Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-13
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

VCuSINc repairs III ucE lullliuSTy StOT'
this week.
The Sunday afternoon meeting a
the Y. M. G. A. rooms will be led b,
Herbert F. Lovejoy.
Fred @. Gale and Charles R. Cros
by won the prizes at the Friday even
ing whist tournament of the Vince
club.
George E. Fox has presented eacl
member of the Vermont Wheel clut
with ga sample copy of the Cole
Finder cigar.
The Ladies' Catholic Benevolen
society held its regular monthly meet
ing at the home of Mrs. M. j. Doyl,
Tuesday evening.
Fort Drummer chapter, r. A. M.
held regular convocation last even
ing, and besides having the annual in
spection worked the mark masters de
gree.
Frank Barube of South Mair
street has recovered from his illness
with diphtheria and the quarantine
was removed and the house disinfected
Monday.
The stand on the corner of Main
and Flat streets formerly occupied by
Wallie Horton is being fitted up by
Victor Mancini for boot and shoe re-
pairing shop.
Engine No. 2 of the narrow gauge
road which was broken in the wreck at
Newfane few weeks ago, was sent
back Monday from st. Adams where ii
has been undergoing repairs.
The Sutter Bros. tobacco curing
ware house will close in few weeks
for the season. The local management
report a poor and small crop, owing to
unsuitable weather last summer.
Thomas Smith who had his right
hand pincbed quite badly few weeks
ago while at work as brakeman in the
local freight yard, had one of his fin
gers amputated last week as result OF
the accident.
The street railroad was tied up
nearly all day Saturday on account OF
an accident to the water wheel In the
power plant at Centreville. The acct
dent was due to the boilers which were
being repaired.
Mrs. L. X. Fuller has purchased
from the Estey Organ Co. seven houses
located on Birge. Dickinson and Hud-
son streets. The deeds were recorded
this week. This is one of the largest
real estate transfers of the year.
The American Express Co. are
planning to build an Office at the north
ern end of the depot this spring and
will occupy it as soon as completed.
The High street office will be main
tanned for the accommodation of pa
irons.
Dispositions were taken this week
at Hinsdale and Brattleboro in the
case of Ellis VS.. Ellis, ct ais, which
is to come up at the April term of the
Windham county court. G. G. Fits
appeared for the plaintiff and K. @.
Bacon for defendants.
An extra freight train on the Gen.
trail Vermont road which left here Sun,
day, broke in two near Northt1eld
Farms, Mass. The front section of the
train came to standstill and the rear
end crashed into it, wrecking two cars.
A wrecking train was sent down from
the local yard to clear the tracks
The farmers of the vicinity report
that many bushels of apples they were
unable to gather in the fall, uncovered
by the melting snow just as they had
fallen from the trees are sound, smooth
and hard, and almost entirely free from
frost. A few are seriously considering
the project of starting spring cider
industry.
Officer Hall was called to the home
of Elwood L. Griggs on Vernon street
Saturday pight to quell disturbance.
Griggs was full of prohibition stuff and
Hall took him up to the police station
and let him cool off. At his trial Mon
dav morning he was fined 50 and costs,
amounting to S11.20, which he paid.
This was the first case to be tried I'M
der the new law.
The county road meetings of the
state will be held during the next two
months in the various counties. AT
these meetings an effort Will be made
to plan better methods and general
working system for the care of ouI
roads and to secure their adoption. Sc
lectmen, especially, should be interest
ed for their towns and endeavor TO at'
tend these meetings. The Wlndhan
county meeting will be held at the
Brooks House, Brattleboro, Thursday,
April 2, beginning at 10 80 CLOCK ano
with an afternoon session.
The grip has again gripped Brattle
boro and under it's depressing influence
MANY of our people have this week
quite lost their grip on the activities
Of life. The disease has taken mildel
form for this visitation and its attacks
are not serious except in the way Of
after results due to lack of proper care
The symptoms are WEAKNESS, aching
ewes and pain in limbs and back. Res
is the medicine, and generally the onl,
medicine needed but it is always dis
Greet to have your physician presen
when you entertain the grip.
John Wilson Hildreth, 66, died a
his home at 2 Brennan street, Monda.
morning of chronic valvular heart dis
ease and dropsy. Mr.. Hildreth wa
born in Chesterfield, N. H., and fo
% years has been carpenter IN brat
tleboro. He leaves wife, Martha Lin
coin four daughters, Mrs. Minnie
Stearns. Mrs. IDA Gould, Mrs. Flor
johnson and Miss Helen Hlidreth, an'
three sons, Harry, John and Clarence
all of Brattleboro; also four brothers
George L., Cyrus, Lotion OF chester
field, N. H., and Charles Z. Hildretf
of Littleton, Mass. A prayer was heit
at the house Wednesday and the bod.
taken to Chesterfield for burial.
AT the annual meeting of tn
Christian Endeavor society of the Cen
ter Congregational church IN tn
church parlors Sunday evening, thes
officers were elected: President, ii
q. Pierson; vice president, F!orenc
| S,ia IL. sacretary Ernest Arnold re