Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-19


painted.
The much-needed rain that the
farmers have been asking for has
fallen In abundance this week.
The funeral OF the late Cornelius
Sullivan was held nj the Roman Cath
ollie church Sunday morning.
Mrs. Wallace Pratt has sold her
tfarm In North Hinsdale TO George
Danyew. Possession given at once.
"A large piazza Is being added 10
the Wyman house on Oak street re-
Gently purchased by c. ID. Whitaker.
Mays agency has sold for f. D.
Shea his house on Oak street. known
ms the Ryan house, to o. T. Ware VINO
will move into 1t at once.
The sixteenth anniversary of the
Epworth league was observed Sunday
night at the Methodist church. A pro-
gram with special music was carried
out.
June II will be observed as Chill
dren's day I'm the Universalist church.
win parents whose children have not
been dedicated, kindly make them
selves known to Mr. Masseck.
| Joseph Alright and Augusta Cas-
ASA of Greenfield have purchased the
store lately conducted by Angelo COT
borino They took possession yester-
day. Mr. Casassa Will make his homo
here.
The conventions of the Universal
list church for the state of Vermont ana
| the Province of Quebec are to meet
with the Universalst church in Brat
tleboro beginning the first Monday
| In September,
The next meeting of the Profess
sional club will be held next Wednes-
day evening at the usual hour. Con-
gresham Kittredge Haskins will give
paper on The Labor Question. Dis
cussion will follow.
The First Regiment band will go
| TO Boston Wednesday morning with
the Greenfield knights Templar to
take part i'm the big parade ana BAN
ouet in the evening, II being the lootn
anniversary of the Grand Lodge OF
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The next meeting of Branch One
of the Sunshine society OF Brattieboro
will be held Friday afternoon May 20.
at $50 O'Clock. with Mrs. G. +. Bar
Der SO High street. AS this is the an
nual meeting 1t is hoped every member
of the branch will make an effort TO
be present.
| The differences between the direc-
tory publishing companies that We're
| TO publish a directory OF Brattlebofo
have been satisfactorily adjusted and
the Union Publishing company have
! sold their interests To Manning "
Co. who will have the book ready for
delivery early in June.
Mrs. Eliza c. Sibley. So the Wild
ow of Isaac II, Sibley of West DUN
merston died at her home there Tues
| day of heart disease Mrs, Sibley was
of Ebenezer and Patty Manley. Her
funeral will be held to-day at two
o'clock from her late home
Mrs. Edmund Carey died in
Fitchburg. Mass, at the home of her
son. John Woods. at o'clock TINS
morning. The funeral will be held III
Fitchburg Monday. Besides her son
she leaves four children. THOMAS
Carey of New York city, James carey
of Newport, Mrs. H, b. Haus and
David Carey of Brattleboro
The annual meeting Of the gencr-
al convention of Congregationsl
churches of Vermont Will be heid with
the Center Congregational church in
Brattleboro, June 10. IL. and Is. when
between 800 and 400 delegates are ex-
pected to be present. The Ladies' Home
Missionary union will hold their an
nual meeting at the same time. This
| is the first meeting Of general con-
vention in Brattleboro for IL years
Miss Mary Tuily of Fair Haven
and Walter Murphy Of Brattleporo
were married Tuesday at ST. Marys
| church, Fair Haven, byHRev. fr. Lane.
The maids of honor were MISS l.Ve,ta
| Carrigan of West Rutland and MISS
TuIly of Fair Haven. The matron OF
honor was Miss Bridget Regain or
Poultney and the best man was John
| Murphy of West Rutland recep-
ton was given at the home OF the
brides brother. James Tully, after
! which Mr. and Mrs. Murphy left for
wedding trip to Boston.
At a recent meeting of the village
school board all of the teachers in the
grades. as well as the supervisor ana
the instructors in music and drawing
were re-appointed for the coming
Iating to the high school, the resigna-
tion of Principal Whitaker was for
mally accepted designations were
also received and accepted from MISS
Rarnes and Miss Goodwin. assistants
i'm classics and mathematics. to take
effect at the close of the present schooi
wear. No final action was taken as
to the choice of new principal. over
so applications are on f1ie
The proprietors of Puck Will soon
publish a historical novel by syn :
dictate of authors, one OF whom is beIt
Lesion Taylor, nearly twentX years
ago assistant editor of the Reforner.
The book. Monsieur den Brochette,
ma rrates the adventures OF NueVos
Pasada Paragua, marquis OF rate !e
Foie Gras, in his wooing of the lovely
| Countess Isabelle. who was at one time
affianced to the Due de Pommes oes
Terres Au Gratin. Mr.. Tayiors CO.
workers are John Kendrick Bangs ana
Arthur Hamilton Folwell. Since leav-
ling the newspaper field of Vermont
Mr.. TAYLOR has done some excellent
work as an author, especially as
writer of short stories
Protective grange conferred the
third and fourth degrees on Is canol-
dates at the regular meeting Weunes
day evening. Visitors were present
from Bellows Falls, Dummerston'
Chesterfield Guilford Halifax. WARDS
boro. Springfield, Mass. Springneio'
VI and other oranges. Remarks were
made nv w. S. Allen. of Jacksonvilie.
FIoyd clark of Halifax. Mr.. Brown, OF
Dummerston. George. w. Pierce ana
Mr. Hamilton of Wardsboro. Mr.. Jonn :
son of Vernon, Mr.. Farr OF Westinin-
ster Mr.. Waite of Wardsboro ana Mt.
I,earnard of Halifax, complimentary
Protective grange on its good worn.
The harvest supper was served 70
about two hundred and an hour Oh
dancing followed the meeting.
The attraction at the auditorium
Monday evening was creditaple pre-
sentation of the musical comedy. LID
! erty Bellies. A fair house attended IN
spite of the disagreeable weather anu
were apparently well pleased with the
ebow There is little or no plot,
GOOD hit of music. and lots of fun IN
the performance. The company was
a capable one. largely made up ci
,or,an most of whom were good sing