Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
BERNARDSTON.
Fined for Violating School Laws =
Death Of Mrs. CROWN.


The criminal sitting OF the superior
court at Greenfield closed yesterday
afternoon. In the case of the com
monwoalth against q. w. Powers, dp-
penant of Bernardston, for violation of
tile school laws In falling 10 send his
i3-years old daughter Rest Powers.
To school, the jury returned verdict
of guilty, and Judge Aiken imposed n
fine of So. The school In the district In
which the Powers family resides In
Bernardston was closed and the chill
dren We're transported to school in
the village by team. The committee
decided that the child should meet the
team at a certain place near a railway
grade crossing. Mr.. Powers contended
that the child should be met at home
rather than obliged to walk distance
something like quarter of n miie. -
/ Springfield Republican, March rs.
The community was saddened TO
learn of the death of Mrs. leila Reid
Cronyn. wife of Rev ID. II. Cronyn,
Monday. March 27. at Highland
Springs, near Richmond, Va. Rev.
and Mrs. Cronyn left their home here
in the early part of the winter to
pass the season In the home of their
married daughter. Mrs Arthur Cairns
and in climate less severe than that
had been delicate for some time and
was not improved by the change, she
having been practically III much of the
time There are two sons and three
daughters, the youngest of whom went
to care for her mother some weeks
ago.
There was parish meeting in
Goodale Memorial church Wednesday
at 10 o'clock: dinner at IL; business
meeting at / o'clock.
The Epworth league announces that !
the Honey Moon social which was dis
placed two weeks ago. will be held |
next Monday evening.
+. Denison was accidentally cut by /
a knife in the hand of another man |
at the cutlery Monday. The wound |
was beneath the chin and required
stitch TO close.
Walter Davis after long absence
from a good position in New Haven
on account of the condition of his
eyes, has so far recovered that he can
again take up his work.
Mrs. Amoret Dickinson. IS, widow
Of O. Dickinson, suffered a fracture 1
Of the hip by a fall early Thursday I
Mrs. Dickinson has not
been In good health for some time.
tNeN. FIiItlS d. hOISW VI ippHlbil. ,
Of the Congregational Sun {
day school and publishing society, Z
spoke of his work with much inter- }
EST at the regular service in Goodale
Memorial church Sunday morning.
Walter Clark was recently badly
burned about the face and hands by
he explosion of a can of powder .
which he held. He was assisting f. ,
= Barber in blasting logs on wood !
OF when sparks ignited the powder
General satisfaction is felt in Ber- !
lardston that G. Baxter Read has, +
decided to build new New England /
louse on the site Of the one burned I
Gov. 10. The work win be COM q
nenced as soon as the weather will a
'ermit and pushed to completion as II
apidly as possible,
Mr.. Hubbard of Bennington, n. H,
anne Saturday to begin work at the
utlery. Monday, his first day. he
aiken to the hospital in Greenfield. Y
tuesday he was doing as well as
ould be expected. His wife came a
nd he will be taken home when his 0
warrants removal.
Invitations have been received to b
he marriage Of Miss Eva NJ Wheeler II
f Los Angeles. Cal. to Edward Dean Y
lyman. April 5, in the Church of the
nifty Of that city. Miss Wheeler is II
native of Bernardston, daughter of IL
II. O. A. Wheeler resident physician n
ere from 1877 until 1887 Mr. and
Irs. Lyman will make their home in h,
lnois. 4,
This last week of the conference NJ
ear is a busy one among the Metho-
lists, Last Sunday was Fanny Cros- a,
Y Sunday, observed in memory of y,
lie writer of many hymns; special ,.a
usic was rendered for the occasion 8,
he Ladies' Aid society held meeting 81
the parsonage Wednesday. Next ",
lnday the pastor will preach in the q,
lurch here in the morning and in Il,
III in the afternoon. AZ