Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-04-17
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


The county school examiner has
been holding examinations at the Brooks
House this week.
&C. s. Stockwell has purchased
handsome new bus for use between the
station and the Brooks House.
-Brattleboro grocers will allow two
and three cents each for the return of
Cushman's horseradish bottles. adv.
A. V. May has sold for Charles F.
Mason his house on Highland street.
Mr.. Mason is to occupy it until Oct l.
Several from here attended the 9th
anniversary celebration of Spotford
grange at West Chesterfield Saturday
evening.
A side track from the main line of
the Central Vermont railroad is being
laid this week to Souto & Co. s new
factory.
/ The body of Mrs. Jeanette Brown
Holton who died here Jan. 10, was
taken Thursday to Jamaica, her native
place, for burial.
Local fishermen are successfully
whipping the New Hampshire streams.
Almost daily large strings Of speckled
beauties are being brought in.
AT the regular meeting of the Red
Men Friday night no business was
transacted owing to the small attend
ance The adoption degree will be
worked at the next meeting this even
ing.
The 4 o'clock meeting of the Y. M.
C. A. Sunday afternoon will be led by
Rev. G. E. Hayward of Putney, who
has been showing much active interest
in the different lines of the association
work.
The regular meeting of the Inter
national Sunshine society, Brattleboro
Branch /, will be held at 3 O'Clock
Friday, April "a, at Mrs. j. E. Halls
on Chaplin street. A large attendance
is desired.
The next meeting for initiation of
candidates in the Modern Woodmen OF
America will be Thursday, April 30,
instead of the Odd. The change is nee
essary on account of the Union min
strels date
In place of the regular drill of co.
I this week, an important meeting Will
be held Friday evening at 30 in the
rooms in Ullery Building. A regular
army officer is to be present and full
attendance is expected.
A Missouri editor says truly: 1.-The
biggest trust on earth is the country
newspaper trust. 1t trusts everybody,
gets cussed for trusting, mistrusted for
cussing, and if it busts for trusting,
gets cussed for trusting. ~
The Hemlocks will be closed for
repairs this week. Besides extensl.y,e,
repairs on the interior an addition Will
be built. The matron and three pa
tients who are now at the Hemlocks
will occupy the cottage while the
changes are being made.
-Ullery & Co. are doing good print
ing quicker than you can get 1t any
where else in Brattleboro. Posters,
dodgers, commercial work are usually
delivered the next day after the order
is. given, sometimes the same day.
They are very glad to give estimates
Baker w. II. st. Germaine has this
week nut ont handsome new delivery
cart which will make regular trips
through the village hereafter Mr.. st;
Germaine has also put in new and
imnroyed oven and made other changes
which will increase his capacity and
efficiency. :,
Local automobiles have nearly all
brought out their machines, and the
GOOD work of Commissioner Eames is
anpreciated. The first touring party
ri the season. consisting of three ma
chimes and ten people, spent Saturday
NIGHT here and left on Sunday, en-
route for ST. Johnsbury.
The Medina Gold Mining 90. has
lust declared its fourth monthly olVi-
dend payable April 3Oth: Attention Is
called to the adv, which VIII pe lounu
in another column, and II VIII De seen
that the company will advance price OF
;tS Treasury Stock from rs cents or
Nav LIST to One Dollar share
The Boston Herald said OF the
minstrel show given IN feapod;
Mass, Tuesday evening under the a
rection of John J. Nolan VINO WI
stage the Catholic Union mlnstIe
i show here next Thursday, that tnt
performance had never been surpasse:!
/ by any amateur show given III 'ha' W
cinity. -
A horse belonging to Albert Thay
or of Green River, driven on iouI
horse team, was taken from the orlte'
on Elliot street Monday by States Az
torpev Schwenk on complaint OF Mrs
Jennie B. Powers, state humane asen'
who saw the weak and emaclateo con
S;tion of the animal. 1t was put int'
Harry Browns stable and the owner
has been notified to give 1t up or stang
prosecution.
While driving home from Brattle
boro Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Kamse.
o U;nsdaIe was met on the Hinsdal'
road bv an unknown man who, turn
inc out the wrong way, caused
collision which took one wheel OH
Mrs Ramsey's carriage. she was un
ahle TO walk, having just had an oper
at;on performed on her leg. Inc mar
Drove on without offering any ASSIST
ance but James King, who was c9n nm
TO Brattleboro turned arouhu anu 'o''
Mrs. Ramsey home.
The Daughters of the AmeIt thi,
Revolution held their regular mqntnl
hns;ness meeting at the Brooks Hous
Tnasdav afternoon. The business con
l;dored was the reading of the ne'
= hv laws which have just been frame
10y ny a" Committee appointed for that Pur
b 20 This committee consists OF MIS-
d Whitney, chairman, Mrs U. r
Rarber and Mrs. W. F. Root, me oy
i.ms we're read and discussed and IL
axnected that they will be brought u
en9 voted upon at the next regula
] meeting in May
The Greenfield correspondent OF 10