Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-04-03

bend have moved here to take charge
of the "poor farm. "
-Messrs, Crosby and Adams are re-
decorating the dining room at the
Brooks House this week.
The next regular convocation Of
Bingham chapter, 0. +. S., will be
Tuesday evening, April z. A program
will be prepared by the entertainment
committee
A special meeting of Fort DUN.
mer, r. A. c., No. y, is called fol-
Wednesday night. At the annual meet.
ing Thursday night there will be an
election of officers.
Protective grange will hold the
first of the contest meetings between
divisions one and two Wednesday even
ing, April 8. the program to be pre-
pared by Mrs. A. j. Currier.
An invitation is given by the Chris
tian Endeavor society of the Congrega-
tional church to the members of the
other churches in town to take part ia
the Easter watch meeting, to be held
at the church Easter Sunday morning
at 7 30 o'clock.
The local society of Modern Wood
men have just received their new suits
from Chicago. They include dark green
blouses, black leggins and white pants.
The society plans to send delegation
to the district convention to be held at
Claremont April To-
H. E. Taylor & Son have estab-
lished branch of the Royal Insur-
ance Co. Of England, concern with
s., 600, 900 American assets and 81, 800, :
600 surplus, and one of the largest in
surance companies in the world. This
is valuable acquisition to any Office.
1t will interest the many friends of
John r. Patch, the veteran roadmaster
of the Connecticut River railroad, to
know that he severed his connection
with the road Tuesday night, after a
service of 80 years and 6 months. Mr..
Patch has so long been fixture OF the
road that his absence will be much no.
ticed and regretted. f. A. Sherwin
of Lyndonville is his successor.
A special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the S. A. Smith Co. was held at
grange hall last night, and ratified the
action taken by the directors at meet
ing held March "a in which it was
proposed that the company be part
of the new National Novelty corpora
ton syndicate. The stockholders re-
ceive in return for their stock per
cent. cumulative preferred stock of the
new corporation.
The petition of Gilbert B. Har-
wood, bankrupt, for the discharge of
his liabilities came before Referee r.
d. Z. Stowe Monday for hearing.
John B. Manley, the leading creditor,
appeared with II. G. Barber, his at
torney, to object to this discharge. +.
w. Gibson appeared for the defendant.
The amount of Harwood's assets and
liabilities will not be fully ascertained
until complete schedule is made and
this is requested in the petition.
Col. J. G. Estey has approved the new
rules for rife instruction and practice
for the Vermont National Guard com
piled by Capt. c.. F. Burnham, and
has published an order to carry them
into effect, which will be distributed
among the several companies of the
regiment. The practice season of 1908
will be from May / to Oct. 81. The
class in firing, to which any officer or
soldier belongs, will be determined at
the close of the season
The annual convocation of Con-
necticut Valley Council, No. 16, Royal
and Select Masters, was held at Ma
sonic hall last night to elect officers
for the coming year and the following
were elected and installed: Albert
W. Cross, T. |. M; l. d. Bailey, ID.
NJ. f. II. Putnam, P. c. W; L.
Frank Connors, Treas. W. b. Vinton,
Rec. F. r. Vaughan, G. of G. james
b. Randoll, Con. William II. Vinton,
Mar. J. Henry Pratt, Stew. F.; H. f.
C. Toedt, Chap. Collins l.. Piper, Sen.
The largest house of the season wit
messed the production of 1.-THE Crisis
at the Auditorium Tuesday evening and
the tribute was not undeseryed. The
play, like the novel, is strong, moving,
and its scenes were de-
picted with an art which made them
felt. OF the acting of Isabel Irving,
Wilfred North, Charles Lamb and
JACQUES Martin, this was especially
true; and the rest OF the cast was sat
isfactory. The scenery and costumes
added much to the finish of perform
ance in which there was little to crit
icise and much to commend.
According to the weather report
of citizen the thermometer has gone
below freezing point only four times
since March 9. These were in the morn
ings of the 14th and 18th and there
were light frosts, Sunday and Monday
mornings This is remarkable record
for March, which was the warmest
within the NJ mory of the Oldest in
habitants There is as yet no clear
title to warm spring however. Sew
eral frosts occurred in May, last year,
and on May 8 the ground froze. If that
record is duplicated this year disas-
trous effects on vegetation and the
fruit crop may be expected.
At the annual meeting of the mem
bers of the First Baptist church
Wednesday evening the following OIL
GERS were chosen: Two deacons to
serve three years, DR.. Fl. d. Holton
and F. A. Holmes: one trustee to
serve three years, II. p. Wellman ;
clerk. f. p. Knight: assistant clerk,
A. L. Maynard: treasurer, A. l.. Har-
ris collector, L. j. Retting. Two mem
bers of the ladies prudential commit
tee were elected, Mrs. $. Wilcox and
Miss Mary +. Horton. Reports of the
officers and committee of last year
showed healthy condition of finances
with bills all paid and balance IN
the treasury.
Emma Julia, daughter of Rufus
and Mandana n. (Tyler) Scott. died
at the family home at the Scott farm,
Dummerston, of acute Bright's dis
ease, Wednesday. She. had been In
poor health all winter, but her serious
illness only dated from the day before
her death. Brief funeral services will