Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-27
0lindham county geformer
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Howard a. Yearly have bought
new six-seated sleigh this week.
1T is likely that the G. A. r. an,
Red Mems halls will be equipped witt
fire escapes soon.
twenty-five head OF cattle an,
40 calves were shipped to marke
from the local station Monday.
j. l.. Martin viii speak on Tn,
State and Federal Courts at the Sun
day afternoon meeting In the Y. NJ
c. A. rooms. All men and boys arr
invited,
"A large number Of people visited
the grocery store Of Amidon & Miller
Saturday, the occasion being the for
NAL opening of the new firm. Coffee
was served during the day.
ON Saturday afternoons when the
weather is so stormy that no schoo
would be held, the sewing class al
the high school building will not
meet. No alarm signal will be given
IS. A. Smith has taken the local
agency for the Premier automobile
and will have one of the machines on
exhibition as soon as spring comes
w. h. Haskell has bought a Thomas
40 horse power car for use next sea-
son.
The Ladies' circle of the Univer-
salist church will hold business
meeting in the church parlors Thurs
day afternoon. Supper will be served
as usual The gross receipts from
the butterfly fair, given by the circle
! last week, amounted to $4S6.
One of Schorling & Johnson's de-
livery seighs was overturned Tues
HaU In, nf N 1.
block. The accident broke the king
bolt and the horse and shafts con-
tinued up Main street to the bank
corner where they were stopped by
C. S, Stockwell. Mr.. Johnson, who
was driving the team, was not in
jured,
Nothing further has been done
about the formation of the new cleo
trio light company which was men.
toned in last weeks Reformer, but
many more business men have become
interested in the project and 1t Is
probable that the matter will be con-
summated within a few weeks An
out of town man is at the head of
the scheme.
The body of Mrs. John Houghton,
who died in Mansfield, Mass, was
brought to Brattleboro Saturday and
placed in the vault at the Roman
Catholic cemetery. 1t was accompa-
MED by Michael Kelly, son of the
dead woman. Mrs. Houghton for
merly lived in this town. her husband
dying about three years ago in the
Soldiers home in Bennington.
Charles H. Barrett 80, a former
resident of this town, died at the
home of his son in Boston last FRI
day. He was a resident of West
Brattleboro for several years, moving
to Boston after the death of his wife,
which occurred in May, 1908. Her
maiden name was Emily S. Fisk. Mr..
Barrett is survived by three sons, F.
o. Barrett of Springfield, Mass, M. Il.
e. Barrett of Brighton, Mass, and d.
B. Barrett of Boston.
Leo council, Knights of Columbus,
gave an enjoyable ladies night In
grange hall Tuesday evening, there
being a large attendance of members
and their women friends Vocal solos
were rendered by DR. +. H. O'Connor
and Mrs. Katherine O'Connor Weeks
and music for dancing was furnished
by Leitsinger's orchestra. Many who
did not dance spent the evening play
ing cards. The event was in charge of
f. j. Fenton, D. Frank Shea. and ]. l..
Stewart
p. T. Barnum once said that the
American people enjoyed being hum
plugged. Edwin J. Hadley, the NOV
ing picture expert, who will be here
with his great exhibition next Friday
evening, does not think it good poll
icy to abuse the confidence of the
public Mr.. Hadley has spared no
expense to make his entertainment
the best of its kind. An entire change
of program, entirely different from
last season, guaranteed Secure your
seats early.
Forty members of the junior /
Epworth league of the Methodist I
church met Saturday afternoon, ac-
cording TO arrangement. to have a /
sleigh ride, and a happier dot of young
people could not be found anywhere. I
Their anxiety and expectation We're /
great until three large teams came
'or them, and there was much scram-
ding and falling over one another to
get seats. They were soon off, how
ever, to the sound of bugle, horn and
aughter, and after a fine ride returned
o the church where the Epworth
eague had refreshments for the hun
cry youngsters.
Two electric cars descending
Main street hill Monday afternoon
,ollided with a lumber sled in front
If the Ulery building, and a serious
lccident was narrowly averted. The
river of the sled was attempting to
,ass another team but did not get
nut of the car track in time. The
rst car struck the sled squarely, ,
hrowing the driver and his compan-
on off their feet, and it looked for a :
moment as if both were going under
he wheels. The force of the col
sion pushed the sled off the track S
nd luckily neither of the men fell t
#. No damage was done. /
The annual meeting of the Mont :
elier grocery company was held in !,
hat town Monday evening when the ,,
blowing officers were elected: Presi- y
ent, d. p. Dewitt treasurer and :,
lanager, E. w. Harlow directors, D. =
. Dewitt, f. w. Harlow, Theodore p. .
arber D. Frank Shea and Frank a :,
arber The reports showed that the
rst year of the concern was an ex- =
aedingly prosperous one, and the r
respects are bright for an increase on =
usiness during the next IL months. !,
he company has hired additional floor y
,ace to accommodate the growth in y
ade. ;,
Edwin ]. Hadley, the expert, will C
resent his exhibition of moving pic o
Tres in the auditorium next Friday Il
,ening under the auspices of the e;
id Fellows. The attraction is with I
1t question the most wonderful of a
5 kind in America, and beside which D
| others are but feeble limitations ie
visit to this great exhibition will
of intellectually more practical value :,
an years of study from books. Thus !, !,
will be a pleasure and a duty 70 y,
e this wonderful collection of ami !,
ated pictures. In the quality ana ~
st of the equipment of this attrac- q,