Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
The Ladies' Enterprise society wi,
meet Thursday afternoon with it's sec
rotary Mrs. Fred Hopkinson.
The local branch of the Unite,
Irish league held a regular meeting |,
the parochial school hall Sunday after
noon.
The women of the Congregations
church will serve an oyster supper
Thursday evening in the chapel at
o'clock.
Mrs. w. F. Neal, milliner, is at tn,
same place doing business and find.
her customers to be the best adver.
tisers.-adv.
| Columbian lodge, F. & A. NJ, work
ed the entered apprentice degree or
several candidates at its regular meet
ing Tuesday evening.
The scarlet fever quarantine at the
homes of w. F. Root on Canal street
and e. E. Mellen on Walnut street was
lifted the first of the week.
Francis Zagenbuski and Anna Wis
kowski, both of Guilford. were mar
ried in the Roman Catholic church
Sunday afternoon by Rev. Father Gun
ningham.
The funeral of Mrs. Foster French
who died Friday morning was held
from the home of her son on the old
ferry road Sunday afternoon. Rev. r.
X. Marvin officiating.
Miss Clara e. Robinson and Hora-
ito Smith, both of this town, are par
Elephants in the popularity voting con-
test which Is now being conducted by
the Boston Globe.
The Criterion club of Boston, one
of the best amateur theatrical organ
izations in New England, will be seen
in the auditorium about Christmas
time in a triple bill.
--Horatio S. Josselyn, formerly Of
this town has been adjudged bankrupt
in Chittenden county. The first meet
ing of the creditors will be held in
Burlington Monday.
Michael Kappollaer, who was kill
ed by switching engine at Windsor
Saturday night, formerly worked in
the transfer gang at the local freight
house, going to Windsor about year
ago. His home was in Turner's Falls,
Mass, where ne leaves a father and
brother.
Henry Pellerin, the six-years- old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pellerin
died Monday morning after a few
hours illness with diphtheria at the
home of his parents on Birge street
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon and the burial was in the Cath
olic cemetery.
The Country Gentleman of last
week contained an interesting illus
trated article on the Gedney farm at
White Plains, N. Y, with the portraits
of Briarcliff Beau, bull formerly own
ed at the Guilford Spring farm, and
Briarcliff Dolly, champion butter
cow. Both of these animals were ex-
nibited at the Valley fair this year.
The Murray club was entertained
1t the Whipple street home of its pres
dent, Mrs. George e. Warner, Wednes-
day evening, about so members being
in attendance. A short musical pro-
gram including songs by F. H. Brasor
and Miss Lenna Thomas, took up the
irst of the evening while the latter part
was devoted to playing games. Light
were served. The mat
.er of giving an entertainment for the
benefit of the club was discussed freely
md finally left with the executive
committee. There is some talk of
producing "Zephra" which made such
| hit here several years ago but moth
init haC hnpn 1ari6n6
Suffer Bros, leaf tobacco mer-
.hants, who have done large business
n buying and packing tobacco in the
Connecticut valley, filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy at Chicago
Monday. On assertion that the action
vas to protect creditors receiver
vas appointed. The liabilities are
placed at s1,5O0,00O with assets ex-
eeding that figure by s1,000,OOO. The
immediate reason for the bankruptcy
8 that the firm has been carrying an
immense stock of tobacco and has OF |
ate been unable to obtain money with |
which to support this load. suffer |
Bros operations in this section nave
xtended from Brattleboro to Hartford,
,onn. They have a large warehouse
nd shop at Hatfield, Mass, with u. A.
billings as manager, and quarters In
number of other towns, including the
inner floor of the Crosby warehouse
n Brattleboro. The firm has a gooo
equation for fair dealing hereabouts'
lways paying the growers promptly
mr. their crops, and it is not thought
here will be any losses in this section
esulting from the embarrassment.
People in the neighborhood OF the
ew hospital were given scene OF
,ril,ine nature Sunday afternoon IL
,as played by three Of the Italians
tho occupy the house formerly known
s the lodge of the Hall estate. Ihese
.alians are employed on the new nos
itaI and board with one OF the men
hose wife does the cooking and looks
flor the financial end of the venture.
no trouble arose Sunday afternoon
,,ar one of the boarders refusing 10
av his weeks stipend. After mucn
oisy argument the delinquent deptor'
bo is said to have been 1mplplns
,ther freely, grabbed an ak and start
! for the Italian woman who ran
aiming out of the house. Her nus
md heard the noise and Immediately
= ont after his wife's assailant with
revolver which he fred INTO lhe an
- times The procession ran s
.ound the house several times, the
oman finally locking herself in one OF
~ roon,s The man with the ak and
- man with the revolver then met
"A sattIed matters without the use or I
thar yaapon. Several other Italians