Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-22
THE WINDHAM COUNTY REFoRMER, FRIDAY, MAY %, 1908.

The depot thermometer held the
heat record locally, Monday and Tues
day, registering so and 80 in the shade
at 4 p. m.
Farmers say that as a result Of the
drought hay will next winter be selling
for $50 per ton. 1t is 900 now, which is
a stiff figure
There was paid to beneficiaries OF
life insurance policies in Brattleboro
last year 1920, 431, the largest sum paid
in any town in the state.
The annual meeting of the Rural
Improvement society will be held at
the Vermont Savings bank Tuesday
evening, May 26, at go o'clock.
Miss Lavina Chase is remodeling
her house at 3S Green street, making
it a three instead of a four tenement
house and putting in bath rooms
The body of the infant child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J.. Deyine Of Provi-
dence, r. l., was brought here for bur
ial yesterday in the Catholic cemetery.
Center Congregational church, Rev.
II. r. Miles pastor. Morning service
at 10. 30, with a sermon by the pastor
upon Emerson as a prophet, Sunday
0CuOOl al IL ohiAooioh
service at 1880 p. m.
The Woman's Relief Corps meet
for worship Sunday, May "a, at 10 a.
M, in the vestry of the Universalist
church. Thursday afternoon meeting
in G. A. r. hall to make wreaths.
Regular meeting in the evening.
Mr.. Strong of South Londonderry
has bought of Mr.. Sargent the new
Melrose hotel at West B~rattleboro,
erected on the site of the one burned
last summer, and expects to open the
place for business in about a fortnight.
The Earl Taylor who was arrested
and fined for drunkenness last week.
was not Earl j. Taylor Of West Brat
tleboro, as some suppose, but came
from New Hampshire the week before
to work on a log Job connected with d.
T. Perry's mill.
The big log drive down the Con-
necticut is belated. The logs were start
ed at the head of the river when the
water was high from spring freshets,
and the thirty-five days drought has
left hundreds of logs high and dry on
the banks, involving much expense to
get them of.
The Daughters Of the American
Revolution have appointed a committee
consisting of Mrs. L. X. Fuller and
Mrs. G. s. Pratt, to take some action
towards preserving the patriotic mem
cries connected with the old camp
ground. Other local societies of SINH
lar aims will be invited to help in this
interesting work.
The Meddler's recent comment
about Col. Haskins and the garden
seeds has been picked up by the news
papers and the whole state now seems
to be waiting breathlessly the outcome
of Brattleboro's planting under the
free distribution act. Woe unto
Kit" says the Montpelier Journal
dismally, "if those government seeds
fail to come up
Mrs. Jennie B. Powers, agent Of
the Humane society. confiscated Sat
urday a horse owned by a man named
Renfrew, who had driven across the
state from Hoosick Falls, N. Y, a dis
lance of over 50 miles. The animal was
in terrible condition, apparently nearly
starved and so weak it could, scarcely
stand. Mrs. Powers shot the animal
Sunday morning.
-Beauseant Commandery, X. 7. held
a stated conclave Wednesday evening
and the order of Red Cross was worked.
Last evening, on invitation by their
prelate, Rev. E. T Mathison, rector of
st. Michael's Episcopal church. the
commandery attended in a body, in
full regalia,s Ascension day services,
marching from the asylum to the
church at s O'Clock.
Thousands heard the opening band
concert by the First Regiment band on
the Common Wednesday evening. The
night was ideal for an outing, after the
sultriness of the day, and everybody
enjoyed the music. The streets ada
cent were lined with carriages and au-
tomobiles, while throngs promenaded
the paths and lounged on the lawn.
The program was attractive, full of
lively marches and sprightly airs and
the numbers won frequent applause.
The adjourned meeting of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
Wednesday evening, a large number
framed by the committee appointed
for the purpose, consisting of Mrs. +.
ID. Whitney, chairman, Mrs. G. r.
Barber and Mrs. W. F. Root. were
presented and unanimously adopted.
These laws were considered necessary
and desirable on account of the growth
of the chapter.
A Boston man recently bought a
large farm in Wardsboro, where he and
his brother intend to start a large
skunk industry for the skins and oil,
the latter being in good demand at the
present time. His first experience with
is of the animals, which we're caught
in traps, was a little discouraging. He
put them in a pen, which was securely
screened with wire extending into the
earth some four feet and as high again
above the ground. Thursday night his
captives somehow mysteriously escaped
leaving nothing but a strong hint OF
their brief captivity. The farmers are
not discouraged, however, and a sec.
ond instalment of skunks is expected
within a day or two. Springfield Re-
publican.
Senator Redfield Proctor paid this
town a flying visit Monday, and for an
hour or more was in close consultation
with Congressman Haskins and Dis
trict Attorney Martin. The mission
was secret and all involved decline to
leak. 1t is generally understood, how
ever, that the senator's trip was for
fence-mending and outlining plans for
the future. The defeat of the Proctor
machine last fall was a great surprise
and it will take a whole lot of careful
adjusting and oiling to get it in trim
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