Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-18
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

house this week.
The next meeting of the Murray
club will be held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. II. F. Brooks Jan. 6.
The street railway cars had some
difficulty in making time Monday
morning on account of the ice which
collected on the rails Sunday night.
Ralph Patch is assistant manager
of the Amherst college basketball team
this year, and John Kane is among the
candidates for positions on the team.
There was hearing in Jamaica
Wednesday before Judge Zina Allbee
in the will of Lovina Blocker Arthur
c. Spencer of Brattleboro appeared in
support of the will.
-Clapp & Jones have distributed
among their patrons this week copies
of The Literary News" which will
be of great help to the Christmas shop
per in purchasing holiday books.
Lawyer H. G, Barber as counsel
for Miss Mary Blakeslee has taken an
appeal to county court from the de-
cision Of Judge Waterman in the suit
against Dr. H. d. Holton, trustee.
"A delegation from Beauseant COM
mandery, Knights Templar went to
Vernon Saturday morning to officiate
at the burial of Warren NJ. Howe, who
died in Oshkosh, Wis, last week. Mr..
Howe was q member of Columbian
lodge and Beauseant commandery.
Beginning this week the Holstein-
Friesian Register, published by F. l..
Houghton. will be issued semi monthly
instead of monthly. This paper was
established in 1886 and is the official
organ of the Holstein Friesian associa-
ton of which Mr. Houghton is secre-
tary.
Frank Lea Short who played the
part of Cassie in the production of
"Othello' last week spent several
weeks in Brattleboro in the fall of
1902, being a member of one of the
companies which rehearsed at the au-
ditorium for The Power behind the
Throne"
A representative of the Vermont
Bible society is in town this week tax
ing a census which will show the num-
Der of church goers in each family
and the percentage of church going
people in town. The different minis
ters in town will be furnished with
these statistics
The Amherst "Olio" of the class of
1905 has been issued this week. The
book contains pictures of the different
athletic teams with records OF their
work written by the team captains, and
a portrait and grind on every mem
Der of the Junior class. Ralph Patch
of this town is one of the editors or
the publication.
The funeral of Henry Graves Field,
who died at his home on Western ave-
nue. Wednesday, was held there sun
day afternoon at o'clock. Rev. l.. M.
Keneston officiating The bearers were
George Harris, Bert Miller, Harley Mil
I Ter and Wallace Horton. Burial was
in the family lot in Prospect Hill ceme-
terry.
-Silas Bailey, IS. who died at his
homo in West Dummerston Friday,
was father of David N. Bailey of Chase
street. Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at o'clock, Rev. H.
p Miles officiating, and the burial took
place in Meeting House Hill cemetery
Mr.. Bailey had lived in west Dutii-
merston all his life, his occupation De
ing that of farmer.
The examination of the bankrupt,
TT. G. Everleth of Putney, was con-
cluded Tuesday before Referee r. ~
n. Stowe who held that Mr.. Everieth
barber chair and tools were exempt as :
sets and that his watch and chaln ana
his Masonic regalia, which lncluoea
sword belt and hat, We're not exempt
The matter will go before Judge
Wheeler on questions of law
Fl RI. Fitzhugh, general manager OF
tho Central Vermont railroad, Z. w.
writer's attorney for the Central YER
mont road. and Judge H. II. Powers
ATTORNEYS for the Rutland rallroau'
vare in town Tuesday to consult Win
the attorneys of the Brattleboro d
whitehall railroad on matters relative
to the litigation which is now pending
between the two companies.
Rev. III. w. Lambert, a Boston
evangelist. will conduct series OF
meetings at the Baptist churcn III We9'
Brattleboro beginning Sunday ana con
tinuing for two weeks Mr.. Ldhlper'
not only breaches the gospel ,eHectiVe
lv hut is also singer OF great sweet
ness and power. A cordial invitation
is extended to everyone to be present
at these meetings.
Through C. c. Fits and Waterman
q, Martin the suit of DR.. &. Il. sever
ance against the Central Vermont ran
ro,d has been settled this week loi
e. 200 The suit was brought for dam
ages on account of injuries whlch Ii
Severance received a year ago Tnanhs-
Giving day in collision at MlHers
Falls. Several other people were slish'-
lIv injured although not SO seriously az
n Severance who has been incapacl-
tated since that time
-Snowshoeing has become popu.
lar winter sport in Brattleboro ah0
this season promises to see II more
nonular still provided the weather con
a,tions are favorable. Plenty OF sho"
=. oaaded 70 make snowshoeing an en-
so,,obIa exercise. So far this winter
3,,ara has been no snowshoeing te
sroai, Of hut many young people are
on,v waiting for a good fall oil snow
II is probable that 100 pairs OF snow,
sboas are owned in Brattleboro' an'
.hara has been much talk about th'
formation of a snowshoe club.
what might have been disas
! .-ous fire was discovered in It's Incl
niencv early Tuesday morning by WI
r,--las who is employed II