Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-29
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Ernest r. Longueil has beer
granted an increase of pension of s..
The Vermont state convention o.
Congregational churches will be held il
Springfield June 10 to H.
Read the opening chapters of "'Los1
Mans Lane" in today's Reformer.
It's one of the greatest detective stories
ever written
C. H. Eddy will start two teams
next Sunday morning delivering hot
brown bread and baked beans through
out the village limits.
The Catholic Union minstrel troupe
d. will go to Bellows Falls Tuesday to
present the show which made such a
hit here IA few weeks ago. A special
train will bring the company back to
Brattleboro.
! Grand Patron J. S. Weeks, Grand
Lecturer Hattie S. Taylor. Grand As
sociate Conductress Mrs. Rosa Girls
void and Mrs. Dora Bingham of Bing-
ham chapter, went to jacksonville and
instituted a new chapter last week
Wednesday,
Rev. George F. Sutherland of the
Drew Theological seminary preached
in the Methodist church Sunday in
place of Rev. f. W. Lewis, who with
his family was called to Mortified,
I VT, on account of the death of Mrs
Lewis father.
The A. V, May agency has sold for
Mrs. Emily H. Emerson, administrator
for the estate of Frank H. Emerson,
the house and two lots on South Main
street to Nellie NJ Coolidge, also for
c. c. Fits his house on South Main
street to George Lackey of South Lon
donderry.
The usual fake story is going the
rounds that Frank Daniels is not with
the Miss Simplicity company. Man
ager Fox states that he will positively
appear, and we have just had tele-
gram from Frank saying that he was
coming. Don't miss seeing and hear
ing the funniest man on this stage,
Principals H. X. Whitaker of Brat
tleboro, Edward Ellery of Saxtons
River and NJ. W. Downing of Bellows
Falls are members of the state recep
tion committee appointed for the I'D
annual meeting of the American insti-
tute of instruction to be held in Bur
lington July l-3. Booker T. Washing
ton, and several other eminent educa-
tors, will deliver addresses during the
meeting
1t was not bad guess of the Re
former last week that on a full vote the
local option Republicans would be
found to line UP 100 and the prohibit
ton side 645. The actual numbers were
454 and GOA, counting the whole Proc
tor and Mccullough vote as prohibi- /
Of ttat
simple one, of applying the law of per
centages from what had appeared to
what was to appear. 1t is the process
that has enabled the Reformer's cleo
ton predictions, with but a single ex
ception in % years, to always hit the
mark almost exactly
The government officials at Wash
ington predict for this year a return of
the 17-year locusts which proved such
a pest in 1850. The prediction is be
ing made good already in many sec
tions of the country by the appearance
from the ground of small black
bug which develops in a few hours
into full hedged winged locust, Many
Brattleboreans are claiming that they
have seen the locusts here, and it is
not doubted that they will appear lat
ar, if at all, but are not very numer-
ous here as yet, owing to the severely
cold weather and recent frosts.
A musicale was given in Grange
nall Tuesday evening under the direc-
ion of the Grange Dramatic club be /
'ore good sized audience. The pro
gram consisted of an opening chorus
1y 30 voices, vocal selections by Miss
Eva Sanders, Miss Helen Reyes, Miss
Abbie Wellman, Miss Addie Warner,
Arthur Hyde and G. W. Drown, violin :
olos by Miss Ethel Randall and Miss
Grace Eels. piano solos by Miss May {
Spear, Miss Addie Warner and Miss .
Gilman. trombone solos by Halle '
March. selections by the mandolin and
.uitar club, an original musical spec !
atty by Dugan and Leitsinger and an ,,
finale by Leitsinger, {
)ugan, Whitney, Trendall, March. :,
MI the numbers were well received =,
nd several encores were given.
Members of Sedgwick post, G. A. |
g.. and Woman's Relief corps attend |
d the Congregational church in a body y
sunday and listened to an inspiring |
ermon by Rev. II. r. Miles upon the a
meaning of Memorial day. The church '
vas trimmed with American flags and c
uniting and the choir rendered music c
ppropriate to the occasion. Mr.. /
lilies paid feeling tribute to the vet Il
rams of the Civil war and also those Q
f the Spanish American war, saying d
hat it took just as much courage for a
he men to enlist for the latter conflict 5
5 it did for those who entered the ser t
ice in the war of the Rebellion. The n
pirit of sacrifice was the same wheth h
+ the war lasted months or years and a
he bravery of those who entered the t
ervice should be a lesson to everybody {
a all walks of life. Delegations from C
edgwick post visited the cemeteries
D Dummerston, Guilford and Vernon r
unday afternoon for the purpose of !
ecorating the graves of comrades :,
Bingham chapter, o. T.. S.. held il
regular convocation the evening of L
Law 20 Grand Patron j. ;. Weeks of b
t. .Johnsbury, Grand Lecturer Mrs. p
LATHE S. Taylor of Brattleboro, Grand d
ssociate Conductress Mrs. Rosa Girls a
old of Springfield, District Deputy C.
[atron Miss Eta Fairman of Wind C
IF. were present. Also Past Grand f,
nth Mrs. Nellie Leland of Spring I
ED. Past Grand Matron Mrs. Eugen- I
Pettee of Brattleboro, Mrs. Temple. Il
-orthy Matron, DIR. Fay, Worthy s'
atron. and several other members of Ii
aomi chapter of Hinsdale. \. H., r,
ere also present. \ fine supper in Il
larpe of Mrs. O. Z. Randall and Mrs lC