Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-13

tendent at the Estey Organ works.
Mrs. II. T.. Bascom has taken the
millinery parlors of Mrs. s. s. Hunt
in Thompson block.
The Canal street SO club held its
regular meeting with Mrs. Charles
Noyes Wednesday evening.
q. K. Gilman reports horse sales
as the best in several years. Mr. Till
man has sold 81 animals during the
past week.
Quite a number of people from
Putney. Hinsdale, Westminster and
Greenfield attended the Fra Elbertus
lecture Tuesday evening.
j. G. Stafford will soon begin
work on his new house in Centreville,
opposite the creamery. The cellar is
already dug and lumber on the ground.
C. l.. Stacy advertises his stock
and farming tools on the Howe farm in
Vernon for sale at auction Tuesday,
March "a. G. p. ellison will be the
auctioneer.
The Catholic Order of Foresters
held it's regular monthly meeting in
Red Mems hall Tuesday evening.
Three applications for membership
were presented.
Mrs. Mary Higgins of Bellows Falls
has been granted an increase OF "a
month pension and back pay from Dec
'97, through the agency OF Mrs. ii. d..
Corbin of Charlestown, N. Ii.
The ladies of the Unitarian society
will give a sociable at Wells hall Tues
day evening, March II. Supper will
| "a g.
by musical and literary entertain
ment.
st. Patrick's day will be celebrat-
ed in the Roman Catholic church
Tuesday by high mass at O'Clock. In
the evening there will be an entertain.
ment by the children in Festival hall
and a sale of fancy articles, after
which dancing will be enjoyed
The Brattleboro Overall Co. IS plant
was shut down all day Saturday owing
to defective boilers. The company in
stalled last week one of the latest i'm
proved electric cutters from the factory
of Cluett e. Peabody. Norman Fitch
of Leominster, Mass, is in charge OF
the machine
The Boston papers contain notices
of the death of William II. Rushton, a
member of the Massachusetts, leglsla-
ture and prominent newspaper man.
The dispatches state that he was
Brattleboro man, but diligent inquiry
among the older residents fails to con-
meet him with Brattleboro.
The Vermont society of Daughters
of 1912 will have social and sale OF
fancy articles at the residence of Mrs.
Fl. +. Bond Saturday afternoon from
3 to g. An interesting program VIII be
given consisting of vocal and instru-
mental music and readings. Chocolate
will be served A cordial invitation Is
extended to all.
The extra freight on the narrow
gauge road that leaves Brattleboro at
s a. m. was delayed several hours near
Townshend Wednesday, by three cars
running off the track, caused by the
spreading Of the rails. The train was
proceeding at its usual snail pace and
was brought to stand still with very
little damage. The wrecking tEain was
sent up to clear the tracks.
The coming of Isabel Irving and
her company in the Crisis has caused
more genuine interest among our people
than any dramatic event of recent years.
Inquiries from all quarters have poured
in upon Manager Fox regarding this
sterling attraction and it is indeed
healthy sign that our theatre going
people want the best and only the best
served up for their amusement.
The attention of applicants for Ii
censes in Windham county is called to
the fact that their applications must
be printed in at least two county papers
of opposite political parties. As the Re
former is the only high license paper
in the county and the only paper which
is not Republican in politics-tit is
independently all applicants and com
missioners should send such notices to
the Reformer.
Evidences of spring are multiply
ing these days, among them robins,
blueti rds, pansies, daifodils and pussy
willows and new maple sugar all wei
come and pleasing. Other evidences,
not so welcome or pleasing, but equally
convincing, are the mud, the humidity
and the inevitable, ubiquitous tired
feeling. The snow is melting fast and
an early spring is predicted; although
some conservative weather guys IN
sist that we shall still have plenty OF
snow ana cOld WeatHer'
Mrs. Jennie B. Powers, state hui
name agent, went on trip up the mar
row gauge last week visiting Jamaica,
West Jamaica, Londonderry and Wards
boro. She ordered a dog and horse
killed and investigated several other
cases of suffering including that of a
family, whom the town authorities
promised to attend to. On this and
previous trip through Brookline, Put
new, Dover and Newfane, she investi-
gated 81 cases of cruelty and neglect.
She was accompanied on these trips by
Sheriffs Melendy, Fits and Shumway.
Mrs Julia Dreen Brosnahan, 10, died
at her home on Elliot street Tuesday,
an attack of grip proving fatal in the
feebleness of her old age. Mrs. Bros
pahan was born in Ireland i'll 1914 and
was woman of bright and lovable dis
position. She was faithful member
of the church, and regular in her at
tendance upon its services until about
three months ago. She is survived by
two sons, Patrick and Daniel, and a
daughter, Johanna, all of Brattleboro.
The funeral was held at the Catholic
church this morning and burial was in
the Catholic cemetery.
The minstrel show of the First
Regiment band, which will be held at
the Auditorium next Friday night,
March 20, will be one of the best local
minstrel shows ever given in Brattle-
boro. The advance sale of tickets is
very gratifying, practically every seat
being sold. The exchange of tickets