Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-24

pared by Ceres, Pomona and Flora,
George w. Pierce. president of the
Valley fair association, has had a dong
distance telephone placed In his
house,
ID +, Dewitt has bought II. l..
Emerson's brick store-house building
on Flat street and intends TO move
his wholesale grocery business there.
The women of the Episcopal soci-
ETY. held successful ice-cream sale
on the church lawn Wednesday even
ing. The grounds We're illuminated
by an electric light and many people,
who were ON the street to hear the
band concert, patronized the affair
James f. Hooker was yesterday
chosen secretary of the committee to
notify President Roosevelt of his re-
nomination, and left for Washington
last night to make arrangements for
the formal notification July q, Speak
er Cannon is chairman of this COM
mittee.
The opening dance at Silyerdale,
Lake Spofford. will take place this
evening from until o'clock. Lett
singers orchestra will furnish music
and A. H. Hines will do the prompt
ing. Manager T. Frank Turner will
serve hot turkey supper during the
evening.
Robert $. Colt president of the
New London Northern Railway COM
pany. died Monday at his home in
New London. Mr. Colt was one of
the witnesses at the time of the hear
ing in the suit of the Brattleboro &
Whitehall company against the New
London Northern.
The Young Mems Christian asso-
citation viii conduct an open air meet
ing in the park at Esteyville next
sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock There
will be strong speaker and good mu-
sic. In case of storm the meeting will
be held in the Advent church, Men,
women and children are invited.
The bailins wish to call the at
tention of automobile owners to the
fact that the speed limit within the
village is six miles an hour. If this
regulation is not obeyed some action
viii be necessitated on account of
numerous complaints. Any transient
automobilsts breaking this law will
he dealt with summarily
A. +. Winters was arrested Friday
evening for intoXlcation. He was ar
raigned Saturday before Justice Bacon
and fined SIS and costs. Being unable
to pay he was sent to Newfane Jail
for ten days. Joseph Wilson, Thomas
Lenney and John Britton were pulled
Saturday evening and remained in the
lookup over sunday They We're ar
raigned Monday morning before Jus
tice Newton and fined S. and costs
each. Britton paid up but the other
two were sent to Newfane for -
days.
Maria J. Rice, wife of Charles
Sargent, died at her home in Guilford
last evening after long Illness. she
was the daughter Of Clark and Clar-
issa Rice of Dummerston and lived
there in girlhood. After her marriage
to Mr. Sargent they lived for many
years on the Sargent place north of
this village. She leaves besides a
husband one son. Fred Sargent, who
is employed in the Grange store, and
two sisters, Mrs. Julia Miller and
Miss Fanny Rice. The funeral will be
held Sunday at p. m from the home
of her son.
Miss Mary Frances Cushman of
this town and Thomas II. Pinkham OF
Milton, ~ H, were married Tuesday
evening at the home of the brides
brother, william Cushman, on Gull
ford street. Rev l.. NJ. KenestOn of
West Brattleboro performing the GER
emory The rooms were prettily dec
grated with laurel and cut flowers, The
bride wore a grey travelling suit with
a picture hat trimmed with pink, and
carried pink roses The couple were
unattended and after an informal re-
ception left for a short wedding trip.
They will make their home in Milton.
where the groom is employed.
The taxes for the coming year
will be assessed as follows Town, 80
cents: special highway, five cents
highway, 20 cents county, one cent;
state school, eight cents state high
way, five cents. This makes a total
for the town taxpayers of 60 cents,
besides the 80 cent town school tax,
The village tax is 40 cents, the town
school tax 80 cents with the district
school tax yet to be determined. The
total town tax of 90 cents viii raise
$34.S19.S2 on a grand list of $50,43A59;
the village tax of 40 cents will raise
$15,56192 on a grand list Of $685.
g03.S7: the town school tax of 80
cents will raise $3.S92.9G on a grand
list of $11.S0L07. The district school
grand list is 500, l27.52.
The positions in the Brattleboro
high school, left vacant by the resig-
nation of Miss Gordon and Miss Man
dell, have been filled by the appoint
ment of Miss Anna X. Perkins and
Miss Ethel L. Osgood, who win enter
upon their new duties in the fall. Miss
Perkins, the assistant in English, is
graduate of Smith college, class of
1897. and since then has had much ex-
perience in school work, for the past
two years having been an instructor
in English Latin and mathematics in
Brattleboro academy, Miss Osgood,
the assistant in modern languages, is
also graduate of Smith college, of
the class of 1902. Her courses in COL
lege have fitted her especially for
work in this department, and for the
past year she has taught French and
German in the Lebanon, n. H, high
school. An appointment in the same
school for the coming year has been
given up in order that she might ac-
cept the position here.
Leon Stanford of Keene, n. H..
and his attorney George p. Prescott
of Manchester. n. H., were in town
Tuesday in search of a valuable dia-
mond ring which formerly belonged to