Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-22

rehearsal OF the Choral union.
"A Viavi lecture especially Illus
trated will be given for women
Thursday evening at 7.S0 In grange
hall by Frank c. Condor, manager oil
the Viavi company
Edgar Burr Smith, principal OF
the L,eal school, Plainfeld, N. j., viii
omen his summer camp at Sponord
lake June 80 for 10 weeks session.
He expects to have a larger number OF
boys than ever before.
Major Il. r., Glenn OF the United
States army viii arrive In Brattleboro
this afternoon for the annual inspec-
ton OF Company !. The accounts of
the company viii be audited by Major
Glenn this afternoon and the men in
spected this evening.
Carl Sander SOFA who was with
ouinlan & Walls Ministries last year
as trick pianist, is now a member of
the Looping the Loop company
which has been touring this state. Mr..
Sanderson Is well known in Brattle-
boro having spent one summer here.
Austin f. Boynton has sold his
shoe store TO NJ. Graft of Worcester,
Mass. who intends to hold a clear
ance sale AT once. Mr.. Boynton has
been In business nj the same place for
81 years and for 2S years has not taken
n day off. He intends to retire from
active business for the rest of his life.
The snowfall Of last Friday night
occasioned renewed activity among
the sugar. makers, excellent runs be-
ing reported Sunday. Monday and
Tuesday. A number Of farmers had
gathered their buckets, figuring that
the season had closed, but they were
soon put out again. This season as
a whole has been one of the best IN
recent years.
The annual drive OF the Connecti-
cut Valley lumber company will be
started from the head waters OF the
Connecticut this month. The drive is
estimated at about 45000,000 feet,
which is somewhat larger than re-
cent years II is expected that the
drive wiz pass Brattleboro much
earlier than last season when on ac-
count Of low water II was held up az
Wells River for nearly month.
The case OF George Birch against
the Central Vermont railway company
for the loss OF farming tools which
were burned at the Brooks farm last
April, was settled Monday through G.
c. Fits for $500, c. w. Writers rep
resenting the defendant. The fire
which destroyed the farm buildings
is said to have caught from a spark
from n Central Vermont engine, and IL
Is understood that the owner of the
farm will sue the railroad company for
damages.
-Recollections Of winter We're
y.ividly brought back Friday night
Of F-fxF
inches fell. arraying trees and shrubs
in beautiful clothing and making
necessary the re- enlistment of snow
shoyels supposedly laid away for six
months at least Saturday and sun
day resembled February days but the
sunshine and warm weather of Mon
day melted the snow with lightning
rapidity and the grass appeared
greener than ever as the result of its
cold covering.
-Dodie X. mare that was ex-
hibited as a fiIly at the Valley fair
two years ago. has recently been en-
tered in the Merchants Il Miners Slo.-
GOO stake race az Detroit, Mich A
daughter Of E,lectmont she was bred
al the Connecticut River stock farm
Al Hatfield Mass. ana recently trotted
a triad mile in 2,0SA and half IN
IOlM. Topsy. the dam OF Darrell, zoo
IL and The Governor, 2.I5 II, both OF
which have started in Valley Fair
races. Is living at the age of y al
Essex Junction the property Of
Nhitcomb brothers. Topsy is by Hoi-
labirds Ethan Allen, by Ethan Allen.
and is easily the champion producer
Of the inbred Horgans.
Arthur H. Baker Of Keene. N. H.
was arraigned IN the police court OF
that city last friday evening, being
charged with an attempt to run down
Mrs. Jennie r. Pewars- He was lined
$40 and costs The story of the case
"A told by the Keene Sentinel is as
follows Friday morning Mrs. Powers
accompanied by Officer Tolman, start
ed out in team to West Keene 70
look into some complaints that am
mails we're being abused. on the road
they came upon Barker driving ms
team, and Mrs. Powers alighted from
the wagon and went to the head or
Barker's animals 10 look them over.
Barker resented this and attempted TO
start his horses and run Mrs, Powers
down. Just at this moment Ofi1eer
Tolman jumped from his wagon and
puller Barker's horses away from Mrs,
Powers. but as he cid so Barker MT
him over the head several times with
his whip. The officer worked back 70
the wagon and pulled Barker from
II and he was finally put in Tolman
team and brought 20 the station 10
await trial Both men We're more or
less bruised I'm the scuffle. Barker, II
is said. claims he did not know what
Mrs. Powers wanted to do or who she
was.
Mrs. Betsey Tyler Weatherhead,
So died at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. j. w. Cooley on Birge street
Tuesday morning after long illness
with grip and pneumonia She was
born in Vernon April 10, 1922, daugh-
ter of Jesse and Alice Tyler, and lived
there until her marriage to Orrin
Weatherhead of Guilford OF when
town she was a resident until three
years ago when she came TO live with
her daughter Mrs Weatherhead was
woman of sterling character ana
was highly esteemed by large circle
of friends She is survived by one
brother. Benjamin p. Tyler or Iowa,
one sister Mrs. Madanna Scott VINO
lives with Mrs. Cooley, two half oro'n.
ers. Joseph and Albert Lamb OF
Greenfield. Mass and seven children;
Henry WeatneTHedu VI ID
Frederick S. Weatherhead of Spring
field. VT. Jesse T. Weatherhead OF
Guilford. Edgar o. Weatherhead or
West Rrattleboro Mrs. Thomas A.
Harmon of Remington, Mrs. Sarah ;.
TYLER and Mrs. ]. w Cooley OF TINS
town. The funeral took place yes
terday afternoon at . o'clock. Rev
n r. Miles officiating in the absence
of Rev. r. X Marvin. The burial was
In Guilford.
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