Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-04

n gregational church will be held Tues
day evening at 1880.
d The knights and Ladies of Hone
: will hold regular meeting in Re
]. Mems hall Monday evening.
: -Brattleboro branch No. /, Interna
e tional Sunshine society, will meet wit
: Mrs. II. p Wellman this afternoon.
Next weeks Reformer will be
t sixteen page double number with spe
cial Christmas matter printed In col
ors.
Shea, the shoeman. is going out o
business and he is selling all sorts o
foot wear for little or nothing. Dom
i miss this sale.-adv.
Mrs. Arthur Chaffee, who died ir
Portland, Me, Friday will be remem-
bered by a number of people here as
Miss Elizabeth Hughes who spent a
large part of the summer in Brattleboro
five years ago.
b The women of the Baptist church
win give supper in the church din
ing room Thursday evening, Dec. II.
A Christmas sale of fancy articles,
aprons, home made candy and other
Harry B. Haus began doing bust
ness in the Melrose hotel at West
Brattleboro Tuesday. Mr.. Haus will
give the hotel his personal attention,
but he will not move his family to West
Brattleboro, George II. Danyew is
working as clerk in the hotel.
There was a large attendance at
the first ladies night" of the season at
the Vermont Wheel club rooms last
evening. Grange hall was used for
dancing and the club rooms were
thrown open TO the guests. Music was
furnished by Leitsinger's orchestra.
The body Of Justina Fletcher Cod
dard. who died in Rutland yesterday,
will be brought here tomorrow, flu
neral services being held at the home
of her son-i law, A. A. Smith, SO
Frost street tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. Burial will be in Morningside |
The Murray club will hold a ban
Duet at the Universalist vestry next T
Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock. The |
banquet will be preceded by short I
business meeting at o'clock. During
the evening there will be an opportun-
ity for the new members to join the
club by signing the constitution. All
past and prospective members are in
vited to attend. No formal invitations
viii be sent out.
In his sermon at the Universalist
church last Sunday on christianity
and Amusements." Mr. Marvin said
hat one of the greatest needs Of Brat
leboro was a suitable play ground and
10, /
yirls of the town. He felt that the I
grounds now used for play We're in
adequate for different reasons and he {
the hope that the town au- {
horities would consider the matter. !
p. L. Shea opened his saloon in the
Milestone building last evening and
he first drinks were sold about 9
o'clock. The bar is of golden oak .
nd 20 feet long backed with a hand q
ONE plate glass mirror. Everything a
bout the place is conducted in a per- g
ectly open manner so that no effort g
,ill be required to watch its operation. T
richard Green of New Haven Conn, a
nd Frank Phaneuf are the bartenders. [
George Hall sustained a bad fall n
rhiIe skating on the little river We'd
esday evening. He caught his foot
a crack in the ice and struck on his y
,rehead. the blow rendering him I'M :
onseious for about IS minutes. Short :,
after this two other young people :,
,ok an ice cold bath as the result of +.
Rating over thin ice. Fortunately =
lie water was not more than four feet +,
aep and both We're rescued without l.,
Ifficulty.
John Martin returned to Brattle
Dro Friday after three years service n
the United States army in the Phil q
pines, He enlisted at Springfield. al
ass, Nov. 49, 1900 in l company, 30th u
fantry and was for time at Fort l
ocum, New York. During his term g
enlistment he was stationed in many "
fferent places but a good share of se
e time was spent in garrison duty u
,ar Manila. About 1000 men whose O.
rms of enlistment had expired re- y
rned on the transport with Martin &C
The annual meeting of Sedgwick ~
st, G. A. r. was held in Grand army =,
III Wednesday evening when the fol- !,
wing officers were elected: Command ~
A. H Ward senior vice comman 4,
r, Luke Ferriter; junior vice com a.,
ander, c. c. Miller; quartermaster,
Prescott: surgeon, Harry Rowe;
aplain. e. j. Knowlton; officer of the ev
Y j. NJ. JOY; officer of the guard, co
.ank Stockwell. delegates to the tn
ate encampment, ]. P. Elmer; alter pr
tes Harry Rowe. Frank Stockwell. c.
lese officers will be installed at the te,
st meeting in January. Sc
Mrs Jennie B. Powers has been ~.
ting in some good work for the hui 70
me society in New Hampshire. Last ~
EEK Friday and Saturday she inspect a.,
eight barns in West Chesterfield -.
alpole and Alstead. and found four ar,
them needing attention. One boy. 80,
10 had been in the reform school ~
ce. was apprehended and sent back TO Az
II institution to serve another term. 20
10 first of the present week Mrs. a..
wers has been working in Hinsdale, ~,
inchester and Westport. where she
led one horse and put another on the
ired list. and inspected ten barns. n'
Marlboro Wednesday a COW was
led ne
N, - S,.u5a,, gu
i ne rutldiu iiei " of
1tained lengthy review of local OPP n
n as it is seen in Windham county ~,
tn interviews with several men in ~.
ding the irrepressible C. H. Daven- :.
IT. The article said that the new -,
V was growing in favor and that ~,
ion of the Brattleboro commission -,
had a healthy influence through the -
1ntv. No sentiment favoring the a.,
zeal of the present statute is evident q,
the writer. but Brattleboro may pos a.