Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-27


The Brattleboro overall compan,
closed its factory Wednesday for tn,
remainder of the week.
Gov. Mccullough has commissioned
Clark G. Fits a member of the stat,
board OF library commissioners for the
term ending Nov. 80, 1908, the commits
sion bearing the date of Nov. 30, 1908
A sunlight hop was held in grange
hall yesterday afternoon from until {
O'Clock, large crowd being in attend
ance There was also a good attend
ance at the dance in Red Mems hall
last evening.
Rev. j. A. Sherburne of Barre who
celebrated his send birthday anniver-
sary Sunday has been active in the
ministry for 81 years, his first charge
being in West Brattleboro He retired
from active work about 10 years ago.
-Windham county Pomona grange
will hold its annual meeting with Pro-
tective grange Thursday. The morning
session will take place at 1890. Din
ner will be served at noon to which all
members are requested to contribute
without solicitation.
BY invitation of Mrs. George e.
Crowell the Brattleboro Womans club
will hold its next meeting at Linden
hurst Wednesday afternoon at $50.
At this time there will be a paper by
| Mrs. Whitefield N. Thompson, the
vice president of the club, upon, "Paro-
dy and Parodists."
A young woman of questionable
character, who was sent out of town
by Chief of Police Hall last week, stole
three diamond pins in Hinsdale, N. H.,
a few days ago, and then returned to
Brattleboro Constable Kinds notified
Mr.. Hall of the theft and the latter
found the young woman who confessed
and returned the jewelry.
-Brattleboro people will be glad to
know that the Brattleboro Manufac-
turing company, formerly the Brattle-
boro Hosiery company will not move
to Keene, N. H.. but will continue its
business in this town. The firm has
received an unusual number of orders
this fall and the factory win be run
to its capacity all winter.
No choicer holiday present is pos
sible than a piano or organ, and c. w.
Stewart, whose advertisement appears
in another column, is better prepared
than ever to meet the requirements of
the purchaser. In thirty years expert
ence Mr.. Stewart has sold hundreds of
Instruments and has done business
strictly on the square, and has made as
many friends as he has made sales.
Dexter w. Temple, who died in
Montpelier Friday was native of Ber
nardston and for a number of years
worked in this town as a hostler. He
went to Burlington where
he worked as a clerk in dry goods
store and for the last % years of his
life was a successful merchant in Mont
peler He is survived by two uncles |
one of whom is Darwin Clark of Ber-
The funeral of the late Edward |
Clark was held at 2.30 Saturday after
noon from his Oak street residence. I
Rev. H. R. Miles officiating, assisted |
by Rev. e. @. S. Osgood of the Unfair
ian church and Rev, f. T. Mathison, |
prelate of Beauseant commandery, /
Knights Templsr which participated I
In the services. Miss Emma Gregg
sang two songs. The burial was in
Prospect Hill cemetery, the Masonic
ritual being used at the grave
Mrs. Emily D. Norris, ~, died Sat-
urday afternoon at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. E. Fisher, in West
after a short illness with
She lived in Manchester,
n. H. the greater part of her life. com
ing to Brattleboro with her daughter
about year ago. Brief funeral SER
vices were held Monday afternoon,
Rev. N. A. Wood of the Baptist church
and the body was taken to
for burial Tuesday.
The first of the Brooks House as
semblies was held last evening, the
event taking the form of a Thanksgiv
ng party. The dining room was hand 4
and originally trimmed with b
races of corn and pampas grass while
jack o-lanterns helped light
he room, the electric lights being COW
red with red shades. Dancing was en-
Dyed from $50 until IL, Leitsinger's
orchestra of seven pieces furnishing
music. The event was in charge of L,
, Taylor.
An interesting old volume which
las this week been hauled from OBJ
curity for reference, is the first rec
I'D book for the probate district of :
1t contains all the pro- ;
ate transactions in this district from
1871 to 1894, and many of the wills are =
ecidedy interesting as examples of old
ashioned fine writing. The first will
ecorded is that of Zephenia Swift !.
hitch was drawn in 1878 and filed in J.
.pril 1871 Micah Townshend was
he first probate Judge for the MARI Y
CROUCH district, and the record book a
ontains on it's last page an ode by him. 4
-Unquestionably one of the master
ieces of Shakespearean literature is :
Othello" and yet in this, new era :
Shakespeare, it is strange that but :,
vo artists are to present the play.
hose artists are the elder Salvini. who :
ill be in America for limited mum y
er of performances. and Harry Leigh
IN. one of the foremost of the younger =
elineators of Shakespearean charac- :
,rs A company headed by the :
tier has been engaged to appear I'M
or the auspices of the Congregational y
ub in the auditorium "Wednesday
yening Dec. 8. The caste will be an
unusually strong one and Miss Flor Ia
ice Gale. charming woman and an d.
clever actress is to be the to
Oesdemona" of the production. Seen n
allv the production will outshine in n
,lendour any Shakespearean play on N
ur this season. il
The past season of the Wantasti- ir
let golf club has been the most sue 4,
.ssful in the history of the organiza- h,
on. and the outlook for next year ",
even brighter than it was last spring. IN