Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

| &C. "A. McRae mas installed n neat
err In his clothing store In Marshall
block.
Paul Cobb lost one finger of his
left hand Sunday while oiling wind
mill in Putney.
The loss on the B. s. Balestier
place has been settled through Tay-
lor's agency at $4,000.
The board of directors Of the Y.
M. C. A. will meet at the association
rooms Monday evening at o'clock.
The date of the annual meeting
of Windham County Pomona grange,
which will be held with Protective
grange, has been changed from Dec.
is to Dec. 8.
The democratic and republican
town committees have made arrange
ments to have election returns re-
ceived in Festival hall Tuesday even
ing for the benefit of the public.
w. Dorr Perry. while at work in
the Vermont National bank early yes
terday morning, fell from step-lad-
der and strained his back severely.
for several days.
| The senior classes of the Brattle-
boro and Winchester high schools
d
Winchester, N. H., Friday evening.
Dancing and games furnished the
evenings entertainment and refresh
.ments were served by the Winchester
pupils.
The hearing of Harold Holbrook,
who was arrested in Boston week
ago Friday and Is wanted here for
completely in the Newfane bank rob-
berry, has been continued until to-
morrow. States Attorney Schwenk
is making strong effort to secure
Holbrook's requisition but he has not
yet secured sufficient evidence to war
rant Governor Bells signing the
papers.
The Y. NJ. C. A., assisted by the
pastors of the various churches, VIII
begin religious services in Esteyvllle
Wednesday night The meetings VIII
be held in the Adventist church at
1880 o'clock each Wednesday evening
during the winter. 1t is expected that
several pastors will be in attendance
at the first meeting and speak but
that thereafter each meeting will be
conducted by one Of the pastors.
| The annual meeting of the Oak
dale book club was held Saturday
evening at the home of Miss Edith
Gilkey on Chaplin street. Omcers
were elected as follows: President,
Miss Edith Gilkey; secretary ana
treasurer, Mrs. II. f. Jordan; book
committee, Mrs. Joseph White, Mrs.
e. L. Hildreth and Mrs. o. e. Randall
1t was voted to hold supper in con-
nection with the annual book sale.
Work on the foundation for the
new building in the rear OF Hooker
block is progressing rapidly. me
west wall is nearly completed ana
work on the north wall is being
pushed while excavation for the east
ern abutment is being carried on. IN
stead of making fill between the
| Hooker block proper ana the new
building a cement surface will be ia&d
on steel beams, thus leaving large
room beneath that can be utilized as
storage by Durham Brothers
At a meeting in the office or
James f. Hooker Tuesday evening IL
was decided to hold series OF nVe
assemblies in the Brooks house this
winter. and a committee consisting OF
lanes F.. Hooker, Charles A. Boyden,
]. Willard Cobb and G. II. Thompson
was appointed to have charge OF the
arrangements. The first assembly
will be held Thanksgiving night NOV;
"a, the second Dec. 80 and the thiru
J. j
be one in March and one IN April
The patronesses for the assemblies
have not yet been selected.
The annual meeting of the Audu-
hon society of Vermont was held
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
r. K, Barrows on High street. The
following officers were chosen'
President. Carlton D. Howe of Essex
function: vice presidents, Mrs. r. d.
Davenport and Mrs. George II. crow
ell. general secretary Mrs. b. b.
Davenport; recording secretary, Mrs.
F. X. Barrows; Junior secretary, MISS
Emma Gregg; treasurer, MISS ha.e
Selleck; auditor, Mrs. 10. D. whitney,
executive board in addition 10 OH
GERS. Mrs. w. D. Stockwell and Mrs
Frances B. Horton.
A session of the probate court was
held. Saturday. The will OF Clarence
a. Stoddard of Brattleboro was pro-
bated and allowed. The will OF Hen
nv A. Tobey of Wilmington was pro-
hated and allowed. Martha A. Crafts
was appointed Administrative of the
Roswell P. Crafts estate of Holyoke
for this state. DR.. f. s. Bowen was
anpointed administrator of the estate
Of Eva Perrigo Bowen of Brattleboro
William C. Wheeler was appointed
administrator of the Jane P. Wheeler
estate of Guilford. c. II. Pratt mas
been appointed trustee of William j.
Gordon, in the Margaret Gordon es-
tate of Brattleboro. in place OF Ut
James Conland, deceased.
Gilbert Fred Young, son of MT
and Mrs. F. e. Young, and MISS ber-
tha HARRIET Adams were quietly mar.
ried Monday morning at the nome o.
the brides mother. Mrs u. n. his-
lev, on Grove street, Rev. II. r. M.ies
performing the ceremony WIN ,a en rs
double ring service. The marriage
took place in the parlor, which wa:
nrettiiy decorated with ferns, Gu
aowers and palms, and was VIII
messed only by the members OF tht
tu,o families! The bride wore
trayeIing dress of blue etamine. I'm.
mediately after the ceremony MI ane
Mrs Young left for weddlns trip
They will be at home after Dec 1 d
Grove street. The groom mas ueel
clerk in his fathers grocery s ss1s
hos been employed for several years
as q stenographer in Durham Broth'
ers, wholesale department
The woman's auxiliary of the \
NJ G. A. held its regular meeting
~, ossociation rooms Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. l.. NJ. keneston leu on
ao,,ntionaI exercises and at the Cos
,Ifrad s, Thompson rendered voca
naiaction The feature of the after
noor,s program was contributes y!
Me- Helen B. Calder. general seere
tary ~ the Young Women's Chrlstial
association of Mt. Holyoke co.iese
whose subject was The work 9i IN
Y. w. c. A. in our Cities ana G th,
leees. she brought to the suplect IN
lSeenest enthusiasm whieh mi -