Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-13

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Mt. Sinai temple, Mystic shrine
will hold special meeting here Mon
day.
| The James A. Pullen house or
Chaplin street has been purchased by
Fleming & Crown.
The many friends of DR.. james
Conland will be glad to learn that his
condition is much improved this week.
There will be devotional services
at st. Michael's Roman Catholic
church at 80 each Friday evening
during Lent.
The automobiles of the state will
meet at the Pavilion hotel, Montpel-
Ter, March 26, and organize state
automobile club.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution will meet with Mrs. Ed
win d. Whitney, Green street, Tues.
day evening, March II.
On the second page we print an ar
ticle from the State Highway Commits.
sioner J. 0. Sanford, which is well
worth reading by all interested in good
roads,.
DIR. George F. Barber will attend
the 9th annual meeting of the State
Dental society which will be held in
the Van Ness House in Burlington
March IS.
The meeting of the Alliance Study
class will be held at the Unitarian par
sonage Monday evening, March l6, at
7 30 o'clock. Subject, "The Papacy
and the Spirit of Ecclesiasticism."
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The Franklin county grand jury at
Greenfield Tuesday found bill against
the Central Vermont railway company
for allowing it's engines and cars to OBJ
struct the Main street crossing at Mil
lers Falls for more than five minutes.
The company, who were not represent
ed in court, will be notified of the in
dictment.
j. A. Wilbur of Wardsboro and
Miss Jessie M. johnson Of Montreal,
p. O., were married in the Brooks
House parlors Saturday afternoon, Rev.
H. r. Miles performing the ceremony:
The room was decorated with ferns and
ported plants and the bride was be-
comingly attired in travelling gown
of dark navy blue. The couple will re-
side at the home of the groom in Wards
boro.
Charles NJ. Wheeler, who recently
resigned his position as engineer on
the Central Vermont railroad, says
that an expression of opinion by him
as to the cause of his leaving and OF
the management of the road that APP
peared in last weeks Reformer, should
be modified little. While he says
the locomotives of the road are in bad
shape. he would hardly care to go on
record as saying that they are all so
unsafe that he doesn't feel like taking
chances on them any longer.
Road Commissioner Eames has al
ready commenced the work of clearing
up the streets. He has also drawn
gravel along the bad places on the
Putney road and will get an early
start in filling in the bad places and
putting the finishing touches on one of
the best pieces of road out of Brattlebo-
70. He has also drawn great deal of
gravel for use on Western avenue.
Five years of filing in with good
quality of gravel will give Brattleboro
the best roads we have ever had.
"A most enjoyable event was the So
cial held last night by the ladies OF
the First Baptist church at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. Henry D. Holton:
The evenings entertainment included
selections for piano, Miss Foster !;
reading, Mrs. Levi X. Fuller: song,
Miss Gertrude Matthews: violin and
piano. Misses Ware; piano solo. Miss
Ellen Sherman song, Mrs. W. b. Ed
dy; reading, Mrs. Levi X. Fuller; vi
din and piano, Misses Ware; song,
Miss Gertrude Matthews; reading,
Miss Ida Fuller.
A bit of carelessness, which might
have had serious results, occurred Tues
day night when the firemen responded
to an alarm to the supposed blaze ID
Harmony block. The man hole to the
cistern at Main and High streets was
left open and several persons narrowly
escaped falling in, among them little
girl, was pushed by the pressure of the
surging crowd almost into the yawning
cavity, was ably saved by the vigilance
and activity of citizen. He saw the
danger of the little one, and grasping
her by the arm, pulled her aside in the
nick of time.
There was special meeting OF
about 80 members of the Brattleboro
Local Option club at Grange hall, Sat
urday evening. to effect permanent
organization for the proper enforce
ment of the new law, as we'll as for
future work alonp reforms in legiSla-
ton. At the request of the selectmen,
a list of names suitable for License
Commissioners will be submitted and
committee was appointed to draft
constitution and by-laws for perma-
nent organization. A meeting VIII be
called for this week at which time the
organization will be perfected.
The Brattleboro hosiery company
held its annual meeting Monday even
ing at the factory Office on Arch street,
choosing these officers: President, G.
n. Thompson treasurer, W. n. Thomp-
son: secretary, w. d. Stockwell: di-
rectors. C. II. Thompson, W. N.
Thompson, W. d. Stockwell, G. S.
Clark: mill superintendent, W. d.:
Stockwell. The annual reports showed
that the past year was the most sue
cessful in the concerns history. At
special meeting to be held Monday
evening several important changes are
expected to be made in the business.
The first license forms for the sale
of liquors to be issued IN Vermont
since 1852, have just been completed.
The documents are more volumlnous
than a person uniformed would I'M.
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