Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16
COUNTY FRIDAY JUNE 49, 1908

A large crowd went to West Brat
,leboro Tuesday evening to- hear tn,
I, concert by the First Regiment band
Ice cream and cake were served bS
the members of the Earnest Workers
society, the proceeds OF the sale be-
Ing added 10 the street watering fund
DIR T.. A. Pond OF Portland. Me.
has opened an Office for general prac'
tice and special eye and ear treatment
ut the American house parlors. He
has done special work at the Eastern
Maine general hospital and other in
stitutions In that state and expects 70
locate here permanently.
---Brattleboro lodge. N. Il. O. F., ini-
tiated two members at their meeting
Wednesday evening, the new degree
stan doing the work In an excellent
manner Mr.. Chaplin, the supreme Jun
Tor past warden. was present and gave
an excellent address. praising the stan
highly and commenting upon the en-
couraging outlook OF the lodge. Ice
cream and cake We're served after the
business session.
The overseer and steward had
charge of the literary program at the
grange meeting Wednesday ayening
and presented the following: Piano
solo. Miss Eloine Franklin; paper. The
Value of the Grange. Harry Spauld-
ing; song, Miss Eva SAUNDERS read
ing, Mrs. +. d. Weld. song In costume.
Harlan Miller: talk upon the Race
Question, H. w. Gibson; piano solo.
Miss Gertrude Barker
The grange sewing society held
its annual meeting Friday. supper be-
ing served at $50. The following Of
ficers were elected: President. Mrs. FL
len Lockwood: vice president. Mrs
Matte Goodenough; secretary and
treasurer. Mrs. Maverette Fisher; d.
rectors Mrs Lucy Sargent. Mrs. Ella
Games. Mrs. Anna williams. 1t was
voted to adjourn until time to be-
gin work for the annual grange fair.
Mrs. w. C. Horton received today
telegram from Baraboo. Wis. an
nouncing the death this morning In
that town Of her aunt. Mrs. Rhoda
Hall. IS. widow of Capt. Samuel Hall.
formerly of Williamsville. She had
| lived In the west As years. going there
| from Newfane. and was at the home OF
her daughter when she died. She was
daughter of Capt. Davis of Williams
Vile and leaves one brother. Frank c.
Davis of Esteyville the last OF fam
lily Of seven. She is also survived by
nephew. John Davis Of this town. and
two nieces. Mrs. w. C. Horton of Brat
tleboro and Mrs. Charles Cutler OF
Townshend.
AT a meeting of the trustees of
the Vermont Savings bank Wednesday
Adm II. Pettee, for the past II years
bookkeeper In the Peoples National
bank. was elected assistant treasurer
OF the former institution to take the
place Of Harry A. Webster who has
resigned Mr.. Pettee will begin his
new duties on or before September /.
this depending on when Mr. Webster
decides to relinauish his duties. MIR.
Pettee's place in the Peoples bank will
be taken by L. Guy Tasker who Will
begin working there July l. Mr.. Task
er has been employed in the office of
the Carpenter company since his Pradr
uation from the high school in 1898.
The south bound express over ths
Boston & Maine. due in Brattleboro
at 4:19. was derailed near North wal
pole. n. H.. yesterday afternoon be-
tween 3 and o'clock. Just how the
accident happened is not known bu.
il is supposed that switch was
turned just as the locomotive crossed
it, The baggage car and smoker were
overturned and the engine and ten
der narrowly escaped going over the
ef1lDdIlhIfltUl.
injured, although the engineer, Will
liam Gillette of Springfield, Mass
was scalded about the hands and legs
by escaping steam. A special train
was made up at Bellows Falls to take
the passengers on to their destina-
tions. 1t arrived in Brattleboro at
about 6:15
News was received here Saturday
II, T nf II
Dunklee whose serious Illness was re-
ported last week. His son. Charles
Dunklee. left for st. Louis as soon as
the news came, returning Wednesday
night with the body. Funeral services
were held in West Brattleboro yester-
day morning Rev. l.. NJ. keneston Of
floating, and burial took place in the
family lot in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Mr.. Dunklee was formerly employed
in o. j. Pratts store In this town. He
went west over 90 years ago and at
the time of his death was member OF
the firm of Mills. Schenck & Dunklee.
Besides a widow. whose maiden name
was Mary .Herrick, he is survived by
four children: Charles of this town.
Harry Dunklee of Lowell. Mass. Miss
Laura Dunklee and Mrs. John Phelan
of New York city.
A ROOu StDTS dDout w II. liat''NSi'
has been going around the last two
DAYS, although its truth is uncertain
if not unlikely. Mr.. Haskell and his
family went to Buffalo last week to
return with their new 90 horse power
Thomas touring car. II was under
stood that they were to arrive here
Monday or Tuesday but have not yet
put in appearance. Yesterday the re-
port gained circulation that Mr.. Has
kell had been arrested twice for yio-
lating the speed limit. being fined for
the first offence and imprisoned for
five days for the second. ]. H. Estey
of the Estey Organ company said yes
terday that no such message had been
heard from Mr.. Haskell or any of his
family and that the story was not
true. Mr.. Estey said that Mr.. Haskell
intended to take at least two weeks
vacation and was probably taking his
time about coming home.
While collecting fares on heavily
loaded electric car bound for West
Brattleboro Tuesday evening Robert
Higley. who has been employed on
tho street railroad for the past several
weeks, was struck by telephone pole
and knocked to the ground. the force
of the blow rendering him unconscious
for nearly two hours. Young Higley.
acting as conductor was climbing
around some passengers standing on
the running board when the accident
occurred. 1t was at point almost in
front of Warren Walkers house in the
west village and the car was running
RAPIDLY at the time which was about
$50. He was taken into Mr.. Walkers
house Immediately after the accident
and remained there until shortly af-
ter 10 when he partially regained con-
seriousness He was then taken to the
hospital where he remained until We'd
nesday afternoon. The force of. the
blow came upon the young mans
iat, Hnd