Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-04
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

a -Brattleboro academy will begin 1t
winter term Monday.
The Reformer's Quaker range con
test has been postponed until after tn
holidays.
For seasonabie footwear at price
below cost take a look at the goods tina
are'being offered in Shea's great clear
ance sale.-adv.
William d. Smith of Wilmington
has registered as a law student in tn,
office of Waterman & Martin. begin.
ming his studies there Monday.
AT the annual meeting of the Mt
Holyoke college Vermont club held re-
Gently Miss NJ. Pauline Jenne, 1905
was chosen secretary and treasurer.
A bulletin board announcing the
time of arrival of trains has beer
placed in the local depot this week
something that ought to have been
done 40 years ago.
The Brattleboro Womans Indian
association this week send a barrel OF
Christmas presents and clothing to the
hospital for Indian women and chill
/
The annual meeting of the Brattle-
boro East society will be held Wednes-
| day evening at o'clock in the chapel.
Reports for the past year will be read
and officers chosen for the ensuing IL
months.
The receiver of the Packard Ma
tional bank at Greenfield has been in
structed to pay a dividend of so per
cent. This institution closed its doors
a few months ago and since that time
has been in the hands of a receiver
Fire started in the cellar of Shea's
shoe store Monday morning among the
papers and boxes which have collected
there, and for time bid fair to make a
lively blaze. By prompt work, how
ever, the flames were extinguished be-
fore any serious damage had been done.
w. C. Mitchell received the first of
the week the motor which Is to furnish
power for his manufacturing plant on
Flat street. He will begin the manu-
facture of handkerchiefs at once. en-
ploying a few hands to start with. and
increasing the number in proportion
with the demand for his output.
James Sullivan, son of Matthias
Sullivan, met with a peculiar accident
while skating in Centreville Saturday
afternoon. He fell on the ice breaking
a small bottle of wintergreen extract
which he had in his hip pocket the
glass cutting his hip so severely that
several stitches were needed to close
the wound.
George H Birch, through his
C. C. Fits has brought suit
against the Central Vermont railroad
for $1,000 to cover the loss of his per-
sonal property which was destroyed IN
the fire which burned the Simon Brooks
farm one mile south of the village |
April 49, Mr. Birch was lessee of the
farm at the time of the fire which was
caused by sparks from a Central YER
mont engine.
The first meeting of the Alliance 4
study class will be held with Rev. E. +
0. S. Osgood Monday evening at 1880
o'clock There will be a paper by the ;
Dastor on ethical Instruction in the
Public Schools" followed by sketch OF
The battle of Cedar creek by Capt. 5.
p. Howard of West Newton, Mass.
There will be music during the even
ng. Members and friends are invited
20 be present
The hearing in the action brought
Nv Miss BIakeslee for an accounting
rom DR.. H. D. Holton, trustee OF her
estate for Is years came to close
Tuesday before e. L. Waterman, judge
If probate. The counsel for the petit
Toner dropped all claims of shortage
n the estate, the only question involv-
ID being the liability of the trustee in
osses through investments. Judge
Waterman reserved his decision.
Mrs. Mary Stickney Cobleigh, 81,
Who died at the home of her daughter
n Springfield. Mass, Sunday evening
vas a native of this town and lived
lere until 80 years ago when she
moved with her husband to Springfield.
She is survived by four daughters,
Mrs. II. w. Gilbert of Springfield, Mrs.
hester Ballard of Chicopee, Mrs ID.
!. Wilson of whitney's Point, N Y,
md Miss Clara Cobleigh of Springfield.
Charles H. Thompson has resigned
lis position as teller in the vermont
bank, and hereafter Will de-
-ote his entire time to the manage
nent of the Brattleboro Manufacturing !
ompany The OUTLOOK OF TINS SoiSci'
$ unusually bright this fall and MIR.
Thompson expects that the business
will increase steadily through the WIN {
er. The directors of the bank have as
.et taken no action toward filling Mr.. '
-hompsons place.
Rev. w. H. H. White, an Engiish-
nan by birth and American by choice
ave a decidedly interesting lecture IN
he Methodist church Monday evening
,nder the auspices of the Epworth
"a eue. His subject was John Bull ana
rncle sam" and his discourse took the
orrn of a nonologue given to two per
ons dressed in costumes representing
ohm Bull. the Englisbman, ana
-pcle sam of this country. Mr. White
ompared the conditions and institu-
ions in the two countries, described
heir different modes of living ana
mentioned the things in common 10
9th His lecture was enlivened by a
uu7ber of bright stories. and he closed
" saving that England was the place
= he horn in but America the country