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

Local tickets for "Out of the Fold
go on sale Tuesday evening at Fox
store.
The annual meeting of the Brattle
boro Creamery association will be hell
Monday.
Liberal reward offered for the re
turn of my dog Prince. Lost on Hines
burg road. G. S. Pratt.
Rev. f. L. Mathison will lead tn,
regular afternoon service at the Y. NJ,
c. A. rooms Sunday.
The annual thank offering meeting
of the ONE of the Congregations.
church was held in the parlors last
Friday afternoon.
F. |. Swift severely lacerated his
right thumb last week while at work
at a circular saw. He has been unable
to work this week.
Charles II. Spaulding filed a vol
untary petition in bankruptcy this
week, his liabilities amounting to S40e
and his assets 1857.
There was a good attendance at
the supper given in Odd Fellows hall
Tuesday evening by the members of
Dennis Rebekah lodge for the benefit
of the Gill Odd Fellows home at Lud-
low.
Rev. +. f. Marble will he the con
v"ention speaker at the annual meeting
of the Vermont Baptist association
TENDER |. Speakers from New York
and Boston will be present also.
George l.. Shuts, who was former
ly superintendent of the Chinese Sun
day school in South birmingham,
Mass, addressed the Christian En-
deavor meeting of the Baptist church
Tuesday evening on his experiences
among the celestials.
Miss Blanche Drown was given a
surprise party at her home on High
street last Friday evening by the mem
bers of the marching staff of Protec-
tive grange. The evening vas spent in
playing games and refreshments were
served. Miss Drown was presented
with several gifts.
The total rainfall for the month Of
March was :. 80 inches the total o
fall II inches. The lowest temperature
March 80 when it reached 60 degrees,
The highest wind was during March q
when IA velocity of 81 miles an hour
was reached. This is an unusually high
wind for B~rattleboro, although the We
locity on the mountain at that time
was in all probability upward of so
miles.
The funeral of Miss Ann Janette
Howe was held from her late home on
Harris Place Sunday afternoon OF 2:30
o'clock, Rev. E. @. S. Osgood of the
Unitarian church officiating. +. Fl.
Miller sang several, selections. The
body was placed in the vault at Morn
ingside cemetery, the bearers being c.
F. Bingham, Harry Webster, L. d,
Taylor, c. r. Crosby, F. X. Barrows,
and f. W. Putnam, all former pupils
of Miss Howe,
There will be a union session of
the woman's club Monday afternoon,
April !, at 4 O'Clock at the Brooks
House. The club will be the guests of
Miss Maria Stedman of West Brattle-
boro. Thers will be a reading "A
Midsummer Nights Dream, - by Miss
Mary Selden McCobb of Portland,
Miss McCobb has been heard in
Brattleboro before. having read for the
Unitarian ladies at Wells hall, and is
a very fine reader.
The annual report of the Brattle-
boro Creamery association has been
distributed this week. 1t is as fol
Pounds of cream, S23, 1914, of
1877. 3S5. of fat. 163, 100: price
per pound of butter fat, "a and 20. %
cents: expense, s 1854; total paid pat
rons, $40, 05S. IS: gain over last year in
price of butter, per pound, 80 cents:
gain over last year in price of butter
per pound, 40 cents; expense per
pound of butter for year, 1893 cents.
The narrow gauge engine which
vas sent to st. Adams for repairs re-
was returned to Brattleboro
Monday in a much improved condition
md is now being used on the road.
The locomotive has one new cylinder
and piston, a partially new cab
md an entirely new coat of paint.
some more new flat cars have been re-
.eived this week also. The special
Monday carried a large load of
'ails for distribution preparatory to
aging the broad gauge and seven car
Dads of ties and telegraph poles were
ent up Tuesday. y
A meeting of the athletic commit ;
of the Y. NJ. G.. A. and all inter :
sted in base ball and other athletics ,
will be held in the association rooms +
evening for the purpose of
organizing a base ball team to repre- =
ent the association and also to dis I
.uss plans for taking part in a state f
thletic meet which will be held in \
rutland this summe \ meeting will !
re held in Rutland April 10 in regard
o this matter and a delegation from
5rattleboro will attend. George L. {
Iepbron. secretary of the athletic
eague of North America and a mem c
of the international committee of /
Jew York city. will speak. \ base :
all schedule already has been started :
v the association, a game with Hins- :
ale at that town having been secured. :
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. |;
[. C.. 4. held its regular annual meet V
in the association parlors Tuesday d
fternoon when the following officers o
ere elected for the ensuing year: F
resident, Mrs. A. f. Park: first vice Il
resident. Mrs. f. S. Morse: second 9
ice president. Mrs. c. S. Clark treas Il
rer. Mrs. 4. f. Starkey: secretary, B
[iss Clara VI. Simmons; assistant sec d
,tary. Mrs. W. ID. Stockwell: audi ii
ITS. Mrs. 4. G. Cobb and Mrs. George B
. Clapp: directors, Mrs. II. L. Bond, {,
[rs. J. II. White. Mrs. ]. j. Estey. p
RS. F. L. Smith, Mrs. r. F. Lowe, &
rs. A. G. Cobb. Mrs. X. Haskins. Of
rs. n. A. Wood, Mrs. C. r. Evans, Il