Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-18
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

! John Manley and r. W. Sargen
have taken the agency for Toled
steam carriage and expect to have on
of the machines in few weeks
Mrs. E. X. Goodall is having
beautiful stone fountain and waterin
place put up at the Waite corner on tn
Putney road.
Landlord Boyle of the Lakesid
turkey dinner Sunday at / O'Clock
during the day.
A delegation from the printing of
flee of E. l.. Hildreth Il company viii
go to Williamsville tomorrow to SCI
the printers play baseball against tn
Williamsville town team.
The new "breweryn was raidet
last Friday evening,by Officers Stearn
and Kinds of Hinsdale. Representa-
tives of the concern appeared in thu
Hinsdale police court Saturday morn
ing and furnished bonds for their APP
pearance at the next term of court a
Keene.
"A. V. Mays agency has sold fol
Martin L. johnson his farm known as
the Otis Adams place and all the stock
and farming implements to George W.
Tanning of New York city. Mr.. Fan
ming will take possession in a short
time and begin carrying on the farm
himself.
S. W. Edgett & Co. have for sale
a bargain in farm property, such as is
seldom offered. This property is To-
Gated near a town of TO- population
and contains 10 acres and good set OF
new buildings. See the description in
their advertisement on the first page of
the Reformer.
E. d. Whitney has ordered an s.
horse power gasolene automobile from
! a Chicopee concern and expects to use
| the machine in travelling tc and from
| Spofford lake this summer Mr.. Whit
ney and family will occupy the Burn
ham cottage on the south shore during
the month of August.
Leslie F. Edwards of Brattleboro,
who graduated from the dental depart
ment of the Baltimore Medical college
this year. was one of the successful
applicants to pass examinations before
the state board of dental examiners
last week. His classmate, 4. a. Pat
terson of Putney also passed. Four of
the IL applicants failed.
Mrs. Sarah Fowler, widow of John
Fowler of Brattleboro, died in Orange,
Mass, recently after long illness.
She had lived in Orange since the
death of her husband 16 years ago but
was for number of years a resident of
this town. She was member of the
Center Congregational church and
during her life here acquired large
circle of friends
Charles L. Howard, 6S, who died
in Orange, Mass, was brother of
Mrs. Stillman Clark of this town.
He was native of Marlboro, n. H.,
but had spent the greater part of his
life in Orange and vicinity. During
the Civil war he was employed in the
Springfield, Mass. armory and after
ward was employed for over &c years in
the New Home sewing machine factory.
Several large catches of bass were'I
taken from Spotford lake the first of
the week. the warm weather lmproy-
ing the fishing immensely. C. A. Har-
ris. C. ". Durham and DR.. G. F.. Bar
Der took over 35 pounds, four of the
fish weighing 1924 pounds. William
ing Al pounds and several ranging |
in weight from PIG to ) pounds
Ralph Cudworth narrowly escaped
being seriously burned at his home on
Canal street Sunday afternoon. He
was lighting a kerosene burner when
the oil on the outside caught fire and
blazed high Mr.. Cudworth picked up
The burner to carry it out of the house
and some of the burning oil fell upon
MS trousers and set them afire. Before
he flames were extinguished the great
or part of his trousers were burned.
j. Leslie Elmer holds the record
If the season at Spotford lake last week
anding a pike which tipped the scales
It seven pounds. He was trolling on
he lower shore with a loop of his own
inc over his pipe when the latter was
erked from his mouth into the water.
Thinking that his troll had caught on
he bottom he stopped his boat as soon
IS possible and began to draw IN the ,
lack. 1t soon became evident that
ometbino alive was at the other end
nd after a few minutes he lifted the
handsome fish into the boat.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.P. Chase of Spring
eld. Mass, who lived in Brattleboro {
or a few years, were given surprise
arty at their home last Thursday I
yening, the occasion being their sill
er wedding. The evening was spent 9
Informally in the way of congratula-
ions. and refreshments were served. |
Jr Chase is a native of Holyoke and. G
pent his early life there, going later to a
,yndonville, where he carried on an 5
Intensive lumber business for several /
ears. He moved from that place to !
,rattleboro, and little later to /!
pringfield, where he has been prom
lent lumber merchant for the past t
We wears. Mrs. Chase is a native OF i
testified. and the marriage took place
, that town. the ceremony being per b
,rmed by Rev. DR.. Henry Hopkins, T
ow president of Williams college. d
II. and Mrs. Chase were generously v
with gifts from their v