Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-14
TOWN SHEND.
Justice by Moonliaht-The Bird Epi.
demic-Home Club Officers.

Dispensation of justice by moon
| light is the latest thing in the Towns
bend law courts. We may b,
somewhat back from the grea
centers of commerce and more
or less remote from the place
where the law is made, but when il
comes to a question of interpretation
or a matter of the application we are
right UP to the minute" The ques-
ton under consideration was one up
on which many men. and wise ones
have differed, and probably always
will-namely how good a horse one
which is warranted sound or nearly
so" ought TO be. Aside from Fred
Smith, the sometime owner of the
horse, and Arthur Greenwood, the
present owner. the case involved p.
II. Rutter as trial justice, r. w. Sny-
der, veterinary, Frank and Fred Law
renee and Fred Willard as witnesses,
jurymen, and some out of-town legal
talent. The wheels of justice began
to revolve sometime Friday at the
west village, but the wee small hours"
of Saturday morning had made quite
growth before the weary jurymen
were permitted to complete their
maps in their homes. The east village
contingent reached home. it is said,
ny IDuI u ClOCh. Anu dlItT all flD
permanent solution of the great ques-
ton was reached, and the case goes
onward and upward. Surely with
such start it ought to make a record
for itself. and settle once for all the
important question-"How sound
nearly sound horse really ought to
be-"
Almost any day our quiet streets
hn oil of a,-Ii ,Nnr al,
date and dignified people peering in
tently upward among the tree tops
If stranger happened along and was
curious enough to approach group
of these ''up-lookers" he would prob
ably hear an animated conversation
like this: There he goes"
See him?" Where. where? l can't
see" ''Oh dear, what a pity" "Oh
yes | see him now" What do you
suppose it is?" rs it?" Il don't
think So" so it is If the Devil
1ered stranger We're to ask a native
FOR an explanation he would receive
one laconic word in reply-"Birds."
And If our stranger happened to be
If a philosophical turn of mind he
would rejoice that people are not so
'razy sometimes as they seem. But
o really appreciate the extent of the
bird epidemic he ought to be pres
mt when a few of the strictly vera
,ious' are recounting the list of the |
lays visions. and then he would real |
re that the yarns about the fish that |
vas almost caught have been weak |
n comparison with those about the |
'irds genuinely enthusiastic anna
eur can see in a short ramble In
ecognition of this interest in our
'ird neighbors the Dorcas guild has
a ny y crn t,1n mr. .rritl ~,
1orton of Brattleboro to bring her
of stuffed birds and birds
ests to seminary hall Friday evening,
Ipril II, and give one of her very
and instructive bird
AXIS, such as she has been giving i'm .
ONE of the larger places for a num-
er of years. After the lecture while
he ladies are serving ice-cream and
AXE there will be an opportunity for ,
Their bird lovers to spin their yarns.
The ladies of the Home club met
Wednesday afternoon at the chapel /
nd elected the following officers for
he year ensuing: President, Mrs. f. !
!. Batchelder; LIST vice president. Mrs. II
I. V. Dale; End. Mrs. A. B. Franklin: c
Mrs. ]. B. Derry; secretary I
RS. Lizzie Rand. Q
Miss Era Austin was in Brattleboro
riday.
Miss Annie Cook went to Brattle- i
,ro Monday [
Mrs. Arthur Rand was in Brattle- a
'ro Saturday. +
Harry Sparks is working for Julian =
aft, driving team. q q
Edwin Persons has returned from a
ing trip to Boston.
Will Boutelle started a fish cart
'out town Wednesday. II
There are fifty seven students en- 81
lied at the seminary this term
Russell Aldrich is making some re- II
irs ON the exterior of his buildings.
Mrs. ]. B. Derry and daughter Syl- L,
were Brattleboro passengers Mon ~
v. ~ !.
W. Beebe was out of the mill a
or two recently on account of A
kness.
Miss Hope Chase is to teach in the lar
'lland district this term, beginning 81
ril "a. M
Mrs. Reynolds of the Reformer staff kr
s registered at the Townshend Inn &c
sr Sunday. be
Hiss Violet Reynolds of Brattleboro IN
S the guest over Sunday of Alice es
Nellie Dale. an
fragment of the Dorcas guild met he
the parsonage Monday afternoon n
business meeting. 10,
fr. and Mrs. Davis who were in sal