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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
WEST HALIFAX.
Death of Mrs. Wells Thurber, USE
full and Respected Resident.

| A lovely, Christian life ended in the
death of Nancy, wife of Wells
Thurber, who passed away March %.
She was born at West Halifax De-
cember 10, 1882, was married to Wells
E. Thurber April II, 1861, and has al
ways lived in this town except for
about 10 months spent in Shelburne
Falls several years ago. A large num-
| Der of relatives and friends gathered
at her late home Monday to pay the
| last sad tribute to her memory and
express their sympathy for the be-
reaved husband and daughters. Rev.
]. +. Berry spoke from Rev. 14:13:
Blessed are the dead who die in the
Lord from henceforth! Yea saith the
Spirit that they may rest from their
labors; and their works do follow
them" He spoke briefly of her work
as teacher for many years in Sunday
benefit of the church. Through her
solicitation funds We're raised to get
an organ, buy slate and make other
repairs on the church The floral trib-
utes Were many and beautiful Her
four nephews acted as bearers and the
burial was in the village cemetery
Among the out of town relatives pres
ent at the funeral We're her sister. Mrs
Olive Hillman, accompanied by her
son, Frank Hillman, of Ashfield, Mass,
and Miss Annie Swan. with her
brother, Herbert Swan of Shelburne
Falls. Mass. The near relatives left
to mourn her loss are, besides her
husband, two daughters. Mrs. Alice
Spaulding and Miss Helen Thurber of
Brattleboro; brother, Harvey Swan.
of Waltham, Mass, and three sisters.
Mrs. Olive Hillman and Mrs. Melvina
Chaplin of Ashfield, Mass, and Mrs.
Eliza Woodland of Meriden. Conn:
also a nephew and niece. John Wins
low and Mrs. Emma House of Phila-
delphia, Pa. who esteemed her as a
mother, as she gave them a mothers
love and care after the death of their
parents. Although Mrs. Thurber lived
beyond the allotted three score years
and ten, she kept alive in her heart
the spirit of youth, which endeared her
to young people. especially to the
young ladies who were members of
the Sunday school class which she
taught for many years: and to many
OF them the news of her death will
come with a sense of personal loss
she was not considered seriously i'll
until four days before her death.
when pneumonia set in and her
daughters were called who tenderly
cared for her the last few DAYS.
Miss Parthena Guild is very sick
with pneumonia.
Miss Eliza Brown is sick with the |
distemper.
Mrs. Josephine Bishop has returned |
% her brothers, after being in Boston |
he past three months.
Mrs. Emaline Thurber. who came /
o care for her sister-in-law, Mrs. W /
3 Thurber. was taken sick and is
inder the doctors care. She Is Inuch
'etter now, but not able to be carried I
lone yet.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
NORTH HINSDALE.

A. E. Torreys brother of Wardsboro,
W.T. visited him recently.
Deer are very numerous this spring.
AS many as eight have been seen in
one herd.
Mr.. Tarbell of Waltham who has
been visiting at Mr.. Parkers returned
last week.
Charles Pettee has an abundance of
nice lettuce which he is marketing in
Brattleboro.
Sadie, Marion and Roger Streeter
who have been wrestling with measles
are out again.
Mrs. Toombs is convalescent and has
gone up to her daughters. Mrs. Cora
Dix's, in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Rogers, who has been i'll, is re-
covering. Mrs Helen Green has not
been as well for the past few days.
The game social met at Miss Tina
Barretts last week. Next Saturday
night it will meet with Mrs. Ed
, Toombs.
The Ladies' Aid society met with
Mrs. Hattie Darling Wednesday eve
ming. A sugar supper was one of the
varied features of the evening and
was greatly enjoyed by all.
Words cannot express the deep sor-
row felt here for the Thomas family.
First the grandfather was taken, then
the father, mother, and now their sis
ter Bertha. Theirs is indeed a house
of sorrow and they have the heartfelt
sympathy of the whole community.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
MIN STER.
Death Of Mrs. Ellen Peters Wilcox in
Worcester City Hospital.

