacted in this of
ice after s O'Clock than during all the
rest of the day.
Col. J. II. Goulding returned from
Rutland Saturday where he went to
lury Mrs Goulding. He was accom-
panied by his son Philip who will re
main in town for the present assisting |
ais father in the savings bank. Mr.. .
iouldng has closed his engagement .
With the University of the South at .
'ewanee, Tenn, where he has been
or year or so, engaged in the work
If cataloging the library. In speak
ng of the negro question he says that
people at the North understand very
poorly the condition of things in the
south in regard to this matter of the
legroes. They are poor, shiftleSs set
IS rule, just managing to exist and
lot caring for anything that would ell
waite and make them better. Those
hat get little education become
worse and more disagreeable than
hose that remain in their normal con
ition. He thinks it is no wonder
hat there are frequent outbreaks be
ween the whites and blacks and is
that things go as well as
hey do. He has serious doubts as to !
he wisdom of giving the right to vote
D the colored brother from the fact
hat they do not have the least concep-
ion of their duties in the matter
HALIFAX