Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-30

mon TUESDAY evening. July ftn'
The women of the Congregational
church viii hold IA cake sale In the Y
NJ c. A. rooms tomorrow afternoon
from until o'clock
There will be n waltzing party In
odd Fellows new hall Monday even
ing, everyone being invited TO the at
fair. Music will be furnished by Lett
singers orchestra.
The Audubon society will meet M
the end of the Connecticut river bridge
at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon for
"A walk on the mountain. Tea VIII be
served AT the first outlook or on the
summit as desired.
"A brilliant light on the pinnacle
of Wantastlquet mountain attracted
the attention OF many people Monday
evening. II looked more like that 81
a powerful lamp that bonfire and
shone for n greater part OF the even
ing.
Mrs. w. p. Nation. who died in
Springfield, Mass, Wednesday had
been prominent in amateur theatricals
for many years and had charge of the
production of the comic opera Pima
fore which was given here six years
ago.
There are still about 5000 ties %
be laid between Wardsboro and
South Londonderry before the work
of widening the track of the Brattle-
boro & Whitehall division can be done.
II Is probable that the rails will be
reaid two weeks from Sunday,
The members of Dennis Rebekah
lodge will hold a lawn party at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs c. L. Spear,
Washington street. Tuesday afternoon
and evening from 3 until o'clock. All
members of the lodge are invited. Re-
freshments will be served on the
Friendship circle plan.
The selectmen are in West Brat
tleboro this morning to see about
widening and Strengthening Western
avenue at point near the Roscoe
Fisher place The highway there Is
exceedingly narrow and the changes
which the selectmen contemplate will
be great improvement over the pres
ent conditions.
The rear of the Connecticut River
| Lumber company's log. drive passed.
through Brattleboro yesterday, the
men and horses reaching here We'd
nesday evening. Formerly 1t was
necessary for the drivers to spend
several days at this point but since
the removal of the pier in the middle
of the river there is no need of any
| lengthy stop.
"A baseball poster on tree here
and there and a hand painted an
lnouncement of the Sunday open-air
service tackled upon an elm in front Of
the Baptist church do not add any
| thing to the attractiveness of Maiu
street and 1t Is about time that the
proper authorities saw TO it that the
practice of using the trees as bill
boards Is stopped.
Judge Wheeler did not call for
the appearance of James +. Davis and
Joseph S. Reed whose hearings on
the charge of contempt were continued
| from last Thursday until Tuesday
of this week, and IL Is likely that
/ nothing further will come of the mat
ter The newspaper men were placed
under $500 bonds for their appearance
Tuesday but were released on their
own recognizance.
| AT a special meeting of the Brat
tleboro Memorial hospital corporation
4 last evening DR.. S. f. Lawton was
elected to the board of directors in
place of j. Gray Estey resigned. W..
III. Bracket was chosen treasurer in
place of Rev. H. r. Miles who was
chosen secretary. Mr. Estey Is still
corporator. None of the officers ot
the corporation receives any pay for
his services.
| DIR. Henry Tucker, health officer,
| and the seectmen began yesterday
thorough renovation of the town lock-
up, something that has been badly
needed for a long time. DR.. Tucker
recently examined the lookup ana
found the conditions there such as
/ - tl.N .ln.a nralfEl "a
public health. All of the mattresses
and bedding in the bastille Were
burned yesterday and the entire in
terror of the room will be painted
within a day or two
The reception and dance of the
class of 1905, B. II. S., was given at
| the Brooks house last Friday evening.
/ Hundreds of guests were received by
| the class in the parlors, the class Of
/ ficers standing at the head of the line.
At nine O'Clock dancing began. Lett
singers orchestra furnishing the music
and also playing during the reception.
The class motto Loyal III Everything,
hung at the rear of the dance hall
Dancing was continued until about
midnight. and the floor was crowded
until late hour. The grand march
was led by the class president and
Mabel Barrows.
4 There was hearing "Wednesday
before f. L. Waterman, judge of pro-
bate, on a petition of the heirs and adj
ministrator of the estates of c. Lucy
Barney and Elizabeth B. Barney OF
Guilford. the object of the petition eb-
ing to determine whether a collateral
inheritance tax paid by the admins
traitor on savings bank deposits in
Massachusetts is a legal tax. Judge
Waterman held that the tax, amount
ing to $4S2, was Illegal, and ordered
the amount paid back to the estates
by the state treasurer. f. ID. r. Stowe
appeared for the heirs and administra-
tor, ]. L. Barney. and C. G. Fits re-
presented the state tax commissioner.
1t is probable that the matter will be
taken to county court
AT the regular session of the pro-
bate court Saturday the following
business was transacted: Mary j. Cor
borino. administrator of Angelo Cor
borino estate granted leave to sell real
estate: will of C. F. r. Jenne was al
lowed and Ida NJ s. JENNIE appointed
executrix: account of Frank Worden,
executor of Diana L. Winn estate al
lowed and balance decreed to the
heirs: account of Adm F. Miller. adj
ministrator of Henry " Bragg estate
,allowed and balance decreed to the
heirs: will of Lyman NJ. Newell pre-
scented for probate and hearing set for
last Saturday in July; II. r. Brown
and G. E. Gilman appointed commits
sioners of Cornelius Sullivan estate;
Charles r. Prentiss appointed admin
istrator of Henry Warmer estate
with John p Sargent and Russell Fl.
Briggs appraisers: r. E. Gordon and
III. r. Brown appointed appraisers and
commissioners of Ferdinand Neiman
|. estate.