Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-06

iifst ana second utsrees NJ its res
ular meeting Wednesday evening.
The Ladies' enterprise society wi
meet Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock with Mrs. Charles Sargent
Cherry street.
Dennis w. Carroll and Miss Mir
lam +. Stratford. both OF Leverett
Mass. We're married Tuesday by VII
liam S. Newton, esq.
The damage TO Union block as
result of the fire in Donnell 4 Davis
has been settled through Tayior's an,
Jennes agencies at s5s5.l0.
The Mechanics Aqueduct com
Ipany held a meeting In the office Of tn
Estey Organ Co last evening and thu
following officers We're elected: Presi
dent, J. G. Estey; vice president,
II. Estey; secretary and treasurer, c
n. Moran: directors, J. G, Estey, J
II. Estey C. N. Moran, l.. A. Witt ]
II. Streeter. The directors were au
thorized TO make all necessary re-
pairs,
The executive committee of the
I Valley Fair association visited thC
7 fair grounds yesterday TO see what
repairs win be needed before the
next fair. The matter OF enlarging
the grandstand was discussed and II
was decided TO secure the advice OF
an expert track builder about rem
edying the upper turn OF the track
which has always been too sharp for
long gated horses.
The win OF Henry d. Carroll,
veteran railway conductor who lied
in Springfield Mass, last week, con-
tains a number Of public requests,
amounting IN all TO $4,000. He gives
home for aged women, $4,000 to the
Springfield home for aged men. 10000
to the Springfield home for friendless
women and children. and $4,000 70 the
home for aged and disabled Of this
town. In each instance a permanent
fund, 10 be known as the Henry d.
Carroll fund. Is TO be established The
viii was executed last September.
The annual parish meeting Of st.
Michaels Episcopal church was held
Monday evening when the foll9wing
officers were elected Senior warden,
Kittredge Haskins junior warden, f.
w. Gibson secretary Charles Frink;
treasurer w. Il. Haskell; vestrymen
Kittredge Haskins Il. w. Gibson,
Charles Frink, w e. Haskell. +. w
Childs Charles Nichols. Carl Cain,
Joseph McVeigh; accountants, George
Gibbs and Charles Bartlett auditors,
r. c. Bacon and Ernest g. Prltt The
reports showed the church to be IN
better condition financially tlhn last
year. and the additions TO member
ship the past year have been The
largest in the history Of the ehurch.
The w. G T. U. held its annual
meeting in the y. NJ. G. 4. rooms
afternoon and elected the
following officers: Presiddat Mrs.
Henry Tucker; first vice president. !
Mrs, A. j. Stearns; second Vice presi- /
dent, Mrs. Jane Reed; taird vice I
president, Mrs. Henry Moosei fourth /
vice president Mrs. G.. II. oapp, fifth (
vice president, Mrs r. II. Baker: \
sixth vice president Mrs Elizabeth 1
cain; corresponding SECRETARY, Mrs.
J. S. Brown; recording secretary,
Mrs. Alice Kimball. treisurer Mrs.
n A. Hemlnway. A needing win be
reid Thursday afternoonI when an
election Of superiptandar win take
place.
The annual meeting of the Brat
leboro woman's club vas held We'd
lesday afternoon in tho Brooks House
,arlor Reports Of thelrecording Sec
'etary, corresponding secretary,
and the different commit
ees were read and accepted after
which the president, Miss Susan f.
lark. gave an address, The follow
ng officers were elected for the en-
uing year: President, Miss Susan L.
clark; first vice president, Mrs. w.
\. Thompson; second vice president
Mrs. James p Elmer; recording sec
etary. Mrs. c. +. r. Jenne; cores
secretary, Mre 5, o. Miner;
Mrs. c. C. Fits; directors
or two years, Mrs. Il X. Whitaker,
hrs, c. d. Whitaker Mrs. L. NJ.
federation Director, Mrs. c.
/. Thompson.
The orders for pistol practice for
he officers of the Vermont National
iuard have been issued by Col. ].
tray Estey. The season will be from ,
lay ! to October 81, and all reports ,
or qualifications aid decorations
must be in the hanls of the regi-
mental ordnance office, not later than !
November 10. All officers firing ten
hots, each, at % and so yards, timed !
re, with time lint of 60 seconds
Or each ten shots using target "A !
nd making an aggregate of 60 out !
a possible 100, shall be rated as )
larksman. All Offices, (after quail !,
wing as a marksmin), firing ten !
hots, each, at target *" (disap- J,
caring target, Is and % yards, :
lpid fire with a time limit of 20 Sec a
nds for each ten shots, and shall !,
lake SIS out of possible 100, SHAH be
tied as an expert.
Rev. f. r. Mathison received a
Nv days ago from a Philadelphia
wyer a portion of the will of Mrs. c
josephine Thomas, who has spent d
,me time in Brattleboro and who re- I
entity died in Flushing, L. l. Mrs. II
homas gives her sister the income
: her property during the latter's A
fetime, and the will then stipulates a
lat upon the death of the sister the n
,mainder of the estate shall be di- n
ded equally between st. Michaefs s
piscopai church of Brattleboro and q,
rinity church of Asbury Park, n.
What this will mean to the church .
are caEnot be told for two reasons.
st, because the amount of Mrs. =
homas's estate is not known to any y,
lie in Brattleboro, and secondly, be-
use the central portion of the viii :,
as not sent to Mr.. Mathison and ~