Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-16
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL.

There will be special meeting
or Oasis encampment Thursday even
ing.
One case of whooping cough has
been reported to the health officer
this week.
Rev. +. w. Lewis will speak In
Esteyville next Wednesday evening
In place of Rev. Il. II. Mathlson.
Mrs. Katherine o'Connor Weeks
VIII sing solo at the rehearsal Of
the Choral Union in the Baptist
vestry next Wednesday evening.
Walter Stacy, an employe of the
Hollender bakery, had his left hand
severely jammed this morning, by
catching IL In the cogs of the cracker
machine.
An oil heater In ]. T.. Gleason's
grocery store took fire this morning
about o'clock, but II was thrown
into the street before any damage
was done.
-Ofiicers were nominated for the
ensuing year at a meeting of Wan
| tastiquet lodge, /. o. o. F., Monday
evening. They will be elected one
week from next Monday night.
The first ladies night" at the
Vermont Wheel club rooms will take
place this evening. Cards and danc-
ing will furnish entertainment. John
l.. Stewart, DR.. Leslie S. Edwards and
j. Willard Cobb are the committee in
charge of the SERIES
"A representative of the Union
Publishing company of Methuen,
Mass, will be in town soon to make
arrangements for issuing a new di-
rectory of Brattleboro and the sur
rounding towns. This is the firm
which issued the last directory in
this section.
The first meeting of the Profess
sional club will be held Wednesday
evening at the Brooks house. The
paper of the evening will be given
by Wesley E. Minis, principal Of
Brattleboro academy, on the subject,
The Anglo Saxons in Their Home on
the Continent There will be supper
before the paper is given.
About so men have been dis
charged from the West Dummerston
granite quarry this week on account
of temporary suspension of certain
contract work because of the cold
weather. About 20 men are still
working there and the number will be
increased as soon as the weather
DIR. and Mrs Henry d. Holton
will leave for Havana, Cuba, jan
uary ., where the doctor is to take
part in the biennial meeting of the I
American public health association
They are to be accompanied by Gen.
Butterfield and family of Derby
Line, Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Ballou of
Chester, DR.. and Mrs. Caverly and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chaffee of Rutland,
Miss Durgin of Boston, Misses Ellen
X Wnr nr,l
Clark of Brattleboro The party will
go by way of Miami, Florida.
Those who failed to attend the
lecture given by Rev. r. X. Marvin
n the Universalist church last even
ng missed a rare treat. Mr.. Marvin
gave readings from the poems of
ELLA Thaxtef shs poetess of the Isles
IF Shoals, and told her life story in
IN interesting manner. Miss Thax-
er and he became acquainted when
Mr. Marvin was studying for the
and the lecture was doubly
on account of the personal
ecollections which it contained. Miss
emma Gregg sang Good Bye, Sweet
Day, one of Miss Thaxter's poems
et to music by Kate Vannak. A col
ection was taken for the benefit of
he Kurn Hattin homes at Westmin-
ter
The following games have been
layed in the pool and billiard tour
laments which began at the Ver-
nont wheel club this week. The
ames of the winners are placed first.
'hree ball billiards: Miller 20, Howe
5; Dugan, IS, Waite, 61; Brasor so,
thompson, As; Ellis, 60, Crane, 55;
'rasor, so, Pettee, 81; Wood, So, AL
en- 80; Aldrich, IS, Severns, 81.
our ball billiards: Ullery, 70, Sew
rms, 100, Ullery winning on handi-
ap; Moynihan, 65, Barber, "a; Pet
ee, 70, Shumway, 25; Aldrich, 120,
lien, 46; Dye, 100, Ray, 81; Allen,
), Hall, 80; Dye, 100, Moynihan, GA.
DOL: Morse, So, Fox, 40; Tasker,
}. Smith, 81; Pettee, SO, Wood, 81.
ettee winning on handicap; Brasor,
D., Severns, SO; Hall, So, Stolte, 40;
yood, 65, Fox, 6S Wood winning on