Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-02

W W Peck 81 Worthwhile was in town
Monday and Tuesday.
Mis- Allah Stone left Tuesday afternoon
FOR visit in Holyoke. Mass.
H. L. Bray was in North Adams on rail.
road business Monday and Tuesday,
Fourteen new members were taken into
the grange on Wednesday evening.
Mrs George =. Roberts and Mrs, Chloe
Baker were in Readsboro Tuesday.
Mr.. Roran returned home from the North
adams hospital Wednesday evening.
Miss Iettic kingsley visited her grand.
parents in sherman few days last week,
win Burhydt the popular salesman 81,
Springfield Mass, has been in town this
week.
Harhc W Upton has removed from the
village to his farm in the south part Of the
town.
Charles Gardner Of Troy y. " is in
town, called hore by the illness Of his durcce.
Miss Faith Kidder.
The Hoosa. Tunnel and Wilmington Rail.
road company are building a large coal bin
opposite the grain store.
DR. l.. r. Page has improved his onice and
reception room with paint and paper. The
work was lone by Rcllin +. Harris.
! Miss Benedict stenographcr for the Deer
field River company was an over. Sunday
guest at her home in Manchester, this state,
4 II is expected that the reception and en-.
+ tertainment at Memorial hall Friday even.
ing will be largely attended and Of much
pleasure.
Mr. aud Mrs. c. W. Bisscl left Tuesday
for a visit with their children in New York
city. Miss Carrie Plimpton is doing the
house work during their absence.
H. p. Langworthy Of Rochester, n. y,
expert accountant and systemAtizer, has been
at the office OF the W. A. Choate company
for the past week putting the books in prop.
er shape
Martin NJ. Fitch has sold his farm to Mar.
tin 4. Brown, who win cut the timber and
manufacture II into lumber at the steam mill
situated near the residence Of T. J. Hall. Mr..
Fitch will remove about May ].
Dinner will be served at the Congrega.
tional vestry on town meeting day by the
ladies who pay taxes upon property owned
by them and are thus entitled TO the right
to vote on school questions.
The town reports are out and are being
read with considerable interest by the vot
ers. The gross liabilities OF the town are I
s151Al.59; assets, s5,696.70; net liability /
sP,iIs.s9. Total expenses for the past
year S13,956.sl.
Herbert L. Fox, orrin X, Buell. and Carl /
Barnard, village auditors have been in SEES
sion this week making up the village account
% he presented at the annual meeting March 4
10. The report will be printed and will GOV.
er all transactions relating TO the putting in /
OF he water system.
Mr. and Mrs w y. Dickinson and Mr..
and Mrs d. c. Knapp went TO New York
last week. Mr.. Dickinson and Mr. Knapp
went to Washington, where they will remain
for several days. The party will return to
this place next week.
The colonial supper at the Universalist
church Thursday evening of last week was a
great success and about S25 was realized.
George Washington was impersonated by
Martin A. Brown, who was attired in a
very handsome costume. Martha Washing. !,
ton was represented by Mrs. +. D. Manter.
The warm days of last week aroused the
ar-makers Of town, and some Of them
tapped their sugar.places, Henry Jacobs is
reported as having made 40 gallons Of syrup, /.
and J. r. Buell. the same amount. Pretty
good record for February; but the indica
tons are now that we are to have little
more winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Crafts entertained 80 \
of their friends at the Childs tavern Sat.
urday evening Seven tables OF progressive
whist Were played Home made candies, salt.
ed nuts and punch were served during the
playing and at the close delicious luncheon
o. chicken salad hot rolls cake and coffee
was served. A very delightful evening was
spent. I
The annual meeting OF the Ladies Aid
society OF the Unversalist church was held
Al 4. I
lowing officers were elected: President, Mrs. u
H. L. Fox; vieepresident, Mrs A. C. Buell.;
secretary, Mrs. G. Chandler; treasurer Mrs. :
A. A. Blackford. The ladies have earned
Turing the past year $5o060 and have
balance in the treasury of S157.7s.
Luron Eames of Marlboro, who went to i,
he hospital at North Adams. had to have =
me leg amputated and is in very critical
condition at the present time The cut was ,
lot serious but blood poison developed very u
quickly and the operation became necessary.
Mr. Eames is most favorably known and
very expresses the keenest regret at
his misfortune which has oyertaken him. "
Miss Faith Wilder Kidder was operated n
IN for appendicitis at her home early We'd
esday morning. Miss Kidder returned
Monday evening from a 10 days visit in .
Jew York city, and was in her usual health. =
'he was taken i'll Tuesday morning and grew u
worse during the day. The operation was ~
and Miss Kidder is very com
ortable at present writing with all indics-
ions of a good recovery.
Miss Theodore Amman, the field secretary SC
the Congregational Woman's Home Mis- OF
ionary union spoke to the auxiliary here on
aturday afternoon. There was good at W
enhance, and much interest manifested Miss tn
IL orI No.. D,,,, IL
nrved tea. Miss Amman also spoke at the nj
unday morning service on home missions
nd again in the evening on the Mormon SC
uestion. She is we'll informed on the sub on
'ct and was very instructive. She sang NJ y,
nelly at both services. ~
The annual meeting of the Creamery as
,cation was held Tuesday. Number of
ounds Of butter made during the past year,
l.244 paid to patrons, $1S,937.04. Off MI
rs elected for the coming year: Directors,
II. Adams, Fred A. May, P. G.. Hubbard, tie
;, II. Stowe and B. M. Leonard auditors,
NJ. Haynes and George R. Faulkner. The an
after of having the several herds of cows
sted was discussed and left with the di. din
ctors to confer with the farmers furnish roc
G cream. number of those present were
rongly in favor of having all cows tested Wis
longing to patrons of the creamery. mel
Rev. Il. Z. Stover, pastor of the Baptist ing
urch, spoke Sunday morning on A Man eh;
ithout Sky-Text, Proverbs 29:1s, aw
Where there is no vision, the people per-
b." Next Sunday morning he will speak div
ION Giving and Receiving or Deeds and dir
wards. The hand of church fellowship is the
pected to be given to IL new members. ere