Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-17
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The next masonic sociable will be
March 10.
Tickets for Howe's moving pic
lures go on sale tonight at the box
office.
Charles r.. Crosby bought of the
G. II. Grant company Wednesday the
old Dutton marble shop near the de-
pot.
The Ladies' Enterprise society
will meet with Mrs. Reasoner South
ern avenue Wednesday afternoon at
3 O'clock.
The Hooker Corser e. Mitchell
overall factory began running under
its new schedule Monday after being
shut down three days.
William f. Bemis and Grace A.
Young. both of Chesterfield, N. H.,
were married Saturday at the Baptist
parsonage by Rev. George b. Lawson.
AT special meeting of Palestine
canton Wednesday evening the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Captain,
w. ]. Cain; lieutenant, L. II. Slater
ensign, j. A. Metcalf.
Chief of Police Hall Wednesday
received from officer McMurray of
Worcester, Mass, the rifle which
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Nelson of Guilford last December.
The monthly business meeting of
the Epworth league of the Methodist
rooms Thursday evening at s o'clock.
A meeting of the cabinet will take
place at 1880
--Brattleboro lodge, N Il. O. p,
will serve a griddle-cake supper in G.
A. r. hall Tuesday evening from to
1880. The regular lodge meeting will
begin at Sis and all members are
urged to be present.
ALI those who are in any way in
terested in the watering of the street
of West Brattleboro the coming sea-
son are requested to meet in Academy
building on Monday evening, Feb. 20,
at 1880 o'clock sharp, to hear report
and organize.
On Wednesday, Washington's
birthday. the postoffice will be open
from Z until IL in the morning and
from to in the afternoon. The
regular carriers will make only the
morning delivery and the rurals will
make no delivery
A light which strongly resembled
the beginning of a serious fire was
discovered in SCOTS grocery store
Friday night. but investigation
showed that it was the reflection
from the stove, the cover of which
had been left off.
About 100 couples attended the
GO you please dance which was
held in grange hall Wednesday even
ing under the auspices of the Daugh-
tiers of Pocahontas All kinds Of fancy
costumes were worn and most of the
dancers appeared masked.
William Johnson, who died in
Springfield. Mass, was a former resi-
dent of this town, having come here
from Louisville, KY. WITH Col. E. III.
Chase. johnson was an experienced
trainer and rider of race horses in
Kentucky and for over 20 years was
employed in the Chase family
An electric fire alarm system has
been installed in Durham Brothers
buildings. 1t connects with bell and
annunciator in front of the retail
stores and also with the fire depart
ment headquarters and Mrs. G. w.
Hooker's house. The bell in front of
the store is intended to notify the
night Waterman and the annunciator
will show in just what portion of the
buildings the fire is located.
Lyman H. Howe's moving picture ex-
hibition is announced to take place
in the auditorium Tuesday evening,
Mr. Howe never fails to please at
any time, and on this occasion, as in
the past, the program will be entirely
new, and of sufficient variety to inter-
est everyone. Every detail is so
prominent in Mr.. Howe's exhibition
that one seems to be viewing events
from the entire world through large
window
Chief of Police Hall received
word from West Dummerston Satur-
day evening that horse belonging
to Fred Wilder had been stolen from
the public horse shed in that town
and was being driven toward Brat
tleboro. The streets were carefully
watched during the night but no
horse made its appearance. On Sun
day it was learned that the horse
about all night, being found un-
harmed about two miles south of
West Dummerston village.
board of bailiffs Friday evening Chief
of Police Hall was appointed to day
police duty by vote of four to one,
Messrs. Blodgett, Crosby, Foster and
Bacon beins in favor of the plan and
Mr. Calvin opposed. Policeman Ellis
G. Worden was elected to the office
of night Waterman in place of MT
Hall, the vote of the bailiffs on this
question standing the same as on the
other. Chief Hall will be on duty II
hours during the day and officer Wor-
den for the same length of time dur
ing the night. They began their new
duties Monday.
1t is expected that nearly 100 |
people from Brattleboro and west
Brattleboro will go to Bellows FAILS
next Friday to attend rally of the
congregational churches in south
eastern Vermont to be held in the
Bellows Falls church of that denomi-
nation. Dr. Washington GLADDEN., mod
orator of the national council, will be
and speak on The Opportunl-
ties of Congregationalism. There Will
be an afternoon session at which Rev.
A. C. Ferrin of Springfield will speak
upon the Dawson meetings held at
last week, and a second
speaker from outside the state is ex-
pected
The local board of license commits
sioners, Fred w. Putnam, j. Henry
Pratt and John ]. Eckels, met in the
selectmen's rooms Saturday evening
10 hold their regular quarterly meet
ing for the purpose of observing the
operation of the local option law dur
ing the past three months. Reports
we're made by High Sheriff Frank w.
Mcclure, Deputy Sheriff c. l. Knapp
chief of Police Ernest S. Hall, Con-
stables f. r. Thayer and w. L. walk
er. and officers E. G. Worden, j. j.
Amidon and A. L. Perham, all of
whom said that they had observed
40 viola tinn of the law and had re-