Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-17

the Dummerston board of licens,
commissioners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred l. Swift ant
Mrs. NJ. A. Fisher will entertain thu
officers OF Bingham Chapter O, u, :,
this evening at their home.
The Y. p. c. ". of the Universal
list church will hold social In the
vestry Friday evening, Feb. "a. There
ments,
The meeting of the Alliance study
class viii be held at the parsonage on
Monday evening next at 1880 o'clock
Subject; The People at Lystra wor-
shipping the Apostles.
Protective grange win work the
third and fourth degrees Wednesday
evening. The harvest supper will be
served after the meeting. All MEM
bers invited as usual to contribute
The funeral of j. Il. Norcross was
held Sunday afternoon at 1.30 at his
late home in Ryther block, Rev. III.
r. Miles officiating. The body was
ing for burial,
MIR. and Mrs. f. w. Childs will
give a social this evening at their
home ON Terrace street, There will be
refreshments, music and sale OF
fancy and useful articles. All are
cordially invited
The women of the Unitarian So
ciety will give a supper at Wells hail
Thursday evening to be followed by
an informal entertainment. Supper
will be served at 6: 80. All interested
are invited to be present
Copies, of the agreement between
the Brattleboro & Whitehall railway
company and the New London North
err corporation have been forwarded to
Judge II, II. Powers, counsel for the
New London Northern and to c. w.
Writers, counsel for the Central YER
mont.
Charles d. Whitaker has sold his
Chaplin street house known as the
Ross White place to William Z. Hask-
ell who will move there with his fam
lily March l. Mr.. Whitaker takes Mr..
Haskell's house on Grove street In
partial payment. The transaction was
made through Mays agency.
Roland S. Messenger of Barre,
Mass has been secured as manager
of the Bradley greenhouses in place
of Alexander f. Whitley. Mr.. Mes
senger comes highly recommended as
a florist and gardener, having been
in charge of the George Simonds
greenhouses in Barre for the past
eight years. He has already begun
his new duties
Fisk G. Rogers is preparing to
bring suit against the town of Dunn
merston and Adm f. Miller, town
clerk. for damages to pay him for the
trouble to which he was put by Mr..
Miller's refusal to sign the Rogers
licenses. Waterman and Martin are
attorneys for Mr.. Rogers and II is like
ly that the suit will be entered in time
to be tried at the April term of
county court.
Daniel Martin of Birge street was
arrested late Saturday afternoon by
Chief of Police Hall and officer Per-
ham for being drunk and disorderly
He was arraigned before Justice New
ton Monday morning and fined 50
and costs on the charge of intoxica-
ton to which he pleaded guilty. Be-
ing unable to produce the customary
So and costs, he was taken to New
fame by Constable Walker to serve
20 days sentence.
There was a large attendance at
the valentine party given In grange
hall Monday evening by the Ladies'
Catholic Benevolent association and
the affair was one of much enjoyment
to all who were present A program
of vocal selections and
was given during the first
of the evening and valentines were
dispensed from gaily decorated
booth A large number of people en-
joyed dancing and many others played
Inn re ne N
cake and coffee We're served.
The heavy SHOWS of the past
month have put the local freight
yard in a worse condition than 1t
has been for several years. The
and there is so much snow between
the different sidings that 1t is al
most impossible for brakemen and
car inspectors to work in safety. A
large force of men is kept busy show
cling away the superfluous snow and
keeping the switches free from ice,
but it is difficult work and there is
much delay in handling freight.
The young women who gave the
Hostess ball in the Brooks house Jan
IL, were entertained Saturday evening
1t the home of Mrs. Julius j. Estey |
fhe occasion was unusually enjoy
able. Refreshments Were served |
rom a table which was beautifully !
decorated with cut flowers and each /
guest was given a handsome bouquet |
If jonquils. Those present We're Mrs. |
Charles S. Pratt Mrs. Margaret Cat
y, Mrs. Charles H. Thompson. Mrs. |
William II. Henley, Miss Amy Hines, |
Mrs. James F. Hooker, Mrs. ]. Harry |
Istey and Mrs. j. Gray Estey.
Between 300 and 400 delegates are
to be present at the state |
J. A. r. encampment which takes
place here Wednesday. Commander /
n chief w. w. Blackmar of Boston
md his adjutant general will be
present and speak at the campfire in
he auditorium Wednesday evening.
,ol. J. II. Goulding of Wilmington will
preside. The regular business ses-
ion takes place in Festival hail I
morning and a reception
n the Brooks house Tuesday even
ng. People having warm rooms to
ent for the occasion are requested to
lotify the manager of the Brooks
louise or Col. H. f. Taylor.
James b. Thomas, so, died short
v before noon Monday at his home /
N the Leander Thomas farm in Hins-
ale. n. H.. about a mile from this
own after a weeks Illness with |,
He was born in Hinsdale [;
Jug. %, 1874. son of William and Re-
ecca Horton Thomas and had lived
n that town all his life with the ex- d,
option of few years when he made
is home in Brattleboro and was en-
loyed in the Estey organ factory.
lie was a farmer by occupation and /
wned the farm on which he lived.
Ir. Thomas married Elizabeth RAN
all Sept %, 1875. He is survived by i
widow and six children: Fordyce {
nd Arthur of Keene, n. H., William, +;
milo partba apd Elizaheth who live {