Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-05

The tasteful programs for the
II. 5. commencement exercises wer
designed by Harry Greene.
The local clerks have not yet OF
ganized their union. - Their next an
nual meeting will be held July 3.
..-Windham County Pomona grang
will meet with Vermont grange
Wardsboro, next Thursday, June II.
Mrs. Frank Farr has rented tn
house on North Main street recent,
vacated by DR.. Hamilton and will opel
1T for summer boarders.
IS. W. Edgett has sold building
lot, corner of Highland and Contra
streets, owned by Crosby & Hunt, tt
parties who will build.
-Leitsinger's orchestra furnished
the music at the commencement exer
cises at Leland d Gray seminary al
Townshend last night, and will also
play for the reception this evening.
-Brattleboro local matter on page s
this week. Much other valuable local
matter including the listers list OF
those who pay taxes in 5000 or over,
is also deferred until next week. to
make room for increased advertising
and bright, fresh local news
The Western aqueduct association,
at its annual meeting Tuesday night,
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Charles F. Thompson secretary
and treasurer, George G. Averill; d.
rectors, Charles F. Thompson, DR..
Henry D. Holton and E. @. Crosby.
announcement is made of the COM
ing marriage Wednesday evening,
June II, of Miss Bertha Vivian Stick
ney, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
vim W. Stickney. formerly of Brattle-
boro, to James Earl Clauson of Provi-
dence, r. l., at st. Paul's Universal
ist church in Rutland.
The W. G. T. U. will hold their
Monday afternoon at the Y.
M. G. A. rooms at the regular hour.
AS flower meeting will be Tuesday it
was decided to hold the meeting Mon
day afternoon and all members are re-
4uested to be present. Several from
this town attended the county conven-
ton held in Wilmington yesterday and
today.
1t is gratifying to the friends of
F. Ash OF this town to know
that he has been acquitted at North
Adams, Mass, where he has been ar
'ested on charge of arson. 1t was al
eyed that he set fire to tent at the
Red Mems carnival held in that city
asst week, but when the case came to
rial in the North Adams city court
he whole thing was dropped, as it APP
reared there was much reason to be-
ieve that the wrong man had been ar
ested. There is suspicion that the fire
vas set by former member of the Red |
den's organization.
A regular meeting of Protective |
range was held Wednesday evening. |
The lecturers program followed the !
business session, and included songs |
" Miss Eva Sanders, reading by Mrs. I
hopkins, and notes from letters re-
eived from Miss Ada Eddy, who is
pending year in Pierre, South Da-
ota. The question, Does the run
ing of electric cars between cities and
owns increase or decrease the value of
ur farms?" was discussed by c. W.
argent, Philip Franklin, r. L. Frost
nd c. S. Hopkins. The judges de-
lrs. FL. W. Sargent
The annual meeting of the Fessen-
en- Helping Hand society was held at
ne home of Mrs. Charles A. Boyden
n Walnut street Tuesday evening.
he following officers were elected for
le ensuing year: President, Mrs
harles A. Boyden: vice president,
Irs. Howard c. Rice; secretary, Miss
earl Gibson; treasurer, Mrs. John
yder executive committee, Miss Alice
Miss Ida Waite and Mrs.
. r. Bemis Following the meetings
lie members of the Fessenden society
I'D also the young ladies who present
l the Ladies of Crawford were very
entertained.
W. Fl. H. Adirondack 10 Murray
as just completed volume in The
separation of which he has been en-
lged for % years. 1t is now ready for
e press and will be published in
lily. 1t is entitled "A Hand Book of
arriage and Divorce" and has been
to cover the whole ground
storically, legally and scripturally.
ne legislation and usages of all the
cient civilized races and nations
uching wedlock Jewish opinion
ID practice. the laws of Rome touch
x but IiOltCttbH vi iHt
mily, the opinion of the early Chris
IN fathers and practice of the early
urch as to divorce, the origin of the
pal contention that marriage is
crament, the scriptural view as seen
the light of the most able exegesis,
e judgment of the great Protestant
vines and scholars, the relation of
,dern divorce in this country to the
nily, public morals and individual
.hts-all these and kindred topics
itch bear directly upon the problem
marriage and divorce as they chal-
lge discussion among US of to-day
, included in the treatment which =
:. Murray has given the subject in
is volume. 1t is a clean and clear T.
t treatise of this much vexed and
logged subject and stands in style
d statement in sharp contrast to the
Jus platitudes and careless state
nts that so largely of late constitute |
, so-called discussion of the "di-
zee question" in our country. This
ume certainly comes very oppor-
,ely in view of the agitation now
ing on over the subject and its intro
ction into congress next winter for
ne decisive legislation.