Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-10
NoRTHFiELD.
William keefe Instantly Killed at
Bellows FaIs-lmprovem ents.


William Keefe, aged "a, eldest son o,
Mr. and Mrs Edward Keefe. while a,
work for electricians at Bellows Falls
came In contact with live wire
Monday. He fell and hung on the
wire about twenty minutes before he
could be taken down. Death was in
Simultaneous. His body was brought
to his home Tuesday, the funeral be-
Ing held ut the Catholic church
Wednesday morning. with burial at st.
Mary's cemetery. He was bright
young man and had been very steady
In his business. Much sympathy Is
felt for his parents who survive him.
with two brothers and one sister.
The Village Improvement society
have organized for the ensuing year
and already the lawns and mounds
about the village show great i'm
provement, being raked over. moved
and made in readiness for outdoor
plants
Mr.. Lawrence of East Mortified is
converting his horse barn into tene-
ment house as tenements are very
scarce throughout the town. This
seems 10 fill much needed want,
+. L. Proctors team carried a par
ty of six grangers To Greenfield Tues
day evening to be present at the in
sttution of a Pomona grange which is
to include Mortified and several other |
oranges. A few also went in their
own private conveyances. Among
those who went were Mr.. and Mrs.
H. H. Mason, Mr. and Mrs. William
Priest and n. S. Keat.
A large delegation from r. C. Ward
camp, Sons of Veterans and G.. A. r.
and many of the townspeople attended
memorial services at Warwick Sunday
afternoon. Mead's band was present
and escorted the organizations to the
cemetery where the soldiers graves
We're decorated. Upon their return
a collation. was served at the hall to
all. /
The installation of Rev. d. NJ. Will -,
son as minister of first parish, North /
field, will take place Thursday after
noon, June 16. The sermon will be +
delivered by Rev. III. n. Brown of 4
Kings chapel, Boston, and other parts .
will be taken by the following named T
gentlemen: Rev. Messrs. c. B. Elder Z
of Keene A. Manchester of Salem, p
J. D. Reid of Greenfield, A. Free of
Florence E. @. s. Osgood of Brattle- n
ooro, r. E. Birks of Deerfeld. :,
Mrs. T. R. Calender has been quite G
II with rheumatism of late. r
Miss Bissell of Connecticut is a Il
,uest of Miss NJ. Cotton this week. o.
Mrs. Eta Hammond and daughter q
lucy of Gill spent Wednesday in OF
own. nj
Mrs. F. c. Hilliard has been visit y
ng her sister, Mrs. Benson, Of Brat g
leboro. -
John Dale has gone to live with his III
aughter, Mrs. Dalton, and is very
aeble. s
Walter Joslin of Brattleboro is do ot
lg the carpenter work on the War ri,
er house III
Miss Sarah Graves of Quincy is tn
,cent visitor with her sister and her ca
iece. Mrs. n. d. Alexander an
Grin Darling and Charles Leach er'
ave finished their work at the mill SUI
I'd are home for the present. etc
The center schools are preparing a
lntata to be given Friday evening, in
Inc II. The proceeds are to swell MI
e piano fund. CIT
Fred Clough of Mortified Noun ID ID
in. who has been visiting with his % %
ther-in law, has moved his family lne
to C. A. Parker's house. known as vs."
e Kenney cottage. o.
Ira Lazelle a member of II. II. Mr.
hnson post, G. A. r., is very i'll at Of
) home in East Mortified. He was ole,
able to be present at the memorial MIA,
ercises this year for the first time, of
The installation services of Rev. era
MEL NJ. Wilson as pastor of the Mrs
rst Congregational Unitarian) chil
urch have been postponed from c.
ne 5 to June 16 on account of the teaC
ibility of several of the speakers to BaX
present on the former date. Car
Yor
Hrs. Fisher invited her daughter. Poh
cy, home to spend Saturday even teac
:. May %. When she arrived Nov
re she found a little surprise, as Pint
ghbors had assembled to remind thir,
that it was her birthday. Light Sow.
reshments were served and pleas =.
evening was spent. ~