Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-06

grange will be held Wednesday even.
ing. The overseer will have charge OF
the program.
The grange dramatic club present
the play, "Border Land" at Putney
this evening. The same play will be
given in grange hall next week.
A large party from Greenfield are
planning to attend the First Regiment
band minstrel show March 90, return.
ing by special train after the perform
ance.
Persons from Athol, Mass, have
been in town this week negotiating for
the purchase of the Brattleboro House,
but the sale has not yet been COM
pleted.
There was large attendance at the
supper served by the Universalist wo-
men in the church parlors last even
ing. The repast was of the usual high
standard.
The next meeting of the Alliance
Study class will be held Monday even
ing at 730 at the parsonage. The sub
iect will be "Chryostom and the Spir-
it of Preaching"
The semi-annual meeting of the
Congregational Christian Endeavor So
ciety was held Sunday evening when
reports from the various committees
were read and accepted. Officers for
the ensuing six months were nominal
ed and will be elected Sunday.
An exceedingly large crowd attend
ed the opening of Childs' Tavern in
Wilmington Tuesday evening. A con
cert was given by the Harvard quartet
of Boston and Leitsinger's orchestra
of 10 pieces furnished MUSE for the
dance. About 100 couples took part in
the grand march.
A meeting of the Audubon society
was held Monday evening at the home
of Mrs. W. r. Geddis. Readings were
given by Miss Izetta Stewart from
"Bird Lore Mrs. e. B. Davenport
gave resume from the programs OF
the meetings of the American Ornitho-
logical union held in Washington last
November.
A regular meeting of the Vermont
Wheel club was held Tuesday evening
when two new members were taken in
to the organization. Several amend.
ments to the by laws were introduced
and will be acted upon at the next reg
ular meeting, among them being one
to increase the membership limit to
175. The report of the billiard and
pool committee was accepted.
The southern Vermont district of
the Modern Woodmen of America will
hold its regular session at Windsor
April Is. The features of the meeting
aside from the regular business will be
A Il Il han
The district is made up of Bennington,
Rutland, Orange, Windsor and Wind
ham counties and has about % camps
of which Brattleboro is the oldest.
The distribution of seats for the
band MINISTRIES will take place Monday
evening. March l6, at the box office.
At that time the tickets which are be-
ing sold by Miss Lulu Cressy may be
exchanged for seat checks Orders by
mail and telephone will be received
The advance sale of tickets promises
to be unusually large and prompt at
tendance will be required to secure
good seats.
Tommy Guiheen, BrattleboIro' s
promising young professional ball play
err, expects to play in New Bedford.
Mass, next season. lie was one OF
the PLAYERS reserved at the end of last
season by the Dover team of the New
England league, and it is expected that
New Bedford will have the Dover
franchise this year. John Clune, who
played a consistent game on the Cath
Ollie Union team last season, expects to
get place as outfielder on one of the
Connecticut state league teams
LON
Evans, who died in Millers Falls,
Mass. of heart trouble, was brought
here yesterday and buried in Prospect
Hill cemetery, funeral services being
held at the Walnut street home of Mr..
and Mrs D. W. Tenney. Mrs. Evans
was born in Ashby, Mass, Feb, II,
1927, and was "A resident of Brattle-
boro for ID years previous to her re-
moval to Millers Falls four years ago.
Besides a daughter, Mrs. George Is.
Goodrich, with whom che resided, she
is survived by one sister, Miss Alma
Gibson of Hinsdale, n. Fl.
Charles NJ. Wheeler, for q years
in the service of the Central Vermont
railroad, has resigned his position as
engineer which he has held fol the
past II years. Mr.. Wheeler does not
hesitate to give as his reason the man
agement to which the road has been
subjected by the Grand Trunk system.
He saws that the locomotives are in
such bad shape that nearly all of them
are unsafe. and he doesn't feel like
taking his chances on them any long
err. Mr.. Wheeler is the third engi-
neer to finish work for the Central
Vermont within the last few months,
John S. Flood and Frank Bolster hav-
ing also resigned Mr. Wheeler has
no definite plans for the future but
does not intend to do any more rail-
reading.
Although the selectmen in sew
eral towns of the state have already
made their appointments of license
commissioners it is probable that the
Brattleboro board will not be named
before the last of next week or
the first of the week after. The
selectmen have until March 10 to
make their appointments, and W. I'll.
Vinton, chairman of the board, is away
on western trip from which he is not
expected to return until the last of next
week at the earliest. Several names
have been mentioned. in connection
with the places on the board, but it is
known that the selectmen have not yet
made up their minds. No petition has
vet been received by them for special
town meeting to decide the question of
what sort of licenses shall be granted,
and it is thought that the prohibition
party is willing to trust the license
board in this matter.
Cant. and Mrs. Clark p. Stone,