Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-11
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Mrs, Asa Field fell on the ice OF
Pearl street Sunday afternoon an,
fractured the bones in her left arm
The Woodmen's sleigh ride {,
Putney was given up Monday even
ing on account of the bad weather.
Robert C. Bacon has bought Her.
bert Walkers house on Western ave-
nue. and expects to occupy II within
few months.
There win be meeting of fathers
; mothers and heads of families In the
Congregational chapel this evening
addressed by DR.. s. f. Lawton.
AT the Universalist church Sun
i day Rev. Mr., Marvin will begin his
fourth annual series OF Lenten SER
mons on the general subject of Dis
cipleship"
Hot ashes started a small blaze
In the shed of the Brattleboro house
Sunday afternoon. The fire was
discovered before il had gained head
way and was put out with the con-
| tents of two eXtinguishers.
William Riley, who is employed by
r. H. Briggs. was arrested for intoxi-
cation by officer Thayer Monday even
ing. Before Justice Newton Wednes-
day morning he pleaded guilty to the
offence and was fined s. and costs
which he paid.
The Technical club held meet
ing in the office of r. l.. Hildreth &
Co, Monday evening but on account of
the bad weather only few members
were present, The next meeting win
4. -
for discussion will be Commercial
Stationery"
Alexander r. Widely, the new
florist at the Bradley greenhouse took
charge of the plant last week and is ,
now ready for business. Mr.. Whitley (
mas had extensive experience as a flor /
ist and landscape gardener both in |
this country and in England and is
familiar with every detail of the BUSH
ness.
The selectmen meet tomorrow to
appoint a successor to Frank II. How
ard who resigned from the local board
of license commissioners last week
Mr.. Towards resignation will take
effect Tuesday. The selectmen have
seen a number of business men about
aking the position but so far all have
been averse to accepting 1t.
A horse attached to rag ped
liars cart came out Flat street Mon {
lay afternoon trying valnly to get up /
peed enough to be worthy the name q
# runaway. As the animal turned {
own Main street toward the bridge {
William Bean grabbed the reins which Y
we're dragging and succeeded In
ringing the team to standstlll. h
Charles Paddlefoot 6s, who has T
cen a resident of the town farm for b
lany years died there Saturday after \
brief illness. He was the son of II
gorge J. and Harriet Pratt Paddle a
Dot and formerly was employed as Il
,rmhand. The funeral was held Mon
ay afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev L. NJ s
-eneston officiating. Burial was in p
Ieeting House hill cemetery. CT
A force of men worked all day ).
unday at the Brattleboro gaslight =
West river dam breaking =
D the ice which covers the stil' ~
ater BY use of dynamite space :
'veral hundred feet square was
cared above the dam. and the blocks as
slodged were carried over the dam. be
is now thought that the dam Is in tn
,od condition to withstand the high eS
ater which is expected with the COM m
6 of spring. re
A suit has been brought In Wind OK
IN county court by the Casein COM
ny of Bellows Falls against Cush- :,
g Adams, its former manager, for an vs.
count of $4,000 claimed TO be due the ~
mpany from the defendant for use g. au
certain articles. This is an out
owth of the 100000 damage suit ~
,ich the Casein company has pl
ought against Cushing Adams, A. Wv Wv
Charles. its former purchasing w. W.
ent and the Alden Speare's sons w.
mpany of Boston.
Starting from in front of Robbins da,
Cowles's store a horse belonging to Tol
rem r. Adams ran down Main street Rr
turday morning at a greatly ac- ed
Grated speed. In front Of the Am wa
can House the horse fell on the ice VIII
1 slid for several yards, then arose tor
l ran out Flat street against Fl. r. tin
owns carriage shed finally being thr
lght by r. D. Wilson just as 1t was
tut to cross milestone brook back 10,
Emerson's block No damage was . .oc'
lie to the horse but Mr.. Adams's ~
gh was smashed to atoms. AZ,
The local bridge commissioners tair
H. Vinton. G. w. Pierce and ]. l.. last
rtin, We're in Hinsdale, n. H.. Sat hig
Gale, agent for the owners of the loca
nd. in regard to certain claims spe,
wing out of changes in the high sect
necessitated in the construction ske'
he new bridge. The commissioners L.
F. C. Gale G. Co. SIS which in
les rent for lumber storage and =.
Is with which TO make certain i'm ~
yements on the toll house which a.es
moved from it's former site. oo, ,,1
The Horace X. Turner art exhibit Thu
ed Saturday after four successful read
in Retting block. The collection five
aimed some of the best original up
luctions of painting architecture, part
pture and nature, the best prints fact
g chosen wherever found with the him
of presenting an interesting col Dav
on of the best educational pictures In {
he picture world. The tickets for Feat
exhibit were sold by the school this
lren the proceeds will be divided
.een the different grades and in
I'd through the II. K. Turner COM -;
in pictures and busts for school pai,,
decoration. ~
rhe Brattleboro Woman's club ship,
observe presidents day" at its woul
regular meeting Wednesday. Miss tlebo
n e. Clark president of the club, the
entertain the members at her pare
, in West Brattleboro. Mrs. repu
k D. whitney. president of the cond
,ury, Mass, club will give the defef
.ipal paper of the afternoon, and come
Flint. president of the Bellows Rello
club. and Mrs. Kendall. president Falls
lie Milford, N. H, club will also
by Nole OIL me ei.eo eon t,;s Mono
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