The death OF Mrs. Ellen Peters VIII
cox occurred In the Worcester city
hospital Saturday evening, March go
AT a little before midnight. She Went
to the hospital Feb. IL 10 be operated
upon. For the past four weeks she
seemed to be gaining and was IN
tending 10 he moved To Springfield,
Mass, last Monday morning to make
her home with her daughter, Mrs. q,
l.. Hayes. She leaves a beautiful life
record behind her. She was a Chris
tian woman, one of the most unselfish
kind, never thinking of herself but al
ways doing for others, For two years
and a half she had been matron or
the north branch of the Young Wo-
mems Christian association where she
had endeared herself to the young
women boarders so much that she was
called by them Mother Wilcox"
Prior to this she was matron two
years Of the Clinton hospital, also of
Vacation Rest at Princeton, Mass,
connected with the Y. w. C. A. She
leaves an aged father of SO years,
Timothy Peters; one daughter Mrs.
"a. l.. Hayes, of Springfield, Mass. !
one sister, Mrs. w. S. Fem, of West
minister and two brothers. Melvin
Peters of New London. Conn, and
Emmett 7. Peters of Minnesota. The
burial took place at Westminster
Tuesday, March 2S Friends from
Albany, n. Y. and Worcester, Mass,
expressed their sympathy and regard
with beautiful floral tributes, among
them broken heart from her
daughter and son-in-law, a wreath of
ivy and roses from the young women
boarders of the north branch of the
Y. w. C. A. marked Mother Will
cox" a wreath of carnations and
ivy and a bouquet of 60 carnations
one for every year of her life. Mrs.
r. II. Howard of West Somerville,
Mass, attended the funeral and
brought a very lovely piece of callas
born in Shelburne, VT, Aug. 81, 1914,
and was married in 1873 to Barney f.
Wilcox.
David P. Wright returned home
Friday.
E. L, Finton and George Peck were
in Brattleboro Monday.
George H. Walker is in Boston on
business.
Charles Gates returned Monday
from weeks visit in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Carley of Keene,
n. H., spent Sunday with their
uncles, George and Ely Geer.
Mr.. Tate is moving from Mrs.
Blodgetts house into Miss Lizzie
Hillss house near the church.
Mrs. Annie Littlefield and daughter,
Edith, of Bellows Falls visited at
George Geer's the first of the week.
Mrs. Paul Lapine went Wednes-
day to Mansonville, Can, where she
will make a few weeks visit with rel
atives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Peck gave
maple sugar party Tuesday evening
about 40 being present The time was
spent in sociability and dancing and
a good time is reported
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
N EWFANE E.

The latest measles victims are
Frank Whitaker and his two boys
Wilbur and Louis.
NJ. r. Micott of Brattleboro was a
guest this week of his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. +. J. Micott
Miss Stella Micott of Springfield,
Mass, came Thursday for visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Micott.
Mr. and Mrs. II NJ. Hescock have
returned from their visit to their
daughter, Mrs. Randall in Somerville,
Mass.
Carlton Howe of Essex Junction
and Arthur Howe of New York city
are guests of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. o. Howe.
Snow falling off the roof of Mrs.
Goodnow's summer home, Elmhall,
broke one of the windows breaking
the sash considerably.
Some eight or ten teachers took the
examinations at the schoolhouse,
Tuesday and Wednesday, County Ex-
aminer H. D. Ryder attending.
News was received here Monday of
the birth of a daughter to Mr. and
Springs. n. Y. Mrs. Ballou is the
older daughter of our townsman Ly-
man Randall.
Newfane grange worked the third
and fourth degrees at its last regular
meeting Wednesday evening, March
%. At the close of the meeting sugar
on snow was served and a general
good time enjoyed.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
STRATTON.

f. A. Eddy began saving this week
Henry Lackey and family visited in
Wardsboro this week.
Leon Waite of West Wardsboro is
at work for H. T.. Eddy.
May Lyman is at home from Leland
& Gray seminary for a weeks vaca-
ton.
People are busy tapping their sugar
orchards and preparing for the
coming sugar season.
Word has been received from Bald
winsville that Mrs. Sarah Pike is
slowly recovering from her late ILL
ness
Four of the young men of this town
amused themselves by sliding off the
roof of a barn on shovel during the
hard snow storm of last week 1t
seemed to be new business for the
young man who is studying law in
Brattleboro, as he was very lame the
next day.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
EAST WESTMoRELAND.

Mrs. Albert Richardson and Mrs
Abbie Winchester visited in Keene
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. n. Aldrich of Wash
ington, d. c., arrived at their old
home last week.
Hiram Woodward and John Powers
have gone to Cambridge, Mass. where
they expect to find employment.
Mrs. o. G. Thompson returned to
her home in Boston Saturday. Mrs.
Albert Richardson is helping Mrs. AL
bert Thompson in her household
duties.
Alfred, Luck, who lived with
the late Frank p. Hall nearly five
years, and the past year with F. w.
Hail. left for his old home in Virginia
last week.
William Reed met with a painful
accident while chopping in the woods
Friday. The tree that he was chop
ping down went sooner than he ex-
pected, and as the tree was falling one
of the limbs struck him on the head.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
WILMIN GTON.
Funeral OF A. L. Childs-Annual Su'
gar Party-The Log Drive.

