Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-12
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP

iauuloru IN town nDdS difficulty il
placing late arrivals.
THE Hemlocks'' is closed prepar
atory to the alterations and addition
for the new Thompson Memorial hos
pital.
Captain French of the Salvatio,
Army of Boston will give talk OF
What the Salvation Army is Doing
at the Methodist church Monday even
ing at 30 o'clock.
Homer Gothic, barber, who wa.
arrested last Friday morning charged
with intoxicatlon, was brought before
Judge Newton and was fined So anC
costs, which he paid
The ladies' auxiliary of the Y. M.
/ Z. A. will hold cake sale at the as
/ ISOLATION rooms tomorrow afternoon,
the first OF series. The ladies prom
Use the very best and prices will be
right.
The work of tightening and lev.
| cling the tracks of the Street Railway
Co., which has been in progress fol
several weeks, will be completed to.
morrow. The roadbed is now in excel.
1 lent condition.
/ F. C. Gale left on Monday for
Kingston. n. Y, where Durham
will be entered ID the ? 10 class at the
races this afternoon. Next week the
horse will trot at Newberg and the cir
cult will be followed
The H. p Freeman house on Ce-
dar street has been sold to Lieut.. W.
\. Batchelder through the agency of
S. ". Edgett Il Co. The figure is pri-
vate. Lieut.. Batchelder viii take pos
session about July l.
Robert Boyce Howe. infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs Frank B. Howe of No. 5
Flat street. died Tuesday morning.
The family have the sympathy of many
friends. The funeral was held Wednes-
day morning and burial was made in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
A Band of Mercy was formed at the
Esteyville school Monday and 80 schol-
ars are registered in the Organization.
The president is Miss Mary Croker,
who teaches the school. The lads and
misses were happy to sign the society's
pledge for the protection of birds and
our dumb friends.
One of Liveryman Browns horses.
hitched to a telegraph pole near the
Congregational church yesterday after
noon, was frightened by passing au-
tomobile and tried to root things up
But the pole held and the rig made a
complete circuit before quiet was Ie-
stored. The carriage was overturned
but no great damage was done.
Several delegates from this town
attended the state convention of the
Catholic Order of Foresters, which
was in session at Newport Wednesday.
John Calvin of this town, who is pres
ident of the association, presided. Of
ficers of the state court for two years
and delegates to the international con-
vention in Iowa next August we're
elected
Effort is making to set aside the
verdict in the case of Robert c. Bacon,
administrator of the estate of Winfield
P. Randall, against the New England
Order of Protection, the claim now
made being that the verdict was against
the weight of evidence The verdict
was for $1,000, the full amount
claimed. The defendants also enter
motion for Judgment in their favor.
Judge Wheeler gave hearing for ar
Monday at the Office of Water
man Il Martin and will render his de-
cision later.
The Brattleboro private school |
closed Tuesday for the summer vaca-
ton. 1t will reopen Monday, August I
81. This school has grown rapidly, I
being nearly twice as large as 1T was /
last year. The greatest number enrolled, |
that of the winter term, was y. be-
sides the pupils who took high and /
grammar school studies, three have
aiken the teachers course, two have
obtained positions as bookkeepers, one
IS completing a shorthand course at
lbany Business college, and three are
studying shorthand.
H. E. Bond of this town Is presi-,
lent of the Vermont Undertakers' and
association, which win
hold its third annual convention in
June 1926. Mr.. Bond will
preside at the gathering and VIII de-
liver an address on THE Vascular
System.'' illustrated by sectional
,adavar. At the banquet on the even
ng of the 24th DR.. Henry d.. Holton
IF this town will give an address on
Sanitation, and the following day
will be wholly devoted to examina-
ions under the direction of DR.. Hol-
.on.
The Greenfield Golf club has sent
an invitation TO Wantastiquet Golf club
q 90 to Greenfield tomorrow, partake
IF luncheon and have few friendly
games. The members of the local cluD
lave accepted and will take the III: ~
rain. which by the arrangement WIN
he railroad people will stop at the
greenfield links. About 20 will go
rom here. the party probably in
,luding DR.. and Mrs. Pratt, Clarence
Miller. Mrs. Slack, Charles Bingham,
Tohn Tasker, Mr.. Harris. Miss Emily
romes. ]. Harry Estey and Miss Flor
,nce Sprague of New York.
COMPLAINT having been made to the
board of bailiffs that Officer Worden
ad used unnecessary VIOLENCE ID effect
no the arrest of Homer Gothic, bar
,er. who was locked up week ago this
norninp on a charge of intoxicatlon,
he bailiffs gave a hearing IN the case
r. their regular meeting Saturday even
last Officer Worden was exoner-
ted The testimony of four witnesses
80 i, effect that the officer had kicked
80 n,isoner while descending the stairs
:, tsl.ino the man to the lookup. The
,s,;csr testified that he was not IN fact
licking the man, but was kicking out
a his patb the hat of the man, whlch
I'D fallen TO the steps in the struggle.
The executive committee of the
VILLAGE Improvement society met Mon
ayaning at the Brooks House par
~ It was voted to put IN conditlon