Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-18


Baptist church this evening.
The knights and Ladies Of Honor
will hold regular meeting Monday
evening with Mr. and Mrs. c. p. Nash
"a Western avenue.
The w. C. T. u. is making ar
rangements for the pastors Of the vari-
Gus churches to speak at its meetings
The union will meet as usual Thursday
afternoon in the Y. M. C, A.
The thaw and freeze of the early
part of the week hardened the snow
sufficiently to make excellent coasting,
especially on Green street where scores
of young people have been enjoying
the sport nightly
! Sydney Morris of Wilmington and
Miss Mildred Crown, daughter of p
F.. Crown of this town. were married in
Greenfield last Wednesday. They will
make their home in Wilmington where
Mr.. Morris owns farm
The women of the First Baptist
church had a large attendance at the
supper and sale which they gave in
the church parlors last evening. All
candy and potted plants were sold and
neat sum was realized from the af-
fair
The Fessenden Helping Hand So
ciety cleared about $50 from its sale In
the Congregational chapel Tuesday
afternoon and evening The different
tables were trimmed in colored crepe
paper and were supposed to represent
the senses.
There will be a Christmas tree at
the Home for the Aged on Tuesday.
Dec. 90, arranged by a committee from
the Sunshine society, branch 2. Our
aged friends look forward to this event
each year with great pleasure and any
one having gifts for them will please
send them to the matron Mrs Nash
at the home.
Anterior Prescott, so. who died at
the Retreat last week, was an uncle of
Mrs. John Tucker and Ornan Prescott
of this town and Charles Prescott or
Bristol N. II. He was born in West
ford, Mass, but had lived in Dummer-
ston a great part of his life. The fu-
neral will be held in the church at
West Dummerston Sunday at o'clock.
Bingham chapter. o. f. s., elected
the following officers at the annual
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matron. Mrs. Carrie l.. Hamilton;
worthy patron, VIM. b. Vinton; asso-
ciate matron. Mrs Clara L. Bruce;
secretary Mrs. Eugenia NJ Pettee;
treasurer, Milton H Eddy; conductor.
Mrs. Frances r. Horton; associate
conductor Mrs. Sarah A. Dickinson
These and the 10 appointive officers
will be installed Jan. 5.
Eleven officers elect of the Vermont
National guard viii report at Brattle-
boro Monday afternoon Dec. 2S for eN-
Iamination to Col J, G, Estey. They are
r. s. Hyland captain Company A; p.
w. Gibson, captain Company /; ]. w.
Tinker. captain Company d; +. T.
Thomas. captain Company H; w A..
Ide first lieutenant Company d; Z.
II. Davis, first lieutenant Company /;
III. B. Moulton, first lieutenant Com
many H. C, H. Senter, second lieuten-
ant Company II; w. n. Batchelder,
second lieutenant Company /; G. T.
Parks. second lieutenant Company ID;
Grant Lincoln. second lieutenant Com
pany A.
There will be a meeting of the
Stockholders of the Brattleboro &
Whitehall railroad company in the
probate office Tuesday Dec. 90, at $50
a. m. to see what action will be taken
on the foreclosure proceedings of the
New London Northern railroad COM
pany VS. the Brattleboro & Whitehall
company. now pending in court 1t is
understood that the Central Vermont
railroad company has a proposition to
submit to the Brattlehoro & Whitehall
Stockholders although the nature of
the offer is not known. The meeting
viii be for the purpose of deciding
whether to defind the suit or to accept
the COMPROMISE which will be offered.
-Brattleboro chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, held its an
nual meeting at the home of Mrs. E. d.
whitney Tuesday afternoon when
the following officers We're elected:
Regent. Mrs. F. w. Weeks; vice regent,
Mrs. Fred L. Smith; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. William T. Haigh; cores
ponding secretary, Miss Genevieve
Slate: treasurer. Mrs. George F. Bar
Der: registar, Mrs. e. A. Starkey his
torian. Mrs. E. S. Bowen; chaplain
Mrs. e II. Putnam; auditors, Mrs. H.
w, Hawley, Mrs. L, K. Fuller; execu-
tive board. Mrs. C. f. r. Jenne, Mrs
Fl p. Wellman, Mrs. c. L. Stickney
Mrs. J. f. Hail. Mrs. w. F. Root, Mrs
F. G.. Pettee and Mrs. C. S. Pratt. The
chapter voted to make the executive
board the program committee.
Contagious diseases in Brattleboro
have so far disappeared that the town
is practically free from them now. NO
new cases of scarlet fever have deVel-
oped for a month. and for the past lo
Idays diphtheria has diminished so rap
idly that there is no more cause tor
worry on that score. In fact the cpl
demic has been stamped out practical
lv. and the local health authorities nave
no idea that it will recur. This news
ought to have a wholesome effect upon
Christmas trade for many outside Gus
toners. who have been kept away ny
the prevalence of disease, will now reel
perfectly free to do their shopping IN
Brattleboro. Thus far the local mer-
chants report rather light holiday
business but they expect that II VIII
increase greatly from now until CHRIST
mas day. The weather is certainly OF
the holiday brand although little
more snow would help the highways
that lead toward Brattleboro and make
il easier for the farmers to come In ana