Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-03
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

y Rev ]. T. Stocking OF Below
Falls will occupy the Congregations
4 pulpit Sunday morning in exchang
with Rev. II. r. Miles.
4 The 5lst annual convention Q
the Baptist Sunday schools of Wind
ham county will be held In the VIII
I mington Baptist church Wednesday
June s.
> Word has been received that j
G.. Eddy formerly of Jamaica and n
Z one time a member of the local Law
, firm of Davenport & Eddy is serious
ly i'll In a hospital at Rochester, MINI
Mr. Eddys home is In Sioux Falls
S. d. :
, The meeting of the Daughters o
the American Revolution for thi.
month will be on flag day." June II
stead of Mrs Pratt as at first planned
Further particulars will be an
nounced next week.
IT. Frank Turner has taken the
management of Siverdale, the popu-
lar Spofford lake resort and will &c
there today to make preparations for
opening the hotel sometime the lat
ter part of this month Mr.. Turner will
make a specially of catering to Brat
tleboro trade.
About S25 damage was caused by
fire at the home of Patrick Ryan
26 South Main street, Sunday even
ing. Mr., Ryan lighted match which
set fire to the fringe of the lounge
upon which he was seated. The
lounge, several sofa pillows and a
portion of the carpet We're destroyed
before the flames could be extin-
guished.
The grand chapter o. f. s., of
Vermont, will hold its 32d annual
meeting in St Johnsbury June 10.
There will be reduced rates for round
trips. good going from June 6-S and
returning from June $40 inclusive.
good delegation from Bingham
chapter will attend, starting Tues
day morning.
I'm answer to several letters from
different parts of the state C. II.
Davenport has this week replied de-
clining to be considered as a candi-
date for the democratic nomination
to the governorship. Eli Porter of
Wilmington is prominently mentioned
as a possible candidate and stands
very good chance of being nominated
if his boom is pushed.
The many friends of the Rev.
Guy C. Lamson will be much pleased
to learn that he has been invited to
10 Do iyt Oh,
of New York city for two Sundays
during the pastors vacation. DR.. r.
S. Macarthur is the pastor and the
church is the largest Baptist church
of New York and easily one of the
half dozen most prominent in the
country. The invitation came as a
great surprise to Mr. Lamson.
The next band concert will take
place on the common Wednesday
evening The noisy antics of the chill
dren who attended the concert last |
evening prevented many from hearing |
the music and practically spoiled the |
first part of the program. Unless |
this noise is stopped in the future |
summary action will be taken A po-
lice officer was supposed to be on /
hand last night but he was either
leaf or stuffed with sawdust.
News has been received here of
he death in New Orleans Wednesday
If Ephraim Stoddard. a former resi-
lent of this town, who went south at
he close of the Civil war and has
since made his home in New Orleans
he is survived by widow, three sons,
me daughter and three sisters, Mrs.
= L. Bond of Spofford n. H.. Mrs.
oscar knight of West Brattleboro
md Mrs. George II. Timson of that
,illage; also one brother, Alonzo,
Who lives in Nebraska.
Mrs. Hannah Phelan. 6S died
Wednesday evening at the home of
Ter daughter. Mrs. Charles F, Mann,
N Church place after brief illness.
;he had lived with her daughter in
own for the past four years and was
previously a resident of Hinsdale, n.
T. She is survived by four daugh-
ers: Mrs. Mann Mrs. Simon Sulli-
an of Trenton n. j.. Mrs. c. a.
race of Lawrence, Mass, and Mrs.
rank Quinn of North Leominster
lass; also one sister Mrs. John
iriffin of Hinslale. The funeral will
AXE place tomorrow morning at $50
clock from the Roman Catholic
hurch. Burial will be In otter River T,
lass Mrs. Phean was a woman of ,
terling character and had MANY
rends here and in her former home.
The W. C. r. L. held short BIZ
lie meeting yesterday afternoon. The
Glowing We're chosen to attend the /.
ounty convention at West Wards !
orc June 16 and IL Delegates, Mrs. /,
Ieminway and Mrs kimball; alter :
ates, Mrs Roel and Mrs. Goode- !
ough. The superintendents of the !,
departments We're then
lected as follows: S. T. t. Mrs.
erry: literature. Mrs. Houghton:
ygiene and heredity. Mrs. Ware;
'hite cross Mrs. Whittier; Sunday a
chool. Mrs Kimball; loyal temper n
nee legion, Mrs Cain; flower mis- fl
on, Mrs. Chamberlain; evangelistic.
Irs Allen: fair work, Mrs. Roel; n
rison and Jail work. Mrs. Goode F
ough. Next Thursday will be OBJ il
rived as flower mission day at the r.
ome of Mrs. Chamberlain on Elliot /,
rect Anyone wishing to contribute D
overs will please leave them at her $,
Dme. n
Reuben d. Jones. 81. who died in E
ochester, n. Y. recently, was one of E
lie oldest newspapermen in the state f.
New York He was a native of ID
over and a brother of Mrs. Eleanor 5
ichardson of West Brattleboro as b
oil nc of the late Mrs Edward Cros- II
,. He removed more than so years r
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