The funeral of A. Lyman Childs was
largely attended Friday at the Univer'
salist church. Congressman and Mrs
Kittredge Haskins, Major and Mrs
Fred w. Childs, Miss Ruth Childs
\ Walter ii. and r. S, Childs of Brat
tleboro, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Childs OF
Manchester, n. H., Mrs. Sarah NJ
Kidder of New York and Mrs. II, s
Adslt of Burlington were among the
relatives present The business men
of the town attended In a body and
places of business We're closed during
the hours of the funeral. The floral
tributes We're especially numerous and
beautiful. Rev. A. n. Backford con-
Quoted the services and the church
choir rendered musical selections. In
terment in the village cemetery.
Charles S. Grimes gave his annual
sugar party Tuesday evening, About
fifty were present and the evening
was one of much pleasure. Mr.. Grimes
has one of the best If not the best
sugar houses and outfits in the town
and produces an excellent quality OF
syrup.
The ice has gone out of the West
branch and a large number of log
drivers are now in Searsburg and
Somerset ready to commence opera
lions. The Deerfield River company
will bring In over 100000 feet of
logs this season. They have some
100000 feet in the pond over from
last season.
Mrs. George f. Roberts is in New
York for week or so.
Miss Claire Brown of New Haven is
In town for a few weeks.
Mrs. Frank A. Clark, having become
violently insane, was taken to Brat
tleboro Wednesday.
Walter +. Cushman has purchased
the Harlie w. Upton place and will
occupy ii about May l.
But very, little syrup has been made
as yet and the present prospect is not
| flattering for large yield.
| A special meeting of Social lodge
was held Wednesday evening at which
the first degree was conferred.
! Hosea Mann. cashier of the Tor
rington National bank, Torrington,
CT, was a recent visitor.
Arthur d. Howe, who has been in
sane in a degree, is better and hopes
are entertained that he will recover.
A series of meetings are being held
at the Universalist church on Tuesday
evenings with preachers from out of
town.
Frank S. Bellows is absent on a
business and pleasure trip and will
visit Boston. Woonsocket, r. l.. and
other places.
on account of ice and snow in the
roads the trips of the rural delivery
carrier, Mr.. Carpenter, have been
somewhat irregular.
William l.. Packard of Geneva, n.
Y, was in town Wednesday on bust
ness. Mr. Packard reports business as
unusually good at his city.
A. F. Schwenk of Brattleboro,
Charles S. Chase of Nottingham and
A. A. Butterfield of Jacksonville We're
in town Wednesday on legal business.
]. II. Kidder, E. T.. Wheeler and Roy
j. Courtemanche, water commission
ers, went to North Adams Monday on
business connected with the water
works
We are informed by Major Childs
of Brattleboro that he has strong as
surances from Lieut.. Peary, the cele-
brated explorer, that he will come to
Wilmington In May and deliver a lee
ture in Memorial hall.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
PUTIN Ely.

| Charles w. Houghton went to Bur.
lington Saturday.
R. K Booth visited at Brattleboro 6
few days last week.
The Fortnightly club met with Mrs
w. S. Adams Friday.
Mrs. J. F. Washburn returned from
Chester, N. H., Wednesday.
Miss Marca Pember will entertain
the Opus club Friday evening.
Irwin Pierce of Walpole, n. H., Wis
tied his grandparents last week
Miss Lizzie S. Houghton entertained
the Opus club Saturday evening.
Miss Lucy Whitney was guest OF
Mrs. w. T.. Aver at Windsor last week
Putney grange conferred the third
and fourth degrees at the last regular
meeting.
Dr. Doane of Springfield has come
to Putney to locate as a practicing
physician.
Mrs. Manning of Brattleboro is at
her fathers, Barney Colebrook's. Mr.
Colebrook is still very i'll.
The marriage of Arthur S. Under
wood and Miss Mae Peavor was an
nounced the first of the week
MIS-. w. b. Sl1lltD OF SpT1nSlleIu,
Mass, and Miss Addie Shattuck of
Brattleboro are spending a few days
in town.
Mrs. Q. B. Newcomb and Miss Ber-
tina Newcomb have gone to Chester
field. n. H., where they will spend
several weeks with Mrs. W. o. Allen.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
church will be held at the chapel Sat-
urday afternoon, April /, at 2 o'clock.
Every member is requested to be
present.
Robert Kathan died suddenly at his
home Monday morning, March %. of
heart disease. He had been in poor
health for several years. Mr.. Kathan
was born at Westminster December 4,
1921. but came to Putney with his
parents to reside when a small child.
Feb 20, 1856, he married Miss Abbie
Amelia Holland. They had a family
Of four children. two, Charles C. and
Mary A, dying a few years ago. Mr..
kathan was a man of many sterling
qualities and was esteemed and re-
;pected by all. He served the town as
lister for several years and represent
ID the town in the legislature of 1854.
lie leaves. beside his wife, two daugh-
ers. Miss Cora E. Kathan and Miss
florence A. Kathan. and two sisters.
Mrs. Stillman Chamberlain of Will
nington and Mrs. Sarah Wheat of
his town The funeral was held at |
he house Thursday afternoon. Rev |
,harles F. Hayward of Springfield |
'ficiating. The burial was in the /
Roberts cemetery.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
CHESTERFIELD.

