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

~ is reported that the engagement
Is announced Of Rev Mr.. Pledger OF
FARLEY, former Mt, Hermon stu.
dent. to Adella Howes of Mortified
Farms ana student of Mortified
Training school,
j. l.. Dunnell has recently received
from the west carload of oats weigh
ing 1900 lbs. which Is an unusually
large carload. But a few wears ago
car rarely carried more than 300 lbs
and the increase is due to the Increase
OF freight traffic
The Connecticut Valley conference
or Unitarian and other churches will
be held In Florence, May and TO-
Six delegates will be sent from the To-
cal church, appointed by the committee
Rev. ID. NJ Wilson is to take a lead
ing part In the program.
In Orange baskets are placed al
convenient distances on the principal
streets as receptacles for waste pa
pers and they are emptied once "a
week. 1t has been suggested that such
q thing Is needed here and would be
a great convenience.
There Is talk of starting Coop
erative bank In Greenfield. which may
be of interest to Mortified people.
Shares are limited to 5000 5000
shares. Every borrower has to be a
shareholder and pays at the rate of IS
q month. National banks look with
favor on the project and generally 1t
Is received with appreciation.
At the joint committee meeting
held Friday afternoon at the town
hall +. F. Howard was reelected
superintendent of the public schools
In the same towns he has been serv-
fp on IL
same organization was chosen TO
again serve with L. r. Smith, chair
man, and Mrs. ~ P. Wood. secretary.
There has been good deal of work
done this week by the Village I'M
provement society in the line of set
ting out shade trees. C. III. Green
was one of those who set several one
was placed in front of the town hall
and one in front of the Catholic
church. F. w. Doane as tree warden
has done good deal of work In
trimming trees.
The entertainment given at the
town hall Friday evening by the
members of the high school was a
very enjoyable affair and showed the
careful training of the teachers In
charge. The parts were well learned
and the program, although lengthy,
was we'll carried out. The proceeds
will add a substantial sum to the
fund for purchase of reference books.
f. c. Field, recent representative to
the general court, has accepted
position of division yard master at
Charlestown yard for the B. & M. r.
r. Being unable to carry on his farm
Mr.. Field has decided to return to
life for time. 1t takes IS
switching engines to care for the bust
ness of this western and eastern d.
vision yard and about 200 men are
employed about the yard, to say moth
ing of 400 working in the freight
house.
Another birthday among the G. A.
r. was observed Tuesday evening
when Mr.. and Mrs. Fostine A. Bige-
low gave a party in honor of their
father, Amos w. Bigelow, who has
recently passed another milestone,
The Sons of Veterans and auxiliary
were among the invited guests and j.
T. Cummings presented Mr.. Bigelow
with recognition pin in behalf Of
the local orders. Refreshments were
served and a pleasant social evening
was spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will r. Moody were
expected home from the south this
"
cident to their train, as the special
cars filled with the invited guests of
Robert ogden collided with freight
train and four of the railroad en-
ployees. We're killed. Mr.. and Mrs.
Moody were uninjured but by the
burning of the baggage car they lost
two trunks and decided to return
without attending the educational
conference which was the object of
their visit
Rev. D. NJ. Wilson has so far re-
covered as to be able to occupy the
Unitarian pulpit last Sunday. He took
for his topic The Resurrection, and
gave a most acceptable discourse. In
closing he spoke of the quality or
and gave the Illustration
Of the work of c. w. Nation, the
church florist, who SO years ago that
lay brought his first floral offering OF
to the church and since
hat time had missed only four Sun
lays from bringing something Tor
loral decorations.