Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-12
PUTIN EY.
Town Votes for New Schoohouse
Selectmen and Directors to Act.

Al the special town meeting hell
Wednesday afternoon II was voted q
build n school house and 10 empower
the selectmen and school directors L
use their discretion In regard TO Sc
curing necessary funds and procuring
n site for the same. The site which
seems to be most desirable Is th'
Baker or Huntley lot
Mr.. Hosmer OF Greenfield Is IL
town,
Rev. and Mrs. j. ID. King are away
on a visit of few days.
Dr. /. r. Doane was called Ia
Springfield, returning Wednesday.
| Hubert Donohue spent Sunday NJ
his home In South Vernon.
Rev. A. $. Buzzell and Miss +, May
Buzzell visited at SaXtons River Mon
day.
Mrs. w. o. Allen and children of
Chesterfield are visiting at |. b. New
combs.
Harry Place of North Troy. this
state, is a guest of Rev. A. S. Buzzell
and family.
Frank Robertson spent Sunday with
his friend. Reuben Winchester, at
Holyoke. Mass.
Don o. Butterfield of Wilmington
was guest of Rev. and Mrs. j. d.
King last week.
The next regular meeting of Col. w.
II. Greenwood w. r. C. will be held
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Smith of Brat
tleboro were guests of Mrs. Robert
Kathan over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Johnson of East
N "a SUNDAY
Mrs. Sarah +. Johnson.
The young mems praying band will
conduct a service at the West hill
school house Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock.
Lyman Wood has sold his farm on
West hill to Miss Borum. who spent
last summer in town at Miss S. E.
Whites,
w. S. Adams. who has been i'll for
several weeks. has gone to SANTA
rum at birmingham, Mass. for
treatment.
The Opus club were entertained
at Mrs r. l.. Pierce's Monday even
ing by Misses Bessie +. Braley and
Mary W. Roundy.
The Ladies' Aid society will furnish
ice cream and cake at the vestry of
the Methodist church on the after
noon and evening of Decoration day
as usual
Baptist church. Rev. A. S. Buzzell,
pastor: 10 a. m. young mems pray
ing band; l0:45. preaching. theme. An
Awakened Church; IL m. Bible
school, $50. c. l.. society: 1880 p. m,
preaching. theme, The Serpents Hiss,
There will be special music at this
service.
What might have been a serious
accident occurred Saturday evening
on Kimbalrs hill just below the street
lamp Willis Young was driving up
the hill and Dexter Kent was coming
down on bicycle. when a collision oc-
Cured, the front wheel of the bicycle
striking the the horse directly in the
breast between the front legs. the rear
wheel standing in the air for sec
Dnd The horse reared and then stood
1uietly. Mr.. Kent succeeded in get
ting from the wheel in some way.
None of the participants We're in1ured /
Charles Smelling Wilcomb, aged 81 {
died at his home at Chester, n. ii.
night after a short illness.
Mr.. Wilcomb was man OF rare m
telligence and held many offices OF
rust. He had been selectman' town I
clerk, representative to the general /
court and filed other important Of /
ices. Mr.. Wicomb left home to work /
'or himself when 10 years of age. He I
vent TO sea when Is and circled the /
globe several times. He returned 10 +
Nhester in 1S49 and made that place
Ms permanent home. He was the
senior member of the firm of c. >.
yilcomb & Son. which has done
general merchandise business In
Chester for 25 years. He owned ana
operated a large farm and was IN the /
,ooperage business till 1880 and was
llso engaged in the evaporation of I
ruit. He was a member of the Bap-- 4
list church and an enterprising and
Upright citizen. Mr. Wilcomb married /
Miss Harriet A. Simonds of New
FORK state. and ~ children were born
o them. Mrs. Wilcomb and four OF
he children survive, of whom Mrs.
nary f. Washburn of this town is one.