Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-14

No license has thus far been re
corded in favor of the Brewery on tn
. island.
, Teachers examinations will b
held in the high school building on tn
21st and ED
The mercury last night stood a
46. What sort of chance has tn
corn crop at that rate?
The Brattleboro Gas Light com
pany has declared its semi annua
dividend, payable the Goth.
An ice cream social will be helt
at the Swedish Congregational church
Saturday evening. The string bant
will play.
The bankrupt millinery stock OF
Mrs. d. L. Herrick will be sold at auc.
ton at the Brooks house store tomor-
row afternoon at 3 O'clock
Referee f. d. L. Stowe heard the
petitions of j. Wells Farnsworth and
Marshall d. Jackson for discharge in
bankruptcy at Bellows Falls wednes-
day.
A masquerade ball was given last
evening at Red Mems hall by Misses
Lawton, Allen, Marshall, Williamson,
Hunt, Randall, Frost and Jenne. at
which so of the young society folks
had a gay time and lot of fun.
--Brattleboro chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution. will hold
their regular meeting Tuesday, at the
home of Mrs. F. G. Pettee, West
Brattleboro. 1t will be in form of a
basket picnic. Daughters will leave
on the car leaving Prospect Hill at
1890 a. m. Members may invite
friends.
The Windham county court will
convene for its fall term at Newfane
Sept. 2, Judge Henry r. Start, presid
ing. The docket contains 172 civil
cases, 81 divorce and 10 criminal
cases. Several important civil cases
will also be tried by jury. and the
term is expected to occupy at least
four weeks.
The NJ. C. Meagher Co. has sold ~
acres of the Oak Grove Park land, on
the southern part overlooking South
Main street to a wealthy New York
attorney, counsel for the Franco
American Automobile Co. This COM
will erect a factory which will employ
about 1000 hands Several wealthy
men connected with this company
were in town this week looking for a
location and found just what they
wanted in the NJ. C. Meagher Co. prop
erty.
The sudden awakening of the Cen
trail Vermont railroad to the absolute
needs of the Narrow Gauge road, by
its removal of large number of ties
and employing an increased number
of men for the betterment of the
track, is surprising as 1t is right
eous. The reason of this quick re-
Spouse to the demands made by the
directors of the Narrow Gauge is not
apparent, but at all events we feel
quite sure that not only its directors
but the people along the line are very |
grateful for anything that will conduce |
to the safety and comfort of the trav-
cling public.
Mrs. George W. Hooker and cous
in. Miss Elizabeth Frost, who have I
been spending fortnight at Watch |
Hill were among the passengers on the |
steamboat The Ella" which runs be-
Friday last when the steamer boiler
exploded and the boat was unable to
proceed to New London. The pas
and the boat were towed into
New London. All the passengers ar
vried there safely. although several
hours late. 1t was a very narrow
the boat. had been condemned
as unsafe, and but for the fact that the
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downward vent the story would have
oeen more tragic.
speaking of the history of the old
oil bridge demolished last week, the
says The old bridge, in
with its predecessors, had
IN interesting history, and was made
o pay profitable returns on its cost
rom tolls, collected for long period
If years by the late John L. Putnam.
There was joint ownership between
he towns of Brattleboro and Hins-
iale, n. H., in the possession of the ,
bridge. which was one of the first to
pan the Connecticut. The late Jacob
Gstey together with officials of the
own of Hinsdale made a successful
ttempt several years ago TO free the !
ridge resulting as expected, in in
reased travel across it. For some /
ime the bridge had been out of re- t
air. and finally became dangerous i
rom it's severe racking during the
pring floods The bridge was de- a
troyed by the flood of 1869 which /
rove a wall of water from the Whet- d
tone across the Connecticut, taking @
ut the east abutment. This was the a
econd time the bridge had been de- t
troyed within a period of 10 years. y