Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-23
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
The local board of listers will be.
gin taking inventories Monday, April q
The Hooker, Corser & Mitchell
overall factory closed Wednesday for
the remainder of the week.
The Brattleboro male quartet will
sing at the next rehearsal Of the Choral
union Wednesday evening at 7.45
The annual meeting Of the Yer.
mont wheel club will take place in the
club rooms Tuesday evening, April 3.
IN. Il. Ryan, a former resident
OF this town, was elected n member Of
the Greenfield school board last week,
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will hold its annual
business meeting in the church parlor
next Wednesday afternoon.
The grange sewing society will
meet Friday, March 80, when supper
will be served at $50. All are expect
ed to contribute without solicitation.
The water in the Chestnut Hill
reservoir is now within 10 inches of
the top of the wall on the south side,
and the supply from Pleasant Valley is
partially shut Off
A ID. Wyatt has sold his Winton
touring ear to John b. Manley, and
will have a new machine for use next
season. A. ii. Pettee and +. X. Bar
rows have placed orders for Ford runa-
bouts.
The time for the rehearsals of the
Choral union has been changed to 7.30
from 7.45. Next week, ON account of
the organ recital Wednesday evening,
the rehearsal will be held Thursday
evening, March 80.
The voting contest at the Center
vile roller rink is exciting consider
able interest. The lenders are Miss
lngeborg Larson and Louis Prefonn-
tame. The skates which will be given
as prizes are on exhibition nightly at
the rink. The second Friday evening
skating and dancing assembly will oc-
cur tonight. a large crowd enjoyed
the last party
"A hearing on all claims against
the White River railroad and the re-
ceiver, Rufus ii. Sawyer of Boston,
during the receivership of the road has
been going on in the probate Office this
week before O. NJ. Barber of Benning-
ton, commissioner Il. l.. Waterman of
this town and w. b. G. Stickney of
Bethel are counsel for Samuel Williams
principal owner of the road.
William Peirce Brown, son of the
late Allan ID. Brown, has been nominal
ed by Congressman Haskins for an APP
pointment at the naval academy at
Annapolis. Young Brown is well known
in this town where he formerly lived
with his parents. He is now student
in Norwich university. James R. Oar
ling of Barre has been nominated for
appointment by Senator w. p. Dilling-
ham.
"A hearing before o. E. Butterfield
of Wilmington began Tuesday in the
county clerk g office in the case of Dan
iel Sherwin of Jamaica against Alfred
l.. Howard of Putney and the Phillips
estate, trustee. The action is brought
to settle an account covering a period |
from 1876 to 1903. Frank L. Barber is
counsel for the plaintiff and A. V. ID.
Piper of Jamaica and A. f, Schwenk
for the defendant
Side judges Frank Worden of Hal
flax and f. b. Pier of Jacksonville |
gave a hearing in the probate office
Tuesday on the question of board OF
license commissioners for the town OF
Guilford. There was no opposition to
the candidates mentioned, and the |
Judges appointed Joel Flagg, l.. }.
Huntley. and w. III. Jacobs George |
Wilder was a commissioner last year
but declined to serve again, and Mr.. |
Jacobs was appointed in his place.
Frank H. Foster, formerly of Brat |
tleboro, now an attorney at Topeka,
Kan. has. after sharp primary con
test, lust been nominated by the repub-
licans as candidate for county attor-
new in Suanee county, Kan. The CON
test was waged between the Vets
and the "Drys,' and the "Drys =
won Mr.. Foster is native OF wal
pole, N. H., and brother of Miss Vel
ma Foster of Brattleboro. He studied |
law in the office of Davenport EDDY,
and before he went west was report
er on The Reformer
A brakeman in the employ of the |
Central Vermont railroad was run over
and killed by a freight at New LONDON,
Conn. Friday afternoon. The man had
been working under the name OF Frank
Murphy, and was well known to Brat
tIeboro railroad men. In his pocket,
however. was found a receipt from the
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen OF
West Springfield, Mass, made out IN
the name Of Francis w. King. Inc
man was employed as spare brakeman
on the New London division of the
Central Vermont, and had frequently
made trips to this town.
Frederick Sargent, 80, son OF Hen
nv and Abbey Fish Sargent, died sun
dav in North Hinsdale, N. H., from
complication of diseases. He was born
in Brattleboro and was at one time
clerk in the book store of Joseph Steen,
bnt for many years had lived with his
60 thor in Newfane. Mr.. Sargent re-
moved to North Hinsdale few weeks
400 for the purpose of taking medical
treatment. He was man Oh huge
stature. weighing at the time OF his
death nearly 400 pounds. Funeral ser
,,icas were held Tuesday afternoon at
. Z clock from Bond s undertaking
rooms Rev. F. L. Masseck officiating.
Ruriai was in Locust Ridge cemetery.
The pupils of the Brattleboro high
sohooI cave successful entertainment
in Grange hall last Friday evening Tor
+he benefit of The Dial. The net
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