Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27

--Brattleboro lodge worked the Eel
low Craft degree last evening with three
candidates.
liking Jollity" under the direction
Of r. Wales will be given in Athol,
Mass, April /, 2 and 3.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Catholic Union to have been held
last evening, was postponed.
The third of the series of ladies'
nights will be held at the rooms of the
Vermont Wheel club this evening.
William Burke of Ogdensburg, N.
Y, began Tuesday as night operator
in the freight depot, to succeed Harry
Moore who is transferred to Yantic, CT
"A delegation from Quonektacat
tribe of Red Men went to Claremont,
N. H., yesterday to exemplify the third
degree on the Sketchawang tribe OF
that place.
Sec. Morrison of the Boston &
Maine Y. M. G A. at Concord. N. H.,
was in town yesterday in the interests
of the state convention to be held at
Burlington.
The selectmen are making a much
needed improvement on Vernon street
by putting in new fence in place OF
the dilapidated structure which has
done service for a good many years.
Owing to the heavy rain of Monday
the Connecticut and West river as we'll
as Milestone brook reached very high
point, and work had to be suspended
at Grants granite works on the island.
"A washout from the hill near Will.
Evansville delayed the south bound
passenger train on the narrow gauge
road about three hours Tuesday, while
timbers were being hauled to repair
the track.
There will be an Easter sale OF
novelties and useful articles at Wells
hall, Wednesday, April l, under the
auspices of the Woman's Alliance. The
sale will begin at O'Clock and at 30
dainty supper will be served.
There was a hearing before Referee
F. d. E. Stowe Tuesday in the nature
of an accounting between George APP
plin, trustee, and the Walter M. Ware
estate. The case will be tried at the
April session of the United States term
of court.
The first rattlesnake killed in this
locality this season was dispatched by
G. G. Wilson and Fred Gilbert, who
discovered the reptile basking in the
sun. about 80 feet up rattlesnake ledge.
The snake was about three feet long
and had three rattles.
F. E. Welcome, son of W. II. Well
come of this town. and salesman for
the firm of J. Johnson 4 Son OF New
Haven, Conn, has sold this week to
Thomas W. Lawson. valuable Blen-
helm spaniel dog. These dogs are rap
idly becoming favorites, The price
paid was $3.50.
Perhaps the credit of finding the
first Mayfower Of the season belongs TO
William H. Gay and Ebert Andrews,
who came in Sunday laden with beau
tiful bouquets of trailing arbutus,
plucked from sheltered little glen
near the Chesterfield road. The bios
SONS were beginning to expand, and
the leaves had the bright, fresh green
ness Of Early June.
The body of Mrs. Phoebe f. Brit
ton of Cornwall was brought to Bra tile
boro Wednesday and taken to the home
of her sister, Mrs. A. A. Stearns on
Clark street, where funeral services
were held yesterday at 3 o. clock. Rev.
r. X. Marvin officiating. Mrs. Britton
was an invalid for number of years
and had been most patient sufferer.
She was 70 years old.
Luther NJ. Keneston was appoint
ed chairman and Hiram r. Weather
head clerk at the organization OF the
town school directors. The town
schools will begin April 8. Examina-
lions for teachers certificates will be
held in Brattleboro academy Monday
and Tuesday at 10 O'Clock a. m. con-
Quoted by William A. Hawthorne, ex-
aminer for Windham county.
States Attorney Schwenk was IN
Townshend Tuesday on the case against
Louis Tauguay, aged II, arrested for
receiving and attempting to conceal a
gold watch stolen some time last week
from w. S. Holland of Townshend.
Joseph. a younger brother of Tauguay,
who was instigated to make the theft
by the prisoner, escaped to Massachu
setts. Louis Tauguay was sentenced
TO l43 DAYS in the work house
Considerable excitement prevailed
on Main street Wednesday afternoon
when Young child of G. W. Fisher
of Marlboro was knocked down on the
sidewalk opposite Greene's drug store,
and slightly bitten over the eyebrow
and in the upper lip by a strange dog.
The child was rescued by the father
and bystanders. The dog escaped in
the general confusion, but the author
tiles will kill the canine if it IS dis
covered No one knows the dog IS
owner.
Has it ever occurred to the reader
that the heads of Brattleboro's busi.
ness establishments are nearly all
Young men? If not, go over the list,
by beginning at any of the professions,
and it will be found that this is so. Ii
seems that the majority of the young
men of Brattleboro have wisely made
mn their minds that there are as gooo
opportunities at home to-day for get
ting on" as anywhere else in the
world. Success is usually won more
easily among friends and on familiar
ground than in new and untrodder
/ fields.
Two old Brattleboro players, Jame
Barrett and Tommy Dowd, will b.
conspicuous in base ball this season
Barrett, who has wintered in Athol
received orders Monday to report t.
the Detroit team of the American
league for spring training. Dowd, TO
many years captain of the st. Loul
National league team, and recently
member of the Boston Americans, ex
poets to secure the Holyoke franchise
Of the state league Barrett is one o