Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-26


Children.
ALI old soldiers living In districts
a and IL are invited to attend the
pre- Memorial exercises Monday at 9
u. m. at the West Brattleboro grammar
school district 8,
The James b. Thomas farm on
the Hinsdale road, about a mile below
this village. was offered for sale at
auction Wednesday and was bid In by
Fordyce Thomas for the sum OF $3.-
500,
Quincy Adams Sawyer. a drama
tization of Charles FELTON, Pidgin's
book of that name. will be seen In the
auditorium for the second time June 7.
The company will be the same that
has been producing the piece In all
the larger cities of the middle west
this season.
The funeral of Sylvanus Fox. 5s.
who died In West Brattleboro last
thursday, was held at the home of
his sister, Miss Augusta Fox. Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock, Rev. L. NJ.
Keneston officiating The bearers
were relatives. Burial was In the
West Brattleboro cemetery.
Members and friends of the Au-
dubon society are requested to meet
promptly at o'clock Saturday morn.
ing at the corner OF Pine and Cehtral
streets. Next Wednesday the meeting
place will be at Croweils reservoir
at any hour after p. m. Tea viii be
served at the tower in the Retreat
park.
The third act of Quincy Adams
Sawyer has a kick and kiss ana a
a., 80 inn Thu curtain mad 10
be raised nine times on that quarter
section of the new rural play on its
opening night in New York city, and
the same combination will be seer
when the drama is produced In the au-
ditorium Wednesday evening. June T.
Several persons appeared before
the listers Wednesday afternoon ana
mad. objection to tax assessments
Only one. however. took an appeal ano
that was H. l.. Emerson who couio
not csme to an agreement with the
listers as to the valuation of his ne"
block IN Elliot street. Mr.. Emerson
will haze a hearing before the boaro
of civil\ authority some time neS'
week.
Alden Wilder GIout. -, who died
Friday afternoon at the Farren nos
pital in Montague, Mass. was toi
nearly all us life resident of Miller;
Falls and Nd been very prominent II
the affairs If that town. He is sur
vived by twp daughters and two sis
tiers. one II the latter being Mrs
Martha White of this town. MT
Grout was native of Wendell, Mass.
his father ding keeper Of the old tav
ern in thatf town.
A. b. 1app Of this town and b
C. Starr OIL Springfield, Mass have
gone into partnership under the hrn
name of the Starr Electrical compan!
and will ope "a store at EOS Worthing
ton street. SHingfield, June l. for tn
sale of electic and gas fixtures I'M
firm will alsdtake contracts for eiec
trical work, mt part of the bushes
being done b L. ]. Daniels OF NeV
York city wl9 married Miss Harrie
Dearborn of tbs town. Mr.. and Mrs
Daniels will npve from New forl
to Springfield n short time.
Freeman f-others. manufacturer
of machine knitting needles, have re
Gently perfecteda new style of needl
which is said t, be great improve
ment over the resent pattern. In
needle is made nh a solid butt AM
is cut from pressed stock instead Q
. wire. Freeman Brothers have SUB
mitted the new medic to several iarg
knitting concerns and all have bee
much pleased win it. several larg
. orders already favng been received.
lis possible thai a &c elk company ma
, be formed for the Mrpose of pushin
, the manufacture of the new line.
A gang of TO aatorers from Bosto
. arrived in Bratlebor, "Wednesday an
: were sent at olce tt West Dummef
, ston where yesterday they began IN
| work of laying the troad gauge roa
| from that point 80 Soith Londonderr!
MANY carloads o. ties have been dis
tributed along the road and it is tn
intention of the Central Vermont man
! agement to push the work as rapidi
!. as possible. employing as many as ~
men later in the 'eason. Superinten
dent E. D. Nash of New London wa
on hand to see tbs work begin yestei
day. The construction gang Is !
charge of Burt Bull. division roao
master who has much experience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j. Paro. WI
leased d. F. Sheas restaurant on T.
hot street last wee decided Tuesda
: that they had enoulh of the bargai
and were making pkparations for n
: moving their furnitite to their form'
' quarters on Elliot lstreet when II
goods We're placed inder attaehmei
q by Deputy Sheriff G l. Knapp at Il
4 instance of F. f. B rber, counsel II
2 Mr.. Shea. Attorney D. E. Stowe az
> peared on the sceness counsel for NJ
e and Mrs. Paro and he two lawye
e INDUCED in a heated argument as
the right of the Paros to move the
Il goods. The two lawyers at length
: ltached themselves to tie same piece
q furniture and had pulling mate
\ about the restaurant until Mr.. STOW
: suddenly let go his en- and Mr.. Ba
q Der suddenly sat down Oh the noe
: After considerable discussion q
y goods were left but Mr.. and Mrs. Pa
s themselves went back % their form
n quarters. Since Tueslay Mr.. Shea hi
e been in charge of the restaurant
s formerly.
John McGivney, who has been en-
l,.loyed as brakeman on the Boston
|. Maine railroad for tn past s
: months had his left arm erush'
y between Putnev ant East Putin
n Monday morning and the member w
: later amputated at the Brattlebo
'. Memorial hospital by DIS O'Conn
, and Roberts. Mckinney was actil
r as brakeman on the gravel ira
o which is with the construction gai
: on the double track work near Pu
I lrcy. He was between two gray
e cars equipped with artomatic couple
q and in some way his arm vas caugl
o crushing and decorating Il terrib
The injured man wa at once plac
on the engine of the gravel rain a
y brought to Brattleboro. the 10 mil
It between Putney and Brattleboro b
II ing covered in triiit over eight mi
4 utes. He was taken at once TO I
q hospital where it wGs found hat al
e putation above the elbow was nece
n sarv. McGivney is 80 years Id a
y lives at North Waloole. \. H
Is was formerly employed as bridge ca
: renter.
in view of the frequent crlticisi
Ia tho, arc read and heard in referer