Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-16

| night.
-Workmen began painting tn
smoke stack of the electric light sta
ton this morning.
There was an unusually large at
tendance at the harvest supper give
last evening by the Ladies' circle Of tn
Universalist church.
Two corn husking parties wer
held last evening. one at the Rice farm
on the Chesterfield road and the othe
at w. X. Wares in Chesterfield.
The finishing touches to the new
Connecticut river bridge are now beini
put on, and the workmen expect to b,
through with the work by Monday.
The west side CT Main street be,
tween the MILESTONE bridge and Fla
street is being paved under the super.
vision Of Road Commissioner Eames
"A man giving his name as Henry
Eddy of Brattleboro was arrested ir
Bellows Falls for intoxication the first
of the week He was unable to pay his
fine and went to Newfane Wednesday
morning to work out his sentence.
Special exercises were held in the
Swedish Lutheran church Wednesday
evening when two members were con-
firmed. Rev. c. Frosberg of Lawrence,
Mass. was present and officiated at the
confirmation services.
The annual supper and fair of Pro-
tective grange will be held in grange
hall Wednesday evening. Supper will
be served from 6 to s o'clock and a
large number of fancy and useful ar
ticles will be on sale. There will be an
entertainment in the evening.
The local depot yard was never in
a worse condition than 1t is at present.
1t is a mass of mud from three to six
inches deep with here and there pro-
jecting rock to relieve the monotony,
and for the past week it has been i'm
possible to cross it at any point.
Leonard r. Warren, IS, who died
In Chester yesterday, was father of
r. Warren and Mrs. Arthur
Coburn of this town. He had spent all
Of his life in Chester and Ludlow. Mr..
Warren and Mrs Coburn will go to-
morrow to Chester where the funeral
will take place.
1t auction Thursday, Friday and Sat-
lrday of next week the lots on the
ract of land bought of Howard Spear
oy Mr.. Clark of Brattleboro, situated
IN High and Silver streets. The land
s laid out into lots, and streets are
,eing cut through it.-Greenfield Cor
Springfield Republican.
The suit of the Valley Grain Co.,
against J. c. Prenny and T. S. Betterly
rustee was heard before Justice Cud-
worth yesterday afternoon. 1t was an
Iction of assumpsit to recover the
mount due on grain bill. The YER
lict allowed the plaintiff to recover
5s.29 and costs. r. c. Bacon appeared
or the plaintiff and A. C. Spencer for
he defendant.
The body of Wallace H. Chamber
ain. 60, who died in Moberly, Mo-, last |
7eek, was brought here for burial |
aturday. Mr.. Chamberlain was for |
Ter resident of Brattleboro, having |
cen employed in the Brooks House |
nd the Brattleboro house before his |
eparture for the West 2S years ago. |
I the time of his death he was en-
aged in the restaurant business. He |
survived by four brothers, Myron of !
Avery of Boston, Hiram of
.ansas, and Frank of North Dakota.
nd one sister, Mrs. Eliza Butterfield
I Mortified Mass. Funeral services
ere held Saturday afternoon from the
ONE of Myron Chamberlain on Elliot
rect, and the body was buried in the
lest Brattleboro cemetery.
The annual meeting of the Audu-
on society was held Monday evening
the home of the secretary, Mrs. F.
>. Barrows. Reports from the past
ears work We're read and officers for
lie ensuing year We're chosen. Mrs.
RANGES B. Horton. who has been pres
ent of the society FOR the past year.
,clined reelection and the office
as not. filled. The other officers of
e past year were reelected. Mrs.
B. Davenport was chosen delegate
the meeting of the national COM
ittee of Audubon societies which will
Ike place in Philadelphia Nov. IS.
he report of the Vermont society,
hich was made by Mrs. Davenport.
owed that a substantial effort has
en made the past year to encourage
living interest in the living birds and
e movement has met with much sue
SIS. The society has had the active
operation of the state superintend-
t of education, and bird study in the
blic schools has increased largely.
is hoped that the work of the soci-
Y will be extended the coming year
rough the oranges of the state.
The officers of the Grand Trunk
d Central Vermont railroads arrived
Brattleboro on Tuesday evening on
cir regular tour of inspection, maxi
: a trip over the narrow gauge divis- .
4 Wednesday morning and leaving
mediately afterward for New Lon
n, Conn. The official trip to South
and return was accom-
shed without accident in the re-
lrkaby good time of three hours and
minutes. One of the narrow gauge
RS had been lavishly fitted up for the
ynitaries so that they suffered none
the petty annoyances which some
mes come to ordinary travellers. Sir
arles River Wilson of London, pres
mt of the Grand Trunk system, did
{ take the trip as was expected but
2 party included Charles NJ. Hays,
e president of the Grand Trunk. E.
Baker. one of the directors, E. II.
tzhugh, vice president and general
,nager of the Central Vermont, w.
Mullens, superintendent of trans
rtation, John w. Loud, general
light agent of the Grand Trunk. J. E.
.lrymple general freight agent of the |
ntral Vermont ana E. d. Nash, SUI
rintendent of the New London di-
lion of the Central Vermont railroad.
rdict for Plaintiff in Insurance Case.