Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-14
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


a The tickets for Human Hear
u are now ON sale at the box-of,ioe
-Rev' l. j. Mead of Boston wi
Sunday.
D Frank Shea has installed tw
handsome silent salesman" show
cases In his Elliot street market
The Ladies' Enterprise societ
u VIII meet with Mrs. Henkel on Este
a street Wednesday afternoon at
: O'Clock.
The selectmen have decided +
put glass panels in the doors of tn
town hall building. The work vii
) probably be done next week.
: The meeting of the Alliance stud,
class will be held at the Unitarian
parsonage Monday evening at 49,
O'Clock. Theme-Diana and the Sill
ver-smiths.
Merton c. Robbins was elected
secretary and treasurer of the west.
ern alumni association of the Uniyer.
sity OF Vermont at its annual meeting
In Chicago last Friday.
IOne car of a freight train was
deraied about two miles below the
local station Sunday afternoon, delay
ing the south bound express so that
1t lost its New York connection.
The Keene, N. H., humane society
for which Mrs. Jennie b. Powers is
q at work, has received a gift of $50
from Denman Thompson, the well
known actor whose home is in Swan
zey, N. H.
DR.. Albert J. Pullen, formerly a
resident of this town, was last week
elected president of the village board
ltr 4 a.
second term by a vote of 1872 out of a
total of 421.
The last of the Brooks house as
semblies took place Friday evening
with an attendance of about % cou-
pies. Music was furnished by Lett
singers orchestra and dancing en-
joyed until midnight.
The funeral of Edwin F. Putnam
was held at the home of his sister,
Mrs. f. NJ. Smith, on Western avenue
Saturday afternoon at o'clock, Rev.
H.. r. Miles officiating. Burial was in
the family lot in Prospect Hill ceme-
terry.
William Riley was arrested for
Iintoxication Monday afternoon by
Chief of Police Hall. He was ar
raigned before Justice w. S. Newton
Tuesday morning and fined SIS and
costs for second offense. He paid
the fine.
George e. Greene, Charles e.
Graffam, Fred H. Holden and Charles
IF. Thomas have made formal appli-
cation for fifth class licenses under
the new local-option law, and formal
hearings on the applications will be
held Monday morning, May /. at 8
o'clock in the selectmen's rooms.
-Rrattleboro Chapter. Daughters of
the American Revolution, will be en-
tertained by Miss Della Miller and
Mrs. j. L. Stoekwell at Miss Miller's
home at West Brattleboro, Tuesday,
from 3 till in the afternoon. Mrs. j.
G. Stafford will read a paper upon
Early Traffic on the Connecticut river
"A recent number of the Kansas |
Farmer contains an able and scholarly /
article on The Evolution of the Horse |
by Frank H. Foster, a leading attor-
ney of Topeka, who is brother of
Miss Velma Foster of this town. Mr..
Foster studied law with Davenport &
Eddy 20 years ago and was at one
time local editor of the Reformer.
George H. Thompson severely
sprained his left wrist Sunday after
noon while dismounting from a horse
In the rear of the Brooks house. AS
he jumped from the back of the ami
NAL one heel caught in one of the
stirrups and he was thrown heavily h
upon his face, turning his left hand
lnder so as to wrench the muscles
BADLY. L
The directors of the White River
chair company are planning to erect
, two story building 200 by 60 feet
o accommodate their business. The
structure will be located just south
If the shipping room of the Brattle-
,oro Cabinet company and portion
# it will cover the spur track when l
low connects with the Cabinet COM I
,any's shipping department. a
The directors of the Brattleboro :
Memorial hospital have appointed
Hiss Anna E. Barrett superintendent s
f the institution. Miss Barrett has
zen head nurse at the hospital for =
he past three months and was assist :
mt superintendent and head nurse :, :,
f the Howard hospital in Philadel- +
hia for four years before coming TO . :,
Mrs. Fl. A. Moor of the .
Toward hospital has been appointed
1atron. She has had eight years ex- n
erience at that institution and one f,
Their in similar work. d
The Western Union telegraph -
ompany has extended its money F
,ansfer business to foreign \
,nntries. The local West ~
IN Union office will accept N
,oney TO be transferred by cable to II,
oints in Great Britain. and Ireland, -
rance. Switzerland Germany, Aus .,
ia Hungary, Italy, Sicily, Spain, ~
ortugal, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, N,
Sveden Norway, Russia in Europe, n,
urkey in Europe, Roumania. Bulgaria n,
aryia. Greece, Corsica, Sardinia and n
other countries in Europe. IL VIII
so transfer money to Alaska, CUBA
Id the Philippines. m
AT the annual communication OF m
,lumbian lodge F. & A. NJ, TUESDAY w
-ening the following elective and ap- ST
,intive officers were lnstalled ny th
,st Grand Master Kittredge Hasklns, ri
asst Senior Warden F. B. Putnam 10
ting as marshal: W. NJ, W. r. hi
,,bbard: S. W., d. ]. Stolte; J. W, ar
p Crowell: treasurer, C. +. r. a.
nne. secretary. ]. B. Randoll; >. re-
A. III. Combs: ]. D., S. A. Daniels an
a nIain. c. L. Piper; marshal, u. do
Davis: S. S. f. NJ. Angler; j. 3, as
II Wilson. f. B. Putnam was ap- w;
inted trustee and S. A. Daniels u mi
Crowell and c. II. Grant auditors. Dr
The women of the Congregational pm
,rch served a supper to the adult
snbers of the parish last frlday is
aning i'm the chapel there being svi
,ga attendance. After the supper on
citing was held at which the COM EST
ttee appointed to raise money Ar
liouidate the debt of the Brattle- vel
ro East society made its report dis
aries F. Thompson, who clrculateu tin
, subscription. turned II u,e ha