Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-28
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Ia Snea y nfSt class license ak
pred Tuesday night.
-Sedgwick post. c. A. r., will NJ
TEND services at st. Michaels Roma
Catholic church on Sunday precedin
Memorial day.
Durham Brothers sidetrack
being extended to their new build
ing in which their main shipping roor
will be established.
The meeting of the Alliance stud
class will be held at the parsonage &,
Monday evening next, at 1880 O'Clock
Thence Once more In Jerusalem.
-Beauseant commandery, Knight
Templar, conferred the Red eros
and Knight Templar degrees at .
meeting In Masonic hall Monday even
ing.
- The annual meeting of the Y. NJ
c. A. will be held In the association
rooms Wednesday evening at
o'clock. The presence OF ali members
Is desired.
The Atlantic Mills company OF
Providence. r. l.. has settled its suit
against the Brattleboro Manufacture
ing company amicably on both sides
The Brattleboro Womans club
Will hold its annual meeting in the
Brooks house parlors Wednesday af-
ternoon at 1880 o'clock. There will
be reports of committees. ELECTION of
officers and payment of dues.
The mems meetings at the Y. NJ.
c. A. rooms will be held as usual
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Law
renee Cundiff will speak on The Tenn
pie of the Holy Spirit and V. S. Reed
will speak on The American Boy.
Don Scovill has sold his lunch
room in Judges building to Leon
Whitney. who has been employed
there for the past several months,
the latter taking possession Wednes-
day. Mr.. Scovill intends to remove
to Northampton, Mass.
Charles Franklin Mcknight, an
employe of the Estey organ company.
and Miss Eva Adams, stenographer for
Durham Brothers, We're married Mon
day afternoon at the brides home on
Grove street by Rev. II. r. Miles. Mr..
and Mrs. Mcknight left at once for
short wedding trip after which they
will keep house on Forest street.
An exciting runaway took place
evening when c. f. Down
er's horse and delivery wagon came
up Main street at pace far in ex-
Worden tried to stop the frightened
animal but was unsuccessful and 1t
for George Anderson to do
the trick near the top of Main street
hill.
Complaint has been made this
week to Chief of Police Hall by resi-
dents of upper Green street Of annoy
ances which they have been suffering
for several weeks past by persons who
look into their windows after dark.
rap and pound upon them, unfasten
and open their shutters and even raise
their windows and shades. officer Hall
has discovered the identity of the Of
tenders and arrests will follow If fur
Their cause is given.
In a bunch of bananas consigned
to Philip Thomas, the local fruit
dealer was found Tuesday small
birds nest not more than two inches
in diameter. In the nest was a tiny
white egg tight in the clutches of a
The nest was made of
ibres of bark evidently stripped
rom the banana tree. Such nests
ire often found in punches of ba-
lanas, but it Is seldom that any Of
he eggs remain in them unbroken
The courses of instruction and |
he regulations of the training school I
# the Brattleboro Memorial hospital
ave been printed for the beneht OF
hose interested in the work of the
chool. Pupils will be received as
acancies occur, in order that they
nay take advantage of the course OF
,ctures given by the physicians con-
ected with the hospital, which Will
egin the first week in May. Copies
f the prospectus may be had on APP
lication to the superintendent.
An alarm of fire from box 20 was
ing in about 1890 Saturday morning !,
4 account of blaze which threatened
H. Esteys barn on North Main
rect. The town horses were at the
lgine house and hitched to the chem
al soon after the alarm rang but be-
re they started word was received
Y telephone that the fire was out. No
,mage was done. The blaze started !
rom a bonfire which was famed by
lie high wind until the rear or the !
lrn was slightly scorched. !.
Rev. F. w. Lewis, who has been !,
,pointed presiding elder of the ST 1
,hnsbury district expects to move 10 !
,at town sometime next week. He
IN nreach his farewell sermon in the
cal Methodist church Sunday. Rev. I
H. Webb of Bradford, who has
zen assigned to this parish, will re- s
owe to Brattleboro with his family j
,xt week. On account of the Y. nj. h
A. anniversary exercises Sunday, n
ay 7. he will preach his first SER o
on here May IA. Mr. Webb was v
,stor of the local Methodist church t
r three years beginning in 1890.
AT a meeting of the selectmen i I
,turday morning it was decided to
iden and straighten Green street
ar it's junction with Church street {
: cutting off about three feet of lana t
front of DR.. c. s. Clark's premises il
I'd six feet off of H. L. Emersons f
I A narrow strip will also be TAX t
| from in front of w. Il. Banks a
ace the town claiming that 1t owns t
nort;on Of the land occupied by Mr.. h
inks. On account of the improve o
emf to their property by the WIDEN C
o of the street it is expected that d
p emerson and DIR. Clark Will con- b
Ihute the land needed from their W
onerty. A survey will be made be- h
re- the improvements are begun. e
No unusual features marked the II
al celebration of Easter. Services IN "
the churches were well attended s.
antifu, floral decorations were ev- II
rwbera in evidence and especially
enared musical programs were rem ir
ia on account of the absence or n,
" F. w. Lewis the service at the al
,tbodist church took the form OF e,
,cert nv the choir and members OF nj
! Sunday school. The pulpit IN the b
,,versaIist church was supplied by v,
" e. Elwood Nash of Boston. neld ii
rotary of the Universalist general et
,vention. A large delegation from A
auseant commandry. Knights rem be
,r attended the evening service at til
Michaers Episcopal church. 81
Edward L. Hutchinson. who Is IA
dor 500 bonds to appear at county W.
uel -, nha rna of forgery. was tn