Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-04
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The Daughters of Pocahonta
gave dance in Red Mems hall Satur
day evening. the function being we
attended.
The services nj the Home for Ag
ed every Sunday afternoon at 3 o'cloc
viii be conducted by II. r, Miles dur
ing the month OF March.
. Leon Farr who liz employed "A
an attendant at the Brattleboro Re
treat, was severely bitten on his RICH
: hand Sunday by one Of the patients.
The Hooker, Corser & Mitchell
overall factory was closed Monday an,
Tuesday in order to allow the elevator
to be equipped with automatic doors.
Ernest G.. Brown, who has beer
American Express agent ut Amherst
Mass, for the past three years, has
been transferred this week to Norwich
Conn, Mr. Brown formerly worked as
clerk in the local office.
The annual meeting of the fifth
Masonic district, Royal Arch Masons
will be held in Bellows Falls Wednes-
day. Fort Dummer chapter, 0. H.
Randall, high priest, will exemplify the
Mark degree which will be reviewed
by d. a. Elliot Of Brattleboro, grand
lecturer.
store in the Brooks House block to-
morrow. The store has been entirely
renovated within the past few weeks
and is now filled with "A stock of boots
shoes and rubbers that has been care
fully selected by Mr.. Knight who has
4 had 10 years experience IN the shoe
business in Brattleboro.
/ The live stock and farm produce
I and tools belonging to the estate OF
| the late Geo. II. Phillips of Putney
are to be sold at auction by FL. G.
| Barber, administrator, al . a. m.
Thursday, March 10, on the premises.
M. NJ Tapln, auctioneer. A free
lunch will be served at noon. A list
of the property is given in an adver-
tisement on page one.
Mrs. T.. b. Davenport spoke inter-
estingly before the womans auxiliary
on her trip to the Farallon islands.
giving many facts about the bird life
which she studied there Although
the afternoon was stormy the attend
ance was unusually large. The Mis-
ses Weatherhead Of West Brattleboro
gave violin solos and Mrs. F. w. Put
nam sang several selections
There was a hearing before Jus
tice Mortified in the county clerks |
office Saturday afternoon in the suit
of f. ID. Fiske against J, A. Taylor
brought to recover for two months
rent of the island alleged to be due
the plaintiff. The defendant claimed |
an offset on account of paying the |
plaintiffs share OF the taxes. ]. l.. |
Martin appeared for Taylor and C. C. /
Fits for Fiske, Justice Merrifleld /
reserved his decision.
Rev George B. Lawson will speak
evening in the Baptist church
on the subject Reasons why Men
Do Not Attend Church" This is the
first of a series of sermons on the Re
lations of Young Men and the
the material for which Mr.
Lawson has gathered by means OF
circular letter sent to many of the
young men of the town, asking their
reasons for not going to church and
for suggestions for making church go-
ing more general.
Rev ]. A. Sherbourne so, who ,
lied Monday at his home In Barre, ,
vas the oldest Methodist minister do /,
ng active service in the Vermont con-
erence. He was native of Orange. !
md took his pastorate in this town !
laving been an active minister In the !
Jermont circuit for 81 years. or re- /
ent years his advanced age has pre- 7
'ented his taking an active charge Mr.. :
;herbourne is survived by a widow, a
our sons and one daughter. The fun y
raj was held in Barre yesterday Rev. \
/ F. Lowe, formerly of this town, of a
ciating. a
The residents of Springfield.
lass, and other cities on the Con- II
ecticut river are beginning to have !,
ONE apprehensions about the results y
the high water this spring. The .
onditions seem to be favorable for +,
freshets, and there are :,
averal wooden bridges in the vicinity a
Springfield that are seriously -,
lreatened whenever the water gets a,
bove certain point. Fortunately y,
viii not have to worry \,
lis spring as the new steel bridge is a,
aunch enough to withstand almost r.
ny thing in the way of floods. .,
A large audience, fully half of Ii
hich was composed of women and te
lildren gathered in the auditorium al
unday evening to hear the license m
w discussed from prohibition
DR.. II. D. Holton presid- N
and the orators were c. c. Fits AZ
c. Crosby, Rev. Father Cunning ta g.,
I'm and L. W. Hawley, the latter y;
aiding a letter from Rev. l.. NJ. Ken -
ton of West Brattleboro. The con- n
nsus Of opinion seem to favor the ~,
ial Of a season of no-license, and 30
any facts and figures were produced ~,
nding to substantiate this belief. -,
A very interesting program will tn
presented by the steward, assistant re
eward and lady assistant steward at on
g next meeting of Protective grange ar
ednesday evening. There will be wi
usic, readings and Rotations. Geo. co
. Pierce who was one of the repre- Ri
natives of Vermont win give an po
count of the congress of road-build- tn
s. held in connection with the Am ne
lean road builders convention in
artford last month. There were Ia
arly 200 delegates present from % d. d.
ates including many state officials ~
d prominent people interested in the ~ ~.
portant subject of good roads. ~
ck. crossed the Connecticut river to
ar the foot of the island Sunday VIC
)rning running northward on the an
as far as the upper engine house zel
lere they climbed the bank to Wal his
[ street and then continued toward tJl
E Bradley estate The deer evident dri
were driven from the mountain by str
gs which followed them until they pa
I the river. Large numbers Of deer sht
lcks are plainly visible near the Gle
notion of the West and Connecti- ve'
t rivers, and near the railroad track, int
short distance above that point. is VIII
ot where a small herd has apparent bu
spent a greater part of the winter
A session of the United States TIL
art was held in the probate office Su
adnesday Judge III. II. Wheeler pre- da'
ing. Edward L. Hutchinson OF the
lchyille, formerly of Halifax, who an'
emily surrendered himself for OPP cit,
ing a letter containing a check. inn
aided guilty to tampering with the of
~. 10 afuht D..