Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04

Clement of Rutland; vice presidents,
Mrs. +, Stewart Stranahan OF ST. Al
bans. Mrs. Kittredge Haskins of Brat
tleboro, Mrs. Mary +. Cooke OF
Wellesley Mass, Mrs. Albert Tuttle
of Fair Haven; registrar, Mrs. Z. r.
r. Jenne of Brattleboro; second mem
Der of board OF management, Mrs. >.
f. Buxton of Middletown Springs;
third member of board of manage
ment, Mrs. f. w. Weeks of Brattie-
boro.
The 32d annual meeting of YER
mont Cavalry Reunion society VIII be
held at Montpelier Thursday, NOV ~:
Col. L. B. Sawyer of Hyde PARK VIII
deliver an address in Brooks post hail
on Cayalry-its Value to the Union
Cause in the Civil War. with illusions
TO the First Vermont, its Officers and
Men.
Patrick McCabe of Bolton has had
a petition signed by several citizens
sent to the school board OF directors
asking that prayers and Bible reading
in the morning be discontinued. Nc
Cabe called at the school and de-
manded that the teacher. Miss Mary
which she refused to do.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont
society, Sons of the American Revo-
tuition. will be held in Montpelier
Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 10. Ihe
business meeting will be followed by
a public meeting. The program In
cludes a paper by ex-Gov. Frederick
Holbrook of Brattleboro and an ad-
dress by Rev. G. Glenn Atkins, ID. D.,
of Burlington.
The farm buildings at Basin farm.
brandon, owned by n. b. Powers OF
n. y, were burned 70
the ground Friday, Oct. 2S. A vail
liable stallion, as Angora sheep, ~
blooded cattle, 80 hogs. 40 tons or
hay. $50 tons of enslage, 20 tons OF
salt. and valuable implements were
lost, Total loss. $4,000. No insur-
ance. II Is believed the fire was set
by hunters sleeping in the barn.
w. II. Sails of Derby was taken TO
Burlington Monday. Oct. 81, by Dep
uty United States Marshal Miles on q
charge of having Struggled l.3so
pounds of wool from Canada into
Derby. The wool was valued at $3.50.
The case against Sails was brought
before the grand jury at the recent
session of the United States court at
Rutland and he was indicted. Ban
was fixed Monday at $500 and 5, ID.
Bates of Derby became surety, where
upon Sails was released from custody.
At the convention of the state W.
C. T. u. at Bennington last week,
these officers were elected: President
Mrs. Ida III. Reed of Shelburne, vice
president at large Mrs. e. b. Lord OF
burlington; treasurer, Mrs. o. NJ.
Mead Denny of Montpelier; auditor,
Mrs. Alice NJ. Richardson of Mont
pelier: corresponding secretary Mrs.
Gratia L. Davidson of Newfane; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Abby A. wy
man of Cambridgeport. The dele
gates visited the soldiers home and
the battle monument.
About so delegates attended the
annual meeting at st. Adams last
week, of the Woman's Home Mission
airy society of the Vermont Methodist
conference The reports of the de-
partments showed gratifying in
terest. The society has at present
1873 members; it has raised and dis
bursed in the past year $3.50 in ad-
dition to S1.100 for supplies. Inc
following officers were chosen for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. A. II.
Webb, Bradford; corresponding sec
rotary, Mrs. V. A. Irish, Enosburg
Falls; treasurer, Miss Alice Farm
ham, Copperfield; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. ]. O. Sherburne. st. Johns
bury.
The Vermont Bar association elect
ed these officers at Montpelier We'd
nesday Oct 26: President, William
w. Stickney, of Ludlow; vice. presi-
dents. ]. E. Cushman, of Burlington,
Frank E. Alfred, of Newport, and T.
M. Meldon, of Rutland; secretary,
John II. Mimms, of st. Adams; treas
urer. Hiram, Carleton, Of Montpelier;
librarian, Edward H. Deavitt, OF
Montpelier; board of managers, the
president, ex-officio, John III. Senter,
of Montpelier, Edward III. Deavitt, OF
Montpelier, w. A. Dutton, of Hard
wick, and H. H. Blanchard, OF Spring.
field The association voted to hold
a midsummer meeting at woodstock
during the first week in August.
The deposition of Auditor Graham
in the vouchers case of Clement
against Graham was taken at Mont
pelier Friday night, Oct. 2S. The peg
on which the entire case seems TO
hang is the distinction made by the