Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-19

"A. V. Mays agency has sold for
Mrs. Flora c. Ashcroft her pasture In
Guilford TO Guy II. Shedd.
A. v. Mays agency has sold for
Perry l.. Shepardson of Springfield.
Mass his place In Guilford known as
the Fred Morris farm to Herbert A.
Stebbins,
The International Sunshine socie-
~. Brattleboro branch, will meet with
Mrs. Charles Warder at her home on
High street Friday afternoon Feb. rs
at o'clock.
Bishop A. C. A. Hall will make a
special visitation to st. Michaefs
Episcopal church Sunday February IS.
He will also be present at the Easter
festival In April
The Taft building on Flat street,
a storage house In the depot yard be-
longing to the l. b. Taft estate and
some real estate in Townshend and
Wardsboro will be sold by auction Sat-
urday March ~.
-Brattleboro chapter Daughters of
the American Revolution VIII hold
Colonial Reception" at the home OF
Mrs. Abby Fuller, Monday evening,
Feb. 20 at eight o'clock Members
may bring guests. Members also VIII
wear ancient costumes.
Vaughan e. Burnett are complet-
ing extensive improvements on their
iewelry store this week. A new show
case has been placed on the north side,
making room for the display OF large
quantity of goods, and the floor OF the
store has been covered with linoleum.
Mrs. John T. Kaine and son Jo-
seph were thrown from their sieigh
yesterday morning while attempting to
cross the electric car track in front OF
the town building Their horse be-
came frightened by the capsizal and
ran away. being finally caught near
the Brattleboro Retreat. Neither Mrs
Kaine or her son was hurt.
Louis II. Adams who died in
Springfield. Mass. Monday, was for
merly well known In Brattleboro
through his visits here as referee oil
the Vermont Wheel club bicycle
meets. Mr.. Adams was one OF the Of
fcials Of the Springfield Bicycle club
during It's most prosperous years and
had an acquaintance extending
the entire country. For the
mast year he had been employed in
Bellows Falls.
The First Regiment band has
closed a contract with NJ. Sullivan x
COMPANY of Boston, the leading cos
tuning house of New England. to set
the stage and furnish all the costumes
for it's show. March 90. Mr.. Sullivan
himself will be In town for several
DAVIS previous to the event TO make
arrangements for the stage setting.
The band has secured the services OF
the best local talent and promises
first class show. Over so people VIII
be in the first part
The regular quarterly meeting m
the Keene Humane society was held
last week and the report OF Mrs. jel-
ME r. Powers, special agent was read,
she stated that che had given % days
IN the work. had travelled T25 miles by
team. over 200 by rail and had visited
% towns and villages. She invesu-
gated so cases Of alleged cruelty. IN
snected 40 barns, lectured In several
places. formed bands OF mercy among
the school children and appointed sew
eral agents to continue in the work
which she started.
The regular meeting OF the Yer
mont state society OF the United States
daughters of 1872 viii be held with
Mrs. H. f. Bond Tuesday afternoon
March 18th from until o'clock. the
occasion planned is the anniversary OF
Andrew Jackson's birthday. There
viii be an interesting program ana
useful and fancy articles viii be on
sale Last year the society celebrated
this anniversary and the event proved
a pleasant afternoon. As this meeting
is not confined to members OF the So
eiety the ladies will be glad to wei
come all friends.
A protracted warm wave would DE
likely to result in unusual spring
freshets hereabouts, The ground Is
frozen TO the depth Of two or three
feet while between 20 and 80 inches OF
snow covers the ground. Some APP
prehension Is felt about the safety OF
the Brattleboro Gaslight Co.'S west
river dam. For some distance above
the dam the river is frozen to the
depth of nearly three feet, and at the
INNER end of the still water broken
cakes OF ice are piled to the height OF
six or eight feet. The dam Is strongly
built, however and ought to withstand
the worst that high water and ice can
do.
The Brattleboro Woman's club
held it's regular meeting Wednesday
The afternoon was in charge of the
musical committee who prepared an
especially pleasing program ana
large number attended The paper up
on Songs and Legends of the Sea was
by Miss Geraldine Merrill and there
were readings by members Of the club.
AT the close the members and friends
were entertained with songs by Mrs 3.
e. Lawton, Mrs. F. W. Putnam Mrs
A. Fl. Brasor, Miss Coates, A. D
Thompson and duet by w. A. Gil
bert and Mr.. Thompson. The soloists
were accompanied by Mrs j. ID. Bar
rows of Newton, Mass,
F. w. Crandall. treasurer of the
National Novelty corporation, and H.
d. Coe, secretary and assistant treas
urer of the same concern. were IN
Brattleboro Wednesday afternoon ana
Yesterday morning looking over the
s. A, Smith Co.'S plant. Mr.. Coe ana
Mr.. Crandall are making a tour of in
spection of all the factories that are
owned by the syndicate. They came
TO Brattleboro from Keene and went
to Granville. Conn. The Smith COM
pany has made sample goods for
part of the toy furniture line which is
to be manufactured here, and viii get
to work on the regular stock as soon
as suitable lumber is procured.