Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03

lodge who are To furnish food for the
banquet Wednesday are requested to
nave II at the hail AT 3 y. M, the ban
quet taking place at s.
News has been received In Brat
tleboro OF the death In Los Angeles
Cal, Oct IL, OF Frank NJ. Williams. son
or the late Edward and Emeline Mix
er Williams, Mr., Williams was 40
years old and has a number Of cousins
In Brattleboro and vicinity.
The subject to be discussed at the
meeting OF the Life Problem club In
the Y. NJ C. A. rooms Sunday after
noon will be Friendship. II viii be
taken up under three heads-How to
Choose, How to Use, Christ the Ideal
Friend. The discussion will be fol-
lowed by refreshments and a social
hour
The house of Mrs. Michael Hop
kins In West Dummerston was burned
to the ground early Sunday morning.
the origin of the fire being mystery.
No one saw the flames until the build
ing was almost entirely consumed. The
house and contents were valued AT
about $4,000 and there was $1,000 in
surance.
One of the finest deer secured In
Friday morning near Sunset lake by
Edgar Bigelow. II was a 12-prong
buck and weighed fully 300 pounds
after being bled. The head was one of
the handsomest ever seen hereabouts.
the antlers being very long and
spreading.
AT a meeting of the womans for
eign missionary society of the Meth
odist church recently the following Of
iicers We're elected: President Mrs.
A. H. Webb: first vice president,
Mrs. C. d. Smith: second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Agnes Lazelle; recording
secretary. Mrs. w. r. Geddis; cor
responding secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. Alex Allen.
Miss May Galley. who committed
suicide inca New York hotel last week,
will be remembered i'm Brattleboro
through her visits at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. ]. Rafter. Jewelry to the
amount of several thousand dollars
and considerable money was found on
the person of the dead woman who,
it is supposed, killed herself on ac-
count of some love affair
AS "A result of his examination of
the sales of liquor on prescription by
the local drug stores. States Attor-
ney Ryder has notified County Clerk
j. H. Merrifield that the holders OF
fifth class licenses must file each
month an inventory showing the
amount of liquor sold during the
month. the amount bought and the
amount on hand AT the end of the
month According to the license law
druggists holding fifth class licenses
are required to file these inventories
on request of any person
There was some CONSERVATION
Monday among the employees of the
New England Telephone company.
who have been at work laying the con-
Quits on account of the failure of one
of the men to put in an appearance.
A friend of his returned to work Mon
day morning in a much battered con-
dtion and would give no information
as to the whereabouts of his com
panion. 1t was at first feared that
I the man had met with foul play. but
I later he showed up He gave as an
explanation of his absence that he had
4 fallen in with two tramps Sunday
night and in order to escape them
had been obliged to sleep outdoor all
night.
There were about 80 members in
attendance at the initial meeting OF
the season of the Congregational
club at the Brooks House Tuesday eV-
ening. A dinner was served at 5
O'Clock. after which a business meet
ing was held in the parlors.S Presi-
dent George l.. Durham was IN the
chair and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year; Presl-
dent f.. Fl. Crane vice president
Rev l.. NJ. Keneston: secretary and
treasurer A. II. Hunt; executive com
mittee, L. f. Adams. chairman, George
IL. Durham. George NJ. Clay: MEM
bership committee, II. F. JORDAN,
chairman. F. w. Kuech, +. r. Mann.
( w. A. Gilbert. Richard Averill
/ large membership is expected TINS WIN
/ ter
| Fourteen ghosts and over 2Oo
bows attended the Halloween party
! in the Y. NJ c. A. rooms Monday
Ieyening and the occasion was Votea
one of the most enjoyable in the MS
tory of the association. TWO tents
were erected in the gymnasium, one
of them being occupied by MISS Beryl
Gilman in the capacity OF fortune teii-
er and the other containing reiresH-
ments of apples and popcorn, 10 Sc
cure which each boy had to do a
stunt of his own invention. MISS
Marguerite Tucker. assisted by sew
through various humorous tests sup
nosed To show their characteristics,
while Miss Farnum related ghost
/ stories amid ghostly surroundings,
Halloween games were also played.
There was a hearing in the county
clerks office Monday before Judge
! lanes M. Tyler, chancellor, on the pc
triton of Sylvina Whitfield of Vernon
] for a dissolution of an injunction grant
I ed to Julius o.. Julia 5. and Edward
4 Frost restraining her from erec'ins
a marker i'm what is known as tne
I Withheld cemetery in vernon, Inc
orators claimed that the site selected
for the marker was in a public walk
tand that the monument would inter
! fere with the right of way 10 tne
Frost family lot. In her answer 70
the Injunction petition the deleiuail.
irepresented that the site was par
| of another lot and interfered with the
r;oht of way of no one. The matter
vas taken under consideration by the
chancellor who will render his decis-
ion later.
7 The brick block which {. X. eros
nv and l., f. Adams are planning
4 TO build on the site of the OLD Ainericdi,
! House will be three stories high ana
viii have frontage on Main street
lof az feet. 1t will extend toward tne
railroad 50 feet and in the rear VIII
he 113 feet wide. on the ground moor
4 will be four stores. each with 'front.'
age of 30 feet. The two i'm the center
j viii be the same width throughout
h,,t the south store will be 32 feet
wide i'm the rear and the north store
! % feet wide in the rear There VIII
he eight offices. four in front and iour
in the rear, on the second floor, al 10
he equipped with modern conveniences
4 including running water. the tniru
floor will be divided in similar man
ner TO the second and will be used TOT
- ~ dwalIinp rooms as the &C.