Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-16

St. Michaei's Roman Catholic churc
will be held at the former hours.
o'clock and 1880.
Wednesday night was the coldes
OF the winter thus far. A thermome
ter on Western avenue registered
below zero early yesterday mornin
and reports of Is below came fror
West Brattleboro.
"A chimney burned out In tn
house of Charles Ebbinghausen, VIII
lives just beyond the little river
bridge, Sunday, causing damage I
the amount of about $26. The los
was settled through Jennes agency
Patrick Fleming and Farley
Crown, who have been associated II
the stove and plumbing business TO
the past several years, dissolved part
nership this week, Mr.. Fleming buy
ing Mr., Crowns interest In the Ellio
street store.
"A meeting of the local Smith COD
lege alumnae was held with Mrs. ii
c. Rice yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of forming a local branch OF
the Vermont branch of the Smith col
lege Students Aid society Eight
members were secured.
James e. Coleman. formerly pro-
prietor of a local barber shop, has
bought the barber shop in the base
ment of the Cheshire house at Keene,
n. H., taking possession yesterday.
The shop will be thoroughly renovat-
ed and fitted with modern appliances.
The New London train due in
Brattleboro at IL a. m. was nearly
three hours late Tuesday on account
of the storm, which was much more
severe in Massachusetts and Connect
icut than In this section. Over IS
inches of snow fell in New London.
Milton w. Pierce of this town
was among those initiated at the an
nual banquet of Vermont Alpha of
Phi Delta Theta at the University of
Vermont last week. X. L. Mathew
into the Alpha Kappa Kappa fratern-
ity of the medical department of the
church was held Tuesday
were elected: President, j. l.. Martin;
clerk and treasurer, C. l.. Stickney;
+. d. e. Stowe, f. c. Sar-
gent, Freeman Scott: auditor, C. A.
Harris. The resignation of Rev. r.
K. Marvin was read and accepted.
The cab of engine No. 81 and the
platform of a Central Vermont pas
'enger ear were considerably damaged
yesterday afternoon by a collision
which took place in the local depot
5ard The engine is the one used on
he short train between here and
Millers Falls and the accident was
lue to the fact that one of the cars
pushed clear of the switch.
S. n. Dennison of the firm of
oennison Brothers, Claremont, N. H.,
las bought half interest in the mar
,et of G. o. Abbott & Son, taking
possession Monday. The firm will be
,nown hereafter as G. o. Abbott &
20 Sherman Abbott, who has been
n business with his father, has gone
o Springfield, VT, where he has a po-
ition in the engine room of Jones &
machine shop.
Harold Holbrook. who is await |
ng trial on the charge of burglarizing /
he Newfane Savings bank. made an /
tempt to break jail last week |
thursday. He had secured an iron I
ook and was attempting to pry off /
he gratings from one of the windows
n the Jail corridor when woman
aw him at work and notified the Jail
lIltIdiS. Ilolbiooh Ndo lidulCh w
reduce the hook after being threat
ned with confinement in a cell. High
heriff Mcclure thinks the best place
lr Holbrook is in the state prison, L
ut the side Judges think he is safe
Newfane
THE hajliffs held a meetine Friday
renine TO consider the advjsabilitv of
,ring dav no,ice for tbe village
Iassrs P,odeatt Crosby and FOSTER
ere in favor of the Man which was
ronelv onnosed nv Mr.. Calvin II
as decided To nostnone action on
10 matter mill n f,,ai meatine Of the
,ard can he held There seems to he
oeneral demand for dav nolice /
Beer Eipbt Years ago netition {
gned nv majority of taxpavers in {
e village was presented to the bal
is asking for day police, but none 9
the signers appeared at the near ;
G set by the village officers. the +
lage has grown considerably since +
at time and there is little doubt J
at the bailiffs VIII create the new :
lice. :
exhibitors were sue y
ssful at the Springfield, Mass
,ultry show this week, d. Il. Tasker
inning first on his pen of Light 4
,ahmas and having the satisfaction o
seeing a number of other birds of o
5 breeding among the winners. +. ?
E. Stowe made a large exhibit Of p
me bantams and as usual took his \
are of the premiums in these class
Arthur F. Miller of Dummerston p
IN a blue ribbon on Plymouth {
,ck hen in an extremely hot class fl
, the four entries of Silver Duck a
ng game bantams that Mr.. Stowe e
ade at the. Herald Square show in Il
wv York City two weeks ago he won a
cond hen. second pullet, second cock N
d third cockerel Most of the best b
ntam breeders in the country ex- "
,ited at the Herald Square show o.