Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-28

Hearings at the Waterbury as
lum Win be resumed the week of NJ.
when several days will be spent
closing the investigation.
Mrs. Wright OF Boston is wi
Mrs. T. w. Bruce. 2S Green St., tai
Ing orders for hand-sewed shoes-s
advertisement elsewhere.
The subscribers tickets for Bah
In Toyland go on sale next Tuesdf
evening; the general sale the follow
Ing morning at the box office.
The selectmen have appointed
w. Roel r. l.. Frost, Fred Marsh.
/. Knapp and c. II. Thompson fish IN
"A car of wood on the mario
gauge mixed train was overtime
near Williamsville Wednesday after
noon. The accident caused delay {
about one hour.
-Leitsinger's orchestra will aug
ment the big orchestra carried
the Babes In Toyland company, max
Ing a double orchestra for the per
Torrance next Friday evening.
The summer schedule of train
on the Boston & Maine and Contra
Vermont railroads goes into effec
June 20. A number of importan
changes are under consideration an,
will probably be adopted.
Daniel Manning who was arrest
ed last Thursday afternoon by Chic
of Police Hall. underwent an examin
alton by Drs. Pratt and Aldrich Fri
day afternoon and was later commit
ted to the Brattleboro Retreat.
"A special meeting of the Wan.
tastiquet golf club will be held in the
Brooks house Monday evening tC
elect a president and vice president
In place of w. II. Childs and Mrs. C
A, Boyden, who have resigned.
The Boston Sunday Globe con-
tanned an article devoted to a sketch
Of the career of Clarke C. Fits, attor-
ney general of Vermont. The arti-
Gle was illustrated with portrait Of
Mr.. Fits, his wife and two sons.
"A masquerade ball takes place In
Festival hall Monday evening with
music by Leitsinger's full orchestra.
Prizes will be offered for proficiency
n several departments of the terpsi-
,horean art A. E. Miller will act as
,aterer.
r. l.. Whitney, son of l.. l.. Whit
ley, sustained fracture of both bones
n one leg at Worcester, Mass, last
week in a trolley accident. Mr.. Whit
ley has been employed on the Worces-
er electric road for the past few
ears.
Bert Codding of Bellows Falls has
,een adjudicated bankrupt by Judge
4. II. Wheeler. His liabilities amount
o s569.75 with assets of S331.10 S206
# which is claimed exempt. The first
Meeting of creditors will be held be-
ore Referee F. d. e. Stowe in Bel
ows Falls May 16.
Mrs. Matilda Allaire, SO, died
Tuesday at her home on South Main
treet. She is survived by a mother
md three children-John and Charles
\llaire and Mrs. Arthur Holton. all
# this town. The funeral was held
morning at o'clock from
he Roman Catholic church.
Attorney General Clarke c. Fits
vent to Montpelier last evening to
e present tomorrow when Thomas ".
Ioloney presents petition I'm be-
alf of Mary Rogers to Judges Row
II and Munson. This is a prelimi-
ary step to the hearing before the
upreme court on the petition for a
ew trial.
H. r. Brooks began his 40th year
n the road April 90. For 30 years
e acted as travelling salesman for
'homas Dana 4 company while for
he past 10 years he has been in the
mploy of Martin L. Hall & company.
IL of this time Mr.. Brooks has been
n the same territory, and his record
! one that has few equals.
The May meeting of the Woman's
uxiliary of the Y. NJ. C. A. will be
cid in the association rooms. Tuesday
fternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. G.. II. Clapp
i'll give a report of the state con-
anton recently held at Rutland and
ISIS l.. c. Newton will read a paper |
Greetings from the Philippines. |
his will be the last meeting before |
e vacation months and it is hoped |
at a large number will attend.
D. j. Foster of Bur-
lgton will deliver the address at the
exercises of the Brat
,boro high school Thursday June %.
lie following class day appointments
We been made by the senior class:
ass grafton, Arthur wilkins; class
EN-, Martha Ingraham; class proph-
Y, Alice Allen; class history, FL
n Kidder: ivy grafton, Adeline War
+. /
A surveyor visited the property of
e Dummerston granite company 5
,nday to make preliminary arrange !
,nts for the laying of a sidetrack t
I'M the narrow gauge road to the /
int where that compan" is planning I
begin quarrying granite. The sid 1
will leave the man track at a t
int just this side of the Holden & :
lrtin siding, about five miles from
attleboro. s
-Jerusha Wright, II, widow of
rnabas Fitch. died at her home in y
est Brattleboro Wednesday after a
1rt illness. She was daughter Of
I'm and MARY Stearns Wright and I
d lived in West Brattleboro for a J
e son and a daughter The funeral '
II be held Saturday afternoon in I
, West Brattleboro Congregational c
lrch following brief services at the l
use. Burial will be in Meeting q
use Hill cemetery. 9
"A meeting of the officials of the +
and Trunk railway company and i
, new West river company was held /
Montreal Monday to discuss plans !
building a broad gauge road be- G
cen Hrattleboro and Londonderry :
making an extension into the !
lber tracts. c. C. Fits attended a
meeting in the interests of land Q
ners in Windham and Bennington x
mites. The work of broad gauging Il
= present road will begin at once I
! the extension is a question about a
ich there is more or less doubt. A Y
h official of the Grand Trunk how
n. has made the statement that
there Is enough i'm the project to
rrant the company's making even a :,
all profit it will be pushed through
There are so many very delightful
idents occurring during the action =,
Rabes i'm Toyland Victor Herbert u