Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-23
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The Goth Century club went on 1
sleigh-ride to Bernardston Saturday
afternoon.
The board of civil authority added
seven names to the check list at its
meeting Saturday.
The brewery on the island was raid
ed by Hinsdale officers the first of the
week and the owners were fined SOL. 9S.
COL J. Gray Estey has issued or
ders to companies of the Vermont Ma
tional guard to begin weekly drills this
week, and Co. l held it's first drill of
the season last evening in Festival hall.
The Vermont veterans association
of Boston and vicinity held its 10Th an
nual banquet at Young's hotel last ev-
ening with reception at 6and supper
at 7 o'clock Ex-Governor Holbrook
was one of the outsiders invited.
Some hard hearted man left his
horse on Main street Monday and the
animal was so thinly blanketed that it
shivered noticeably with the cold. 20
licemap Thayer was notified and placed
/ the horse in stable where the owner
found it later in the day.
A bill incorporating the Connect
cut River Co. of New Hampshire has
been introduced in the legislature of
that state this week by Representative
II. C. Holland of Hinsdale. The pro
visions of the bill are identical with
those of the Vermont charter.
There was a large attendance at
the dance in BED Mems hall Monday
evening under the auspices OF the La
dies Catholic Benevolent association.
Dugan and Hines furnished music and
refreshments were served. About $50
was cleared as result of the affair.
The funeral of Mrs Janette B.
Holton, who died at the home OF her
sister, Mrs. Martha A. Cheney, last
Thursday, was held Sunday afternoon
from the First Baptist church, Rev.
George B. Lawson officiating. The
body was placed in the receiving vault
at Prospect Hill cemetery.
W. S. lngraham of Bangor, Me-,
came to Brattleboro Saturday to take
the place of Percy M. Jones as mana
ger of the local branch of the Swift
Beef company. Mr.. Ingraham has had
considerable experience in the meat
business and is thoroughly fitted for
the position Beginning next week Mr..
Jones will devote his entire time to his
newly started market.
Thirty members of the Junior de-
partment of the Congregational Sunday
school were graduated into the senior
classes Sunday, the exercises taking
place instead of the regular study pc
Rod. The children were given num-
Der of questions which they answered
orally and were then given diplomas by
Superintendent W. A. Gilbert who
made felicitous speech of congratula-
ton.
The annual meeting of the Brattle-
boro Gaslight Co. was held at the
Brooks House Monday evening when
the following officers were elected:
Directors, DR.. H. d. Holton, George
C. Averill, j. L. Martin, George A.
Boyden, c. H. Thompson; clerk and
treasurer, G.. F. Thompson auditors,
C. W. Richardson and E. B. Barrows
On account of the increase in the price
of coal the usual dividend was reduced
one half.
There was a large attendance at
the first ladies night given by the Yer
mont Wheel club Friday evening and
an exceedingly pleasant evening was
enioyed by all. Grange hall offered OPP
portunity for dancing, Let's inger's or
chestra of five pieces furnishing music,
and the club rooms were thrown, open
to the guests many of whom made use
of the billiard and pool tables. The
committee in charge of the affair was
c. A. Boyden, H. R. Randall and Eric
Landry.
At meeting of the Catholic I'm
ion Friday evening it was voted to give
minstrel show this year and com
mittee consisting of E. j. Fenton, +.
L. Shea and G. F. Mann was appoint
ed to take full charge of the arrange
ments. An appropriation of $500 was
made for the show. 1t is the idea OF
the committee to produce much more
elaborate entertainment than that OF
last wear and no pains will be spared
to make it first class in every particu-
lar. The show will be given some time
in April.
John p. Austin was arrested Sun
dav afternoon by Chief of Police Hall
who was sent for by Mrs. Austin to
look after her husband who was in
riotously drunken condition. Austin
was placed in the lookup where he re-
NAMED until Monday morning. At that
time he was given hearing before
Justice Newton and pleaded guilty to
one second offense of intoxication for
which he was fined $40 and costs
amounting in all to SO. 40. He was
also placed under bonds of $500 to keep
the peace for two years. Austin DIS
closed that he procured the liquor at
the brewery on the island and at John
Connell's
The First Regiment band has com
pleted arrangements for minstrel show
to be given in the Auditorium Friday
evening, March 20. Some of the best
local talent has offered it's services and
much of the preliminary work is al
ready under way. The chorus will be
in charge of E. E. Bagley, who has had
large experience in drilling glee clubs
and local organiza ions, and will be
composed of the best singing voices in
town. A. d. Wyatt will have charge
of the stage settings. The members of
the band intend to have performance
the equal of any local production in
merit and elaborateness and are spar
ing no effort to reach this end.
Important changes in the personnel
of the Holyoke Betting Co. were made
at the annual meeting in Holyoke,
Mass. last week. G. A. Pierce and
Theodore W. Kirkland, the latter a
we'll known Brattleboro boy, have be-
come financially interested in the con-
Germ and were elected to important DO
sitions in the organization. Both men
.ro avnar;anced in the making and SELL