Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-25

Theatre parties are already form
Ing for the Our New Minister date q
the auditorium on Tuesday, Dec. Q.
The Ladies' Enterprise societ
will meet with Mrs. John Henkel Of
Estey street Wednesday Afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
Joel Martin OF Hinsdale. N. IL
and Mrs Clara Il. Densmore OF thi
town We're married at the Methods
parsonage Saturday afternoon b.
Rev. +, w. Lewis,
An Uncle Sam sociable Will b.
held In the Baptist chapel wednesda,
evening. An entertainment will b,
given and refreshments served. TIL,
public cordially invited.
The Ladies' circle Of the Univer'
sallst church will meet In the churcl
paiiors Thursday afternoon to worl
for the coming fair. supper VIII BIZ
served as usual at 6;15.
The wholesale department o.
Durham Brothers store was entered
by thieves Saturday night and sew
eral cases of rubber and leather
goods molested. Entrance was
gained through one of the windows
ldclllp t1e TuliToau tiuch'
Mrs. A. J. Stearns fell and in
jured her spine quite seriously al
her home on Washington street FRI
day night. Her fall was due to a
rheumatic affliction which, In COM
bination with her injuries. has
caused her week of much suffer-
ing. She is now more comfortable
-Brattleboro poultry fanciers are
interested in the annual show of the
Greenfield Score Card club which
will take place Dec. and Z In
Washington hall, Greenfield. Ezra
C. Wilcox, n former Brattleboro boy,
is one of the committee In charge OF
the event, and +. ID. Il. Stowe of this
town will be large exhibitor OF
game bantams.
Exactly 166 people inspected the
Canadian Pacific r. r. tourist sleep
ing car which was on exhibition at
the local depot Saturday morning
from $50 to 1915. The car Is of
late model and is admirably appoint
ed In every way 1t is furnished in
leather with upper berths at an un-
usual height above the lower ones,
ranged kitchen for use of passengers.
N. w. Niles, who was runner-up
in the tennis tournament of the
golf club last August,
Is one of the ranked tennis players
Of the country according to the re.
port of the executive committee of
The United States lawn tennis assoo
citation. Niles is placed in class y
(plus 15), Holcombe Ward, w. J.
CIothier and w. A. Larned are
placed in class / lowe $50, Ward
being ranked as the leading tennis
player in the country this season.
The newly elected officers of
Windham county will meet in Brat
tleboro next Thursday to take the
oath preparatory to beginning their
luties on that day. The new county
officers are II. d. Ryder of Bellows
Falls, who will succeed A. +,
Schwenk as states attorney, f. w.
Mcclure, Brattleboro, who will sue
,eed A. w. ]. wilkins as high sher
If. and John A. Davis, who will take
he place of DR.. w. n. Thompson in
he capacity of high bailiff. All the
other officers will succeed them
selves
Lawyer H. G. Barber was in Put
ley Friday to appear as counsel for
he defendant in the case of Alfred l..
Howard of Putney against Harley
R. Benson of Winhall, an action of
alleged deceit and fraud in the sale
If a COW. The case was heard before
Justice NJ. d. Whitman and jury
md attracted much local interest
The plaintiff, who was represented
~ Lawyer A. V. d. Piper, claimed
hat the COW had been warranted
l~,,t vhi1a tho 1pfPn-
lant's evidence tended to show that
lie had merely acted as agent in the
ale and was not in any way respon-
ible. The jury brought in a verdict
If not guilty and the costs of the
rial, amounting to $29.05 were taxed
O the plaintiff. AS the action was
,nly to recover SIS the case can not
,e appealed.
There was large attendance of
odd Fellows at the annual meeting
# the 10th Vermont district held on
Ionday evening in |. o. Q. f. hall.
Delegates were present from Bellows
calls, Windsor. Rutland, st. Adams.
ludlow, Proctorsville, Chester and
other towns. The exer-
Uses began with the working of the
nitiatory degree by the Bellows Falas
odge following which Wantasu-
Iuet lodge worked the first degree
nd the secret work was given by
oast Grand Master S. A. Reed OF
windsor. At the close of the degree
york all present adjourned to O. a;
+ hall where a banquet was served
" the local Rebekahs. A. w. Roel
Lcted as POSTMASTER, and among
hose who responded were Past
irand Masters Reed Of Windsor
nd Ravens of Chester, District De-
,uty Trask of Bellows Falls, Past
thief Patriarch Farrar of Rutland
nd Past Grand Master Morton or
st. Adams.
THE Boston & Maine railway
ompany is strongly opposed to
ouse bill No. 10 introduced by Mr..
Titts) granting the Brattlenoro
treet railway company the right to
xtend its tracks from Main street
n the Connecticut river bridge. the
abroad interests wish to amend the
I'M so to compel the local company
n build an overhead crossing in the
vent of its wishing to extend It's
racks to the point mentioned. rms
f course would cause the street
ailway company great expense anu
UGH a treste as would be necessary
would be a greater source VI ooheei
o traffic at that point than an or
inary grade crossing with sultapie
on account of the OPP
osition to the bill the railroad COM
oittees of the house and senate Will
isit Rrattleboro December 10 ana
AXE note of the conditions. There
, no likelihood that the street rail-
say W company will wish to extend it. its
racks at present, the object OF the
iii being to provide for a connection
etveen the local street railroad ana
ny line that might be buiit 10
Iinsdale, N. III.
The women of the Congregation,
| society were extremely successfui
n a hitherto untried field at the,r
rst annual flower and food sale
Ionday and Tuesday. The commit
pc. Mrs. C. c. Fits, Mrs. L. A. ret