Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP,

sept. IL and IL.
The annual meeting Of the seam
stresses, needlewomen and shopgirls
OF Brattleboro will take place to-
morrow evening in Festival hall.
-Edgett & company have sold
house and nine acres of land In North
field, Mass. owned by Mrs Fl. p. Mat
toon of Boston. to George r. Patter-
son of Medford Mass
Road Commissioner p. $. Eames
has force of men laying new concrete
sidewalks on Linden street this week
The walk on the west side of Canal
street has been repaired.
John A. Winter has sold his farm
i'm West Brattleboro to Oliver r. Dut-
ton of Morrow. Conn, who will take
possession October /. The sale was
made through Mays agency.
Durham Brothers have arranged
with j. ID. Tucker of Spokane. Wash.
to handle their line of leather goods on
the Pacific coast. Mr.. Tucker will
start with his spring samples about
october l.
Protective grange instructed a
class of Is in the third and fourth de-
grees Wednesday evening. The harvest
supper was followed by an hour of So
ciabilty and dancing Visitors were
present from Vernon. Halifax. Dunn
merston. Chesterfield. Winchester and
Mortified.
State Fish and Game Commits
sioner H. G. Thomas of Stowe has
notified the wardens throughout the
state that they must enforce the Sun
day hunting law rigidly. Wardens
are not given any option in the mat
I fa,. htrf no
all violators.
| C H. Ross of South birmingham,
Mass, was in town Wednesday to
make arrangements with the local
committee for the Valley fair decora-
tions. which, it is said. will be more
elaborate than ever before, especially
at the railroad station.
Miss Margaret Roach of Boston.
contralto singer who was one of the
soloists here at the winter concert of
the choral union in 1904, died suddenly
Tuesday morning in Munsonville, at
/ the home of her music teacher. Ar
thur Hubbard. She had been i'll some
two weeks with a disease of the kid
neys. but her condition was not con-
sidered dangerous until Monday she
was 30 years of age.
The Atlanta university quartet will
give a concert in the Congregational
church Monday evening at S o'clock.
! There will be no admission fee but a
collection will be taken for the benent
lof the university. The quartet IS
composed of Edward Cobb, first tenor;
In. NJ Smith. second tenor; W. II.
Watson. first bass: l.. p Oliver, sec
Iond bass. II has previously been
heard in Brattleboro to excellent ad-
vantage.
The Brattleboro Masonic Building
association has organized ana eieeteu
the following officers: President, VIII
liam n Vfnton, vice presidents. J. A.
TayIor. f. w Childs: treasurer. r b
Putnam; auditor, Clarke c. Fits,
clerk. James 3. Randoll; directors. n
+, Tayior. r. r. Vaughan Z. q. Bar
rows F w. Putnam, w B. Vinton a
p Simonds. These. with the other OF
Ulcers elected, constitute the director
ate of the association
THE postponed annual meeting OF
the Spofford Fish and Game league
was held at Lakeside, Spofford Lake
last Friday. Dinner was served TO
LARGE number and in the AFTERNOON
sneeches were made by several mem
hars The principal officers electeu
u-a,a as follows President. T.. Burr
smith of Brattleboro: vice president
George r Amidon of West Chester
tiaId \. H.: secretary and treasurer
Dr j. A. Craig of Westmoreland' ~ n
-Rrattleboro camp, Modern WOOD
,nan of America held special meet
Ing last evening to make afrans1
rents far their field day on the VA,
iay fair grounds Monday Sept. = =
~ nIans of the Woodmen 40 no
,,,iscarry the event win be one 81 tilt
Ii l.,,, IF its kind ever held in Brat
ltIeboro There will be an eNteiifS ~
nroeram of athletic sports III
morning with three handsome p'lAi !,
In each event and basepah an ,.,,r
the afternoon. Electrle cais ~ Eirs.
m the grounds all day. ana tie
pas,i,,ant hand will furnish music
The selectmen have given the Ne New
England Telegraph and Ieiepllone
nsrmission to lay and maihtai,i ui ..;tt
Ground conduits and manholes' W"
necessary wires and distripu.ins an
in Main street between 5a,vaa,
Grove streets. in High street pe, MI
sTa;,, and Green streets. and IN r'i.o
.,raat between Main and spring 20
sch conduit one duct VIII pe y
! n.,-aa fo. free use of the Town Iot y
r. Ave telegraph, telephone anu ~,
;anal wires. 1t Is expected lLa
~ Tork of putting the wires uiiue
me u-i,l be begun within lev
days, a., 49,,
rta season at the Snowflake corr
,n;ne factory began Neuilesua.
E ar,,;ng and will probably coli'li .,,,
, u,, 80 September The acreage suo
Ven "a. his year is much larger ina ma
So ~ last and it is eXpecteu , .lla
] - corn will be put uD az .hg -
, ,.,- than ever before. ii. !. Dan ..s
: 20 brunswick. Me, head OF inc ,.,,,a
VI and W. H. Binsnalil' taa
i 80 If the factories In tnis NAL,
G have been in town this ..,,,iro If til
!, arrangements for the 90 o0O can
!, saason Last year over .oV' RI sac
z seaso ,ackef and farmers IN TINS ~
y tion received ANU
: sbare of the proflts.
e -Former States Attorney S nie me
n received "wednesday pai tori,g civ
4 hxr president Roosevelt. re-. who es
rlsn. fror, the penitentiary a, hale, -,
SapC wbere he was senteneeu Lor ~
y. - an the charge of burglary. Ia
: - the same person az -,
| arer. who is now serving ~,
No. .ss., Vermont state prison ,or It,,
II IN t.e =, the robbery of the Wlilui ,1
n piie savings bank at NeWlalle' -.
~ Sout uant 10 North Caroilha ' =,
Il ..,ng and gave evidence w, cor
{ . the conviction Of serera lY in thu
= ,,actad with him in bursia ..,I,,ahie a.
d state. on account Of rne has rendere
y sistancs attorney and other offeIa
: the s, ,,o,,ght that he will be pardohe
!, before very long.
d -Lueien Howe. since JUL church
!, eanist at the congre sS snd his rests
=; this city. has resigned, 1 thu commit,
nation been BEEN, see society y which has su,
Of the enui 80 Mr.. Howe will pr