Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-16
THE w1NDHAM COUNTY REFoRMER FRIDAY JANUARY 1908

w. d. ellison has bought the In.
graham house on Brook street.
The semi annual meeting of the
directors of. the Vermont Loan d
Trust company was held yesterday at
the Office OF the concern in Crosby
block.
District Clerk Kimball is making
his annual census of the village school
children between the ages of 5 and IL
years. The work will probably take
about month.
"A regular meeting of Brattlebcro
lodge, f. q A. NJ, was held in Ma
sonic hall last evening when the mas
ter mason degree was conferred on
several candidates.
The remainder of the stock in f..
A. Starkey's store will be sold by auc-
tion beginning tomorrow morning at III
o'clock and continuing every afternoon
and evening until entire stock is sold.
Harriet e. s. Cowles has sold her
house on Union street to Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Davis who will occupy it as a
home next spring. The sale was made
through the agency of s. w. Edgett
d Co.
Horace Roberts of Putney, whose
place was raided last Thursday by
Sheriff Wilkins, was fined $40 and
costs for keeping and selling intoxicat-
ing liauor and his son Leverett was
fined S. and costs for one offence of
selling.
The Souto & Co. plant, which is
being built by Holden d Martin, will
have two buildings in addition to those
included in the present plans One
will be used for a saw mill and the 9TH
er for a machine shop. Plans and spec
ifications for them are now under way.
There was hearing before Judge
II. III. Wheeler in the Brooks House
Monday in the case of O'Brien Il Shee-
han VS.. the Rutland railroad company.
T. W. Moloney of Rutla nd appeared
for the plaintiffs and W. B. G. Stick
ney of Middlebury for the defendant.
The annual fair of the Universal
list society will take the form of a
festival this year,
large quantities of these flowers being
used in the decoration of the hall and
booths After supper an entertain
ment will be given previous to the
dancing.
A union gospel temperance meet
ing under the auspices of the W. T..
T. U. will be held in the Baptist
church Sunday evening at clock,
the speaker being Mrs. Katherine
Lente Stevenson. president of the
Maine W. c. T. U. Mrs. Stevenson
will discuss the question from a gospel
standpoint.
AT the annual meeting OF the ma
tional society. Daughters OF lol2, held
in New York city last week. Mrs, VIII
liam Gerry Slade of New York was
elected president national: Mrs. Coch-
rane of Delaware, secretary national
aud Mrs. G.. f. X. Jenne of this town,
treasurer national. Mr.. and Mrs:
JENNIE and Mrs. II. Z. Bond attended
the meeting a. delegates from the Yer
mont society.
AT the annual banquet of the Bel
lows Falls board of trade, which was
held in that town recently, Hon. j. l..
Martin in the course Of his address re
ferred to North Walpole, n. b., as
.hell's half acre. This remark caused
no little commotion at the time and
this weeks issue of the Bellows Falls
Times contains resolutions from the
executive committee of the board OF
trade expressing hearty disapproval OF
the remark.
H. Wesley Edwards, Al, died at
the Retreat Wednesday after an illness
of some time. The funeral was held
this afternoon at l 80 from Bond s I'M
dertaking rooms, Rev. +. I. Mathison
officiating. and the body was placed 10
the Prospect Hill cemetery vault. Mr..
Edwards was a son of willard and Lucy
Miner Edwards and had lived in this
town most of his life. He was mt
chanic by trade but had been in poor
health for a number of years. He Is
survived by one brother, George r.,
Edwards OF Springfield, Mass, and
one sister, Miss Jennie S. Edwards, oil
this town.
The annual meeting Of the corpor-
ators of the Vermont savings bank was
held in the banking house Wednesda!
afternoon and the following officers
chosen: President, Frederick Hol'
brook. vice president, William ).
Newton; treasurer, Charles III. Pratt
assistant treasurer, II. A. Webster
bookkeeper, c. +. Bingham. After
the meeting the annual dinner was dis
cussed ia the Brooks House. The
Brattleboro savings bank held its an
nual meeting yesterday and chose
these officers: President, +. L. Wa
terman: vice president, F. X. Bar
rows: treasurer, c. 4. Harris; assist
ant treasurer, J. C. Dewitt. j. q.
Estey and G.. L. Stickney were added
to the local board of corporators The
annual dinner was held in the Brook:
House following the meeting.
The statement is made on excel
lent authority that Brattleboro's tota
pay roll was never as large as it Is a.
present. This speaks exceedingly well
for the prosperity of the town ane
ought to put a quietus on those Wht
are forever grumbling on account o.
hard times The ready sale which thu
farmers hereabouts are finding fol
wood keeps a large quantity of money
in circulation locally which otherwise
would 90 eventually to the coal corpor
atious. In fact, although business !:
reported dull by many of the local
merchants, it must be admitted tina
there is work enough for everybody IL
town and nearly everybody in town il
working. If this state of affairs con
tinues trade cannot help taking
brace so that the outlook for a season
of local prosperity is exceedingl.
good.
We hope every reader of the Refor
mer to-day will read and carefully con
slider Mr.. Davenport's article else
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