Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-23


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The Grange sewing cociety held I
meeting Wednesday afternoon, about
80 being present. Supper was served
in the banquet hall.
The dance in Grange hall Wednes
day evening under the auspices of Pro
tective grange was the most largely
attended of the series.
The W. G. T. U. held its regular
meeting in the Y M. G. A. rooms yes
terday. The next meeting will be a
white ribbon gathering.
The Auditorium will be open every
evening during the week of Feb. 8
when Miss Rhe Lorraine and her COM
pany will appear in repertoire.
Edward A. Starkey, bankrupt, has
filed petition for discharge, and a
meeting of the creditors will be held
Feb. IA before Referee f. d. E. Stowe.
The Brattleboro branch of the In
ternational Sunshine society will hold
regular meeting Friday afternoon,
Jan. 80, at O'Clock at the Frost street
home of Mrs. Albert Rockwell.
The social of Fort Drummer colony,
Pilgrim Fathers, which was held in
G. A. r. hall Tuesday evening was
largely attended and proved success
| full affair. A musical program formed
the EVENINGS entertainment
Miss Rhe Lorraine and her com
pany have been engaged for the entire
week beginning Monday, Feb. 8. This
company is entirely new to Brattle-
boro, but it is claimed to be one of
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cents.
Chief of Police Hall was notified
Sunday afternoon that certain family
on Elliot street was allowing hilarity
I to get the better of it. He visited the
place which was reported but found
nothing out of the way and made no
arrests.
The recent biennial appraisal of
the railroad companies of Vermont I'M
der the new law places the valuation
of the Central Vermont railroad, not
including the Brattleboro IL Whitehall
railway or the Vermont and Massachu-
sets railway, at 1874, 900, and the
tax SOL, 40S.
The ladies of the First Universalist
church will use over 1000 chrysanthe-
NUNS in decorating for their SD an
nual fair which will be held Thursday
afternoon and evening in Festival hall.
Supper will be served from . 30 to
7 80 O'Clock and there will be dancing
in the evening There will be the
usual sale of fancy articles.
About 80 boys attended the recep-
ton in the Y. M, G. A. rooms Tues
day evening. Rev. L. Nj. keneston of
West Brattleboro entertained the lads
with an illustrated lecture, showing
stereopticon views of places seen on
his travels, biblical scenes and historic
spots. After the lecture refreshments
were served and the junior gymnasium
class gave an exhibition in physical
work
Judge James A. Merrill of Rut-
land has filed his decision in the case
of C. C. Bartlett against Daniel Pres
colt and trustees which was tried In
Brattleboro the first of last year. The
suit involved the cost of numbering
operations on several wood lots in Yer
non, and the referee has rendered a
decision for the plaintiff to recover 81.
600. Waterman & Martin appeared for
Bartlett and Fits & Schwenk for Pres
colt
A. V. Mays agency has just con-
summated one of the most important
real estate deals that has been record
ed in town recently in the sale Of the
Katherine NJ. Dalton place on Linden
street to Oscar NJ. Lawton of Brook
Ign, N. Y, who has been a summer
visitor here for many years. Mr. Law
ton will make extensive repairs tear
ing down the old part of the house and
rebuilding it as well as the stables
The place is one of the finest in town.
having frontage of 80 feet and a
depth of 300 feet
A special meeting of the United
Irish league was held in the paroch-
ial school rooms on Walnut street Sun
day to make arrangements for the APP
pearance here of Rev. Father ID. }.
O'Sullivan of ST. Adams who will speak
in the interests of the league. Father
O'Sullivan has become well known
throughout the state by his work as
member of the last legislature and is
considered by many the finest orator in
Vermont. The committee appointed to
have charge of the affair is t. A. Aus
tin, d. W. Shea and Timothy Aher.
Russell S. Graves of Bennington,
who is well known in Brattleboro
through his visits here in former years,
has been elected captain of Company
X in place of Captain G. f. Burnham
who resigned the office several months
ago on account of his removal to Bur
lington. Mr.. Graves was formerly cap
tain of the Burlington cadets and has
always been interested in military at
fairs. He was a student at Vermont
Academy a number of years ago Cap
tain Graves was one of the out-of- town
guests at the Hooker Essex wedding.
The new steam heating apparatus
which has been placed in the High
school building in addition to the hot
air system proved its efficiency Tues
dav. With the thermometer register
ing 10 degrees below zero outside, the
temperature at o'clock in the High
school rooms was as follows: Main
room. 70: room 4, 70; room 6, 6S: room
II, 81: room 5. 81. The temperature in
the other rooms was taken at 9 O'Clock
with the following results: Ninth
grade, 20: fifth grade, g.: seventh
grade, 81; eighth grade, y; sixth
grade, 10: office, 10; third grade. 20;
fourth grade, 10.
An act relating to school teachers
certificates which was passed at the
last session of the legislature has
caused an embarrassing situation
among the TEACHERS in some towns.
The act in question provides that no
teachers shall teach in graded schools
who do not hold a second or first
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