Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

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Tuesday evening, Jan. 20.
The Brattleboro gaslight company
will hold It's annual meeting In the
Brooks House Monday evening.
"A. +. Roberts 4 Co. viii observe
Opening day" at their new store to-
morrow. Hot coffee will be served to
all.
The meeting of the Alliance study
class will be held at the Unitarian par
sonage Monday evening at $50. The
subject Is Calvin"
"A regular meeting of the knights
& Ladies' of Honor will be held Mon
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. j. II,
Lawrence, "a Green street
The Brattleboro Woman's club will
observe its annual 'gentlemen's night
at the Brooks House Wednesday, An
informal reception will be held at
o'clock followed by an entertainment by
Miss Elene Foster of Boston.
Sergeant George f. Mosher was
elected lieutenant of Company l at
the special meeting Tuesday evening
He was the unanimous choice OF the
company. Sergeant Mosher enlisted In
Company in July 1902 and was ap-
pointed sergeant about one year ago
-Orrin w. Hart and Lester w. Per-
son, co-partners in business at Bellows
Falls. have filed a petition in bank
ruptcy with Referee +, d. Il. Stowe.
Their liabilities consist of unsecured
claims amounting TO 1926; assets
s1252 in property and 1924 in accounts,
George w. Allen. SO. who died in
Somerville, Mass, Saturday and whose
body was brought here for burial Mon
day was n former resident of Brattle-
boro. being employed for a number of
wears in the Estey Organ factory. His
father, Henry Allen, formerly lived on
the Bradley farm. He is survived by
a widow.
The following officers We're chosen
AT the semi-annual meeting of the Bap-
list Christian Endeavor society Tues
day evening: President A. l.. Mayn-
ard vice president, Miss Jessie Haw-
ley: secretary Harry Winters; COR
responding secretary Miss Izetta Stew
art: treasurer, Miss Mary Haigh COL
lectOf, MISS MARY ,roheI'
Eggs are unusually scarce just at
present. The cold snap of last week
stopped what few hens had begun lay
ing and the price of their product bids
fair to reach 40 cents unless the pres
ent warm weather changes conditions
Tn to the present time no cold storage
eggs to speak of have been sold in
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creases they will have to be resorted
to.
AT a recent meeting of the direc-
tors of the Brattleboro Jelly company
1t was decided to continue the pickle
business another year. The acreage
that has been subscribed is not large
enough TO overwork factory but 1t
is sufficient to continuing OPP
erations for year Manager
blair hopes Il more fsrmers
will decide to be pickle growers by
spring so that = acreage car be IN
creased
George A. Ulmer of the Taunton
Iron Works, manufacturers OF the
Quaker ranges, assisted by Brattle-
boro cook, viii give demonstration OF
the baking qualities OF the range at
the store of Emerson & Son, Brattle-
boro Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 26
and 81. Everybody-especially the Ia
dies--is invited to come and see the
range and taste the biscuits, This
is the range offered by the Reformer
as a prize In five subscription con-
tests beginning March !, 4,
"A session II the United States
court was held in Waterman & Mar
tins Office Tuesday morning. There
was n hearing on the matter OF ban
in the case Of Wilson against Clement
in which Judge Wheeler recently set
aside the verdict rendered at the &C.
tober term Of court in Montpelier. AL
exander Dunnett of st. Johnsbury APP
pearei for the defendant the plain
tiff not being represented. The ac-
counts of United States Marshal Hor-
ace w. Bailey were allowed.
Charles Raymond, who died in
| Guelph. Ont, last Monday Is well
known in Brattleboro where he estab-
| lished a sewing machine business In
/ 1858; remaining In this town several
years before going to Montreal and
later to Guelph. He was native OF
! Ashburnham Mass, and learned the
trade of machinist at a factory in
/ Lowell He devoted years of study to
the manufacture of sewing machines
getting patents on many of his ideas
| His wife, who survives him. was Miss
/ Helen Gill of this town.
Wednesday February 10, has been
selected by the Brattleboro Choral UNI
! ion as the date of its first concert
which will be given In the auditorium
The program will consist of mixed and
male choruses, solo work including Sc
! lections from "Gallia" and Fair FL
len" Leitsinger's full orchestra VIII
furnish music. A delegation from the
Keene Choral club, including Mrs. Cal
vert, the soprano who sung so accept
ahlv here a few weeks ago, Mrs. F. g.
bort contralto, and Mrs. Huntress
pianist. are expected to be present al
4 the rehearsal Wednesday evening, The
Brattleboro club now numbers over loo
/ members.
/ The state board of health has sent
to the local health authorities through
out the state notification to examine
all hotels public halls, places of am
usement. factories mills, workshops OF
other buildings to see that they are al
provided with fire escapes as required
by the law and that such ladders OF
other means of exit are in proper
working order; also that the janitors
and other persons connected with the
care of such buildings are familiar with
the way by which they can be reached
That all passage ways are free from
encumbrances. That during the hours
of day or night when such buildings
are occupied, the doors or openings OPP
en- out from the rooms, and that tbs