Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-01
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The first of the assemblies will
take place in the Brooks House this
evening.
A doe was seen on Wantastiquet
mountain. just across the river from
Walnut street. Sunday afternoon.
Tickets for the Lorne Elwyn COM
pany in standard plays are now on
sale at the box office for the entire
week
William C. Horton has moved into
his new office in the Emerson block
on Elliot street. In addition to his in
surance business Mr.. Horton will deal
in real estate
&C. H. Eddy has bought the house
and 20 acres of land on the West
Dummerston road. known as the
Everleth property of Mrs. Annie
Evans. The sale was made through
S. W. Edgett's agency.
The Gay Matinee Girl. which was
given performances in the auditorium
Saturday afternoon and evening. was
good of its kind, but it was the kind
that is most always poor or account
of weakness both in structure and
cast.
Oscar r. Ware has sold his farm.
stock and tools to John S. Gallup OF
| South Vernon. who will take possess
sion at once, Mr.. and Mrs. Ware NOV
ing into their house on Oak street.
The sale was made through A. V.
Mays agency.
Ginger. 2:09A the bay gelding
that won the 2:09 class at the Valley
fair this year, brought S1,425 at the
Old Glory sale in New York city last
Friday. Ginger was owned by Walter
/ af had
been very successful on the track this
season.
-Elrod, who played right end on
the Brown university football team
during portion of the game with
Dartmouth in Springfield, Mass, Sat
urday. is a son of w. p. Elrod, gem
eral road master of the Central Yer
mont railway company and wei!
known in Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro private school on
Main street closed Tuesday until Dec.
6. Miss Park. the principal, with neI
little boy, Charles, go to ToWnsnenu
for the vacation. Miss Daisy Brown
goes to her home on the Putney road !;
Miss Vina Davis to West Chesterfield
Miss Clara Prouty to Green River ana
Miss Ada Lille of Dorset remains at
Robert Manley's.
Janet daughter of c. H. Daven-
port was taken i'll with scarlet fever
/ Monday, and is now in the isolation
Ibuilding of the Brattleboro Memorial
hospital. The case Is typical one,
but the child was comfortable yestef-
day and the physicians look Tor q
good recovery. Miss Ethel kirkWood,
who was taken i'll with the disease last
week, is also getting along Well
Clarke c. Fits. in behalf of Mrs.
Charles Richardson, has sued the Cen
| trail Vermont railway company for
! 50. 900 for damages to 100 acres OF
timber land in South Vernon me
woodlot was burned over May OF
this year by a fire claimed TO nave
been caused by spark from Central
Vermont engine. The suit is return
able at the April term of Windham
county court.
| The funeral of Mrs. Hale r. Rose
was held Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock from her late home on Canai
street, Rev. George B. Lawson 9n ON,
ciating. Burial was in Prospect Hill
| cemetery. The bearers were G. II.
/ Rond. D. f. Bracket. G. W. and |. f..
Burnett and l. S. Higgins. Among
| those present at the funeral from out
| of town was Frank Rose of Dayton
To-, son of the late Mrs. Rose.
A large portrait of Congressman
Kittredge Haskins has been re-
ceiyed at the state house by G. j..
Brock. sergeant at arms, and Will pc
/ hung in the speakers room OF tne
building. The picture was sent IN re-
| sponse to request made some tiine
ago. and if the present plan is carried
out the portraits of many former
| sneakers of the Vermont house OF rep
resentatives will adorn the walls OF
this room.
Rev w. r. Davenport spoke in
tho Congregational church SUNDAY
morning in the interest of the YER
mont Anti-Saloon league. his re
marks were not as radical as those Vi
some who have spoken here IN the IN
terest of this organization he Iiaue
no attempt to deride the present ioIa
ontion law but said it was the duty
| Of all nrohibitionists to see that as rev
towns as possible voted Yes at the
coming town meetings.
A Newfane man came to Brattle-
boro Monday for the purpose OF con,
sulting with Carl Henkel. manager OF
the local telephone exchange in re-
gard to stranger who was passing
himself off as a representative OF the
New England telephone company ana
bad been contracting with several
Newfane men for telephone poles. MT
Henkel communicated with mead.
Quarters at Boston and learned ina.
the company had no authorized agent
buving poles in this section.
George T. Shanks. administrator
of the AImar w. Shattuck estate mas
brought suit against the Central YER
mont railway company for s2oooo on
account of the death of Mr.. ShatIuck.
Who was killed August 2S on the WSs.
River railroad near Sand Hill. IIe
ldeclaration sets forth that tne acei.
Jent by which Mr.. Shattuck met me-
death was due to poor rails. Door tlss
moor roadbed. improper ballastlng, eae
Tbe suit was brought by Z: =. rtls
and is returnable at the April term OF
court
The friends of Arthur c. Spencer
,-ora told last Saturday of his mar
riape in Greenfield Saturday. OCT a.
80 Miss Margaret Dunn of WalthaiIl,
Ness formerly boOkkeeper IN the
local Telephone exchange. The cere-
monv was performed by Rev. Austin
n Herrick. pastor of the Greenilelu
xretbo5ist church. Mr.. Spencer wa
formerly employed as assistant at, 81.
rex in the office of Clarke c. Pitts out
recently has had an office OF ms OWL