Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-25

an action OF trover, will be heard 10
day before Justice IL, c. Bacon,
The women of the Baptist societ,
win hold series Of Saturday Afternoon
food sales during the summer MONTH
In the y. NJ. &. A. rooms beginning
June ..
1t is expected that Louis H. Hcnke
will be elected second lieutenant OF
Company | in place OF Lieutenant
George h. Mosher, resigned, at the spe
cial meeting Of the company TO be helo
this evening.
The listers held meeting in theii
Office Monday 10 hear complaints of ag
grieved tax payers, but no one put In
an appearance. BY working over time
the listers expect 90 be able 20 com.
plete their duties by June !.
The annual meeting OF the stock.
holders of the Brattleboro q Whitehall
railroad company will be held in the
Brooks House tomorrow. The stock
holders will be given free transporta'
ton to Brattleboro and dinner at the
Brooks House as formerly.
Carl +. Cain has this week bought
out the interest Of his partner, James
lizard, in the tailoring concern of Cain
and lizard and will continue the business
in his own name hereafter. Mr.. lizard
intends 10 open shop for himself as
soon as be can find suitable quarters.
Members Of Sedgwick Woman g
Relief corps will meet in the town hall
Sunday morning at 10 o clock TO attend
services in the Unitarian church.
Members of the corps will meet Mon
day and Tuesday afternoons in G. A. X.
hall 10 make wreaths for Memorial day.
Manager Fox learned Wednesday
morning that Henderson s Comedians,
booked to appear in the auditorium to-
night and tomorrow night, failed TO put
in an appearance at Bennington where
they were booked Tuesday evening, and
upon further inquiry found ont that
the company had returned to New York
city. Mr.. Fox thereupon gave notice
that the engagement had been can
celled.
The Ladies Enterprise society held
its annual meeting Wednesday when
the following officers We're chosen:
President, Mrs. L. A. Foster; first vice
president, Mrs. +. p. Hopkinson; see
ond vice.president, Mrs. II. H. Win
chester; secretary, Mrs. c. +. Sargent;
treasurer, Mrs. A. l. Williams; trus-
tees. Mrs. W. W. Cheney, Mrs. +. p.
Hopkinson, Mrs. c. II. Davis; finance
committee, Mrs. c. II. Evans, Mrs. G. +.
Downer and Mrs, II. II. Burnett.
John T. Moynihan was thrown
from his carriage a short distance this
side of Williamsville station last even
ing. the accident being caused by the
darkness which was SO intense that II
was impossible to see the highway. Mr..
Movnihan was thrown down an EN-
bankment with the carriage on top of
him but he managed to keep hold of
the reins and prevent his horse from
The vehicle was badly dam
aged and Mr.. Moynihan sustained sew
eral severe bruises.
Lawrence Derby of Greenwich, n.
Y, and Miss Annie Wright of this town
were married Wednesday morning at
the home of Or. and Mrs. c. $. Pratt
on Main street, Rev. II. X. Miles per
forming the ceremony. The bride wore
a blue travelling gown and was unat'
tended. Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Derby left on a
wedding trip after which they will
make their home in Greenwich Mrs.
Derby has been employed as maid in
the home of DIR. and Mrs. Pratt for the
past two years.
Either by accident or design some
one left open the gates in the fence
which surrounds the Wantastiquet golf
club house Sunday afternoon, with the
result that the sheep which live on the
course devoured the contents of several
flower beds. The golf club
officials ask all who visit the grounds
on Sunday or other days to leave the
clubs property alone. A number of
minor depredations have occurred at
the clubhouse since last fall. and unless
they cease summary action will have to
be taken
The fourth assistant postmaster
general has issued an order providing
that after July ! next, rural delivery
carriers, when making their trips, will
WISH anu tAdlllIt hil4N liNot bpNNo w
which they have mail for delivery and
those on which the signals are dis
played to indicate that there is mail
for dispatch. Those patrons who now
are maintaining mail boxes on which
there are no signals, will be required
to procure some sort of device which
will serve as signal to carriers. 1t is
expected that the delivery and collec-
ton of mail will be greatly facilitated.
james w. II. Charter, 70, who died
in South Newfane May IL, was a resi-
dent of this town for number of
He was born in Marlboro Nov.
27, 1882. eldest son of James and Mary |
B. Charter and was twice married. His
first wife was Mary A. Dutton and to
them were born two children one of |
whom, James, is living in Boston. His
second wife was Esther Worden. BY |
this marriage Mr.. Charter had four
all of whom are dead. Mr. |
Charter travelled much during his |
days, making one extended |
.ruise on whaling vessel and taking |
two trips to California where he lived |
for several years. He also lived in |
Boston for TO years previous to the !
death of his son Edward. He is sur
vived by two brothers, Charles NJ. and
Frank H. Charter of Boston, and two
sisters, Mrs. A. V. @. Leavitt and Mrs
Elijah Morse of Brattleboro. He also
caves one daughter in-law, Mrs. Ed
ward Charter, who was with him during
his last illness, and a granddaughter,
Miss Doris Charter. Burial was in
South Newfane.
Mrs. Mary A. Ashley, 81, widow
If Silas S. Ashley, died at 1890 Sun
lay afternoon at her home in West
field. Mass. Mrs Ashley fell in her