Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-04-17

james FISK HOOKER VIII pe tHo wv
mortal day orator in Brattleboro this
year.
Hon. Kittredge Haskins will deliv-
er the Memorial day address at Ran
dolph this year.
-Brattleboro lodge, No. l02, +. u A.
NJ. held a special meeting last even
ing and worked the first degree.
The voting list has been posted in
the town hall corridor. The annual
village meeting will be held May D.
The Senior High school class will
give dance at Grange hall this even
ing. Leitsinger's orchestra will FUR
nish music.
The body of the infant daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hescock was
brought here from Greenfield for bur
ial Thursday.
H. L. Emerson has purchased z.
r. Crosby's cottage at Spotford lake
and E. b. Smith of Plainfield, N. j.,
has bought Mr. Emerson's cottage
there.
Durham Bros. have sold the retail
shoe store in Bellows Falls run by them
for the past eight years, to II. A. Hatch
and II. N. Bellows, formerly clerks IN
the store. Possession was given Satur-
day.
Capt. H. II. Sargent, I'd U. 5: cav
airy, stationed at Fort Ethan Alien,
has been detailed to inspect the com
panies of the V. N. G. previous, to the
distribution of modern arms under the
new militia law.
Charles A. Boyden has been ap-
pointed executor of the will of George
A. Boyden which has been probated;;
John NJ. Nourse has been appointed
administrator of the estate OF Della A.
Nourse of Dummerston.
The statement last week that the
proprietors of the brewery" had ap-
piled for licenses was rather erroneous.
Hipsdale has not yet voted for license
and therefore it is not definitely known
whether licenses will be granted.
Miss Grace Dana and Miss Ollie
Shumway entertained the teachers OF
the Canal street and High school
buildings at Mrs. G. d. Noyes' on
Brook street Friday evening. Games
were played and refreshments were
served.
The play, "In the Tolls" will be
presented by the grange dramatic cruz
the first week in May. The date mas
not yet been decided upon. The play,
has been produced here before and
will be repeated by request, with
change. however, in the cast of charac-
tiers.
A small fire in H. o. Coo!edge's
house on South Main street Monaay
afternoon resulted in damage OF sloo'
The fire started from lighted match
which was thrown into waste paper
basket. 1t was extinguished by mrs.
Coolidge without any alarm oeihg
given.
Old residents say that the early
spring this year has precedent in that
Of 1912 when the roads were dry and
dusty and farmers were ploughing In
the middle of March On June IA OF
that wear, however, a foot Of snow fell.
This part of the precedent, let us nope
may not be followed.
The trustees of Columbia university
announced last week the receipt OF the
beouest of the late Dorman B. Eaton,
amounting to S103, o55. 70. They voted
to use the money, according 10 ene
terms of the bequest, in establishing
the Eaton scholarship OF adminlstra-
tive law and municipal science.
Captain Waterman has announced
these appointments as the result OF the
recent Co. | examination. They take
effect at once: Private +. {. DUNK
lee to be first sergeant; corporal u. a.
Metcalf to be sergeant; Corporal y. y.
Mosber, to be sergeant: Private q. II.
THOMPSON to be corporal; Private M. j.
Moves to be corporal; Private Ii. D.
Betterley to be lance corporal.
The International Sunshine society
will hold its annual convention at the
Waldorf Astoria in New York city,
Thursday, May q. Mrs. julius j.. rs
tey and Mrs. f. A. Starkey were elect
ed delegates from Brattleboro Branch
|. and these, together with the presi
dent. Mrs. E. S. Bowen, will attend.
Special railroad rates have been made
because of this convention and favor,
able opportunity is thus offered al
who may wish to attend,
Three first class freight engine:
have been added to the equipment o,
the Brattleboro division of the Centra
Vermont railroad this week Ihey are
canable of hauling train loads IS pei
cent larger than any engines ever pc
fore used on the New London North
erp division. The engines Will run be
tween this station and White Rlvel
Junction. Owing to increased frelgh
traffic another switcher and extra hell
have been put on in the local frelgh
yard.
AT the annual election of Vernon
Conference officers at Northfield Mon
dav. Rev. f. W. Lewis was unanimous
" elected secretary for the fifth con
secutive year He was also reappolnt
ed to the Brattleboro church. r. l.
| M etcalf was appointed for Putney; M
n Smith, South Londonderry q. W
! Campbell supplies Wardsboro; u. +
Wehster. Williamsville and East Dove
and e. f. Wells. Wilmington and Jack
sonville Rev. r. f. Lowe is returned
to Barre.
-Marcellus Taylor, 10, for many year
nightwatchman in the Old Colon.
Trust building at Boston, dropped dea'
while on duty there Thursday night
Mr. TAYLOR was born in West Windso
and married Elvira M. Patch Of New
fame. a sister of Mrs John Miller o
Brattleboro and of Alfred Patch o
Newfane. Albert Patch, another broth
err of Mrs. Taylor, was with Mr.. ray
lor when he fell, being Waterman II
the same building. Death was due .
heart disease. The funeral was held a
the family home in Medford, Sunda
afternoon. Mrs. Miller of this place an
Mr.. Patch of Newfane attended the ser