Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20
WILMINGTON.

Frank A, Childs, manager OF Memo
rial hall, has secured the popular play
"Peck's Bad Boy" for Tuesday even
ing, Feb. %.
Mrs. Nellie Mcclellan has sold her
residence on East Main street to MISS
Nellie Adams. She will sell her house.
hold property at auction Feb. 26 and
remove to Brooklyn in the course OF
few weeks.
The selectmen have posted notices
for the annual town meeting on March
g. The warrant names IA articles to be
acted upon. The article relating to the
repairing of the town hall deserves
careful consideration.
On account of the stormy weather
Tuesday evening, the recognition or
welcoming exercises to be held at the
Congregational church, in honor of the
new pastor, Rev. G. E. Woodman, were
postponed for two weeks. A tine pro-
gram has been arranged and the anair
will be one of the pleasantest.
The public schools close this week.
So far as we know they have been very
successful. The village school has been
under the charge of the following
teachers: Principal, John E. Stetson
grammar, Miss Edna E. Hammond in
termediate, Miss Alice Prouty;. prim-
airy, Miss Kathelyn Wells; Castle hill,
Miss Ethel Newell; Dix school, Edna
Johnson Fitch school, Alice White
lower intervale, Mabel Pike; upper in
tervale, Edna Haskell.
Rev. o. II. Palmer, who recently re,
moved to this place from Stratton Will
go to West Wardsboro soon to confer
with S. L. Griffith of Dandy and the
town officials of Stratton in regard to
the settlement of claims arising from
the smallpox cases in Stratton several
weeks ago. Mr.. Palmer was the health
officer of Stratton at the time and a
skilled physician from Rutland was
summoned to attend the cases and a
trained nurse was also employed. The
bill for professional services amounts
to nearly $3.50 and the question seems
to be who shall pay the same.
The management of Childs Tavern
are making extensive preparations for
their opening ball Tuesday, March g.
From s o'clock till 0 the celebrated
Harvard quartet will delight the au-
dience. Leitsinger's First Regiment
orchestra of Brattleboro, under the d.
rection of c. NJ Dugan will furnish
music for the dancing. Supper served
in the beautiful dining room of the
new hotel The idea has gained clrcu
lation that the bali is to be dress af-
fair exclusively; this is not so, every
one will dress as seems best and every
one is invited. The hall accommodates
200 couples
Lewis +. Strawser, publisher OF the
| Times, has Just returned from busi-
ness trip to Chicago and other western
places. George II. Barber who has
been in poor health for several months
| coutemplates trip TO the West or
South within few weeks. Wallace +.
Bartlett is improving in health and his
recovery is now confidently hoped for.
John G. Batchelder is spending the
winter at Peru as clerk at the Bromley
hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. William n. Dick
inson Of Portal, n D., who spent sew
eral weeks in this vicinity during. De
| cember and January returning about
two weeks ago, write that they have
| reached home in safety and find all af-
fairs in satisfactory condition. Mrs.
William b. Mcclellan of Holliston.
Mass. has visited in town during the
past week. Fred ID. Ward who has had
several attacks OF appendicitis is able
| to leave the house but is in very poor
! health. Miss Claire Brown, who re-
Gently graduated with honor from the
Albany business college, is home for a
faw xpnaks