Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-24

tnls town were Hlarfleu yeSteruay VI.
Rev, George b, Lawson.
The water in the Chestnut Hi
reservoir Is now within Is inches o
the top of the stand-pipe at thu
north end and is rising steadily.
"A sergeant from the cavalry regi
ment at Fort Ethan Allen was In tow
yesterday on his way back to New
York with prisoner who has beer
sentenced to a term of service for de-
sertion.
Bingham chapter, O. r. s., gave
sociabe I'm Masonic hall Wednesday
evening to Masons and their friends
The program consisted of songs
readings, cards and dancing with
music by Leitsingers orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Manning
and two children of Vernon street
have been III with diphtheria this
week and the house is under quaran-
tine. The cases are of mild form.
! however, and no further spread of the
disease is expected
The Professional club will have a
sea-food supper at Shea's restaurant
Wednesday evening. II will be fol-
lowed by paper on The Yellow
Peril by James +. Hooker, the dis
cussion to be led by f. H. Crane.
The suit brought by the town of
Dummerston against the Brattleboro
gas light company for damages caused
at the time the defendants dam went
out last spring, has been settled. The
suit was to have been tried at the
April term of county court.
Abbott & Dennison Brothers will
a.. a,lyA Of In
block next week and will conduct their
entire meat business in their new store
In Emerson's Elliot street block, The
new market has been handsomely
furnished and has excellent facilities
for handling the business.
"A small quantity of new maple
sugar has been brought in during the
past week but most of the farmers
report the snow in the woods too
deep to begin sugaring operations
successfully The best sugar has
been selling for 2S cents and 1t is ex-
pected that the price will not drop
very much during the season.
The local bailiffs will hold their
last meeting before the annual village
meeting April 4 and all bills against
the village should be in before that
ldlts ne DdliillS 'AHtNN " b' ibit
to meet all the expenses of the past
year and take up at least one of the
$500 notes All of the board, except
r. c. Bacon. who has moved out of
the village limits, will be candidates
for reelection.
-Brattleboro lodge, ~ f. o. p,
a class of IL at their meeting
Tuesday evening. They will hold a
I'll nrtin Of
which several more will be initiated
hat were not able to be present
Tuesday evening on account of the
storm. Monday evening will close
he contest for members, Mrs. Harry
Dowley and Mr. Stafford being the
winners of prizes.
A regular meeting of Protective |
was held Wednesday evening. |
rhe annual sugar supper will be Civ
n next week If new sugar can be OBJ
aimed. Mrs. Lois Clark and Mrs. |
Mary Currier gave a very pleasing
Program which included the follow
ng: Song, America; old fashioned
pelling match with words given out
" the lecturer; song, Miss Eva Saun-
ers; illustrated poem read by Mrs. G.
J. Gilman and acted by Miss Nellie
eddy, Miss Helen Rohde. Lewis Hig-
ns and Fred Spaulding, jr.; piano
olo, Miss Gertrude Barker; tableau,
before and After. in three scenes;
ak on post office work, Past Master
l. f. Taylor; illustrated song, Rock
( Ages, with posings by Mrs. II. w.
tableau.
The body of Melvin G. Robinson,
6, who died in the New York Presby-
erian hospital. was brought to Brattle-
C1tt,r1au funeral GpryinpG hping
cid Monday afternoon at the home of
.lbert Rockwell, Rev. G. b. Lawson
ficiating. Burial was in Prospect
i'll cemetery Mr. Robinson was born
l Reading, VT, and was in business ;
! Perkinsville for % years. The last
We years of his life We're spent in {
'aveling through the south, mostly in
exas. He was the husband of Mrs.
lbert Rockwells sister, and was TAX /
n i'll in Jacksonville Fla, while trav- !
ing with his daughter and her hus-
and. Mr. Robinson is survived by ,
ne sister Mrs Floyd Hawkins of Mil !
,rd, n. H., besides his daughter, Mrs. {
o. Johnson. Those from out of :
'wn who attended the funeral were !
RS. NJ. G.. Robinson and son Fred of
alias, Texas, Mrs. A. o. Johnson,
RS. l. NJ. Hollister of Stratford, CT
r. and Mrs. Jacob Perkins and Mrs 5
)seph Twitchel of Gardner Mass !
Gorge w. Kenney of Rutland and !
r. and Mrs. George Sheldon of .
opedale. Mass.
will have no board of
,ense commissioners after next Fri :,
", the term of office of all commits
oners appointed under the law of .
02 ceasing on April /. Licenses of the =
tn class may be granted in this town
the selectmen on petition of five
r cent. of the voters and the majori-
of practicing physicians. Licenses +
the fifth class shall only be issued u
retail druggists and apothecaries n
no are registered pharmacists. Such lt
lenses shall be issued only to per-
n doing business himself, or on his "
rn account, on premises owned or
ised by him. and with a stock of fl
DDS owned by him, or by a firm of L
lich he is a partner, or If it be fc
corporation, of which NJ
is the holder of at least one Sc
urth of the capital stock. 1t shall b,
issued only after the notice, adver- b,
ing, and hearing provided for other m
enses the payment of the fee here
before specified, and the furnishing a,
a bond for one thousand dollars, =, :,
med by three good and sufficient W
retieS dccepteu ny tHe podfu anu Vi 10
lich bond the condition is, that on ~
nviction of the holder of the license =,
a third offense of violation of the q,
DIVISIONS thereof, the bond is forfeit ~. ~,
and the sureties become jointly ''
d severally liable for its full amount,
, money to go to the town treasury. III
e holder of such license shall sell hs
~ upon the written, not printed, gi
sscription of legally qualified ply oh
ian, stating it's date, the name of WI
person for whom and to whom it We
given. and that the prescription is ct
,essary for medicinal use; or to be
physician for necessary use in his m
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