Miss Matte Plummer of Westport
visited Wares hotel few days last
week.
Miss Adice Barrett is home from
her school at Keene with hard case
of measles.
Miss Josephine Odett is expected to
come to her mothers, Mrs. w. G.
Barrett's, for a few weeks vacation.
Mrs. Clara Stanford of Keene has
been with her mother, Mrs. w. w.
Smith, who has been quite i'll for sew
eral days.
The Oldest inhabitant does not re-
member such a March as this, very
little wind and hardly more than a
foot of snow during the month.
c. L. Puffer is making sugar at the
Marsh place. He has all the modern
implements for boiling and testing
syrup and will furnish some fine
goods, weather permitting.
C. w. Bowker of Worcester, Mass,
met with a severe loss a few days ago,
his pet horse, Baby, bought of w. K.
Ware year or more ago, breaking her
leg while standing in front of Mr..
Bowker's office, by getting entangled
in the strap of the hitching weight.
In trying to free herself she struck the
leg against the wagon shaft, breaking
the bone just above the gambrel joint
and was put out of pain at once.
The church supper with Mrs. Jen-
ME Spauldng was very well attended
in spite of bad travelling, and it was
greatly enjoyed People regret that
Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding are to move
to Keene in a few days They are Of
the kind that will be greatly missed.
They will run large boarding house
in Keene. futile, of Keene, sold
large lot of personal property for
them Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. R. C.
Goodrich will carry on the place, Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Butler occupying
Mr.. Goodrich's house.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
GUILFORD.

Philip L. Franklin lost his driving
horse last week by sickness.
Isaac Sprague is papering and
painting the T. L. Johnson house al
the slate rock.
]. f. Shepardson of New York city
was in town several days last week
looking up old town records. He
boarded at the Broad Brook house.
Mrs. Harriet circuit has recently
suffered a shock, her right side being
paralyzed and is in very feeble
condition. Mrs. Nina Pease is assist
ing in the care of her.
Oscar Boyden is going to work for
John Legs the coming season. Mr..
Petersen of Brattleboro is to take his
place on the Brosnahan farm and T.
Lynde. who has been working at the
Legs place. will return to his farm.
Edward s. Tubbs has fitted up a sys-
TEN for boiling sap by steam whereby
he expects to produce sugar and syr-
up of the finest grade. He has 1.2O0
buckets set but so far there has been
no great run of sap in the east part
Of the town and it is the general opin-
ION of farmers here that we are near
he close of the sugar season.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
BIRTHS.

In Saratoga Springs n. Y, March 81, daugh
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ Ballou and grand
daughter TO Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Ballou Of Sara
toga Springs and Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Randall OF
Newfane
In Newton Lower Falls, March %. daughter
Ruth Constance) to U. G. and Hester Boutwell,
Wentworth
In Newton, Mass, March &c, daughter t.
Carl I. and Alice Colt Whittemore.
In East Northfield, March II. a son, Pau
Alonzo, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Newton.
In Townshend, March H. daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Carleton.
In Holyoke, Mass. March 10. daughter ia
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L. Baldwin.
In Rockford, ILL.,, March 15 son, Addison
Brown, to Melancthon and Edna Brown, and
great grandson to Mrs. Addison Brown of
Brattleboro. y
In Guliford March "a, daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Legs.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31

Is it right that a property-owner
should lose s4.20 to let a dealer make
SV cents! A dealer makes so cents
n ril1r on "a gallons of ready-for-use
pam. az sl.So per gallon, than sour
en. ooes on eight gallons of L. &
oil. which make fourteen ga,,on 90
me best paint in the world, AZ z, On
per gallon; the property-owner ,osev
Just $500. Is it right?
=, only requires 4 gallons of 7, &
NJ and gallons linseed of To na,nt
a moderate sized house. paint
len Thousand Churches naintad
with Longman & Martinez L. e NJ
LIBERAL quantity given TO churcbss
rn nSn bought from ROBBINS a
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
BROOKLYN e.

