Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-16

w. d. Stockwell has sold the Col
Ter house in Esteyville to A. V. May
and II. G. Barber.
There will be meeting of Friend
ship circle in Odd Fellows hall next
Friday afternoon. Supper will be
served at 6. 10.
Among the speakers at the license
rally to be held in Montpelier, Jan. IL
are p. W. Clement, Senator Russell and
G. H. Davenport The latter will also
speak at Barre Tuesday evening.
The stste board of agriculture. has
announced farmers meetings in Wind
ham county as follows Wilmington,
Jan. 20; Jacksonville, Jan. 81; Towns
bend, Jan. %; Grafton, Jan. 3.
The annual meeting of the Unitar.
ian church was held n Wells hall
Tuesday evening preceded by supper
which was we'll attended The follow
ing officers were elected: Committee,
S. E. Lawton, C. A. Miles, L. D. Tay-
lor; treasurer, Charles Pratt; collector,
John r. Ryder.
The entertainment committee OF
the Y. M. G. A. is we'll satisfied with
the success of its course of entertain
ments which closed Tuesday evening,
and expect to come out on the right
side financially. 1t is expected that
John Temple Graves will deliver his
lecture at some future date but if he is
unable to appear an equally good at
traction will be furnished.
e. M. Wilson of Vernon, who runs
the milk route formerly owned by John
r. Wright, had another piece OF III
luck early Monday morning. His horse
took fright at an electric car on high
street and SHE'D to the side of the
road, oyerturning the cart and spllling
about 16O quarts of milk. The lantern
on the front of the cart set fire to the
blanket which was partially burned
before the flames could be extln-
guished.
States Attorney A. f, Schwenk
has been receiving communications
| from all over the county asking him TO
prosecute persons who are alleged to be
doing an illegal liquor business IN the
various towns. The recent growth OF
the license sentiment seems TO nave
given courage to the dealers, and 1t is
claimed by some that nearly every town
in the county has its rum hole. States
Attorney Schwenk already has made
| five successful raids in Bellows Falls
and one ia Putney since his term OF Of
flee began.
The annual business session OF the
/ Conversational Sunday school was
held at the close of the study period
/ Sunday. The secretary's report showed
an average gain in attendance OF over
IA Sunday, and the report of the
| kat
been spent for benevolent purposes
The following officers were elected
President, E. C.. Crosby; superintend-
emit, W. A. Gilbert; treasurer, Z. IL.
/ Thomson secretary and assistant
treasurer, Louis A. Whitney Librarian;
/ f. G. Adams: assistant librarian, Earl
Arnold: auditor. II. f. Bond; book
committee, Miss Mary r. Cabot and
Mrs. H. r. Miles. George Nj. Clay de.
clined to serve another year as assistant
superintendent and the vacancy in that
office will be filled next Sunday.
The annual meetings of the stock
holders of the Vermont and People
National banks were held TUESDAY.
The stockholders of the Vermont Ma
tional bank chose the following dl-
rectors: IL. d. Holton, W. II. Rock
we'll, G. C. Averill, Charles S. Clark,
S. f. Lawtop, John 7. Moore, L. r.
Amidon. The officers chosen were as
follows President, G. c. Averill vice
president, W. H. Rockwell cashier, Z.
w. Richardson teller, G. II. Thomp-
son: bookkeeper, c. A. Boyden. The
directors elected at the Peoples bank
we're, T. J. B. Cudworth. Q. l.. Sher-
man, s. A. Smith, George +. Greene,
". III. Brackett, II. P. Wellman, J. G..
Estev. The officers were; President,
o. L. Sherman: vice president, J. u.
Estev; cashier, W. II. Bracket: assist
ant cashier, c. l., Stickney.
There was a hearing in the Broad
Brook house in Guilford Monday even.
ing before Justice F. D. f. Stowe and
a Jury in the case of Bingham Brothers
vs. George S. Miller of Guilford and
IT. Henry Pratt OF Brattleboro to recov-
or slS, the alleged price of services oil
the plaintiffs cutting ensilage The
defendants claimed that they used II
for only IA hours work and the plain
tiffs pay for 20 hours was due them
Much evidence was introduced by IN,
defendants tending to show the ensi
lage cutters of plaintiffs was out of or
der and that there was delay IN hllinf
the sllo, The case went to the jury
about , O'Clock Tuesday mornirg ant
after So minutes deliberation verdic
in favor of the plaintiffs was brough
in. III. G.. Barber appeared for tn
plaintiffs and j. +. Gale for the de
PENDANTS.
The annual meeting of the Cougre
gational church was held Friday even
; ing in place of the regular prayer meet
ing. The rep ,rts of the different Off
GERS were read and accepted. The ex
, penditures of the church and lis or
; CARNATIONS in benevolent work during
,, the past year has amounted to Sl,SI2 o
> which 1903 was for foreign work an
81 500 for home missionary work; So
was spent 10 Brattleboro and in add
ton $3.50. the income of special fund
\ was used in helping the needy poor o
? the parish. Officers were elected a
! follows. Clerk. S. W. Kimball; treas
u urer of church, II. II. Thompson
treasurer of benevolences, Z. r
Thompson church committee, in ad
: dition to deacons and pastor, E. {
y Crosby, G. c. Averill, G. H. Thomp
a son, G. c. Fits and H. G. Pierson
t Sunday school committee, Maud L
e Emerson, Edith Stolte, Mrs. A. A. c
e Ware. II. F. Jordan, ii. E. Bond, +
: G. Adams. The church voted to SUP
mort the Sunday school and adopte
the same plan as before in regard
: control of benevolences.
e About the most enjoyable ente'