Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-25
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Soclii Ut the nome OF MISS Harrie
Smith on Cedar street to-morro'
evening,
Live stock shipments at the 10
cal station Monday consisted of
head of cattle, so calves, Il hogs an
SO lambs.
The Woman's club will meet a
the Brooks house Wednesday after
noon at 1880 for Japanese after
noon with papers by Mrs. w. I
Jones and Mrs. A. J. Currier,
"A. V. Mays agency sold for II
ID. Holton, executor of the Jane
Pettee estate, the house on the cor
ner of Washington and South Mali
streets to Mrs. Frank willard. Pos
session will be taken Jan. |.
Protective grange will instruct
large class in the third and fourtl
| degrees Wednesday evening. Thu
meeting will begin at o'clock sharp
All members are requested to con
tribute as usual TO the harvest sup
per.
The Woman's Relief corps viii
hold an apron and rummage sale IL
Retting block beginning Tuesday
Nov. 29. Any who are willing tC
contribute articles may leave them al
to call or send for them.
There was a good attendance al
the Thanksgiving dance IN Festival
hall Wednesday evening. The deco
rations were extremely tasteful, and
the work of Leitsinger's singing Or
chestra of eight pieces was pro-
nounced the best ever heard In town
&C. C. Fits Of Brattleboro made
splendid speech against the pas
sage of the bill abolishing capital
punishment on Tuesday. His oratory
was not aimed at the heart strings
but rather at the best judgment OF
the law makers. His arguments,
which were always propped up with
a bundle of facts, did not fail to
take effect.--Montpelier Journal.
AT the annual meeting of the
Columbian book club Friday evening
the following officers were elected:
President Mrs. Martin Austin, jr.;
vice president, Mrs. Charles r. Cros-
by; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Major c. Houghton; book committee
in addition to officers, Mrs. f. c.
Greasy Mrs. c. H. Davenport and
Mrs. C. e. Knight. After the regular
business the annual sale of maya
zines took place.
An alarm of fire from box 80
was rung in about 11:45 Tuesday
evening on account of small blaze
in the store of Fleming & Crown.
The fire started among the papers In
the rack above the desk, and Is sup
posed to have been due to spontan-
eous combustion. The contents OF
the chemical engine served to extln-
guish the flames with slight damage,
although a pane of plate glass in the
door had to be broken to gain en-
trance.
High Sheriff-elect F. w. Mcclure,
who will take his oath of office and
begin his duties next Thursday, is
now busy preparing his list Of depu-
ties. In several towns throughout
the county there are contests for the
deputy sheriff appointments, and Mr..
Mcclure Is investigating the cond1-
lions in these towns. In Brattleboro
two candidates, e. r. Thayer and
Fred Cressy, are circulating petitions
asking for appointment to the once
of deputy.
Mrs. Maria Weed of Chicago
gave an interesting lecture in the
Baptist church Monday evening on
the subject of Mormonism OF which
she has made a detailed study. Mrs
Weed has spent some time IN Sat
Lake City and speaks from thor
ough knowledge of the facts as they
exist there Her description OF con-
ditions there were astounding and
revelation to most of her audience.
on Tuesday afternoon Mrs. weed
gave a talk especially to women on
the same subject.
A large number of counterfeit
nickels have appeared in st. Alhans
this week. They bear the dates OF
1891. 1892 and 1897, and are evil
IDENTIFY the work of an amateur, nav
ing the appearance of being mace
in plaster paris casts. The material
used in their composition is lead ana
a casual examination is sufficient 10
discover their imposture. So TAR as
is known none of the counterrelts
have vet appeared in Brattleboro.
but handlers of small change VIII
do well to keep their eyes open.
There are already two patients
at The Hemlocks hospital and IL is
expected that more will be received
to-day. Miss Mabel Sanders of West
Rrattleboro was taken to the inst1tu-
ton Wednesday evening suffering
with an attack of appendicitis, ana
Archie Mellen of Guilford, who sus,
tained a compound comminlted
fracture of the right leg between the
knee and ankle while at work In ia
maica Tuesday, was sent 10 tne ios-
nital Yesterday morning. Mr.. Mellen
was working on humber JOB for
Holden & Martin when the accluen'
occurred. He was brought to Erat-
tIeboro on the Narrow Gauge train
Yesterday morning.
An audience which filled the
church gathered
there Wednesday evening to take ad-
vantage of the opportunity fur
nished by the Brattleboro Womans
club to hear an organ recltal py ina.
weIl-known artist, Lucien Howe. ~
is needless to say that the concers
nroved one of the musical treats OF
the year. Mr.. Howe gave va a;eu
nroeram. four of the numbers peihs
his own compositions, and won mer-
tied applause on all. Perhaps tne
finest thing of the evening was MS
rendition of his own Solemn Marcn,
although Batistes Offertoire IN
sboyed remarkable technique
Among the other numbers on lhe
nroeram were Bach's Prelude In
Minor. Priere by Lemaigre, Norweg-
ian Dance by Grieg, Bach's F'ugue
in A Minor, Handlers Largo, anu
Serenata, Andante Canstapne anu
Variations on Duke street py MI
Howe.
The quadrennial weighing OF tne
Tinted states mail came TO close
on Monday evening. Since Septen,-
her 4 all mail that is carried by ran
road or other transportation com
NAMES. for the government, mas o1
weighed and its weight recoroeu a
40, az the contracts for carrying
H. mails. that the postoffice depart
,,,ent makes every four years. Inc
weighing is done until the various
comnanies in question are satlsn .,a
that the average weight OF the mans