Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27
THE wfNDHAM COUNTY REFoRMER, FRIDAY MARCH o. 1908

special meeting at the rooms Sunday
at b p. m.
William Macia displays dande-
lion in full bloom plucked at Prospect
Hill Wednesday. This perhaps makes
record for a 25th of March.
Miss Margaret Tucker has been APP
pointed supervisor of the graded schools
for the remainder of the school year,
in place of Miss r. s. Wardle resigned.
About 25 members of Quonketacat
tribe of Red Men trailed to the camp
of Sketchawang camp OF Claremont
last evening where the degree of adop-
ton was exemplified on three candi-
dates by Col. Miles.
A member Of the Edmunds school
basket ball team Of Burlington writes
to the local Y. M. c. A. that the Bos-
ton Globe was in error last week in
saying that they claimed the state
championship. They only claim the
championship of preparatory school
players.
-Brattleboro Camp, No 1887, Mod
ern Woodmen of America, met last
night and worked the three degrees on
26 candidates. Supper was served to
about IS members. A large delegation
was present from Putney camp. A
box social will be held Thursday even
ing in Red Mems hall.
The board of directors of the S. A.
Smith Co. has called special meet
ing Of the stockholders of the company
to be held in lower grange hall Thurs
day, April 2, at 80 p. m, to ratify
the action taken by the directors at
their meeting March "a, when it was
voted to enter the trust.
The Catholic Union have engaged
the services of John j. Nolan, for many
years stage manager and leading tenor
Of Primrose & West and the Cleveland
MINISTRIES and composer of light opera
to drill the local minstrels for the en-
tertainment April %. The chorus re-
hearsal began last evening.
The New Hampshire legislature
agreed on license liquor law yester-
| day, the bill was passed and sent to
the governor for signature. The hour
of closing is left to the town and city
authorities and hotels in no-license
towns cannot sell liquor unless meal
costing at least % cents is obtained.
Everybody interested in having
good schools should read "the peda-
gogue's" letter in another column.
The writer is young local teacher OF
prominence and ability, who is put
ting careful study and thought into
his work; and his opinions and con-
illusions are worth consideration.
There was large attendance Of the
members Of the Congregational club
ond their guests at the entertainment
ef their last meeting of the season last
avening at the Brooks House. ban
Duet was served at s o. clock after which
a magic and sleight of hand perform
ance was given by Prof, Ausbach. 1t
was pronounced one of the finest exhi-
billions of the kind ever given here.
Many complaints are made over
the holding up Of pedestrians and
teams by freight trains extending over
the railroad crossing at Bridge street
during the busy hours of traffic. Very
often these enforced waits of those who
would cross the track are from five to
ten minutes in duration. There is a
state law that prohibits the blockad-
ing of public highways in this man
Der.
About twenty log drivers from the
Deerfield river arrived in town yester-
day and after filling up on red eye
from the brewery made things lively
on the island and around the depot.
They amused themselves by fighting
each other until the 10. 10 train ar
rived, when most of them went to
northern New Hampshire, where they
will start driving logs down the Con-
necticut.
We have received statement
signed by the citizens committee,
Messrs. L. F. Adams, Geo. c. Averill
and Geo. L. Durham, who have had
charge of the negotiations for secUr-
| ing the location of the Souto Il Co.
| factory in Brattleboro. 1t is address
ed to the village voters and concerns
the proposed laying of the water main
to the Souto factory The main facts
contained in this statement have al
ready been published in these columns
and need not be repeated. The com
mittee hold that the only steps now in
yolved and the only principle involved
is whether the village will extend the
necessary protection to the property
| located here. They reckon Oh s4o0
sure. for rentals to start with, besides
those for probable domestic consump-
ton, and state that the proposed plan
involves no cash outlay by the village
and no taxes to cover the expense.