Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-05
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

-Jonn y. Henkel has been granted
an original pension of s. war witt
Spain
The Brattleboro foot ball scored s,
points to its opponents % the past sea
son.
old Honesty, Cross Bow, Battle AK,
and Standard Navy, three plugs fol
Zoe. all next week at Shea's market.
adv.
The amount of business done al
the local depot last week was about
$500 short of that of the same week Of
the previous year.
Rev F. W. Lewis will speak at
the O'Clock meeting at the Y NJ G..
A. rooms Sunday afternoon. Subject,
"A Busy Mans Religion. "
Bert Brown with Brooke Marine
Band Orchestra is one of the best con
cert soloists in this country This is
his seventh season as soloist with
Brooke.
The funeral of Mrs. George A.
Hines was held from her late Canal
street home Friday afternoon at
o'clock, Rev. Il. X. Marvin officiating
The burial was in the family lot in
Prospect Hill cemetery. The bearers
were w. II. Bracket, A. S Hines,
George +. Greene and H. F. Brooks.
The Brattleboro postofiice received
/ this week a consignment of the new
13-cent postage stamps which have
/ been issued by the United States This
stamp is for the purpose of covering
/ the amount on foreign registered let
! ters which is five cents postage and
/ eight cents registration. Its color is a
/ dark brown and it bears a portrait of
Benjamin Harrison.
The local athletic committee met
Monday to make arrangements for the
basket ball league which will be com
posed of teams from the Y. NJ. c. A.,
Wheel club, Catholic Union and High
the games until after the Christmas
holidays. but Festival hall will he put
in shape for practice at once, Work on
the schedule will be begun immed-
lately.
Bert L. Tower Of Winchester, n.
H., was arrested Saturday by Sheriff
Mcclure on a writ charging him with
alienation of the affections of Mrs. Rol-
lin L. Gilbert of Brattleboro. The writ
was in favor of Mr.. Gilbert Tower
remained over Sunday in charge of Of
ficer Thayer and on Monday procured
bail in the sum of 50. 600. The case is
returnable at the spring term of Wind
ham county court.
The local correspondent of the
Springfield Republican says; There
is a possibility that Brattleboro will
have another wood working industry of
large proportions before the end of an
other year besides that of B. Souto e.
Co., whose buildings are now well I'M
der way. People interested in another
establishment have been looking for a
favorable site and are said to have
about decided to locate here.
The annual meeting of the New
book club was held in the Brooks
House Saturday evening, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles +. Thompson acting as host
and hostess. The following officers
were chosen: President, DR.. James
Conland: vice president, Mrs. Kathe
rine Burchard; secretary and treasur-
err, Mrs. James l.. Martin; chairman of
the book committee. Mrs. James Con.
land. After the election the regular
sale of magazines was held. Several /
new members were taken into the or
ganization.
George l.. Spafford of New London.
Ct. who has been a passenger cOnduc- /
tor on the Central Vermont railroad 30
years and lived until recently in Brat !
tleboro, was before the city court at
NORTHAMPTON last week on complaint .
of three passengers that he over .
charged for rain-tickets purchased be /
tween Amherst and Belchertown. 1t /
was claimed he took ID cents for the
tickets, which may be redeemed within
a limited time for 10 cents. The de
Tense showed that Mr.. Spaford charged
but 40 cents, and he was acquitted.
Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar
at the head of an organization said to
number 80 persons. will present Foxy
at the Auditorium Tuesday
evening. The piece has filled an en-
eagement of $50 nights at the l4th
street theatre, New York, where Alan
Dale proclaimed it 1.-The most anus
ing thing in town" During the Met
ropolitan run many features were add
ed to the entertainment, among them,
five songs, respectively entitled Pol
". Pretty Polly" 1.-The Country
Club THE Bathing Lesson, Pm
Not at Liberty to Tell YOU and DIFF
ferent Ways of Proposing William
A. Brady has supplied completely
new investiture of scenery and COS
tunes.
The quarantine on Vermont cattle
on account of the prevalence of the foot
and mouth disease has brought to
the local shipment when
has am 1unted to about four car loads
a week for the past several months. /
Five cars of cattle were shipped from
last week but since Mon {
day not a single animal has been sent 1
out. There has been no appearance OF I
the disease in this part of Wlndham
and the farmers hereabouts do
not expect to be troubled with 1T. Sew
,ral herds in Chester have been found
10 be afflicted and are now in quaran-
line. 1t is thought that the appearance
IF the disease in this state has come
about through the importation from
of cows which have been
ant out among the farmers for winter
keeping.
Willard Ingram, 10, died at his
nome on Brook street Saturday morn ]
NO after an illness of several months
With cancerous trouble. He was born 1
n Winchester, \. H., August II, I
1913. and lived in Wilmington for a
ong time, coming to Brattleboro - .
ears ago. For number of years he !
lad not been in active employment. c
l,.ap fAf a l.