Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-19
TOWNSHEND D.
-Four Lawsuits Against a Man in Two
Days-Seminary Commencement.

AS a result Of things done or lefl
undone. Ira Pratt has been connect
/ ed with four law suits OF more or less
Importance during the week, The
first case. which was tried Mon
day at the town hall before Justice
Rutt.r, was an action 10 recover
brought by Mary Harding, Lawyer ~
w Gibson OF Brattleboro appeared TOT
Mrs. Harding and Judgment was rem
dered for the plaintiff. and the prop
erty ordered sold. In the second case
which was also tried Monday, action
was brought by william Sparks -
recover on store bill Lawyer Gibson
appeared for Mr.. Sparks and Judgment
was rendered for the plaintiff. The
third case. that of Fred Smith against
the aforesaid Pratt, was settled be-
fore trial. Tuesday morning the wheels
OF Justice We're set In motion again
this time In response To an action
brought by Roscoe Marsh. trusteelng
Silas Kinney Of Newfane for money
which he owed Pratt ON "A lumber
lob. All three were practically agreed
as To the facts In the case, the only
question being one of damage, when
Mr.. Kinney claimed against Pratt on
account of his failure to finish the
Job. At the suggestion of the court
the parties retired to the dressing
room" off the stage, and came TO an
agreement among themselves. The
case Tuesday was unencumbered by
professional legal talent-a sort OF In
formal affair. Four cases against a
man In two days, especially In cloudy
weather. Is suggestive of the some
what trite remark as to the manner
/ in which the refreshing rain is some-
| times said to come.
The senior class of Leland x GRAY
seminary have issued an attractive m
vitation to their commencement eNei-
cises May % to June 3. The calendar
of events for the week Is as follows:
Sunday, May 2S baccalaureate SER
mon by Rev. f.. A. Royal of Towns
bend; Monday, completion or the oral
examination: Wednesday, class day
exercises In the afternoon. and prize
declarations In the evening: Thurs
day, at IL a. m. graduating exercises
with address by Rev. George +. Prem
tiss, pastor of the Davenport Congre-
gational church of New Haven. Conn,
followed by the alumni banquet at
D. m. and annual trustee meeting al
A. In the evening at O'Clock the
commencement concert by the Plectra
quartette of Springfield, Mass; FRI
day evening the class reception at
O'Clock. and Saturday evening. princl-
pals reception to graduating class.
The class this year numbers exactly
II and consists of six of one and hair
a dozen of the other"
]. II. Ware was In Chester Monday
on business.
Mrs. Thayer was a Bra;tleboro pas
senger last week.
Miss Annie Twitchell has gone 10
Newbury to work.
Mrs. Harry Franklin, who has been
on the sick list. is better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Twitchell went
to Brattleboro Wednesday.
f. w. Gibson of Brattleboro was in
town Monday on legal business.
Mrs. Ira Pratt was a south bound
passenger the first of the week.
Miss Amelia Hobart went Monday
to visit her sister, Mrs. Ward. in Gull
ford
Mrs. Dutton came to occupy her
house in Harmonyville the first OF the
week.
Edwin Harris. who has been up and
down all winter. is able to be out
again.
Miss Hayden is assisting Rev. Z. A.
ROYAL in special meetings at the Bap-
list church.
Silas Kinney of Newfane was in at
tendance at the justice trial TUESDAY
at town hall.
The Great Scott reading club did not
meet Monday evening owing TO va
riety of reasons.
Miss Betty Whitney is working at
Edwin Fessenden's during the absence
of Mrs. Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Davis and CHILD
from Chester are visiting at James
Stoddard's this week.
CYRUS Framer. who has been for
some time with his son In CROMWELL
Conn, returned Monday.
The Ladies' Home club of the Con-
sregational church will meet at the
chapel Thursday May 20.
Rev. G.. II. Baker was in Burlington
and Rutland for few days recently |
returning Monday evening.
Mrs. G. E. Webster and Miss Edith |
and Master Raymond come to town
Monday from Winiamsville.
Mrs. Fred Young and daughter OF
BrattIeboro are visiting at the nome
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Marsh.
DR.. Lahiff. who advertises himsell
as a well-known eye and sight spec
ialist. was in town Wednesday.
The senior class at the seminary
took to the tall timber in the PARK
Tuesday and held class meeting
Holden & Martin have their port
able saw-mill in operation on MS
George Wares farm near Salmon nole
bridge.
Rev. H. A. Goodhue of Brattleboro,
at the Congregational
church morning and evening last
Sunday,
George Bryant from Londonderry
has been in town several days this
week on account of the illness OF MS
father at Fred Reeds.
Mrs. Aldrich. who visited recently
at her daughters, Mrs. william
Sparks's. has returned to her home
in Westmoreand, N. H.
The evil hour. from the student
point of view. when the study pell
rings has been located at O'Clock IN
the evening instead of 1880.
game of base ball between tne
Young Mems club of Bellows rams
and the local team is advertised TOT
afternoon at Reeds neiu.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Park and Mrs
Robert Gregg were in Palmer. Mass
the first of the week to attend tne
funeral of Mrs. Parks prother-hh-
law.
Townshend sent the following dele
cation to Brattleboro Monday Mrs
Julian Taft and Miss Hazel. Mrs. Kolia
Phillips. Mrs. G. H. Baker ana +. L.
Lowe.
Birney Phillips caught a ruby
tbroated humming bird "wednesday
during the cold rain, and gave some
of the bird enthusiasts fine oppor-
tunity to examine this minute speci-
men of bird life.
One of the local shops has in 1t TINS