Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

5. Laura nj. Fisher place at II Westei
4 avenue.
The New England Farmer ha
" swung a new sign on the north en-
Q of Ullery block this week.
n The prudential committee of tn
: village school district has appointe
g Chief of Police t. $. Hall truant oil
: Ger.
The board of civil authority wi
: meet in the selectmen's rooms to
! morrow afternoon for abatement G
taxes.
The Alliance study class will NEE
at the Unitarian parsonage Monda
D evening at 1880 o'clock. Subject, Pau
at Corinth.
: The executive committee of tn
} Valley Fair association will hold
| meeting tomorrow afternoon to Sc
the dates for the next fair,
Holden & Martin are taking ad
vantage of the high water i'm Whet
stone brook and are running their saw
mill on the Fletcher meadow "a hour
; a day. They have about 100000 fee
of logs ON which to work.
The annual roll call of the Baptis
church will take place Wednesday N
5 o'clock In the audience room. At 6: 81
and following the supper the annual
business meeting will be held.
AT a meeting of the Choral union
Monday evening 1t was voted unani-
mously to suspend rehearsals until
next fall. The meeting was not large
ly attended and there seemed to be
little interest in resuming the work
this spring.
The Sunny South company, which
will appear at the auditorium April
s for matinee and evening perform
ance. is a troupe of 80 colored people
with it's own band and orchestra, The
company gives street parade at noon
and plays at popular prices.
F. A. Daniels. a representative of
the Huntington Maple Syrup & Sugar
company of East Providence, r. l., has
been in town this week making ar
engagements for the establishment of
branch refinery here. II is probable
that the firm will lease a portion of
the Crosby store-house, formerly oc-
cuped by d. p Dewitt.
A. V. Mays real estate agency
has this week consummated one of
the largest deals that has been made
i'm town recently, having sold for
Adm f. Miller, administrator of the
Martha Ryther estate, the property on
the east side of Main street known as
the Ryther block. The name of the
purchaser is withheld but Mr.. May
will have charge of the block in the
future.
The Brattleboro Woman's club
Will meet in the Brooks house We'd
nesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Mrs
Hobart X. Whitaker will speak on The
Tramp and What Shall We do with
Him.? and Mrs. Katherine Nj. Bur-
chard will give a paper on the Phil
osophy of the Servant Question. The
musical part of the program will be
in charge of Miss Ellen Ware Mrs. E.
H. Crane and Miss Harriet Clark.
The Bennett Moulton company
continued its engagement at the audi
forum through Tuesday, leaving
Wednesday for North Adams, Mass,
where it plays for the remainder of
the week. During its 10 days stay in
town the company has been seen in
a wide repertoire and has given gen.
eral satisfaction, Among the special
ties the work of the Leblanc sisters
might be mentioned as noteworthy.
The Wantastiquet golf club has
arrangements with the |
Retreat for renewal of the |
lease of the grounds and water privilege. |
The annual meeting of the club Will be |
held Wednesday evening when reports
will be heard and officers chosen for |
the ensuing year. During the past
year the club has reduced its debt
from over S4OO to $50, and will begin
he coming season in a better condi-
ion financially than ever before.
The pipe between the West river
station and the Chestnut
afternoon at the Chase street air
cushion, causing a small deluge in (
hat section The pumping station
vas at once notified of the accident
md operations suspended until even
ng when through some misunder-
standing the pump was again started
md the deluge required. Several
CELLARS in the vicinity of the Hood
we're filled with water and one side
# John fuckers house was washed
lean. but no serious damage was
one. /,
Tommy" Guiheen made a daring /
top of a runaway horse Saturday !
vening The animal came rushing t
own Main street at a terrific pace &
nd turned toward the railroad cross {
1g Just as a freight was heard pull e
lg out of the yard. Guiheen was in 4
-ont of the Bratteboro house and as c
ne horse turned the corner he made S
leap toward it's head and caught the q
if in both hands. By the exercise OF |,
O little strength Guiheen was able b
, bring the frightened animal to | +
andstill without losing his own bal e
nee. The rig belonged to Dunn t
erston man. "
Mary Ann Willard. 50, widow of = !.
gorge Howe, a former Brattleboro :,
wyer and sister OF Henry
nd Caleb Willard of Washington, d.
!. and Steven Willard of Westminster u
ed at the home of her son. George. n
North Cambridge, Mass, last Fri Il
Nv. The body was brought to Yer n
IN Monday and buried in the family D.
I there. Mr.. and Mrs. Howe were g
sidents of this town for many years, n
wing the Hunt residence at the cor n
r. of Main and High streets, now oc- X
Ipied by Mrs. George W. Hooker. Mr. N
owe was at one time member OF Oh
g law firm of Kyes & Howe and aft m
ward practiced for himself having In
office on the present site of the "
armont savings bank. He was aater ST
,pointed special examiner in the &C
after of pensions and held that posi- III
IN when he died. Since the death m
her husband Mrs. Howe has made w
r home with her son. She also IN
,ves one sister, Mrs. S. d. Dickinson IN
Charlestown, Mass. le
Col. Julius C. Timson. whose COM
ssion has recently expired as lieu &C
nant colonel of the Second reg1- ~
ant, New Hampshire National W
ard. has received an honorable dis 9S
arge from the New Hampshire -
Iitia. saws the Claremont CORES M
ndent of the Manchester Union. u
lionel Timson's military career COW ID