Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-19
laindham County 9eformer
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

"a sawyer tne building lC
on the corner OF North and Tyler street
to Leroy F. Adams. '
The accounts OF the county officer
nave this week been audited by Horac
Graham, state auditor, at Count
Clerk Merrifields office. or cours
they were found correct.
The regular monthly meeting 10
June of the International Sunshine so
ciety, Brattlehoro Branch /, will b
held with Mrs. +. S. Bowen. Frida,
afternoon, June 26, at O'Clock.
Because of bad road conditions
and the inability of so many to tax,
part in the run of the automobile clut
OF Vermont called for the 18th, it i.
thought best to postpone it unit
Tuesday, the 23d.
Threatening rain did not prevent
the gathering of large crowd at the
Common Wednesday evening to heal
the fourth open air concert by the
First Regiment band, and the program
was admirably rendered.
The secretary's record of the early
years of the Woman's Auxiliary of the
I. NJ. G. A., organized in October,
1883, cannot be found. Anyone having
information on this subject is request
ed to call at the association rooms and
advise the secretary, Mr.. Wilson.
The High school class of 1903 en- :
loyed tallyho ride to Spotford lake
Tuesday, taking dinner at Wares pa
vilion and returning by moonlight. The
reunion of the class of 1902, which was
planned for Monday, was indefinitely
postponed by the heavy downpour.
The four inches of rain which fell
in three days filled the springs and
reservoirs and very etfectually ended
the dry spell. The high wind of last
Friday afternoon demolished some
chimneys and Uttered the steets with
broken branches and loose shingles.
If satisfaction is worth anything to
you it would seem that Ullery Il CO.
ought to have your orders for whatever
printing you need. They do every job
as we'll as they can. Most work is de-
livered the next day and some can be
done the same day. The prices are as
low as they can be.
BY invitation of Mrs. Angelica B.
Shea, the annual meeting of the Yer
mont society of the United States
Daughters of 1912 will be held at her
home Saturday afternoon, June p, at
3 o'clock. The annual reports of Of
ticers will be presented and an inter-
esting program has been prepared.
An alarm from box AZ, just before
6 o'clock Saturday evening, called the
fire department to the residence of
Harry b. Haus on Forest street, where
a chimney had started with furious
blaze. For time there was consid-
cradle excitement and some danger that
the property might be destroyed, but
the flames were extinguished with but
slight damage.
Mrs. Jennie B. Powers, agent of
the Humane society, visited the depot
yard Monday morning and witnessed
the loading of stock. She found utter
disregard of the law in that hogs,
sheep and cattle were loaded into box
cars without partitions. She insisted
that partitions must be put in and re-
NAMED on the spot until her orders
1ad been obeyed.
The third annual convention of the |
Vermont Undertakers and Embalmers |
will be held at the Pavil-
on hotel in Montpelier next week
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The program is full of interest as out
ined in this paper last week. II. E.
Bond of this town is president of the
association and NJ J. Moran is chair
nan of the executive committee.
Encouraged by the recent move
nent of the local clerks, the BARRIERS
lave decided to formulate few rules
nd then organize for the summer sea-
on The chief item on the elaborate
esolutions which they have drawn has
o deal with the old familiar subject
+ shorter hours and more pay. For
trike center Brattleboro is not only
gliding its own but also setting an ex-
mple.
John Bollinger, blacksmith, paid
) and costs before Judge Newton on /
tuesday,, being convicted of disturb !
no the peace. 1t was alleged that he {
'ent to Charles A. Moore and attempt !
d to collect bill of 81. Some discus |
ion followed and finally the men came |
, blows. Bollinger was arrested by
hief of Police Hall, and his temper
ost him 81. 80. And after all the bill
as not collected. :
The W. C. T. U. held their meet !
70 last Wednesday evening at the Y. u
|. G. A. rooms, a goodly number be- !
10 present to hear the report of the
,unty convention, read by Mrs. Julia :
oughton and Marion Baker. There +
as song by Ralph Cain entitled, n
Twin Ballots;'' paper read by Hell h
, Field, "How to Turn Defeat Into =
ictory ~ few words of encourage 7
emit from Mr.. Wilson, Y. M. G. A. r
cretary; few words from Messrs. :
ayo and Betterly. The next meeting V
III be held at the same time and 4
me place next Thursday afternoon.
All in town who have interest in
e education of the young will be I I
ad to know that the school board Il
IS reappointed Miss Marguerite E. =
ECKER supervisor of schools, and that ':
e has accepted the office for another ~
ar. Miss Tucker has shown an ear e
stness and zeal in her position which -
IS its exemplification in the fruition <
the graduating day exercises. Inc D
andard of excellence was never high N
nor have the boys and girls IN our y
shown better results IN q
aiming and elementary instruction. =
;s quite evident that Miss Tucker tt
$ her work at heart and understands q
w to reach and inspire the plant :,
nds entrusted to her care. 7,
Centre Congregational church was h,
,wded last Sunday morning at the n,
,ildren's Day service. The church 4,
3 very handsomely decorated with 81
;s;as forms and mountain laurel.