Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-29
LOCAL..
NEARBY NEW HAMPSHIRE,
HINsDALE.


Rev. c. F. Roper of Winchester, N.
H., occupied the Congregational pull
pit Sunday.
NJ. S. Leach has gone into bank
ruptcy and Edward Stebbins has been
made assignee.
James Pigott and wife of Greenfield,
!, Mass, spent few days at James
O'Brien' recently.
A few members of the Grange IN
this place attended meeting of the
order in Mortified Friday.
The creditors of the Worden com
pany have agreed to accept 80 cents on
a dollar in settlement of their claims
against the company.
C. d. Whitaker is making repairs on
the Hotel Ashuelot, and has painted
the roof previous to adding coat of
paint to the building.
Thomas McCaughein of the Leland
Stanford Junior university has gone to
work in Forbes d Wallace's store in
Springfield for the summer.
A very severe thunder storm passed
over this place Saturday evening. The
rain was most welcome as the grass
an | crops had become exceedingly dry.
G. A. Pearson, who was formerly in
the blacksmith shop on Canal street.
will put up shop near his residence
on the Kingsman place at Winchester.
G. +. Whitcomb of West Swanzey is
to cut off his timber lot near the depot
recently purchased of A. L. Taylor,
and has had spur track built and
will ship the lumber to his mill in
| West SWanzey.
". B. Stacy, formerly of Holyoke.
has bought the machinery and leased
the Park Box shop on Canal street.
Mr.. Stacy will move his family into
the Universalist parsonage.
Thomas j. and Miss Katie Cunning
ham, who recently sold their household
goods at auction, are to remain in the
east for the present, but will probably
make their future home in Los Ange-
les, Cal.
Kingman' Zenith Crystal workers
are occupying the room in the Fisk
block formerly used as a store by G.. S.
Howe, this week. A baby voting con
test is one of the interesting features /
at present.
Saturday, May 81, there will be a
special town meeting at 3 O'Clock to |
see what action the town will take in |
regard to building a new bridge to |
Brattleboro, Vt, on the present site of .
the old bridge, or act in any manner
thereon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael d. Whites
baby was christened James Henry
White, at St. Joseph's church Sunday
morning. The baby wore the christen-
ing robe that its father wore 3S years
ago, and which was also worn by his
six brothers and sisters.
Herbert Miner was arrested Friday
by Officer Kinds and brought into
court Saturday. The charge against
him was of obtaining mileage book
under false pretences from f. W. Col
ton some sine ago. He was not con
victed because of insufficient evidence.
Dea. and Mrs. Hildreth and Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Robertson have been
chosen delegates to attend the Ches-
hire county conference of Congrega,
tional churches to be held in Troy
June II and -. Miss Lucy Spooner
was chosen to represent the Christian
Endeavor society at the same confer
ence.
The veterans of the Grand Army.
members of the Woman's Relief corps
and Sons of Veterans attended the
service at st. Joseph $ church
Sunday afternoon. Rev. D. C. Ling
gave fine address which was listened !
to by large audience. The church
was tastefully decorated with flowers,
and there was special music for the oc-
casion by thu choir.
The W. c. r. U. convention Thurs
lay was we'll represented by the diff err :
ent societies in the county. The pro-
gram was interesting. Mrs. L. l.. Bal
ey of this place gave the greeting and
Mrs. NJ. A. Pease of Marlboro respond 7
ID. Papers were read by Miss Bertha
:. White of Harrisville, Mrs. Cora
Martin of Richmond and Mrs j. +. e
Iyland of Keene. The state superin- .
endent of Scientific Temperance In Il
gave an interesting talk tell .
ng of how she has the law enforced in .
egard to the studying of physiology in "
he lower grade schools. Rev Mr.
White and Rev. Mr.. Van Tassel were o
allied upon to speak and told of their p
ppreciation of the work done by the W
Jnion. d
Miss Emma Cooper returned to her II
ome in Lebanon. n. II Saturday af- II
er a several weeks visit at the Bar OF
ows home on High street. Miss Lu- tr
y Spooner spent Sunday in Brattle- o,
oro as the guest of Miss Belle Ten %
ey.-Lizzie Booth is confined TO the ar
ouse with a bilious fever. John j. il
.rchibald spent Sunday at his son al
ames's home in Ludlow. Vt.-Miss
LATHE Wilder is visiting relatives in IA
oston and vicinity. Charles Temple VI
[. Fl. S: '99, Tufts 1906, had poem
! one of the Tufts college papers last
eek.-Miss Marion Billings spent
unday at her home in Mortified, 30
lass Mr.. Pratt, who drives the Brat "
eboIo stage, saw two deer on that
,ad a few days ago. E. p Bailey is SCI
| Northfield Mass, for brief stay.
Peter Bowie has obtained work in pl
Vt. in a wooden mill
ISIS Mary E. Watson returned to her :
ome in Winchester Tuesday after at
aking her brother, Will Watson, a
Lyman and father. Mr.. .