Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09

IS. w. Edgett 4 company have SOLE
for the j. c. Pellet estate house an'
lot on Central street to John Curr,
who will occupy It as home.
Charles T. Holton. who died II
kankakee. ILL.,. Monday was a son o
Warren Holton of Dummerston an,
Janette Brown of Jamaica. He hat
spent nearly all his life In the ives
but Is survived by relatives In THU
county.
Col. s. A. Ilsley. who recent,
erected magnificent memorial monu
ment In Middlebury. was formerly ,
regular summer guest at Pine Grow
Springs hotel. Spofford lake. and wa
we'll known by number Of Brattle
boro people.
The June meeting of Brattlebor'
chapter Daughters of the American
Revolution, Will be held Wednesday
June IA alag day.. from 3 until
o'clock p. m. at the home Of Mrs. II. p
Wellman on Western avenue. The
paper for the afternoon. The Hero o.
Bunker Hill, will be read by Mrs. Liz
zie Flagg.
The members of the W. C. T. U
will meet with Mrs. Mary Chamber.
lain. Elliot street. Saturday Afternoon
at 2 o'clock to make bouquets for the
sick and shut-in. the occasion beinf
the annual flower mission day. Al
who will furnish flowers are asked tc
leave them with Mrs. Chamberlain.
The annual meeting of the direc-
tors Of the old Vermont 4 Massachu-
sets railroad was held In Boston
Wednesday when the following were
reelected: Francis Goodhue. Edward
l.. Davis. Alvah Croker, Charles A
Welch. George F. Richardson. Charles,
E. Ware and Charles T. Croker. Only
routine business was transacted.
The local Christian Scientists have
arranged for a lecture on Christian
Science to be given to the public
Monday, June ~. at o'clock at the
auditorium. The lecturer, Edward A.
Kimball, C. S. D.. of Chicago. III is
a member of the authorized board of
lectureship of the First Church of
Christ. Scientist, Boston.
The lecture to be given at the
auditorium next Monday evening" will
give all who are interested an oppor-
tunity to learn something of the
teaching and works of Christian Sci
ence Mr.. Kimball Is well qualified
teacher in the Metaphysical college of
Boston and making the healing and
teaching i'm Christian Science his life
work.
The First Regiment band will give
a concert from The Melrose balcony,
West Brattleboro next Tuesday even
ing commencing at o'clock. During
the evening the Earnest Workers will
sell ice-cream and cake. the proceeds
to be applied to the street watering
fund The band has been engaged to
give these concerts every two weeks
during the summer Special cars will
run.
An exceedingly successful musical
was given in the high school room
Monday evening by the school chorus.
under the direction of Miss Emma
Gregg, assisted by Miss Alice ID. But
terrified and Frederick c. Adams. So
loists. The program consisted of sew
eral selections by the entire chorus
as well as by a single and double male
quartet. and the work gave evidence
of careful and systematic training on
the part of the instructor. The enter
tainment was we'll attended and all
the numbers were received with no lit
tie enthusiasm.
Welcome Kenney of Guilford was
arrested Monday night by Deputy
Sheriff F. L. Wellman on the charge
of intoxication. He was brought to
Brattleboro Tuesday afternoon and ar
raigned before Justice j. H. Merriield.
States Attorney H. d. Ryder appear
ing as prosecuting officer. The re-
spondent pleaded guilty to a second
offense and was sentenced to 80 days
in the house of correction. Kenney
filled up on hard cider Saturday night
and then started out to saddle his
horse which was In the pasture. Up
on being unable to catch the animal
he flew into a rage, secured a gun and
shot the animal several times. finally
killing it, The horse was valuable
animal and when sober Kenney pro-
tossed to be very fond of it.
The local station of the Tabard
Inn library was removed from the
Brooks House pharmacy Tuesday on
account of the inability of c. r. Graf
fam. proprietor of the drug store. and
D. B. Marvin. inspector for the libra
ry company. to come to an agreement
in regard to a contract. The inspector
wished Mr. GRAHAM to agree to nay
over the sum of So to the company
each month and take the balance Of
the local stations proceeds as his COM
mission for doing the business. but as
the total receipts of the station during
the past month amounted to tribe
over 81 Mr.. GRAHAM demurred. The
inspector than attempted to make ar
rangernents for establishing the IL
brary in Greene's and Thomas's drug
stores but was unsuccessful and so
took the books and case to the freight
Office and prepared it for shipment to
Boston
A reception was given in Odd Eel
lows hall Monday evening to Mrs.
Margaret Farrell of Manchester. N:
H., and Miss Margaret Kelley OF
o., supreme auditors of the
7 aides Catholic Benevolent associa-
tion. Mrs. Farrell made an address.
putting forth the aims and objects OF
the association. and this was followed
nv dancing, music being furnished by
I,eitsinger's orchestra. There was
largo attendance. On Tuesday even
ing 25 members were initiated In ST.
Michaers hall, making membership
of about so in the local branch. The
general association has been organ
lied for about Is years and has a
of about $4,000 Catholic
women. There are $50 branches in
this country. most of them being in
New York. Pennsylvania and Ohio.
During the next 10 days special in
ducements to join will be offered to
ali Catholic women in town. Partic-
MARS may be ascertained by inauiring
of any of the following officers OF the
local branch: Mrs. ]. B. Dunleavy.
Mrs Daniel Shea. Miss Margaret Mo-
ran Miss Katherine Calvin. Miss Mary
Ieahy. Miss Katherine Dunleavy. Miss
M Lynch. Miss Minnie Toomey. Miss
Margaret Carroll. Mrs. M. Doyle Mrs.
i O'Connor and Mrs. T. A. Murphy.
The funeral of Clarence F. R. Jen--
no took place Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock from the First Baptist
church. after the body had lain In