Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-05
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

OH lllt IpltbhS ii'uHt Af''iNA
The body of Simon Newcomb,
who died Mt the Retreat sunday was
sent to Biddeford, Me" Monday Tor
burial.
The Ladies' Enterprise society
win meet with Mrs Lyon on chestnut
street Wednesday afternoon al 4
o'clock.
Miss Christa NJ. Park has rented
rooms over Thompson's jewelry store
formerly occupied by DR.. K. X. KIN
kead, and VIII conduct her private
school there this fall and winter
e. L. Bagley has just composed
new march for the First Regiment
band called Colonel Estey March. Inc
piece wiA be dedicated to Colonel
Estey at the band concert Wednesday
evening.
The Unitarian church VIII be
closed during the month OF August
services being resumed the hrst sun
day in September. Rev. p, 9, ;. Os-
good win spend his vacation at 60
hasset Mass,
Mrs. Eta A. Vesper of Spring
field Mass, has brought SUIT III
Windham county court on an appear
from the allowance of the commas
sioners in the Sabrina Miller estate
Waterman & Martin are for the
plaintiff.
The north bound Quebec ex-
press, which generally passes through
Rrattleboro at 2:20 a. m, did not ar
rive here until s O'Clock SUNDAY
morning on account of an accident
which occurred at Cedar Hill station,
CT. The express struck frelght
train. the collision killing the en-
gineer of the express and fatally m
juring the fireman.
Della E.. a year-old mare,
owned by d. Frank Shea, has peen
taken TO the Nashua, n. H. track
This week with the string OF +. L.
Chickering of East Westmoreiahu,
ana viii probably start IN several
races this season. Della r. is by
Baronet, 2:11. and has stepped a
mile in ego. Mr.. shea formerly
called the mare Lydia Pinkham
The many Brattleboro friends Of
Rev. William p. Jackson of Dummer-
sron will be pleased to hear OF ms
marriage to Miss Cora Mae kinney
of Putney the ceremony taking place
sunday at Providence Island, Lake
Champaign, and being performed D!
the grooms father, Rev. Dr. , n.
Jackson, Mrs, Jackson mas, tausIlt
school in Putney for several years
and has many friends in that towH'
Engine No. eli, one of the new
TYNE of Schenectady passenger mo-
euis that is in use on the northern
division of the Central Vermont
road. passed through Brattleboro sal
urday afternoon, running 10 SCUM
Vernon and then returning 10 me
northern division The engine WelgIs
So tons and towers cohsluera !, I,
above any Of the locomotives on TINS
diytision IT was barely able TO pass
through the tunnel at Bellows Fans
--Train No, A which leaves Brat
tleboro over the Central Vernon
road at 1O:40 a. M, met with Sc
rious accident Monday afternoon
about 8 o'clock just this SIDE OF Nor-
wich station. The train was run
ming rapidly in an effort to make up
time when suddenly the engine, ten
der and baggage car sett the tr3 ha
before the emergency brakes could pc
annlied the engine and tender had
gone over an embankment ana lhe
Ia epaee car was overturned. I'm
gineer George Alger and Fireman
| paouette were both badly bruised
and shaken, Frank Hall new en-
! ginaer who was learning the road
Has severely cut about the head ana
/ r. D. Giffin. baggage master, hau ohe
I1eg fractured. The train was III
charge of Conductor NJ. NJ sever
ance.
The body of Lowell S. Holt a
who died Sunday at the solaleIs
home in Bennington was brought y
Rrattleboro Monday, funeral services
/ taking place Tuesday afternoon IRON
/ tbe home of his daughter, Mrs Al
bert Rixby. on Pine street. MI. Tioi.
! was n native of Searsburg and spel,
/ the early portion of his 4lie N wa,
town. For many years he was a Mooe
| turner in the employ of Smlth q
Hunt. now the S. \. smith coihpaiy,
! Mr. Holt was veteran of the ClNu
var having served in Company H.
Sth Vermont volunteers. lie was
also a member of Sedgwick post, u
A. r He went to the Soldiers nome
| in Remington about nine years age
I 12asides his daughter he leaves three
I sons. Hosea Holt and Albert Holt ol
/ Barre and DR.. Clifford Holt OF bos-
ION. also one brother whose RESIDENCE
! is in Boston. Mr.. Hollis wife was 7,
4 Miss Crosier of Searsburg who died
number of years ago.
THE Boston capitalists who nave
had i'm consideration for the past sew
eral months the Connecticut river
dam project are satisfied that the en-
terprise is feasible and nave slNen
the local committee assurances thal
they intend to take the matter INTO
| their own hands at once, These cap
italists are amply provided with mon
ey to carry out the project great ~
In is and its contamination Woulu
mean an enormous boom 10 bra'tle
horo's industrial activity. For the
mast several months surveyors nave
i been al work making plans ana they
orc satisfied that there is an excellent
chance TO develop an enormous
quantity of power by damming the
Sonnecticut river near this town. II
the capitalists now interested mary
decide TO go ahead they will take the
charters now held by the Cofhectlcu'
pi1.ar Power company, a corporation
organized in the last legislature ahu
assume all liabilities in the way OF
litigations arising from howage anu
other land damage.
The following program has beer
arranged by the churches ana lne !
Al G. A. for Sunday next: Al Estey
vile park. 5 p. m. there will be an au-
dress by Rev. Frank W. Lewis OF tilt
Methodist church. on the common a. ~
6 n m. sacred concert VIII o.
given by the First Regiment panu
thirty minutes will be devoted en-.
tirely to sacred music, after MiiI :,
there will be an address py re-.
II. Penney of Burlington ihstI s M,
tal music will also be rendered attei
H. address In case of storm tins
encrsd concert will be postponed one
S.aat. and the address will be deliv'
cred by Rev. Mr.. Penney in the audi,
forum. L. F. Adams will preside ans !,
Rey' H. r. Miles viii offer prayer a
the evening meeting