Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-16


Live stock shipments from the IL
cad depot Monday consisted Of 3S cal
t tie and 81 calves,
The annual meeting of Protectiy
. grange will be held Wednesday even
= ing, Dec. 2S.
u The annual meeting OF Bingham
chapter, o. Il. s., will be held Tuesda
Q evening In Masonic hall.
: The semi-annnual meeting G
Quonektakat tribe of Red Men will b
: held this evening In Red Mems hall.
The last OF the Festival hops too
place In Festival hall last evening, tn
event taking the form of walt
.. party.
DIR. ]. J. Carmichael Of Springfield
Mass. performed two operations a
the Brattleboro Memorial hospita
Tuesday.
AT meeting Of the trustees O
the Brattleboro Savings bank Tuesda,
the regular semi-annual dividend o
TX per cent was declared.
The Junior auxiliary of the Epis.
copal church held sale of Christmas
gifts at the parsonage Wednesday af-
ternoon from 8 until o'clock.
Felix Richards of Palmer, Mass.
was arraigned before Justice Newton
Monday morning on the charge OF
drunkenness. He was fined the usual
SIS and costs, which he paid.
Rev. w. IL. Robinson of Calais,
Me-, occupied the pulpit of st. MI
chael's Episcopal church Sunday. Mr..
Robinson will settle at Shelburne
Fails Mass, for missionary work In
the western part Of that state, begin
ming his duties Sunday.
The next meeting of Fort Dunn
mer colony Pilgrim Fathers, will be
held with Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Teney
on Walnut street Tuesday evening
The special business will be the eiec-
ton of a delegate to the meeting of
the supreme colony In Boston next
spring.
The local branch of the New
England Telephone company has in
stalled "a new instruments in town
within the past week, making total
of about 500 subscribers at the pres
ent time. This Is an unusually large
number for town the size of Brat
tleboro. an average of about one to
every IA people.
There was an unusually large at
tendance at the regular meeting of the
choral union Wednesday evening. Dr.
f. IL. O'Connor rendered two solos ac
ceptably and the work of the chorus
was exceptionally good. Jay Peach
and Glenham Jones were elected Ii
brarians and a number of new MEM
bers We're taken in.
Joseph Wanhope. the first of the
speakers which Gaylord Wiltshire,
publisher of Wilshire's magazine, is
about to send adj over the country to
promulgate socialism. will speak in
Festival hall Friday evening, Dec 20.
Mr.. Wanhope is one of the best known
men in the socialist party and is said
to be an interesting speaker. He is
an Englishman by birth but since
1892 has lived in Chicago.
Katherine Kennedy, 70, wife of
John Cavanaugh, died Sunday at her
home on the Brook road after a pro-
longed Illness with stomach trouble.
She was a native of Ireland but came
to this country when young girl, |
living in Lowell and Lawrence. Mass, |
before removing to Brattleboro. She |
is survived by husband, four sons, /
Daniel of Hartford, Conn. Maurice, I
John and Michael of Brattleboro, and |
one daughter. Miss Nora Cavanaugh, |
also of this town. The funeral took
place from st. Michaels Roman Cath /
olic church, Tuesday morning at 9
o'clock, Rev. Father Carmody officiat-
ng. Burial was in the Catholic GEM
,tery. 51
The will of Martha c. Ryther of
3ernardston. widow of former pub
Usher of the Vermont Phoenix, was
lied for probate Monday A brother, \
eli Clark, and his wife, of Dummer-
ton, are given the income for life of
hot. Il II OF
s turned over to missions. A nephew,
Herbert T, Clark of Gardner, gets the
ncome of $4,000 for life, and then 1t
.oes to missions A nephew, J. J. Hill
reth of Brattleboro, who had been
,iven $4,000 previously, receives $500.
Albert j. Hildreth is given $500. Mr..
nd Mrs. Luke j. Bond are given the
ncome of $1,000, and at their death
he money goes to missions. The home
or the aged and disabled in Brattle-
oro is given $1,000. The Congrega-
onal society of Bernardston receives
500. Adm Miller of Dummerston is
xecutor. /
The last issue of the Musical Age /,
otes the death in Davenport, Iowa, :,
f John Hoyt, president and treasurer :
the Hoyt Piano and Music COM
any and one of the most prominent :
iano dealers in the state of Iowa.
Ir. Hoyt was born in Bernardston,
lass, in 1929, and entered the en-
10y of Estey 4 Co., now the Estey q
rgan company, in 1850. He spent 7
We years in the Brattleboro factory /
nd then went to Minnesota where he 7
lgaged in various business ventures. !.
/ 1860 he began the sale of pianos I
nd organs in Davenport. Owing to o
If. Hoyt's ability and enterprise the II
usiness grew steadily and in 1901
as incorporated with a capital stock Y
100000, Mr. Hoyt being elected h
resident and treasurer. He was t,
continent Mason and very popular b
musical circles. His wife survives "
m. b.
The funeral of Mrs. James A. Lii ',
was held in st. Peters church. :,
utland, at $3.50 o'clock Friday morn -
G and was largely attended High y
ass was celebrated by Rev. Father
cGarry, assisted by Rev. P. J. Long CO
Proctor. Music was furnished by W
e regular church choir and the floral u
ibutes were many and exceedingly W
autiful. Among those from Brattle- a.
no who attended the services were m
r. and Mrs. J. T. Denning, Miss pa
Bowler, Mrs. James Grady pl
id Carl Henkel. The body was u
ought to Brattleboro on the after SC
on train and taken to the Catholic IN
metery for burial 1t was accom-
MED by the honorary bearers from
Thomas Council of Temperance,
ISIS NJ. McDevitt, Mrs. T. ]. Labor, ds
RS. John Houlihan, Miss Nellie
adley Miss Nellie Murphy and Miss %
ma Toohey. Others who came to
attleboro were Miss Brie Bowler of
illimantic Conn and Mrs Mary vi
God and daughter of Saratoga, N. Y.