Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-15

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Sheriff +. w. Mcclure was one of
the witnesses at the execution of Mrs,
Rogers last Friday.
Bingham chapter, o. Il. s., will give
a public super in Masonic hall Tuesday
evening from TO o'clock.
Three candidates for commissions
took examinations before the Vermont
National guard examining board in
Brattleboro Tuesday.
The Choral Union has engaged
Miss Anita Rio, the greatest soprano,
outside OF grand opera. for its annual
concert which will take place Feb 20
The public schools in district No.
. will close Wednesday afternoon Mt ]
o'clock for the Christmas vacation
They will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 3.
DR. Z. X. Lynch was the winner of
the Morris chair offered last week by
the Lone Elwyn company to the phy-
stefan receiving the greatest number
of votes.
Pomona grange will meet with Pro-
tective grange Wednesday morning at
10 clock. The fifth degree will be
conferred in full form and the officers
chosen and installed for 1906.
Mrs. II. X. Miles and Miss Mary
Cabot spoke at the Mothers meeting
in the Congregational church Wednes-
dav afternoon, their subject being The
American Girl of To-day and Long
Ago,
"A very small audience attended
the concert in the auditorium last
evening by the Mozart Concert com.
pany. The organization was composed
of four artists all of whom showed
their ability as musicians, and their
work was well received
! j. II. Merrifeld was obliged to re-
turn to his home in Williamsvllle
Tuesday afternoon on account OF an
injury to one leg which he sustained by
a fall on his front steps that morning.
He has been unable to attend to his
duties as county clerk since.
Hunt s agency has received notice
of the following increase of penslons
II. A. Ellis. Jamaica, $24; G. |. Bishop,
Springfield, Mass, $l4; John Rogers,
Springfield, $12; Charles Stacy, Brat
tleboro, $l2; C. W. Nation, North
field, $l2: Ira S. Higgins, Brattleboro,
$l2.
The prize of SO offered for the best
woman skater at Waite s rink Tues
dav evening was won by Miss Day.
Next Tuesday evening there will he a
prize of SO for the best man skater.
beginning next week only ID cents
will be charged for admission and skat-
ing in the afternoon.
Lovers of orchestral music shonld
hear in mind that the Bostonia or
chestra will appear in the auditorium
Tuesday evening under the auspices of
the Y. NJ C. A. This organization has
met with wonderful success in former
seasons and is said to be stronger than
ever this year.
The Brattleboro Retreat farm
house, occupied by George W. Pierce,
was damaged to the extent of about
$50 by the burning out of chimney
last Saturday morning The woodwork
in one of the rooms was badly charred
and the entire interior of the house
was considerably damaged by smoke.
The Bostonia orchestra of woman
players, which will appear in the audi
forum Tuesday evening under the aus
pices of the Y. NJ. C. A., numbers
among its soloists Florence Conner,
violin; Belle Yeaton Renfrew, from
bone; Alice Mclaughlin, fute2 S. FL
la Morse, cornet; Grace Bullock, cello;
and the famous brass quartet.
j. E. Rogers, local agent of the
American Express company, urges all
people who are planning to send Christ
mas packages to get them in as early,
as possible For the accommodation OF
those who do not want the gifts opened
ahead of time the express office will
furnish labels as follows, ''Please Not
Open Till Christmas Day.
The following officers were elect.
ed at the annual meeting of Sedgwick
Woman s Relief corps last evening;
President, Emma Eason; senior wee
president, Abbie VIM; junior vice
president. Emma Smith; treasurer, En-
| ily Allen; chaplain, Phila Lamson; con-
ductor. Georgia Stone; guard, Mabel
Hall; delegates, Nellie Eddy, Georgia
Haskell. Mary Young, Mabel Hill; al
ternates, Adelia Parks, Mary Walker,
Helen Newman.
An item in the Boston Globe of
last Friday says: Charles Wheeler, AZ
wears of age, living at " Shepton
street, Dorchester, was arrested at his
home last evening on warrant charg-
ing him with being fugitive from
Justice. Wheeler was party to a bank
} ruptcy case in Brattleboro, VT, short
!. while ago, and while the case was
pending, it is alleged, he failed to an,
q swer an order of the court He Will
be sent to Brattleboro to-day.
The following games have been
nlayed in the Vermont Wheel club
tournament this week. Three-ball bill
liards-Childs 100, Stolte 80; Cobb 90
Pettee 6S, Cobb winning on handicap;
Ellis from Duquette by default. -Four
hall billiards-Bacon 10, Ullery ~;
Cobb go. Whitney Sc, Cobb winning on
handicap; Moynahan 60, Duquette 81
Movnahan winning on handicap. Poo
-IIllerv so. Wood 70, Ullery winning
; on handicap; Brasor So, Pettee Az
; Brasor IS, Wood so; Fox %, March o.
, Whitney IS, Hall AZ; Whitney from
Hunt by default.
Mrs. Harrison Fisher, GA, died
early this morning at her home, o For
est street, after an illness of about
year with consumption. Her maider
. name was Sarah Cole and she was borr
in Marlboro, daughter of Hollis ant
Eunice Cole. Most of her life had beer
spent in Brattleboro with the excep
tion of several years in the west. She
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