Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20
4 NNOUNCENIENTs.
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Lent begins next Wednesday.

.. LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Lent begins next Wednesday.
The banks will be closed Monde
in observance of Westinghouse birtl
day.
: The Sunshine society, branch NJ
l, will meet with Mrs. Fred l.. Smit
on Prospect street next Friday aftel
noon at 3 O'Clock.
Warren Bennett has taken the lc
cal agency for the officially certifie,
Declaration of Independence and
making canvass.
-Shea's market has been appoints
sole agents for the Nozzle Egyptian Gig
arctic. They are giving out samples
Better get one. adv.
There was a large attendance at tn
griddle cake supper given by Protec
tive grange Wednesday evening, AM
the repast was up to it's usual higl
standard
The Y. M. G. A. basket ball team
did not play at Vermont academy Mon
day as was expected, and it is doubt
full if a game between these two teams
can be arranged this season.
There was an examination of E. A.
Starkey, bankrupt. before f. d. E.
Stowe Saturday afternoon, Lawyer r.
G. Bacon appearing for Starkey and E.
w. Gibson for objecting creditors.
After two weeks without basket
ball the league games will be resumed
this evening, the High school playing
the Catholic Union, and the Printers
the Wheel club. The games will begin
at 8 o'clock
The funeral of N. Wallace Sargent
was held at his home on Brook road
Saturday afternoon at 2 80 o'clock,
Rev. George B. Lawson of the Baptist
church officiating. The burial was in
the family lot in Prospect Hill GENE
terry.
BY authority of postal regulations,
providing that "where legal holiday
falls upon Sunday the following Mon
day be Observed" the postoffice will
apen next Monday, 23d, from to
9d 5 to 6 p. m. The carriers
! -.rst morning delivery only.
The storm of Monday night was the
heaviest of the season, about 10 inches
of snow falling. The snowfall was a
great help to the farmers who have not
finished drawing lumber but it delayed
railroad traffic considerably. In the
hill towns the storm was accompanied
by heavy wind which drifted the
snow and made the roads in many
places almost impossible.
W. F. Walker and Leslie T. Walk
err, sons of Fitch B. Walker of this
town, are among those actively inter
ested in the machinists' strike which
is at present going on in Claremont, n.
H. l.. l.. Walker is secretary of the
recently organized machinists' union
and W. F. Walker is chairman of the
press and information committee. The
N. H.. Union of February
II contained half tone portrait of the
latter.
Arthur E. Knight received Sc
rious cash in the cheek early Wednes
day morning returning from the fire.
man walking in front of him with a
over his shoulder slipped on
q piece of ice and the point of the
hook struck Mr.. Knight in the cheek
cutting a cash nearly two inches long. |
Chief Engineer Sanders was hit in the |
head by falling beam while at work |
1t the fire, the blow rendering him in
ensible for few minutes.
The spring teachers examinations
or Windham county will be as follows
(ewfane, March and B.; South Lon
londerry, March and 5: Wilmington,
Iarch 10 and IL; Bellows Falls, April
and 8; Brattleboro, April 13 and IA.
III candidates personally unknown to
he examiner must furnish testimonials
f good moral character and satisfac-
Dry evidence of ability to govern. A
ummer school will be held in this
ounty during the latter part of July.
There was hearing Wednesday be-
ore Justice j. H. Merrifield in the
ase of the Valley Grain Co., against
ohm Barrett of Putney and David l..
'erry, trustee, Mrs. Emma Buchanan
ntering as claimant of the funds in
as entered for the plaintiff against
harged, the court holding that there
ad been valid transfer of the funds !
ON the trustee to Mrs. Buchanan.
he plaintiff took an appeal to county
ourt, III. G. Barber appearing for the ;;
laintiff and trustee, E. w. Gibson for :
[rs. Buchanan and F. D. f. Stowe for
arrett. =
The annual District meeting of the c
ighth Masonic District will be held 7
t Bellows Falls Thursday. Golden L
ule lodge of Putney will work the first
egree in the afternoon and Brattle ,
bro lodge will work the third degree !.
the evening. A special train will Y
ave Brattleboro at l O'Clock p. m. re- \
lrning after the meeting. Special
ckets will be good on all trains going :
,rth that day and only such tickets {,
i'll be accepted on special trains re- !,
rning Tickets may be had of ID. =
owles Wednesday and Thursday of 7
.xt week and on the train that leaves =
re at o'clock. A large delegation ., a
i'll attend from here y
The last in the series of the Yer b
ont Baptist Young peoples Institutes l.
II be held in Brattleboro Monday X
ternoon and evening, Herbert E. d
layer, state president, presiding. The E
ternoon session will consist of devo- fl
,nal and song service led by L. W. 3
,wley: an address Oh the price of il
e growth by H. E. Thayer: an ad- p
ess by Edward Ellery, principal of fc
,rmont academy; discussion in hi
arge of Rev. George B. Lawson of CT
attleboro, opened by Rev. E. A. G.
yal of Townshend, parliament con-
cted by Rev. III. F. Perry, ID. d., of g.
licago. The evening session will in y;
lde song service in charge of Mr.. =,
wiley and an address by Rev. II. F. u,
rry. n