Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-06
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

E. i, Lines Will nave an auction
at the Charles Davis place in Vernon
Feb. 12.-adv. VT.
The town auditors Tuesday began
work on the town accounts and expect
to complete their work in about two
weeks.
A delegation from Beauseant Com
mander, Knights Templar, went to
Putney Tuesday to attend the funeral
of Warren Waite.
The Daughters of 1912 are requested
/ to be present at business meeting this
afternoon at 3 O'Clock at the home OF
Mrs. H. E. Bond.
4 The Alliance study class will meet
at the Unitarian parsonage next Mon
day evening at 7:30 o'clock. Subject,
1.-The Hermits and the Ascetic Spirit. y
4 The annual convocation of Dist.
No. 3, O. +. S., which comprises
Windsor and Windham counties, viii
meet with Bingham chapter March Ii,
The quarterly meeting of the state
/ court of Catholic Order of Foresters
will be held in Middlebury Tuesday,
State Chief Ranger John Calvin will
be in attendance.
Mrs. f. H. Morse has taken pos
session of the millinery store which
she recently sold to Mrs. ID. l.. Her
rick, through the foreclosure of mort
gage held by the former.
"A. V. Mays agency has sold the
farm in Putney known as the Dennison
Davis place and owned by George l..
Townshend, to G. W. Martin of Wards
boro and his son, George f. Martin.
The funeral of Mrs. William New
ton was held Monday afternoon at 2
O'Clock from her home on South Main
street, Rev. II. r. Miles officiating.
The burial was in Prospect Hill GENE
terry.
A meeting of the Audubon society
will be held with Miss Emerson Mon
day evening at 30 Mrs. E. b. Dav-
export will give paper entitled, June
and July on Mansfield. " Members
are requested to bring their annual
dues.
The last prohibition rally before
the vote on the referendum was held
Sunday evening in the Auditorium
Charles F. Thompson presided and the
speakers were Rev. Father Cunning
ham. George l.. Shuts, j, l.. Martin
and Rev. George r. Lawson.
The case of Huntley Il Cobb of
Londonderry against II. Ii. Harmon of
the same town was heard before Judge
j. NJ Tyler in the county clerks Of
flee Saturday afternoon. The defend
ant asked that the bond on the inJunc-
ton be raised claiming that the pres
ent bond of $500 was not sufficient to
cover him. The court raised the bond
to $1,000.
Read the article on the first page
of this issue about the Reformer's
Great Quaker Range Voting Contest.
If YOU are a contestant for one OF the
prizes it will tell you sure and easy
way to win. If you have feelings OF
friendliness for any of the organlza-
tions or persons competing, it will tell
you how you can help them and help
yourself at the same time.
According to its usual up date
methods. the Reformer this week gave
its readers the earliest possible knowl-
edge of the result of Tuesdays vote
on the referendum bill. 1t accom-
plished this by means of an extra, con
tanning full report of the returns
both in this county and throughout
the state If you want to know what
is going on, read the Reformer IL
will tell you, every time.
The 1903 calendar of the Rutland
Railroad Co. is an extremely artistic
creation. 1t is illustrated by large
half tone showing the railroad as 1t
crosses the islands of Lake Champlaln,
with three smaller half tones surround
ing it. The lower part of the calendar
contains a drawing showing the pleas
ures of hunting and fishing. The cal
endar will be sent to any address on
receipt of three cents at the Office IN
Rutland
Miss Emma S. Wardle, who has
been supervisor of the public schools
since 1901. has handed her resignation
to the prudential committee and will
conclude her duties here this week.
During her stay here Miss Wardle has
rendered efficient service and many
will regret her departure. She Will
leave the first of the week for her home
in Hudson, n. Y, where she Will re-
main for the present The school COM
mjttee made no arrangements for Sc
curing a supervisor to take Miss War
dies place but will continue through
the year without one
The funeral of Mrs. Arthur l..
MAYNARD was held Saturday afternoon
at her late home on Oak street, Key.
George B. Lawson of the Baptist
church officiating. The services were
largely attended and the floral trib-
utes were unusually beautiful. Miss
Emma Gregg sang two solos. Inc
body was placed in the receiving vault
at Morningside cemetery, the bearers
being Leon and Albert Coates of Prov
idence, R. l., G. N. Boynton of West
Townshend and Caspar Moran of this
town. Among those who attended the
funeral from out of town were: Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Coates and MIR. and
Mrs. A. O. Coates of Providence, X.
l.. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Hawley of
Gardner, Mass, Miss Bertha Perry of
Dorchester, Mass, Mrs. Hervey Por-
ter. Washburn Ripley and Nelson May
nard of Mon tague, Mass.
At the meeting of the Woman S
club Wednesday afternoon Miss Maud
Emerson read paper on Ballads and
Ballad Makers. She spoke entirely of
the American ballad and ballad maker
giving brief sketches of the men and
women who have won fame in this pop
ular stvle of writing. Z. H. Miller,
Mrs. S. E. Lawton, Mrs. +. W. Put,
nam and Miss Gregg each sang several
ballads. and ballads were read by diff
ferent members of the club illustrative
e Al . IL, 90 tho variouS writer's OF