Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-08

v Tine ID y. -. ~, VIII nOlu u uhfls
in Grange hall this evening
The late Judge william c. Ho
brook carried $4,000 life Insurance
Neither of the overall factorit
has been running since Monday I
this week. t vut t3.l,sI ,..l....
The sale OF seats for More tina
Queen begins next Monday mornin
at n. m. at the box office.
Arthur ID. Wyatt has been az
pointed honorary vice president OF tn
Photographers association OF Ameri
ca.
--E. c. Crosby administrator OF tn
C. w. Wyman estate, has sold tn
brick building on School street I
Farley f. Crown and his son. Foste
G.. Crown. ,e.ee
The next assembly will be held Il
the Brooks House Tuesday evening
Easter lilies will be used In decoration
and Leitsinger's full orchestra vii
furnish music. a'@ Fs
The March number of the Whit
River Junction Interstate Journal hal
a cover portrait of Charles IL. Robb
assistant attorney general with
sketch written by l.. S. Hayes OF Bel
lows Falls.
The annual meeting of the loca
society for the prevention OF cruelty
to animals was held Tuesday evening
! In the free library. The Following OF
ficers were chosen: President, Chas
II. Pratt; first vice president, Or. q
+. Gale; secretary and treasurer, Kew
h. @. S. Osgood; special agent, Mrs
Jennie b. Powers,
Inquiry of New Hampshire Off
cials the first of the week brought
out the fact that the law on trout IN
Cheshire county was off April !.
Several fishermen have been trying
the brooks In Chesterfield and Hins-
dale but nearly all the streams are
still filled with snow water and far
above their ordinary height. Charles
Stolte and l.. +. Ellis caught small
string from the Hubbard brook Tues
day afternoon.
A pair of heavy work horses be-
longing TO G.. f. Gilman took frisht
on Elliot street Wednesday afternoon
and soon were beyond the control of
their driver William Mellen. They
dashed out the street at ter
rifle rate and finally were stopped by
being driven against the house near
the iron bridge. The piazza of the
house was somewhat damaged by the
collision but the horses wagon and
driver were unhurt.
The Brattleboro Woman's club
met Wednesday afternoon in the
Brooks House parlor Mrs. Dennison
Cowles held the attention of her audi
tors closely by reading paper, pre-
pared by Mrs. r. L. S. Patton deserib-
ing some of her experiences of Berlin
life. Preceding the paper, Miss Mary
Pauline Jenne played three piano
solos, followed by a group of songs by
r. H. Miller and a duet by Miss EN-
ma Gregg and Mr.. Miller. Miss Stew
art acted as accomnanist
The annual meeting Of the First
Baptist church was held Wednesday
evening IN the yestry when the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Deacons
for three years, l.. w. Hawley, s. Will
COX: trustee for three years, ]. Gray
Estey; clerk. f, s. Knight; collector |
.. J. Eddy: treasurer. A. L. Harris; |
auditor, II. r. C. Toedt: women MEM |
,ers of prudential committee, Miss Nj.
!. Horton and Mrs s. Wilcox. The I
.hurch year closed with all bills paid
md a small balance in the treasury
The village bailiffs closed their
early accounts at their regular meet
ng Saturday evening. Their accounts
rill show a balance on hand after
aging all Indebtedness of about $500
side from $1,000 which Is due on sewer I
The debt contracted In
the water extension OF
ne Souto factory has been reduced !
$50 during the year aside from paying
ne interest. The expenditures in all !
ne different departments are as low as !;
lst year and In some they are ma ,
,rially decreased On the whole the ,
eport which the bailiffs will submit a
, the public is exceedingly gratifying !
nd speaks well for the management !
/ affairs during the past year.
The nineteenth annual meeting OF J
lie Woman's auxiliary to the Y. M. a
A. was held Tuesday afternoon, the I
,ports of the different committees
rowing the prosperity enjoyed dur !
IL the past year. II was voted TO :
i've the Y. NJ. C. A. 800 to :
clip in settling current ex- Y
.nses. The following officers were Il
ected for the coming year: President,
RS. C. F. r. JENNIE; vice president, h
RS. C. c. Fits; second vice president, n
ISIS Maria Stedman; secretary, Mrs. 4
w Kuech; assistant secretary, Mrs. i
:. d. Stockwell treasurer Mrs. G. q
Averill. Mrs. G.. II. Clapp and Mrs ii
w. Hawley were chosen delegates a
the state convention held at Mont i
lier April 30, 80 and May l. The g
irt of the meeting manifested an n
creasing zeal for the work. r
Mrs. Rose williams was arrested "
evening by Chief of Police 81
all on complaint of Alfred Butler, p
employee of the Estey organ fac l.
ry, who claimed that the woman al
DE S42 from his clothes while visit II
: his mother at the Buffers home oil
the Fletcher house on Williams oN
'eet. Mrs. Williams spent the night
the lookup but by yesterday morn -
: the principal witnesses for the NJ
tie were missing. The case was ~
ltinued and Mrs. Williams was re-
sed on her own recogniZance. y
tier told Chief Hall that Mrs. Will ri,
ms went to the closet where his on
users We're hanging and took a co
rse containing the money. The de- on
dant however says that she did no pf
n thing. 1t looks as If the matter hn
uld be dropped where it is. ~
The invitations to the wedding of fai
IS Susan Harris Mather of Rutland bu
| Ernest ]. Waterman of Washing to-
d. c., were issued Wednesday. pr
: ceremony will take place at s cr'
ock Wednesday evening. the eth, sal
the home of Charles p. Harris, No. blu
Pleasant street, Rutland. Both YET
IS Mather and Mr.. Waterman have tbs
extensive acquaintance in the pei
ling social circles of the state. The
rriage will be one of the social ,,,o
nts of the year in Rutland. Miss . 81
ther is the daughter of the late ~;
rye Mather of New York city. She ~,
spent the greater part of her life ~