Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-16
00lindham Gountp 0etormer
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The High school class of 1904 will
have sleigh ride to Newfane this
evening.
The first of the Vermont Wheel club
ladies' nights will be held this even
ing, dancing and cards being the at
fractions.
At the regular meeting of the bail
ifs Saturday night it was decided to
put in an electric light near the 5. A.
Smith factory on Frost street.
The regular meeting of Brattleboro
chapter, d. A. r., will be held in the
Brooks House Tuesday evening when
DR.. James Conland will read his paper
on ga Brattleboro Royalist.
The Lamolle county savings bank
of which Carroll S. Page is president,
has issued neat booklet containing
press comments on the thirteenth an
niversary of the organization of the La
noble County Savings bank and Trust
Co.
Among the creditors of IL. Dwight
Bisbee of Orange, Mass, who recently
filed a petition in bankruptcy, is the
s. A. Smith Co. whose claim amounts
to Sl61. Mr.. Bisbee's Liabilities
amount to 81, 476. Sc and assets to s.,
657. IS.
The regular meeting of the Brattle-
boro Woman's club will be held in the
Brooks House Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. II. X. Whitaker will read a paper
on 1.-The American Girl in College
and H. G. Rice will speak on 1.-The
Social Side of College Life.
Shirley X. Brigham, formerly OF
this town and at one time manager OF
the Brooks House Pharmacy, has tax
en- position as head clerk III the
drug store of c.. G. Bingham at st.
Johnsbury. Mr.. bingham, who is
president of the state board of phar-
macy. has one of the best prescription
drug stores in the state.
The baggage car and passenger
coach of the narrow gauge passenger
train we're derailed near the crossing
in the yard Tuesday morning during
the attempt at flying switch IN order
to leave the cars on the terminal track
and allow the engine to go down the
main line. The accident delayed the .
O'Clock train about an hour.
Edward NJ. Gould, who died at
Bellows Falls Friday, was the husband
of Lena Lee of this town, who sur
wives him with three young children.
Mr. Gould had lived in Bellows Falls
for 10 wears, at one time having owned
furnishing hack business; for the
past eight years he had the contract OF
carrying the mails to and from the
depot.
Judge John H. Watson and Clerk
". f. Smile have assigned places on
the calendar of the January term OF
the supreme court to those cases which
have been set for trial. Special care
has been taken to arrange the calen-
dar so as best to meet the convenien 'e
of the attorneys throughout the state.
For the first time assignments OF coun-
ties have been made by weeks. WIND
ham being assigned the first week
George A. Weston of Bellows Falls,
former states attorney of the county,
was one of the speakers at the local OPP
ton league banquet in Rutland Wednes-
day evening. He said he believed that
Brattleboro, Grafton, Putney and lot
of voters in other towns would De TOT
the license local option measure, ana
that the county would give good ma
jority in its favor. He said that one
of the principal duties of its support
ers was to get all the voters to the
polls.
The commissioned officers of the
Vermont National guard will meet for
instruction and drill in Brattleboro
February 10 and II. Col. j. Gray rs
tey will direct the course of instruction
which will embrace all the military
subjects required for examination OF
the various grades. Col. Estey, Lieu
tenant Col. c. NJ. Bonnet and Capt;
c. F. Burnham will constitute board
to observe and report on the work ac-
complished.
The annual meeting of the Prospect
| Hill cemetery association was held II
| the town clerks office Monday evening
and the following officers elected Pres
! ident, DR.. George f. Gale: clerk, W
! 6 Newton: treasurer and collector, X.
2 Gordon trustees George E. Greene,
/ George A. Hines, Robert E. Gordon
q, A. Boyden, c. f. Bingham, j. q
Estey. The treasurer report sho 1N e.
the receipts of the year to be Sl.oi9 D.
and the expenses SOL. III, leaving
balance of 1887. 81 The total amount o
funds on hand at present is ~, 30
Monday was the toughest day o
the winter so far. About five inches
of light snow fell Sunday and during
the night the wind reached an extreme
" hiph velocity. All Monday mornln!
the air was filled with tiny PARTICLES o
snow and ice, making outdoor Wori
ANYTHING but pleasure. On the NIL
the snow drifted badly and many road
were made almost impossible. In
Wilmington stage reached Brattlebor
nearly on time but the Jacksonvlll
stage was stalled in a Halifax drift 10
several hours. The express from Mon
treal arrived in Brattleboro about 81
hours late and the narrow gauge wa
{. about three nours behind time. In
electric road kept its tracks clear by
constant use of the snow plough sun
day night.
Although the narrow gauge RAJ
road is experiencing the same difhcult
as all railroads in the matter OF
shortage of cars, recent statemen
that the present conditions are littl
better than last year, hardly gives tn
management of the road its due. Dul
inc the month of December just passe
the road did over three times as niue
business as in December, 1901, and a
though the frequent snowstorms haV
hammered traffic greatly, the trains
the narrow gauge have run as near an
oftentimes nearer to schedule tlH
than the trains on the broad gaus