Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-13
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

! ClOIneS WrlDSerS III oui auNcip iSihS
columns.
Friendship Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at Odd Fellows hall.
Supper will be served at 6:15.
| The annual convention of District
No. 3, Order Eastern Star, will be held
with Bingham chapter in Brattleboro
March II.
The United Daughters of 1872 will
observe Andrew Jackson's birthday
anniversary, March Is, with special
exercises.
Louis A. Gregg of the firm of Nor
ris & Gregg is considering an offer to
take the position of manager of the
Tabard Inn library at Springfield,
Mass.
The ladies of the Vernon Univer-
salist society will hold festival, chick
en-pie supper and dance in what was
formerly the Vernon House Thursday
evening.
There was large attendance at the
ladies' night which the Catholic Union
gave in Red Mems hall Monday even
ing Cards and dancing furnished the
entertainment.
The first meeting of the creditors
of the estate of Jesse E. Haynes bank
rupt, was held before Referee r. ID. y.
| Stowe Monday afternoon when John II.
Merrifield was appointed trustee OF the
estate.
"A large number of the children OF
the Junior Epworth league of the
Methodist church enjoyed sleigh
ride Saturday afternoon, returning to
the church vestry where refreshments
were served.
The petition of Harlan Goodhue of
Westminster, trustee of the estate OF
Luke Rice, bankrupt, to sell the real
estate was heard before Referee +. u.
E. Stowe Saturday morning. The
sale was ordered.
The Alliance study class met with
Rev. E. c. S. Osgood Monday evening,
the subject being. THE hermits ana
the ascetic spirit. There was good
attendance and the discussion was I'M
usually interesting.
-Quiulan e. Walls Ministries who
will be seen at the Auditorium Thurs
day evening are noted for giving an ex-
traordinary performance. Bobby Car
roll and Jimmy Wall are two of the
best end men in the country and are
wonderful mirth producers.
Dispositions were taken Monday IN
the case of the Z. II. Baldwin estate
against the Central Vermont railroad,
! Clarke G.. Fits appearing for the pros
ecution and c. W. Writers of st. Al
bans for the railroad. The case Will
come up for trial at the April term OF
county court
Fred II. Davis has sold his express
and iobbing business to William ii.
| Moody, who for the past 10 years had
been employed as teamster for bar
rows e. Co. Mr.. Davis purchased the
business of Luke Ferriter three years
ago and it has increased steadily under
| his management He has no definite
plans but expects to enter some line OF
business soon.
The entertainment committee of
the Congregational club has secured
Walter David, the well known Boston
! impersonator, to give an entertain
ment at its meeting which will be held
in the Brooks House Tuesday evening,
Feb. "a. Mr.. David will appear IN
George A. Kyle's comedy, The Vii
lage Folk and the entertainment
will be followed by a banquet.
There was hearing Tuesday morn
! ing before Justice f. ID. Il. Stowe IN
the case of A. G.. Barnes of Vernon
against W. G.. Doolittle to recover an
amount alleged to be due in payment
for certain numbering operations, Judg..
ment was given for 1913. SO in favor OF
the plaintiff and the defendant took an
appeal to county court. Z. Z: fltts
appeared for Barnes and II. e. Barber
for Doolittle.
I. Warren Pratt, 3d. died at his
Myrtle street home Friday afternoon
after an illness of 10 days with pneu-
monia. He was a native OF Oakham,
Mass and for many years was EN-
ployed as teamster for E. +. Stockweli.
For a few months previous to his death
Mr.. Pratt had been working for the
Central Vermont railroad. He is sur
vived by a widow, one daughter, Mrs.
Ernest Goodale, and one brother. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock. Rev. H. r. Miles officiating
The body was taken Monday to Oak
ham for burial.
Snow shoeing has gained great pop,
ularity in Brattleboro this winter, and
many young people have taken adyan-
tage of the recent moonlight evenings
to take tramps over the hills surround.
inc the town. The best stretches of
snow about here look as if tiocks of
huge birds had strolled over them so
thick are the showshoe tracks. Most OF
those who have taken up the sport are
enthusiastic over it, and there has been
no little talk of forming a snowshoe
club in order to promote the pastime;
Snowshoeing is equally well adapted
TO men and women and affords delight
full opportunities to explore the woods
in winter. 1t cannot be called as eX-
citing as skating or tobogganlng but Is
a healthful and invigorating exercise.
/ The principal performers in the
First Regiment bands minstrel show
which will be given in the Auditorium
March 20, are hard at work, and cho-
rus rehearsals will begin next week I'M
/ der the direction of E. f. Bagley. l..
| G. Shackley of Greenfield, who is well
known as a purveyor of miDstrelsy, Will
| he in charge of the show, and Il. Il.
| Willis of Pittsfield, Mass, an old-time
/ Brattleboro favorite. will act as inter
/ locutor. In addition there will be
some of the best local talent available,
and special attention will be given to
( the choruses and ensemble numbers.
The band boys intend to have their
show the equal of any ever produced by
/ RrattIeboro talent, and have in mind
several features which are distinctly
novel.