Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-12
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The first hand organ of the sea
son made Its appearance on the stree
Wednesday. 'es
The piping for Durham Brothers
automatic sprinkling system Is beine
finished this week.
-The regular session of the United
States district court Will be held In
Festival han Thursday before Jude,
Wheeler.
The grand jury at Norfolk, Va,
last week returned three true bills on
evidence furnished by J. Il. Mccarthy
the Newfane bank robber.
C. II. Walker of Westminster was
IN town Wednesday to get the Ram
bier runabout which he recently
bought of Manley Brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Martin
gave house warming at the Naples "
their new summer home in Newfane
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Martin de-
livered an address on The Rights of
Woman.
The lower tennis court at the
Wantastiquet golf club was opened for
play Monday and number of matches
nave taken place there since. One of
the courts of the North End club is al
so in use.
The success of the Liberty Bellies
Is shown by its record in the large
cities. 1t ran 22 weeks in New York.
nine weeks in Brooklyn. eight weeks in
Boston, six weeks in Chicago and six
weeks in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Emma Frances Moore. SO.
who died in Greenfield last week, was
married to Jason NJ. Moore In Brattle-
boro AZ years ago. She had been a
resident of Greenfield for over 20 years
previous to her death.
Senator Pierce has issued the fol-
lowing scholarships for two years:
Middlebury college Caroline H. Clark
of West Brattleboro; Norwich univer-
sity Marshall ]. Noyes: University of
Vermont, Milton w. Pierce.
A delegation of q members of Leo
council, knights of Columbus, went to
Keene, n. H.. Sunday to witness the
exemplification of the third degree
They went to Bellows Fails on the
morning paper train and thence to
Keene,
MIR, and Mrs. William j. Darcy
were presented Saturday with three
handsome silver cups and as many
spoons. suitably engraved, as a gift
from the employees of the Brattleboro
overall company to Mr. and Mrs. OAR
cy's triplet sons.
The committee appointed to inves-
tigate the village water system held a
meeting Tuesday evening but nothing
definite was accomplished, the time
being devoted mainly to discussing
ways and means. Another meeting will
be held within short time.
Sheriff F. w. Mcclure went Mon
day to Vergennes with Leon Lorenz
Nf IpA1I 1c rhn net
sentenced to the state industrial school
for the remainder of his minority-five
years. Lorenz pleaded guilty to burg
larry at Windham county court.
-Manley Brothers have begun the
erection of a one story brick building
on the land in the rear of the Brooks
house. John Pel4ett having the con-
tract. The building will be 85 by 40
feet and will be used for a garage or
automobile stable. There will be
machine shop in one end and sufficient
room for a large number of machines.
The search for the body of Lester
J. Stafford, who mysteriously disap-
peared from his home in Guilford Oc-
tober Is, 1904, has been resumed the
past week. Emerson Stafford OF
Readsboro. a cousin of the missing
man. has been in Guilford for the pur-
pose Oh Tie
DIR. w. H. H. Lewis, formerly vet
Urinary surgeon of this town. was tax
en- to his home in Barre last Thursday
from Bellows Falls on a bench war
rant issued by Judge Loveland Mum
son. Lewis was under bonds for his
appearance at county court on the
charge of intoxication and jumped his
bail with the result above noted
The new board of bailiffs met Fri
day evening and organized by choos-
ing John Calvin chairman. The ques-
ton of appointing chief OF ponce was
not taken up on account or the dD-
sence of G.. e. Gilman. The board Will
hold a regular meeting this evening
when the matter will be decided upon.
Hereafter the regular monthly meet
ing will be held the second FRIDAY Oh
each month.
The ladies' aid society of st. MI
chaers Episcopal church held It's an,
nual meeting last Thursday ana cnose
the following officers: President MRS.
r W Childs: vice president. Mrs
lanes L. Martin, Mrs. William p.
Haskell, Mrs. H. w. Bruce; secretary
Mrs n w. Gibson; treasurer MISS NJ
clara Gale: directors, Mrs. q. A
Trim. Mrs. Rufus Rawson, Mrs. >. y.
uoIhrooky Mrs. c. s. Bartlett, MISS
Ruth W. Childs and Miss jennie
Hougton.
GLASS No. I of the Baptist Sunday
sobooI held its annual banquet IN the
church parlors Tuesday evening;
President Jesse Z. Haynes presiuso
and fine principal address was nhdue
hv Rev ]. H. Spencer. pastor OF the
First Baptist church in North ADAMS,
Mass MIR. Spencer told of experience
in his work and emphasized tne he ecu
of an organization for men III IN,
church. Charles F. w. GunnihsG n'"
xnnarai secretary of the Y. Nj. =. a.
b., - r Lawson and l.. w. Hawiey
,,sode brief remarks, Miss Gertruoe
Matthew'S rendered two vocal soios
va Iaitsingers orchestra furnisheo
,nusic L. f. Hall catered.
Arraneements for the annual
a. ~ the state board of health
II. sa he,S June 10 were completed a.
" ,eating in this town Friday. Inere
en- ha addresses at the opening s s1.
NJ Nv, Governor C. ]. Bell, Blshop WI
o shnuI Of burlington and F. L. dree Ell
~ g. AIhans. One of the features mli
VI S address on The Epidemic Oh &c
pe a. Sn;nal Meningitis by Dr. a Dpn
ia lewis of New York city; ~ of
snaakers will be DR.. A. =. Apeo.NI ay
DR.. A. H. D9.s ,.;nson Of
R porn college, DR.. W. a; Ciark DR. oi
t iU" Massachusetts board OF a neai'N Y
r r. Baldwin of Saranac LAM s,,nerin-
and walter E. Ranger s'a'e
tendent of education.
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mont rno railway company, hnaiT mas ,ns, for
issued and is now being nn to errJetsT This
the perusal of summer n1, TJiei and
is the 18th year OF the s q little bet
the present edition SEEM, a5ecessors. II