Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-27
TOWN SH END.
Agricultural Meetings - Helpful Ad'
dresses and Discussion.

dresses and Discussion.
The state board Of agriculture he'd
an afternoon and evening meeting In
the town hall Tuesday, Jan. a.
George II. Houghton, master of the
grange, welcomed the board and then
the work 81 the meeting was taken
up. DR.. IL. ID. Holton OF Brattleboro,
secretary state board Of health, who
was on to speak In the evening on
Farm Sanitation, gave his address
In the afternoon, as he was not able
to be present In the evening. The
doctors talk was one which any per-
son who wishes to live wisely and
well should hear and apply. The
subject Of Potato Culture was treat
ed in a practical common sense man
ner by ID. II. Morse, the member Of
the board from Randolph. The first
speaker for the evening session was
Ernest Hitchcock Of Pittsford, also n
member of the board. Mr.. Hitchcock
spoke on Creamery Management.
After solo by Mrs. Arthur Rand,
the meeting was addressed by DR.. E.
r. Campbell of Bellows Falls, II
member of the tuberculosis commits
sion. DR.. Campbell read a paper Oh
Tuberculosis, the nature of the dis
ease, the manner Of its contraction,
ilt Dtsl HtiHous VI prevention anu
treatment Prof. c. s. Phelps, super
intendent of Grass Land farms, spoke
on the Dairy Cow, the care Of her, the
best methods of breeding and her dis
tinguishing marks. l.. r. Jones, pro-
fessor of botany in the University If
Vermont, emphasized the need Of be-
ginning to teach the elementary
truths and principles of agriculture
In the district schools. George Aitken
OF Woodstock, the secretary Of the
board, presided at the meeting, and
kept the wheels moving. Discussion
and questions were INDUCED In free
ly. and II seems as though the meet
ing must prove very helpful to the
farmers who attended. About 40
were present at the afternoon session
and In the vicinity of rs in the even
ing.
The seminary basketball team was
defeated at Bellows FAILS by a score
Of As to %.
Prof. l.. r. Jones Of the University
of Vermont visited the seminary
Wednesday morning.
Robert Holbrook and C. II. Evans
went to Brattleboro Thursday to at
tend the Masonic meeting.
C. @. Stebbins fell while logging, |
and broke a rib, so that he has been |
under the doctors care for several |
days.
The annual roll call and reunion Of /
the Baptist church was not held on /
Thursday, as announced. II is to be d
week later, Feb. I'd.
Miss Era Austin returned Saturday /
from visit of several weeks with I
friends and relatives in Sandy Hill. /
n, Y, and Arlington, Vt.
The latest victims of the prevailing
colds are Mrs. f. w. Phillips, Mrs. +
f. h. Batchelder and Miss Lane, one
of the seminary teachers.
The attendance at the grange
meeting was so small, owing to sick
ness. that the installation of the OFF,
GERS was not attempted.
Mr.. Hutchinson. who has been liv-
ing on one of Ed. Dunham's farms 4
has moved to the Fred Lowe house,
now owned by Haynes Sanders.
The Windham County Creamery
met at Newfane Saturday.
J. Q. Toilette, George Houghton, E. l..
Hastings and P. II. Rutter attended.
Leonard Fraser, who works for
Fred Reed cut his shin while chop
ping and has been incapacitated for
1 few days, but is now at work again.
Rev f. A. Royal, who was assisting
he Baptist pastor in Cheshire, Mass,
n a series of special meetings, re-
turned last week and occupied his
pulpit Sunday
Newell Jennison has recently pur-
biased a portable three-horse power ,
yasolene engine and will soon ~
'eady for wood saving and work OF
similar nature. ,
The trustees of the seminary held
IN informal meeting at the chapel
Monday evening. Several matters
elative to the welfare of the institu-
ion were under consideration.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. =
Park Holland will be glad to learn
hat they received very encouraging |
.dvice from the specialist in Albany
whom they went to consult in regard !
o their daughter, Doris.
Mrs. W. S. Holland, who went to
3rattleboro Wednesday morning. was
victim of the train service or lack
f ii, over the Narrow Guage, and re-
NAMED in the city over night, reach |
ng home Thursday evening.
The annual meeting of the Valley
air association in Brattleboro was
TENDED by ]. H. Ware, w. S. Hol-
and, f. b. Batchelder, Julian Taft,
/. A. Mason, F. II. Willard, H. 0.
Obj. C. II. Willard and F. L. Lowe. q
Brief services, in charge of Rev. e.
/. Royal, were held at the home of
. l.. Cook Wednesday morning for
is sister, Mrs. Clara S. Stone, of
pringfeld, Mass. Mrs Stone, who
as 10 years of age, had been aff1ict-
1 with Brights disease for years,
ut had not been considered criti- =
lilly i'll up to within few days be-
IRE her death. Mrs. Stone was :
age with C. p. Stone March s. 1852,
nd for the last Is years had lived in
Mass. Mr.. Stone, who IS
veteran of the civil war, a captain
Co. f in the LIST Vermont cavalry III
is been for some time critically Hi II
his home on Euclid avenue II
Springfield. Mrs. Stone leaves II
.sides her husband, one daughter.
file NJ. Clary, wife of A. j.
. Clary of Springfield, three
sters Mrs. C. E. Park of Williams
lie, Mrs NJ. NJ. Martin of Bellows
Ills, and Mrs L. M. Hodgkins of
Johnsbury. and one brother. A. l.. II
,ok. of this place. Mrs. Stone dur II
amber of the Baptist church, but in
,ringfield attended the Universalist
urch. The funeral was from her
te home in Springfield, at No. 81
iclid avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Park Of
and Mr. and Mrs. Clary
Springfield Mass. were in town
attend the funeral. The village
hools, in which Miss Annie Cook
one of the teachers. were closed
r the day.
WiNDHAM. II
Miss Bathrick of Grafton is the