Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-08

Farmers complain of very DR.,
times and hope for down-po lasting
a week.
The Valley Bottling works on Fla
street was closed Tuesday owing t.
the village election.
Lawyer Stowe, as referee, gave
hearing this morning in the bankruptcy
case of F. L. Pierce Of Putney.
The annual meeting of the Wo.
mans Alliance will be held at the Uni
tartan parsonage next Thursday, May
IA, at 3 o'clock.
H. II. Brown, the liverymap, has
sold his two seated automobile to Har
ry l.. Strand OF Keene, who took it tc
that place Tuesday.
The loss to E. H. Putnam from the
fire on the Fort Drummer farm has
been adjusted at about S2700. The
loss to Mr.. Birch was about $50.
An unusual sale of choice second
hand furniture is provided in the at
tractive advertisement of w. W. Cook,
printed in this issue. The chance is
quite exceptional.
Real estate circles in this vicinity
will be interested in the news that the
Lewis Putnam property on Prospect
street is for sale, as announced else
where in this paper
The First Regiment band will be-
gin its series of open-air concerts on
the Common Wednesday evening, May
90 The band has also been engaged
to play here Memorial Day.
S. w. Edgett has sold the house
owned by Miss Ida L. Hotaling OF
Vineland, N. j., situated on South
ern avenue, to Carl p. johnson OF
Brattleboro. The figure is private.
Joseph Devlin, member of the
English parliament. will deliver an
address at the Auditorium Thursday
evening, the 2lst, under the auspices
of the Brattleboro branch of the Irish
league. u,
| Miss Johanna Sullivan went Mon
day to the Farren hospital in Monta-
que, Mass, where she received surgi-
cal treatment for appendicitis. She
was accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Charles Cook.
The regular meeting of the Daugh.
tiers of the American Revolution will
be held at the home of Mrs. G. K.
Crosby, High street, Tuesday evening,
May II. A paper on Ticonderoga
| Events and Echoes, by Mrs. Love.
Owing to the indisposition of Mr..
Liebman who was to have sung at Mrs
Harriet Brasor Pratt's operate concert
on Thursday, May IA, his place will be
taken by Mr.. Albert Quesnel, late OF
the Maurice Grau grand opera company.
There will be hearing on the pc
tition of w. S. Adams, trustee of the
bankrupt estate of Franklin L. Pierce,
at the Office of Referee F. D. E. Stowe
at 10 o'clock Wednesday. The petition
er asks for authority to sell real estate,
subject to membranes on the same.
The advance sale of reserved seats
for the operate concert of Mrs. Harriet
Brasor Pratt to be given at the Audi
torium Thursday evening opens Mon
day morning at 8 o'clock at the box Of
fee. Parties from out of town wishing
to attend may send orders to George E.
Fox.
Protective grange instructed class
Of nine in the first and second degrees
at regular meeting Wednesday even
ing. The same class will receive the
third and fourth degrees at a special
meeting May 81, at which time the
third anniversary of Protective grange
will be observed. The next regular
meeting will be May 20. Mrs. A. }.
Currier will have charge of the pro-
gram.
The Vermont National bank has
been putting out large number OF its
home banks this week and the outside
demand is such that next week several
of the soliciting force expect to be in
various towns in the county and vicln-
ity. The best part of this home de-
partment plan, which is explained in
their advertisement in this issue, is
the systematic saving Of small sums
which it induces; 10 cents per day
/ saved for five years, amounts to Sl6o Is
and % cents per day to sil4, 81 per day
to 81, 657
When the sons of Vermont go forth
to war their physical appearance is
commented on so generally that one
would almost suppose race OF giants
inhabited the Green Mountain state.
New Workers were impressed with the
"big men physically on Gov. McCui-
lough's staff during last weeks visit
to the metropolis and the New YORK
World gives Col J. Gray Estey credit
/ for Delng several lDCues o'oi SiA ioo'
in height. Had that journal known
the fact it might have had added that
Col. Estey was, also head and shout
ders above the average national guard
colonel in ability as an officer. Mont
pelier Journal.
The annual meeting of st. Mich
ael's Episcopal parish was held Mon
day evening at o'clock at the church.
There was a large attendance. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Senior warden, Col. Kit
tredge Haskips; junior warden, Ernest
Gibson: clerk, Charles Frink; treas
urer, W. E. Haskell; vestrymen, Col.
Haskins, Major F. W. Childs, Ernest
Gibson, Charles Nichols, Charles
Frink. William Cain, Carl Cain, Jo-
seph McVeigh. The report of the treas
urer showed all bills paid. Although
Bishop Hall has not been here during
the wear for confirmation nine members
have been added to the church by let
ter.
The Brattleboro Woman's club
held its annual meeting Wednesday af-
ternoon at the Brooks House. The
president, Miss Susan Clark, presid-
ed. The annual reports OF the officers
and committee were presented and at
the election there was a unanimous
choice of the following officers: Miss
Susan Clark, president: Mrs. w. n.
Thompson. LIST vice president: Mrs. j.
P. Elmer, End vice president; Mrs. Z.
F. r. Jenne, recording recretary; Mrs.
Gao r Warner. corresponding secre-