Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-17
TOWN SHEND.
Proceedings Of Town Meeting-West
River Grange Officers.

: roads did not bring large number
q of voters To the annual town meeting
@ The vote on the license question
q which In 1908 was III No and 30 Yes
h and In 1904 81 No and 22 Yes, this
: year was 6S No and "a Yes, safe
A margin but light vote. The meet
e ing organized by choosing Edwin Il
r Hastings moderator Besides the lls'
? of officers for the ensuing year al
r ready given, these were elected;
G Town treasurer, Edwin L. Hastingsi
\ trustee of public money, L. III. Rutteri
r fence viewers, Henry Twitchell, Hen
r ny Stratton, Albert Franklin; inspec-
1 tors of leather, William Sparks,
Frank Blood; pound keeper, Fred
Reed; inspectors of lumber and
: shingle, j. c, Taft, w. III. Taft; IL
brary trustee for years w. II,
, Taft: cemetery commissioners oak
wood, f. II. Willard, Maplegroye, Il.
H. Fessenden, Round Hin. William
, Livermore; tree warden, a. y. Frank
lin. The duties of the tree warden
, include the preservation of shade
trees along the public highways, and
the efforts of the present incumbent
of this office ought to meet with the
heartiest cooperation of all citizens
The town voted to raise 40 cents on
the dollar for school purposes, 81
. ICeIlS IDT OlitT lUNI tAptllhcH anu oV
cents for highways. A sum not TO
exceed $25 was appropriated for Me-
mortal day observances No one
seemed very anxious to bid for the
Job Of collecting the taxes, and e. w.
Phillips secured the privilege at $40.
A. b. Franklin, reporting for the COM
mittee appointed a year ago said that
S246.S9 is the amount which the town
owes the lakewood cemetery fund,
and the report was accepted. The
town. however, voted to make the
fund an even $500 and to pay the
cemetery commissioners interest ut
the rate of six per cent for the use
of the money. The proposition con-
tanned In the article of the warning
relative to an exchange of the town
/ hall for a building located elsewhere
/ did not meet with the approval Of
/ the voters and the article and the
further proposition to buy the rooms
now used as a town hall from the
town. were dismissed The ladies of
the Baptist church served dinner in
their vestry from IL to 2 o'clock.
West River grange will meet this I
evening, March II, and the following /
program has been prepared for the /
lecturers hour: Selected reading,
Mrs Marsh; current events, Mrs. /
Snow; song, Mrs Osgood paper Mrs.
Gale; duet, Mr. and Mrs. Cobb dis
cussion, Our New School Law and
what Benefit shall we Derive from
IT,; roll call each person to respond
to his name. 1t is desired that all
the members attend.
Miss Cora stone visited recently in
West Brattleboro.
Edwin Eddy was under the doctors
care for a few days last week.
Cyrus Farmer went March 6 to
visit his son In Cromwell, Conn.
Mrs. Eva Kingsbury of Chester vis-
tied her father Cyrus Farmer. re-
Gently.
Mrs. Mabel Farnsworth and daugh
ter Irene are in East Jamaica at the
Allen place
Miss Abbie Toilette, who has been
teaching in Weston, sprained her ,,
ankle a short time ago.
DR.. and Mrs. Osgood drove to
South Londonderry March g return
ing Wednesday, March s.
Mrs Eugene Cudworth is sick and :
Mr.. Cudworth has been at home for :
several days caring for her.
Mrs. James Stoddard went Satur r
day, March 4, to Bellows Falls to +
care for her sister, who is i'll.
Frank Clark, who has been work
ing in Westmoreland. n. H. was in
.own for a short time last week.
Frank Lawrence is rejoicing over =
he pair of black oxen which C. II.
willard recently purchased from Nal
3emis
Somebody's dogs have been too W "
strenuous and Game Warden Batch y
'lder was in Williamsville Wednes- !,
lay, March s, investigating the case. =
The private school conducted by
Hiss Christa Park in Brattleboro is
osed for a short time and Miss
Park has been visiting her parents, pi
Ir. and Mrs. A. f. Park.
Owing to sickness and weather a
there was small attend
nee at the meeting of the Ladies' u
lone club and Dorcas guild held at
he chapel Wednesday afternoon, Ia
Iarch s. W
Miss Mamie Ware, who re- -,
emily completed course in stenog ~
Apply at the Albany Business college, '"
as accepted a position in Bellows -
alls with the Vermont Farm Ma ~
hine company. o.
Seymour Howard received notice
st week of the death in Burlington Is
his daughter. Mrs. Elbertine H. fo
lace. The funeral was held Wednes- m,
Nv afternoon. March s, from her late
ONE at II Henry street. BE
The meeting of the Congregational
lurch and society Monday evening tn
arch 6, was well attended and the
)ject for which the meeting was KIN
lied was accomplished, but owing ins
the action of the town in refusing no
consider any proposition regarding tw
e disposal of the basement of the is
urch, now used for town purposes. the
ere seems to be small probability
its amounting to much. =
The following officers, who have Z
Nv nearly all been duly indicted
to the mysteries of office, will
rye West River grange the coming
arr Master, G. II. Houghton; over
err w. H. Miles; lecturer, Mrs. E.
Batchelder; steward, r. n. Marsh; t.
sistant steward, H. o. Cobb: chap
in, Mrs. w. H. Miles; treasurer, DR..
L.. Osgood; secretary, Mrs A A.
low; gate keeper, E. b. Batchelder;
res, Mrs III. o. Cobb; Pomona
rs. r. n. Marsh; Flora, Mrs. Wilmar
lrner; lady assistant steward, Mrs.
man Gale; organist, Mrs. H. o.
BIB.
The following statement appeared
both the Brattleboro papers March a
1t is thought that the measles 4
re brought to Brattleboro from n 4
wnshend by the basketball team of
: Leland q Grey seminary as two y
the members of the team came n
wn with measles soon after the
me at the West village" OF course
are glad TO have our share of the
dit and we want what belongs to
but we must gently and firmly