Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-17
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
The sale of seats for Tho Middle.
man opens tonight al 7 O'Clock nj
Thomas's pharmacy.
--Quonektacat tribe of Red Men
WIN nave game supper In its hall
this evening. There will be a musical
program.
Plan to attend The Middleman at
the auditorium next Tuesday evening.
II Is one OF the dramatic events Of
the season
r. ID, Waite has sold his interest
IN the Brooks House billiard room To
John Wheeler of Wardsboro. who took
possession Wednesday night.
The November meeting of Branch
OF the Sunshine society will be held
next Friday afternoon with Mrs. n
w. Putnam. SO Green street.
The Middleman Is most attrac
lively staged and costumed and will
be an artistic production. At the au-
ditorium next Tuesday evening.
E. D. Whitney has sold his
Stevens-Duryea touring car to Walter
w. Brown of Springfield. VT. Mr..
Whitney has ordered 1906 car of the
same manufacture.
The following dates have been
chosen for the ladies nights" which
will be held by the Vermont Wheel
club the coming winter: Dec. 10.
Jan, 4, Feb. 81. March 90. April 10.
The Woman's Home Missionary
society of the Vermont Methodist con-
ference elected Mrs. A. III. Webb of
Brattleboro honorary president at its
meeting in Bradford last Thursday.
Leroy F. Adams will speak on the
early history of Marlboro at the meet
ing in the Congregational chapel this
evening. Mr.. Adams Is a native of
Marlboro and is we'll acquainted with
history.
The funeral of Marguerite, five
months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Vivier. was held Saturday af-
ternoon from the cottage on the Kip
ling place, Rev. A. II. Webb officiating.
Burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Rutland railroad will run its
annual Thanksgiving poultry train to
Boston from points on the Rutland
system Nov. % and "a. The depart
| ing time of this train from various
points can be ascertained of the sta
ton agents.
Mrs. Alice Z. Prouty of MARI
| boro, widow of the late Elmer r..
Prouty has received $3.50 on the policy
of $500 which her husband carried in
the Continental Casualty company. The
policy had been carried a year and
there was an accumulation of $50
A lamp set fire to the drapery
curtains in the parlor of Roy Smith S
tenement in c.. A. Bordens house on
Oak Grove avenue Sunday afternoon
\ tya1
services of the fire department would
be needed to quell the blaze. BY hard
work the flames were at length eXtln-
euished although not until nearly all
the furnishings in the room had been
spoiled.
! The dates for the assemblies have
been chosen as follows: Friday, Dec.
IL: Wednesday, Dec %; Thursday,
FEB. 1: Tuesday Feb. q; Friday,
March 16 The patronesses will be
Mrs. G. W. Hooker Mrs. Annie
Greene. Mrs. Ada Dowley Mrs. S. E..
Lawton Mrs H. F. Brooks. and Mrs,
C. A. Harris. G. H. Thompson, X. L..
Greene and J. w. Cobb compose the
committee in charge.
ID. Frank Shea will celebrate the
opening of the Kendrick House In Put
ney under his management by giving
an Old Folks dance in the Putney
town hall next Wednesday evening,
Music will be furnished by Leltsinger
orchestra and A. HI. Hines Will act as
nrompter. An oyster supper Will be
served at the hotel about 10 O'Clock.
large delegation from Brattleboro IS
manning to attend the event
4 The Connecticut Valley street
railway company. in which r. G. eros
nv of this town is interested. mas pe.i-
A Toned the Massachusetts railroad com
missioners for permission TO ISSUE az ~
d;tional stock to the amount or slo,oov
and additional bonds to the amount OF
$40 900 the proceeds to be USED III Tue
construction of line for the trans s
nortation of power to the proposeu
transforming station in Hadley' Mas
and for the construction VI tna'
ton $4,000,
Ferdinand E. Borges, loriiiel
director and alleged promoter u i nt
IJbero Plantation company ~ u m
,unnerous Brattleboro people lilVes'eu
was indicted in Boston SATURDAY "
ahargas Of larceny and conspiracy.
ts charged that he obtained more thai
soo5 mn nv fraud from the stockhoieure-r'
IN tho company. He was heid On S'J 7,
nno haiI Former Congressman W.
U,,,an of Indiana was indicted on w
same charge as Borges. but mas ~
vet been arrested.
Rev. c. Fl. Spaulding, u; -" y
tho American Baptist Publlca,ion ~
c c spoke In the Baptist cnurcn 0I ~,
dav At the morning service ~,
Snaulding mentioned the desire o % ~ +,
, society to have a coipoi.as ,;teratur
th,ouehout this state. and stated Una
- NOD attempted to interest seN1ia
nc lies Of Vermont in the plan pu
iaa hoan unsuccessful. Al the eNen
iiau Service Dp. Spaulding had ~
n,s cure of announcing that Brat.le
p ,,onnp man. who desired ms nan,
UitbbeId had given $3.50 TOT inc .o'
portage wagon p,,r,on
Mary Howe (Mrs. f. Q. BuIso oii
; Ill, Give a concert in Sprlnsnt.
Mass next Tuesday evening. as'
Nv, Edward A. Franklin. nu.ia. :
sneaking of her former appea' saws
Springfield the RepupilSSadi circum
staan1 will recall the odu noa,
: Mans under which her last conc ,t
stali. o;yen The train from the no A.
wae 1hich she was to arrive was u ~,
Oh hv heavy snowstorm. anu e.
ray arrive in the city untii ar.
uIu ~, eet for the concert 10 pesIi,
.ne waiting to rest, ana pa,
.sir;ng time to dress Tor .he ~ az,
sha bnrried to the hall. wnere . na
s Shs notified by telegraph ro %sh II II
tiently waiting. and went tern trro success
program pluckily an, and co Td's which sh
fully, in spite Of tbe .h tourney 1gne She hs
naa mad a more appreciauVe "u'
Sc than on that OCCASION
: George Cheney ssn nat5aehId satu,
died at his home in G reduaIlv failin
I Jav He had been ga,th had bee