Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-12

tohoIroW, SATURDAY.
The Herman Harvey farm at Ches
terfield has been sold by C. G. Able!
to Thomas Roche, who now occupies
the place.
Horse thieves are busy in section:
% miles distant and the local police
have their eyes out for stylish looking
dock-tailed animals.
-Children's day will be observed a,
the Centre Congregational church Sun.
day and Rev. II. r. Miles, the pastor,
will speak especially to the children AT
the morning service.
The next meeting of Protective
grange will be held Wednesday even
ing. The literary program will be an
old fashioned lyceum, in charge of A.
W. Roel and c. T. Hopkins.
The Claremont Junction Union
camp meeting will be held August Il
%. The long looked for tabernacle has
been built so in case of bad weather
the service will be held indoors.
The pupils of the four primary
grades of the public schools will have a
graduation day celebration of their
own, having chartered special trolley
cars for trip to West Brattleboro and
back this afternoon.
The pulpit of the Baptist church
will be occupied on Sunday by the Rev.
4. L. Foote of Saxton's River. Rev.
Mr.. Lawson will preach the baccalau-
reate sermon before the graduating
class of Vermont Academy.
The regular meeting of the W. c.
I. 7. will be held Wednesday evening,
at : 80 at the Y NJ. C. A. rooms in
stead of Thursday afternoon, the usual
time. The report of the county con-
vention will be read at the meeting.
Mrs. A. E. Park was summoned to
Bondville hastily Monday, news hav-
ing come that her husband had met
with an accident at his saw mill. Mr..
Park was unlucky enough to catch his
hand in the machinery and two of his
fingers were severed. The thumb was
saved but was badly lacerated.
Many fine compliments were paid
Miss Gregg, music teacher of the pub
lie schools, for the excellence of the
programs in the schools. Memorial Day
exercises and the admirable manner in
which they were given by the scholars.
Miss Gregg will have charge of the
music at the graduating exercises of
the ninth grade at the High school
this afternoon at 2 80 o'clock.
The graduating exercises of the
ninth grade will be held at the High
school this afternoon at 3 80 o'clock.
The program in full was given in these
columns last week. The two eighth
grades have trimmed the rooms beauti
fully, pleasant compliment to their
seniors. Diplomas will be presented
by Charles H. Thompson. chairman of
the school board, and the benediction
will be pronounced by Rev. Mr.. o.
good, pastor of the Unitarian church.
AT the annual meeting Of the state
Humane society, held in Rutland |
Wednesday, Mrs. Powers reported the |
work accomplished in this district the |
past year. Since May %, 1902, Mrs.
Powers has Investigated 1913 cases. OF |
these there were three prosecutions. |
The cases are classified in her report as |
follows: Fourteen horses. three cows, |
one dog. seven cats, killed: eight |
horses turned out, four provided with |
new collars. During the year one old |
lady and several children were cared
for.
ne COIuIElbttts
patriotic societies in Brattleboro who
intend erecting a monument on the
old camp ground met at the Brooks
House Saturday at 8 p. m. Dr.. Holton,
the president, presiding. The Colon
The following subcommittee were
elected Finance, H. E. Taylor, Mrs.
9. S. Pratt. Mrs. c. F. r. Jenne:
design. Mrs. L. X. Fuller, Mrs. G. W.
Hooker, Mrs. c. F. r. Jenne: loca-
ion, Capt. Putnam. C. S. Prescott,
J. F. Hooker Letters were read show
ng a general interest in the idea
throughout the state.
A the regular business meeting of
he Y. NJ. c. A. held last Saturday
evening, the following committees for
he year were chosen: Lecture, Geo.
= Durham, c. F. r. JENNIE, j. Harry ;;
1stey: religious work, Geo. L. Shuts,
:. NJ. Stickney, H. G. Pearson, ". d.
,tockwell, Ralph Cain, H. r. Lovejoy,
Iarland Miller, John Helyar: recep- |
ion. W. n Batchelder, G. B. Crowell, {
John Tufts, Eldridge Cunditf; mem I
,ership, Thomas Pentland, Richard '
Averill. p. NJ. Ferriter, Arthur Clapp |
nance, ". D. Stockwell, Geo. II. i
Jlapp, Geo. L. Durham; entertain I
nent, W. ". Heald, C. G. Wheeler, J. '
J. Mann; boys, Harry Sanders, James c
Ielyar. Luther Hawley: gymnasium, t
Harry Horton. Eldridge Cundiff, Dana
stafford, P. NJ. Ferriter, Herbert Mack. !
1t has been decided to interest all !
f the Brattleboro histor cal societies 9
n the scheme to place marker on the =
ite of the old camp-ground, which is =
part of the Valley fairgrounds in
,rattleboro. Just what the marker will
,e. says the Republican, is question 7
o be decided by the joint societies
but it is hoped to have it >!
eady for dedication in the fall. Some !
ave suggested that Larkin G. Mead's .
'now Angel would be most appropriate, =
S the work of former Brattleboro !
esident, who fashioned the figure in 1
is boyhood, from snow, and which 2
,as the admiration of the artists L
eiphbors. who discovered it one cold q
corning standing at the junction of
,orth Main and Linden streets, and I
here it remained for several days and C
ntil destroyed by the suns rays.
There is very lively local interest =
n the hearing to be held at Montpel-
er Thursday, before Judge Watson of
be supreme court, on the application
or the appointment of a receiver for q
he Brattleboro L Whitehall railroad. I
he case for the petitioners will be u
resented by Waterman Il Martin and
:. c. Fits. 1t is understood that af v
dayits will be offered showing gross Z
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