The sugar season so far has proved
to be a poor one.
A. C. Fellows of Saxtons River spent
Sunday with his family.
Ira Walden has moved from NJ. f.
Barnes's to II. j. Landfear's. Miss
May Landfear is visiting in Newfane
Our popular express man and mail
carrier had one of his driving horses
badly hurt by a kick from another
horse in the stable.
Mrs. N w. Lawrence is sick with
the grip. Miss May Lawrence and
Mrs. Field of Springfield and Miss
Myrtle Dean of Saxtons River are at
n w Lawrence's
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
WILLIAM SvILlE.
Uninsured Loss OF Herman lngram's
House by Fire.

! Herman Ingram has the sympathy
OF the community In the loss of his
house by fire, which occurred Friday
Nearly everything was lost with The
exception OF some clothing, How III,
! fire caught Is not known, but prob
ably from a defective chimney. Their,
was no Insurance. Monday, Will,
Herman Ingram and his, brother, Ira
Were working In the ruins part of the
chimney that was left standing, fell
pinning them underneath and injurinl
Ira very seriously.
Grace Adams Is on the sick list.
Sam Morse Is a victim of the mea-
sles.
Ruth Sparks is visiting In Brattle'
boro.
Asa Stratton Is able to be out after
his recent Illness.
Marion Sherman Is spending several
days In Brattleboro.
Robert White is home from Goddard
seminary for his vacation.
]. A. Young has gone to his old
home in ,Chilowee Mo.
Mrs. ]. e. Morse and son have gone
to Boston for a months visit.
+. S. Livermore of Bellows Falls
was in town last week on business.
James Worden died Wednesday
morning, after an illness Of several
weeks.
Mrs. d. r. Stedman spent several
days with her sister in Brattleboro
last week.
Will Thorn and daughter, Stella
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. c,
ID. Lazelle.
Mrs. A. NJ. Mortified was the guest
of her daughter, Louise, at Mortified,
Mass, Thursday.
Abbie Adams and Beulah Timson
are home from Leland & Gray semi
nary for a weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Hemphill of
East Deerfield, Mass, have been Wis
iting his sister Mrs. A. l.. Timson.
Mrs. Emerson Putnam and grand
daughter Persis Washer, have gone
to Northfield, Mass, for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Newton of Wal
lingford, Conn, have been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. ID. Dickin-
SON.
Mrs A. E. Atwood has returned to
her home in Brattleboro after visiting
her sister. Mrs. G. T. Manchester,
Cecil Manchester went home with her
to spend week.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
WHITlNGHAM.

| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Chase went
! to North Adams Monday returning
| Tuesday.
| Rev. and Mrs. Crofts started Mon
day for New York state. the home OF
Mrs Crofts.
| A. A. Wilder has been very i'll for
a week or more, threatened with
pneumonia.
Emerson Stafford of Readsboro Wis
! tied his niece, Mrs, William Under
wood, the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Albee, who have
worked at the hotel for the past year,
finish their work there tomorrow
night.
Mrs. Deming went to North Adams
last week Thursday; her husband went
on Saturday, both returning Monday.
Her sister returned Tuesday.
Sugar makers have set their buck
cts but as yet do not seem to get a
very large run of sap. 1t is thought
that there will not be much of a
sugar season.
Mrs. Christina Murdoch left here
Monday for North Adams, stopping
with relatives there. She will then go
to Great harrington for visit before
going to her home in Chicago.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
WEST DUNN ERSTON.

The dam for the electric light com
pany at Brattleboro was seriously en-
dangered by the immense quantities
of ice in the river extending from the
dam to Williamsville station but II
is thought that all danger has now
passed. Every precaution has been
taken to prevent the catastrophe of
one year ago.
Pearl Baldwin and family have
moved to Fishers Island n. Y
p, Nealen and SON Angus, from New
London, Conn, We're visitors of T.. b.
Russell last week
Mrs. David Keefe from Brattleboro,
and old time resident here. made a
short visit to friends here recently.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
Cured Hemorrhaees of the Lungs.

Several years since my lungs were
so badly affected that / had many
hemorrhages,' writes A. NJ. AXE, of
Wood, Ind. Il took treatment with
several physicians without any bene-
fit / then started to take Foley's
Honey and Tar. and my lungs are
now as sound as a bullet / recon-
mend IT in advanced stages of lung
trouble" Foley's Honey and Tar
stops the cough and heals the lungs,
and prevents serious results from a
cold. Refuse substitutes. Sold by
All Druggists