Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-02
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


Mrs. c. ]. Paro opened her for
mer boarding house on Elliot street
Monday.
"A sign forbidding bicycle riding
on the depot platform has been posted
this week.
The grange sewing society will
have supper for members only Fri
day evening. June 9.
B. s. Gallup has bought Of Manlev
Brothers the Rambler runabout owned
last year by H. w. Eddy.
The Brattleboro Street Railway
company has force of men paving
Main street hill between the car
tracks.
Mrs. Joseph Houghton fell Mon
day afternoon while going up the steps
to the high school building and
bruised her face severely.
Quincy Adams Sawyer is a great
play for eating. In the first act they
eat pickles. In the second apples. In
the third more apples. and in the last
a whole dinner.
-Almon w. Bliss of Hinsdale, N.
H.. has bought the Hinsdale and Brat
tleboro stage and will make trips Mon
day. Wednesday and Saturday. begin
ming tomorrow.
All members and friends of the
Audubon society will meet at the Re-
treat farm house about 3 o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon. Picnic lunch will
be served near Linden Lodge.
Mrs. Sidney Johnson. SO. who died
at her home in Rutland Saturday eve
ming from pleuro- pneumonia, was a
native of Brattleboro. She had been q
resident of Rutland for the past 20
years.
Mrs. Margaret Farrell and Miss
Margaret Kelly of Cleveland, o.. SUI
preme deputies of the Ladies' Catholic
Benevolent association. will give free
lecture on the merits and advantages
of the association Monday evening in
Odd Fellows hall. A reception will
follow the lecture.
Hunts agency has received no.
tice of the following increases In PEN
sions William H. Mason. Spring
field Mass. Lycurgus Strong. Bellows
Falls. Charles w. Nation. North
field, Thomas Marlborough. Saxtons
River, Erving L. Putnam, Wardsboro.
Kendall P. Ames, Wilmington. Fred
erick Holman, Chesterfield. n. H.,
William Forbush. Brattleboro.
The directors of the Brattleboro
Home for Aged and Disabled met
Tuesday afternoon and elected the
following officers Trustees, DR.. H.
d. Holton. j. NJ. Tyler. F. w. Childs.
George E. Crowell. C. F. Thompson.
H. F. weatherhead, George c. Aver
i'll. f. L. Waterman and 0. M. Law
ton: president. Dr. H. D. Holton;
treasurer. George c. Averill; secre-
tary. c. F. Thompson.
According to figures compiled by
the Insurance Press $1,639,326 was
paid in endowments and death claims
in Vermont during 1904. Brattleboro
led all towns in the states. receiving
$94,387 OF this amount $17,94S was
paid to the estate of Rev. Patrick
Cunningham and $4,000 to that OF
N. I. Hawley. Burlington was second
in the amount received Win sSo'V|i
The free lecture on Christian Sci
ence at the auditorium Monday eve
ming. June ~, deserves considerable
attention from all who are at all In
terested in this branch Of modern re-
Iirious ideas, as well as from those
who are entirely ignorant in regard TO
| II. The lecturer, Edward A. kimbali'
| r. g. D.. is one of the leading speakers
Of this church and member OF tne
authorized board of lectureship OF the
First church of Christ. Scientist. OF
Boston. Mass. The lecture k abso-
lutely free and begins at o'clock.
There will be a meeting on the
common Sunday afternoon beginning
at $40 e. C. Crosby will preside ana
Rev A. H, Webb will be the speaker.
Special music has been arranged by =.
c. Leitsinger. In case 1t rains , .m1
meeting will take place IN festlva'
hall. Two hundred new chairs nave
been bought, making 400 IN al. Iness
meetings will be held regular every
sunday afternoon for the next three
months and there will be meetings III
Estevville the same as last year. Kew
II r Miles will speak there sunday
The season at the Wantastiduet
GOLF club was formally opened Tues-
5ov and a large number of people was
at the grounds both morning ana az
ternoon. About dozen golfers parllci-
mated in an IS hole handicap tourha-
mant which was won Dy IL a.
pattea with a net score of ~, Z. N
As;iIer having the best gross score, o.
Dnth tennis courts were in use our
;ng tba afternoon and at O'CLOCK yea
was served to a large NUMBER ny .ne
entertainment committee-Mrs. 'a r.
r Hooker, Mrs. J. Harry Estey, NV W.
Charles F. Bingham. MISS nut" w.
Childs and Miss Amy Hines.
After being out little less tnaii an
hour the Jury in the case OF Mrs, 90 2,
rah Stockwell against the bost T,;da
Maine railway company las. for ths
a ftarnoon. brought in verdict ior .ne
Ieintiff RI recover damages IN the
pc, of s5.166. The suit was prousn'
sum eIa mn hut the limit under stat,
10, ~, ;s $1,000 and it Is unders.oou
thot Tho i,iry stood 10 to In faVor .,
nc nc fuil amount. Arguments Ior tne
. ne we've made by Clarke Z: rI..s
p pa + ID p. stowe. w. b. {. sticknes
a. az atbel summing up the case III pc
OIL pie 90 the defendant. After the yer,
a;ct was brought in the session ,,,c r
ITnited states district court: ha n
had been in session in fes.rua,d hx
since wednesday, was aoJour"eu W
Judge Wheeler
VIZ Scott Bishop of New Haven
son-in-law of John heI.lis
Co'' arrested by L. S. Lynde. D L,1la
,",arston fish and game waruenoc 49,
sday afternoon for having 10 ,:st,n,
tro,,t in his possession. MI, y ~,
WAS fishing above Mr. Lyn tn warder
with Robert Sargent wneh .n hrouphl
e esanra Justice W. S. Newton ye est IN,
pelo,e orn;ng TO answer to a complain
aay hv States Attorney II. u. ns
issueu was fined S. per trout, III
uei ana and costs amounting -
s s1oa go The. case was appealed ; by r
+. Barber. counsel for ,,n mr. c oru'f /
and will be heard at couh, my Rettin,
not settled before then JUN IN
furnished bail for the Respondent
the sum of $500. 80,
-Ninety-five stockholders in co sn'
o,,,ahoro & Whitehall railway , con" !,
Dr. went through the Iorllan u, IN,
pany annual meeting III tlt'