Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-22
COUNTY REfoRMER APRIL 90 1904


overall factory viii close Tomorrow
until Monday, May 2.
The next dance TO be given by
Brattleboro lodge, N. II. 0. r, VIII
take place In Reds Men hall MONDAY
evening. Music wiil be furnished by
Leitsinger and Dugan.
The high school chorus VIII sing
for It's friends Monday evening In the
high school room al T.3o. No adfnis-
sion will be charged and all who are
Interested In the work are cordially
invited TO be present.
The members Of the international
sunshine society. Brattleboro branch
/, will hold a birthday party at the
home OF Mrs. George +. Barber Fri
day afternoon. April 20, at 3 o'clock.
Each member Is expected to bring as
many cents as she is years old II
may be added that the number
brought will never be told,
w. H. Bingham of Boston has ar
rived I'm town this week TO make
preparation for opening the season at
the corn canning factory. He Is very
much pleased with the outlook and
expects that the canning factory VIII
do an excellent business the coming
year. Mr.. Bingham viii soon begin
distributing seed corn among the
farmers who are TO supply the factory.
A large acreage has been subscribed.
Next season II is expected that all the
cans used win be manufactured at
the factory.
Not an objection was raised at the
hearing before the license board sat
urday evening on the applications OF
George Il. Greene and Fred II. Holden
for fifth class or druggists licenses,
Charles f. GRAHAM and Charles +.
Thomas for second class licenses, ana
p. l.. Shea for licenses of the first
and second class. only few peo-
pie attended the hearing and no one
made any complaint as Chairman Put
nam read the different applications.
After this formality was finished the
board adjourned and announced a
half hour later that all the licenses
had been granted except the second
class for which Mr.. Shea made appli-
cation. Decision on this was sus-
pended until next week. All the
drug store licenses expired Saturday
but the renewals were granted in sea-
son TO allow them TO continue selling
Five minutes were sufficient for
Festival hall Saturday evening TO
transact all the business required by
the call Of the republican town COM
mittee. George w. Pierce was chosen
chairman and II. b. Chamberlain
secretary of the caucus. James +.
Hooker then nominated as delegates
10 the state and district conventions
the following, ticket: James l.. Mar
tin. II. d. Holton. S. +. Lawton, War
rem Walker, r. C. Bacon. f. w. Glib
son, C. H Thompson w. Fl, Corser
and C. O. Robbins. II was unanl-
mously elected. II. w. Sargent NOV
cd that the delegates be empowered
10 FIJI their own vacancies and IL was
~ voted. DIR. II. D. Holton moved
that the delegates be instructed TO use
All honorabl means TO secure the elec-
ton OF James II Hooker as delegate
from the second congressional dis
trict TO the Chicago convention, This
motion was carried without opposition
and the meeting adjourned.
-Perley Kingsley. 81. who has been
employed In Browns livery stable ior
the mast three years, died in the
American house Tuesday morning at
Ter four DAYS illness with acute cere-
bro- spinal meningitis, probably the
same form Of the disease tnat "
known as spotted fever" and has
been more or less epidemic In the
larger cities throughout the east re-.
Gently. He was able to work unti
Friday morning but grew steanily
worse from that time. lapsing INTO
from which he never
rallied. Mr.. Kingsley was a native
Of New Haven Vt, and son OF Emu
and Martha Kingsley. He is survived
nv four brothers. joyce. Clarence, Har-
lev and Wilbur. and two sisters, LA
and Myrtle. all of New Hayen. the
body was taken to New Haven tues
day evening, services being neid ~
tbat town Yesterday During his resi-
dence in Rrattlehoro Mr.. Kingsley had
made many friends, He was a young
man Of quiet disposition and excel
lent habits and was popular among
his associates.