Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

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adv. quay
Mrs, C. S. Pratt and Mrs. J. q
Es,sy VIII serve tea at the golf clul
Friday June 20. e'''
"A special communication NJ Rr,,.
ieooro lodge, +. & A. NJ, was held 4,
Masonic hall last evening with worI
on tpe Master Mason degree.
The first meeting Of the Vermont
automobile club was held I'm Mont
peher Tuesday. :. A. and c. A
smith OF this town were present ir
their Premier runabout.
Road Commissioner Eames and
ms force of men have completed nav.
ing the east side of Main street he.
tween Flat and Elliot streets and he
gan on the west side Wednesday.
AT a meeting of the board of gov.
errors of the Wantastiauet golf clut
MONDAY three new members were
taken into the organization. and a
regulation enacted forbidding members
to take dogs to the grounds.
The fifth annual meeting of the
vermont Funeral Directors and EN-
balmers' association will take place in
Bellows Falls June rs. 2s and 80. NJ
}. Moran of this town is one of the
vice presidents of the organization.
The weekly teas at the Wantasti-
quet golf club will take place here
after on Friday instead of Saturday.
The tea set for this afternoon will be
postponed week on account of the
moonlight fete at the club tomorrow.
An important real estate transac-
ton has been consummated this week
through A. V, Mays agency, the Eu-
gene Frost property on Main street
comprising the brick block and large
lot In the rear having been purchased
of James +. Hooker, administrator of
the Eugene Frost estate by person
whose name is withheld
John E. Gale and Frank Ward.
commissioners Of the Joseph Clark es-
tate, have given their decision on the
recent hearing relative to a claim of
$50 against the estate brought by
Charles S. DeWolfe. The commission
ers decided that the plaintiff was en-
titled to SIS of the amount claimed to
be due from the estate in payment for
a consignment of apples.
"A white mare owned by II. r.
Brown was left in front of the Brat
tleboro house Tuesday evening by a
travelling man. and In some way the
animal took fright, starting for
Browns stable at lively clip. At the
corner of Main and Flat streets the
carriage collided with the obstruc-
lions surrounding the paving opera
tions but no serious damage was done.
Troop C. 18th United States cav
airy. stationed at Fort Ethan Allen and
the 23rd battery. United States field
artillery will take part in the ma
noeuvres of the Massachusetts militia
at Westfield. Mass. July IL to 10. The
command will leave the fort June 20
for an overland march to Westneld
and it Is not improbable that 1t VIII
pass through Brattleboro either going
or returning.
Sunday was observed as memorial
day by the local odd Fellows, appro-
pirate services taking place III the
lodge rooms in the afternoon. me
program consisted of selections by a
mixed quartet and an address by James
r Hooker. After the services those
present went to the cemeteries where
the graves of departed members were
suitably decorated.
The moonlight supper ana dance
at the Wantastiuuet golf club VIII take
place at the club grounds tomorrow
evening instead of tonight as was an
made in order to secure the services OF
the First Regiment band which VIII
furnish music. Dancing Will take
Mace on the lower tennis court, whlch
will be covered with canvass for the
occasion. The event Is in charge OF
the entertainment committee.
-Inther Potter and party or
friends from Greenfield were approach
ing the Brooks house in Winton tour
ing car Sunday morning when the rear
axle of the machine broke ana maze
further progress impossible. me car
was taken to the Brattleboro machlne
works for repairs and the traVeiers
continued their way home on the az
ternoon train. The machine was NOV
ing slowly when the accident happeh-
ed so the damage was slight.
The Private Secretary, given IN ths
auditorium last Friday evening ps
members of the Amherst Senior Dra-
MATES furnished an evening OF enjoy
noent To a good sized audience. Inc
,,iav is particularly well adapted TOT
Collage production. and the parts were
IN Competent hands Friday evening.
making the performance eAtreiies
satisfactor The work OF the sounS
non in various roles evidenced long
and careful trdluiAS' eH
uas we'll costumed and stageu.
There was hearing peiore Jus 81
.ioo Marrifield Saturday in the case vi
n Frank Shea against Mr.. anu vi"
q 7 Paro for the recovery Oh .h1 Sec ea -,
ance alleged to be due the piali'I I'M, H
the sale of his restaurant Oh NJ
street to the defendants; MI. anu III tha
1aro claimed that they did not puy tle
. 90 nj hut simply took 1t on triai'
IT, court decided in favor OF tiie
l nG m the amount of $126 ana tne
pnfandants appealed the case 10 coun.
t' court F. E. Barber appeared ~,
NJ shea and F. d. E. stowe Ior WI
and Mrs. Paro.
chi,dren's day was observed a.
49, Centre congregational cnurcn
cue with appropriate exercises
o .nior took the place of the reeular
VIII .'.,;,a service. Two selections we,e
HUI uaarad nv a chorus composed VI -
ren .o' ,Tomen of the junior departihern'
Vouns Sunday school and Rev. ii. ~
o. me ,,ceached a short sermon OH tne
NH. Mn cue hath made everything peat ~
e.,S In its time" The children " On
;,nior department occupied han
tha nIatform Four children W. 90 two
tized and Bibles were press ars 400
children baptized seven years
F. Tasker. John LINDSEY. = and
.,t;n 8 w. Knight. Sidney farri a
Ered coombs were in BELLOWS atS annual
Sunday to attend , the e,e'b branch of
convention of the Vernon an,nsr who is the
letter carriers. Mr.. Taske r. service in
oldest carrier in poiht o,,hiect. The
the state. spoke on t IN the Public. Of
Duties of the Carer as s. follows: Presi-
ficers were Fleming Of Bellows Falls;
dent , z; "a, Chas. Converse Of P Bar
vice sssretary and L. pon of
re; see aus Fails. The next meeting Vi