Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-01
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

the Masonic social and dance Wednes
day evening.
The third of the series of whis
!, nights will be held at the Vernon
Wheel club rooms next Tuesday even
ing at s o'clock.
The Sunday school board Of tn
Methodist church held its regular meet
ing Saturday evening and chose teach
ers for the coming year.
The Congregational Sunday schoo
has given up the international system
of teaching and begun the new yea
with the Blakeslee method.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Peoples National banl
win be held in the banking rooms at II
o'clock Tuesday, January u.
The Peoples National bank has
declared it's regular semi-annual divi-
dend of per cent and an extra divi-
dend of per cent, both payable jan
uary /.
The class of 1902 of the Brattle-
boro High school enjoyed a sleigh ride
to Chesterfield, n. H., Monday even
ing. The 1903 class went on a sleigh
ride to Newfane Tuesday evening.
-Sedgwick post, G.. A. r. and the
Womars relief corps will hold joint
installation in Grand Army hall Thurs
day evening ut 7.9O o'clock. All as
sociate members are invited.
The body of Bridget Walden, 95,
who died in Putney Monday, was
brought here Wednesday morning. The
| funeral was held at $50 in the Roman
Catholic church. Rev. Father Cunning
ham officiating. and the burial was In
the Catholic cemetery.
"A company of United States caval-
ry passed through here Wednesday af-
ternoon on its way to Fort Ethan AL
len. The company is part of the regi-
ment that has recently returned from
the Philippines and has been station
ed temporarily at Fort Slocum. N. Y.
William Shaw, who was burned to
death early Wednesday morning in a
fire which destroyed the Troy, N. Y.
clubs building. was a native of Ply
mouth, VT, and was educated in the
Chester academy. He was well known
by number of people in Brattleboro
Louis f. Ellis, an employee of Dun
ham Brothers store, and Mrs. Mabel
Thomas were married last Tuesday at
the Universalist parsonage by Rev. r.
X. Marvin The announcement of the
event last Thursday was surprise
to the many friends of the young cou-
pie. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis have been on
a wedding trip through northern Yer
mont.
The annual meeting of Branch No.
2. International Sunshine society. was
held at the Home for Aged Tuesday
afternoon when the following officers
were elected: Pres dent, Mrs. Julia Ry-
der: secretary and treasurer Mrs. J.
r. Ryder: social committee, Mrs A.
c. Davenport. Mrs. f. L. Barker and
Mrs. c. II. Clapp; entertainment COM
mittee, Mrs. e. D. Whitney and Mrs.
F. w. Putnam; Christmas committee,
Mrs. S. O. Miner and Miss Emma
Gregg. Eight members were received
into the society
The Brattleboro Woman's club
will hold its next regular meeting We'd
nesday afternoon at $50 o'clock in the
Brooks House parlors. This will be
Daughters Day" and each member
who has daughter is invited to bring
her as a guest of the club, or If not
daughter some friend. The paper of
the afternoon will be given by Mrs.
George H. Wright OF Greenfield. Mass
upon Vanishing and Growing Ideals
of Womanhood." There will be read
ings by Mrs Frank A. Wells, and
cradle songs will be sung.
The response to the call of the
united societies of young people at
Christmas time was hearty and gener-
GUS over 40 families were remembered
with dinners or clothing, The remaind-
er of the money and clothing contribut-
ed was turned over to the Associated
charities to be used in cases Of need.
Many were the expressions of COM
mendation that such work should be
done in town, and thanks are due all
who made the work success by gem
erous contributions, by giving the use
of the rooms and by hearty co-opera-
ton.
L. C. Houghton of Sheffield, H.,
proprietor of the Halifax deer park on
which the farm buildings were burned
last week, came to Brattleboro Mon
day to make arrangements for the
care of the stock this winter. The 800
deer and 50 elk which are estimated
to inhabit the park will not live
through the winter unless fed and Mr.
II Will IN n
of hay to carry them through until
next spring. There is another set. OF
buildings on the preserve which Mr..
!. foughton intends to fit up immediate
lv for the accommodation of the family
in charge, and next summer he will
rebuild on the site of the burned house
and barn. Mr. Houghton did not come
east at all last summer but expects to
he here for a considerable time next
year.
The option expired yesterday on
one of the largest tracts of timber land
that has ever been contracted for In
this section. The tract included 10000
acres in the northern part of Windham
and Bennington counties. Whether the
deal was consummated at the last min
ute is not definitely known, but up to
a few days ago nothing had been heard
from the promoter in New York city
and it was expected that the trade
would not go through. The option in
Guided some of the best timber land in
the state, and it has been stated that
Rockefeller was behind the project. II
was not known hereabouts whether the
tract if purchased, would have been
operated or whether it would have
been closed for an immense game pre-
serve. although the former supposition
seems the more creditable. Lumber
men in this section hope that the deal
did not go for the reason that so much
timber land would thereby be taken up