Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-01

The ReDekahs gave an enjoyable
% masquerade In Odd Fellows hall last
h evening.
u There will be a dance In Festival
n hall this evening following the bas-
ketball game.
9 The annual meeting Of the First
: Baptist church will take place We'd
D nesday evening in the church vestry.
. The senate yesterday In executive
: session confirmed the nomination OF
y Col. Herbert Il. Taylor for postmaster
l. at Brattleboro.
!, News has been received this week
! of the safe arrival In Paris Monday Of
. Miss Amy Hines who sailed from New
York March 10 on the steamer Bre-
men.
!, There was the usual large attend
! ance ut the annual sugar supper Of
Protective grange Wednesday evening
and the repast was UP 10 Its usual
! standard of excellence.
, w. H. Perry won the prize for
having the largest total score In the
! Vermont wheel club whist tourna-
ments this winter. His total was lie
points, ]. r. Ryder was second with
a total score of rs.
Pellet Brothers are employing
men to work night and day tearing
out the old foundation in the base
ment of the Peoples National bank
preparatory TO putting in the new
vault which the bank is to install.
GIL Curry, 2:OsH, the famous pac-
ing gelding died last week at the age
of nearly 90 years. Driven by the late
Ham Brock this horse made rec
ord of 2:l3h on the Valley Fair track
In 1894, record which stood for sew
eral years.
The hearing in the case of c. H. 1
I Davenport against Geo, +. Crowel and 1
the Carpenter company was brought /
/ to a close Friday afternoon before .
Special Master o. NJ Barber who will /
report on the evidence to the April .
term of county court.
-orlel w. Stevens won the first
prize in the pool tournament among
the members of Company l. the final
game taking place Wednesday even
ing. Carl W. Trendall was the second
prize winner. The prizes were two
handsomely engraved pewter mugs.
-Brattleboro Branch 773 of the La
dies Catholic Benevolent association
will hold social dance In grange hall
next Friday evening, to which all are
invited. This organization is one OF
the largest of its kind in this country ,
having a total membership of 92,21S.
Col John Hunts agency this
week has received notice of the grant
ing OF the following PENSIONS Wild
ow's. Evelyn NJ. Lawrence, Winchester J
reissue II. G. Twitchell, Townshend; !
increase. Martin V. Sleeper Putney: !.
G. II. Kinsman. Winchester Edwin s.
johnson, Bondyille.
The exchange sale OF tickets for
the band minstrel show opens to-mor-
row morning at s o'clock nj the box
office The regular sale opens at the
news store Monday. There are a num- y
Der of good seats left A big street
parade will be given at noon Thurs 4
day, starting from the town hall
"A large delegation from here at
tended the funeral of S. w Estey In
West Dummerston Wednesday. Four 81
Of the bearers. Col II. T.. Taylor. L. p
:. Lynde. Roscoe Fisher and Frank
Stockwell were members OF Mr.. E.s- n
ey's company, + of the 4th Vermont Z,
regiment, and the two former were
entmates with Mr.. Estey. The late ;,
Judge William C. Holbrook was also :,
member OF the same company be- >
ore he was transferred TO the eth
egiment ci
Mrs. Mary j. Wright, a sister of h,
he late George s. Dowley, died Tues
lay evening at her home in Green !,
Ield after several years of failing 81
ealth. She was a native of Dover but AZ
ad lived in Greenfield for many o aa
ears. her husband, the late David NJ. u -.
Wright being widely known as
abroad man. She Is survived by one
lister. Mrs. G. s. Smith. The funeral
ill take place this afternoon at l
clock and the body win be brought
> Brattleboro for burial re
The old board OF Dummerston IL n.
ense commissioners are still In pow n,
r, according TO their Interpretation Of n
ne law, and VIII continue to serve III
NTH they receive formal notice from n
he secretary of state to the effect
lat they are out OF office. They say
lat the new board of selectmen APP
ointed the new board of commits ~
oners without finding out from the w.
,rmer town fathers whether the IL M ~
,nse commissioners had filed their clc
lnual report. Later investigation ~
chi
Miss Ada f. Williams, 40, died at ap-
e Eliot city hospital in Keene, n. or
:, Tuesday morning as the result of C.
computation or diseases Tor wnlcn res
lie was receiving treatment in that as
ty. She was native of Gulford
It had lived In Brattleboro for the
st % years, making her home with
# sisters, Mrs F. c. Leitsinger and
RS. Charles Lang Miss Williams opi
rs an active member of the Metho-
st church and the various societies we, wa
injected with it. Besides her sisters ~, ~,
e leaves a mother and one brother oa.
igar Williams who is employed in We,
e Wilcox & White organ factory in nao
eriden, Conn. The body was 70
ought to Brattleboro Wednesday Joy
orning and the funeral took place mn
lursday afternoon at o'clock from IoI
e home of Mrs. Charles Lang on ma ~ !
ost place. Rev. H. R. Miles officiat- VI
; in the absence of Rev F. W. Lewis 70
SIS Gertrude Matthews sang two tee'
&c rrh NJ, 80. -, i. - stor
ult at Prospect Hill cemetery.
The following editorial from Truth bur
i be of interest to Brattleboro peo- resi-
!: Either a concert infinitely bores or stra
ritually delights. This recital be- tive
ged in the latter class and revealed cha
Il Madame Brazil can sway hearts a m
h her marvellous voice as few others last
l, or have done Perhaps for the wer
It time since her residence in Buff offic
0, this lady gave her audience an -
a of the breadth of her repertoire
she sang French and German love
gs and a most tremendous scene
m Aida" rendered with a consum-
te art which crowned her a real mi
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