Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-19


Y. M. C. A. parlors Thursday. The
public is cordially invited.
Protective grange viii confer the
third and fourth degrees "Wednesday
evening. All members are requested
to contribute to the supper without
solicitation.
Mrs. John Curry slipped on the
ice Monday morning while hanging
out clothes in the yard of her Elliot
street home fracturing her right
wrist and severely straining her left
wrist,
Lawrence Il. Brown, George c.
REYNOLDS and George Dolliers have
this week enlisted In the 18th United
States cavalry and will leave today for
Fort Ethan Allen, Burlington, where
they will be mustered into the service.
The Choral union is planning for
second concert to be given sometime
in May. The program viii be com
posed mainly of operate choruses and
selections and II is expected that sew
eral prominent artists will be engag-
ed
Company ] is considering the ad-
visibility of hiring room In one OF
the Flat street buildings for shoot
ing gallery. II the plan is carried out
a rs foot range would probably be
fitted UP and on certain evenings the
competition would be open to the
public.
! Alexander f. whiteley of Boston
has been engaged as florist at the
Bradley greenhouses in place of Don
aid McGillivray who is going to re-
move to Newport, N. H., March l. Mr..
whiteley will take charge at that time.
He has many years experience in Eng
land and this country and is an expert
| gardener
! bingham chapter, o. T.. 8. inliiat-
ed one candidate at stated conVoca-
ton Tuesday evening. II was voted TO
! invite the grand matron grand patron,
grand lecturer and grand deputies, to
make their annual visit TO Bingham
| chapter. March list II was also voted
| to send an invitation to Naomi chapter
of Hinsdale to be present at that time.
| DIR. RI. ID. Waterman's horse took
fright on Canal street Monday morn
ing and started full tilt for Browns
livery stable. In front of Cleveland $
store the horse left the sleigh and
/ mart of the harness against post and
| then crossed the street and ran into
Browns barn. The harness was bad
| " broken and the dashboard OF the
sleigh was smashed
| The First Universalist church OF
[ hnG
brating its golden anniversary tnis
week The Boston Sunday Globe con-
tanned a portrait of the church edifice
together with that Of its pastor Kew.
II. D. Maxwell who was formerly pas
tor of the, universalist church OF this
town. and has been at East Somer-
willie since 1899.
Clifton L. Sherman. who recently
took his former position as managing
editor of the Hartford Courant after
several years service on the New York
Sun lectured before the Mems clup OF
the Prospect Hill Methodist chnrch
and the Trinity club OF the Trinity
church at Bristol last Friday evening
His subject was The Men who Make
Daily Newspaper and How they
Do II"
THE Brattleboro Technical club
and it's lady friends were entertained
In delightful manner Wednesday ev-
ening by Mr.. and Mrs A. f. Atwood at
their home on Forest street Games
OF all kinds we're played and later the
members and guests sat down 70
well laden table. The Technical club
will hold a meeting Monday evening
for the purpose of reorganizing and
increasing its membership.
The island was the scene of
sharp land engagement Monday when
several teams attempted to cart away
quantity of lumber which was USED
| In constructing the new bridge and
was afterward placed on f. G. Gale &
Co.'S land by order of w II. Vinton.
Charles Miner bought the lumber of
Mr.. Vinton, but the land owners would
not allow his teams TO take it, claim
! ing that they were trespassing. 1t is
also claimed by the land owners that
the lumber was placed on their prem
ises without their knowledge and con-
| sent.
Miss Mildred Virgins, 81, died
Sunday night of blood poisoning at
| the home of her uncle c. w. Stewart
on Birge street About two weeks ago
she sustained slight scratch on one
| hand and soon afterward blood pois-
oning developed Miss Virgins was
| In poor health and consequently could
not throw off the effects Of the dis
ease. She was born in Windham Oct.
! 4, 1873. daughter of William and Me-
linda Stewart Virgins but had spent
most of her life in South Londonderry,
| coming to Brattleboro In 1899. She
| had been actively connected with the
work of the Baptist Sunday school
and had many friends in this town.
| Funeral services were held at the
home of Mr.. Stewart Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock and the body was
taken to Chester for burial
There was n hearing Wednesday
afternoon before Justice Merrifeld and
| Jury consisting of C. o. Robbins, A.
| p. Simonds, H. r. Brown. A. w. Rock
well, w. r. Geddis and o. E. Randall
/ in the case of w. F. Root and Caspar
Moran against j. F. Bigelow for the
recovery of mileage book. r. c. Ba-
con appeared for the plaintiffs and II.
G. Barber for the defendant. Mr.. Bige-
low recently went through bankruptcy
and claimed that the plaintiffs claim
against him was annulled on that ac-
count Root & Moran claimed that
Bigelow only bought as much of the
mileage as he paid for in advance and
that the remainder was secured by
fraud After being out about 20 min
utes the jury brought in verdict for
the plaintiff to recover 1885, the value
of the book, and costs. Root and Mo-
ran then secured a close Jail execu-