Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-01

! -Iuclns bradley, au' ultu IN ifAn'
ford, N. j., Monday. His wife was n
sister of Mrs, Henry Burnham Of Brat.
tleboro,
Miss II. luictte ellison Of Melset,
ter, Africa, missionary of the Ameri'
can board, will speak in the Congrega.
tional chapel this evening at 7,i5.
The first OF series of cake sales
by the woman 5 auxiliary of the Y. NJ,
IC. \, will be held at the Y, NJ. G, A,
rooms Saturday, June .. These sales
will be held throughout the summer ev'
cry other saturday,
Tho Ladies Enterprise society
] win meet with Mrs Frank Davis ON
istey street Wednesday at p, M, and
it is hoped that every member will
make n special effort To be present as
there is business to transact.
The foundation for the front wall
of Adams 4 Crosby's Main street block
is rapidly nearing completion, and work
men are now laying the foundation for
the rear wall. The brick work of the
rear building is wen under way and will
progress rapidly from now on.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. +. 0'Bricn Of
West Dummerston are receiving con.
CALCULATIONS on the birth of 10 IL
pound boy who made his appearance
Monday. Mr.. O 'Brien is night watch.
man at the West Dummerston power
station of the Brattleboro Gas Light
company.
Company !, V. y. c., received its
annual inspection in Festival hall this
morning from Adiutant General W. II.
Gilmore of Fairlee. Major II. 7. johnson
Of Bradford and Captain +. l.. Burn.
ham Of Bellows Falls. The company
afterward went to the Winslow farm in
West Brattleboro where dinner was
served, The afternoon will be devoted
to drill and rifle practice.
The body of James Simonds, who
died in Newark, o.. Sunday of tubcr.
culosis, was brought TO Brattleboro I
Wednesday for burial in Prospect Hill |
cemetery. He was the son of the late |
Albert Simonds, who formerly conduct /
ed grocery store here, and lived with |
his parents in this town at one time. |
Mrs. Albert SimOnds and daughter ac.
the body to Brattleboro.
The high wind Of Tuesday morning
snapped the flagstaff on the town hall |
about 10 feet from its base,
and the pole fell in front Of the build
ing with loud crash. striking only a
few feet in front of the carriage of j. /
L. Haywood who was driving by The
pole was so decayed that il broke in
several places. The selectmen intend TO
replace it by steel staff ms soon as
they can secure one.
AT special meeting of Company
|, V. n. c., last Friday evening Louis
II. Henkcl was unanimously elected sec.
ond lieutenant in place of Lieutenant
George f. Mosher, resigned. Mr.. Hen.
KEEL has been a member of Company |
since May, 1887 and will receive a 20
year service medal next year He was \
corporal and company clerk when the
was in the United States ser.
vice through the summer of 1898, and
for the past several years has been
.egimental quartermaster sergeant on
he staff of Col. j. Gray Estey. Lieu
tenant Henkel is also commander of
camp Daniel Curtin, Spanish War Vet
'IduS, anu CudIldlH VI tHt stdit /
nent of the national organization.
A report of the district nursing
work carried on under the auspices of
he Thompson Fund. during the year
,nding Dec. 1g'l9Ql -.shows that $50 !
asses were treated land $3.50 calls I
made during that time. Two hundred
md sixty-nine medical calls and 22s !
urgical calls were made to beneficiaries 7
# the Thompson Fund in addition to :
81 charity calls. The aim of the dis i
rict work, which is carried on under /,
he direction of Miss Florence A. Me- /
Donald, is to put good nursing within
each of all whether or not the patient
re able to pay for the service rem !,
cred. In hundreds of eases no charge !,
5 made and in many others the fees 1;
re greatly reduced The income from !,
he paying patients practically sus- !
aimed the work last year in spite of :,
he many charity calls.
The annual meeting of the Home e
or the Aged and Disabled was held at t
he Vermont National bank Tuesday n
fternoon. The report of the treasurer c
bowed a satisfactory financial condi p
ion. IL was voted TO provide several $
for the home, including
laundry plant and new elevator.
hese officers were elected: President,
IT. Henry d. Holton; vice.president, II
Ton James NJ Tyler; secretary and d
treasurer, George C. Averill; auditors,
: w.. Childs, II. F. Weatherhead; trus
ees, II. D. Holton, George c. Averill, n n
scar NJ. Lawton, George f. Crowell, =
. L. Waterman James NJ. Tyler, F. w.
hilds, II. F. Weatherhead, E. C. Cros
W committee on admission to the s
ONE, F. W. Childs, H. +. Weatherhead,
. c. Crosby, Resolutions were adopted L
n the death of Charles F. Thompson N
ho had served as clerk of the home for +
ANY years.
Y. M. G. A. Notes.