Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-15
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

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Wednesday evening.
Dan Darleigh as Old 81 Stebbins
will be at the auditorium tomorrow af
ternoon and evening.
There will be no Masonic sociabe
this month on account of the holidays
The date set was Dee. 81.
Alfred r. Stebbins and Lewis A
Howard, milkmen, have recently in
stalled telephones in their homes.
DR.. II. d. Holton was reelected
secretary of the Vermont state board
of health at its annual meeting in Bur,
lington last Thursday evening.
States Attorney H. d. Ryder OF
Bellows Falls was in Brattleboro yes
| terday examining the record books filed
by the local holders of fifth class IL
eenses.
Congressman Haskins has been re
assigned to the committee on agricul
ture and war claims, and succeeds
| Congressman Foster on the labor com
mittee.
The regular meeting of the Brat
tleboro Woman s club will be held in
the Brooks house parlors Wednesday
afternoon. Mrs. II. ID. Holton will
speak on her trip to Mexico. There
will be Mexican music.
At a recent meeting of the state
library commission it was voted to ac
cept gift of $40 from the Brattle
boro Woman S club given to aid libra
ries in Windham county and to ex
pend the same in subscriptions to Pub
! lie Libraries, which win be sent to Ii
braries in this county.
-Lucius w. Adams, formerly pro-
prietor of the local trucking business,
has bought the Brattleboro Steam
laundry on Flat street of Mr.. and Mrs
c. A. Huntley, taking possession Mon
day. The. former proprietors have
agreed not to go into the laundry
business in Brattleboro for the next III
years
Harry johnson, young man who
recently came to Brattleboro to work In
the factory of the Brattleboro Cabinet
company. sustained a fracture OF both
bones of the right forearm Monday
evening by a fall in Waite S roller
skating rink. He hal never been on
roller skates before and lost his bal
ance when someone collided with INN.
The last w. C. T. U. thimble party
before Christmas will be held Tuesday
afternoon in the union s headquarters
in Emerson block. The apron and bag
sale will open at 8 o clock next Thurs
dav and continue through the two fol
lowing afternoons and evenings. a
snecial feature of the Saturday sale
will be baked beans, brown bread and
cake.
An enjoyable sociable took place
last Friday evening in Grange hall, the
event being especially in the form OF a
testimonial from the Murray club to
those who participated in the recent
production of Chimes of Normandy
| Miss Caroline Belle Howe of Hlns
dale. N. H., gave number of readings
and the latter portion of the evening
was spent in dancing. Music was fur
nished by Leitsinger orchestra ano
refreshments of ice-cream and cake
were served.
The annual meeting of st. Mich
ael IS court, Catholic Order OF forest
ers. was held Tuesday evening IN nee
Mems hall. Officers were elected al
follows; Chief ranger, David o,keete
vice chief ranger, E. }. Laveiie, 10
cording secretary, 7. A. Austin; nnan
cial secretary, D. s. Carey; treasurer
Fl B. Haus; first trustee, p b. La
valle. second trustee, W. 0. Young
third trustee, James Blake; court phy
STEFAN. DR.. E. R. Lynch. These Officers
will be installed at the first meeting IL
January
Bishop A. C. A. Hall confirmed
class of six on the occasion of his an
NAL visitation to st. Michael's Epis
conal church last Friday evening, on'
candidate who was unable to be pres
emf Friday evening being confrme'
Saturday morning After the conhrm
alton exercises Bishop Hall preached
strong sermon in which he referred u
the recent official abuses in Vermont
holding the officers of penal institu
tions responsible for the scandals Una
have afflicted the state and publlc ad
ministration.
Animals play no small part in the
atr;cal shows. The productions Una
emnlov horses are many and the doh
kev is often seen. Dogs, monkeys an'
non;es give whole entertainments o.
themselves The rural play, 81 step
bins. which comes to the auei.oiiun
to. morrow afternoon and evening, ha
departed from the custom OF using an;
of the former mentioned animal kind
presenting in their stead cats and pigs
Tho latter. two unique brute come
dams do not say anything but rais'
shouts of laughter by their truly, pig
III rovs and never fail to brlnt
Forth the vigorous applause of the au
dience.
The Massachusetts railroad com
m;ssioners have authorized the con
nnct;cut River Railroad company u
;ssua 10000 shares of new capita
stock at par. amounting to $l,OOo,oo'
for the purpose of acquiring the stoci
81 +be Vermont Valley Railroad com
nanv The new stock will be ex
changed for the stock Of the vernon
onmnanv in the ratio of one share 10
very two shares of the Vermont stock
The Vermont Valley road has beel
under lease to the Boston Maine am
the lease is about to expire. Inc pres
emf move is made to prevent tne con
troll from passing from the Boston
Maine interests.
Mary A. Quinn, 50, wife Of i Hem;
d Guellow. died Wednesday Afternoon
Of $40 o clock at her home on Sout,
Main street after long illness wit
cancer of the stomach. She underwear
on oneration at the Montague, Mass
hospital last summer put gain ,e' o ,ro,