Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-28

rs The net receipts of the Easte
II sale given In the Universalist vestr
e, last Thursday evening amounted
s36
= Reserved seats for the masquerad
y ball In Festival hall Monday evenln
n go on sale nj Thomas's pharmacy to
morrow morning.
h The annual meeting of the Ladies
: Enterprise society VIII be held at tn
e home OF Mrs. C. T.. Downer next Wed
nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
IS Miss Elizabeth Udall So died las
y evening at her home In Centerville
= The circumstances Of her death can
not be obtained In time for publica
!. ton In this issue but II is understood
!. that she committed suicide.
a Glass No of the Baptist Bibl,
school will have Its annual banquet
y Tuesday evening May g. II Is ladies'
j night and Rev. J. II. Spencer pastor
of the large Baptist church of North
{ Adams, Mass, will speak,
"A number of local people have
been to Spofford lake during the pas,
, week to take advantage of the an
nual run of smelt which has been GO
ing on for the past several days. The
fish are not as plenty as in some sea :
,
caught
Complaints have been lodged with
the selectmen In regard to the dump
ing of coal ashes on the highways.
Several good horses have been in
jured recently from picking up nails
from ashes In the roads and the dam
age to automobile tires this summer
Is likely to be large unless the prac-
tice Is stopped
The church fair for which the
women of the Congregational church
are making preparations will be held
I'm Festival hall on Thursday May II.
An excellent supper will be served at
6 o'clock and there will be an enter
tainment In the evening The usual
booths as well as some new features
will make an attractive sale.
Mrs Herbert Thurber, "a. died
yesterday at the Brattleboro Memorial
hospital, where she was taken sew
eral days ago. She had been i'll long
time. Mrs. Thurber was daughter
of DR.. Dawson. formerly a practt-
toner in West Brattleboro. and is
survived by a husband and one child.
The funeral will be held Sunday af-
ternoon from her late home in West
Brattleboro.
AT a meeting of the officers of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. Nj. G.
A. the following board of managers
We're chosen for the coming year: Mrs.
j. J. Estey, Mrs. j. f. Hall. Mrs. A. G..
Cobb. Mrs. Kittredge Haskins. Miss NJ.
j. Rawson, Mrs. A. f. Atwood. Mrs.
l.. NJ Keneston. Mrs. II. F. Weather
head. Mrs. Katherine Evans, Mrs.
Helen Miller. Mrs. C. Fl. Thompson,
Mrs L. D. Mastin.
The local w. C. T. L.. is anxious
to find accommodations for the dele
gates who will attend the county con-
vention next Tuesday and Wednesday.
They will have to be cared for 2 nights
and given breakfasts, the noon
and evening meals being served in
the Methodist church vestry. Food is
solicited from anyone for these COLA
lions and will be thankfully received
at the church by the committee IN
charge of affairs.
The annual communication of
Brattleboro lodge. F, e. A. NJ, was
held in Masonic hall last evening /
when the following officers were elect
ed: Worshipful master, +. |. Swift; |
senior warden. George NJ. Clay; jun
Tor warden. j. f. Gleason; secretary, |
j. +. Haynes: treasurer, W. II. Brack-
EFT. These and the appointive officers /
will be installed at a special meeting. 4
b. Barrows were chosen corporators /
of the Masonic building association.
The warm weather of the past
two days has aroused the hopes of
local trout fishermen, and Mondays
annual exodus of piscatorians VIII
probably be as large if not larger
than ever. Without rain. however
it is unlikely that any large catches
will be made talthough of course
some will be reported) for the streams
are unusually low for this time of
year. Some authorities think that
the severity of the past winter has &
had disastrous effect on the trout
out whether this is true cannot be
iscertained until the streams have !
been given trial under favorable :
circumstances.
Voting at the annual village ;
Meeting next Tuesday will begin at )
o'clock and continue until 3. the
Australian system being used. Last
ear the total number of votes cast y
or village officers was liz, this year i
t will need at least 800. The attack
n Chief Hall, under the title of anti s.
lay police sentiment, still continues v
nd the adherents of the Independent b
cket are getting ready to turn things
opsy turvey. A communication I,
igned by W. Fl. Vinton sets forth h
ONE of the points brought out by II
he opposition to the old board. c.
:. Thompson was questioned this
Forming by a Reformer representative
/ regard to any new contract with
he Gas Light company. He said,
No new contract has been made and :,
re have not given the matter any "
erious thought as yet"
Mrs Elizabeth Miller Willard IL
'idow of Nelson Willard of West
immersion, celebrated her S1st pr
.rnoon at the home of her daughter,
IRIS. A. f. Boynton on Grove street. te
he afternoon was spent in social al
-ay and at 5 o'clock dinner was served
} a number of relatives. The oc- N
aston was made the first family re- ~,
Mon in 80 years and all of Mrs. Will
rds six daughters We're present. They
re Mrs. A. F. Boynton. Mrs. N. VI. W
White and Mrs. c. w. Drown of this -
own. Mrs. William Leonard of Port
md, Me-, Mrs. C. H. Prescott of Bris- E
81, n. H., and Mrs. C. c. Clancy of F.
ewton, Mass. OF Mrs. Wizards IL
nildren all are living with the excep- lit
on of one son who died in infancy re
one of the five sons. however was
BILE to be present at Tuesdays gath NJ
ring. They are Edward Willard of ~,
Dwight Willard of Bel at
TVS Falls, William Willard of New
IN Upper Falls. Mass, Robert Will
I'd of Chelsea, Mass. and Charles
'illard of Chester.