Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-02-23


The next meeting Of the Brattle
boro Ministerial union will he helt
Monday, March -.
Tho grange dramatic club viii
have IA social Wednesday evening
Each member of the club will be al
lowed TO invite one friend.
Protective grange conferred tn,
third aud fourth degrees upon u class
of rs Wednesday evening The harvest
supper was served followed by an hour
I Of dancing.
There was u good attendance AT
the Ladies Enterprise supper nj the
home of Mrs John llcnkcl Wednesday
evening. Music and games were en-.
ioyed until late hour.
DIR. G. Il. Aldrich won the three
bah billiard tournament and r. c,
Bacon the four ball billiard tourna-
ment AT the Vermont Wheel club. Al.
drich defeated Ellis in the final game
and Bacon defeated Cobb.
The Bellows Falls basketball team
defeated Keene at Bellows Falls We'd
nesday by score of "a to 10. Carl
Ellis OF the Brattleboro Athletics
PLAYED right forward for Bellows Falls
and scored II baskets.
Ruth D.. 50, wife Of Daniel Taft,
died Monday at her home in Taftsville.
She is survived by two sons, u. h.
Taft of Clinton. Ia. and W. II, Taft of
Taftsville, and two daughters. Miss
Maria Taft of Taftsville and Mrs. L.
W. Hawley of Brattleboro. Her hus-
band died in 1893. Mr.. and Mrs. Haw.
ley and two children We're in Taftsville
Wednesday TO attend the funeral.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Carpenter company
took place saturday. The following
were elected: Directors, George +.
Crowell. Martin Austin, ir., b. II.
Mitchell, c. b. Crowell. The following
officers were elected: President, George
T.. Crowell; treasurer and general man
ager, Martin Austin, jr.; auditor, c. b.
Crowell; superintendent, John II.
Morse. A more than average business
was done during 1898, the output, after
July |. being mp to the capacity of the
plant. Business is opening mp very
encouragingly this year, being far
iNtdu VI ldSt .NNhi tl' " AhtNs
The funeral Of Mary Brosnahan,
who died early last Thursday morning
was held Sunday morning al l0:3O at
st. Michael's Roman Catholic church.
The solemn requiem mass was cele-
brated by her cousin, Rev. Z. f. Cray
of Barre. The pail bearers. who were
all relatives, were f. j. Cray, Dan
CRAY. Eugene Cray. Arthur Shaugh-
messy of Bellows Falls and John Bros
nahan and James Sullivan of this
place. Among those from out of town
who attended the funeral were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cray. Miss Mary Cray, Miss
Margaret Cray, Patrick Cray, sr., z. 7.
Cray. sr., Dan Cray, sr, Eugene Cray,
ar. p. b. Leen. Miss Mary Leen, Mrs.
J. f. Brosnahan, Mrs. T, A. Shaugh-
messy. Mrs. p Tehan, Miss Anna Brick,
Miss Katherine o Brien, all of Bellows
Falls: Mr.. and Mrs James Reddin.
William Reddin and family and Miss
c, Conway of Hinsdale, n. II.
Mrs. James B. Anderson enter
tanned the Ideal club with a heart
party Feb. Il. Fifteen were present
rhe costumes were very unique. Mrs /
Hudson wore black with white hearts;
Mrs. Torrey. white with red hearts;
Mrs. Thomas. red with hearts of pink, /
white and green; Mrs Holt, black |
With flounce and yoke of red and gold |
learts: Mrs. Andersoa, blue and white /
With hearts of red; Miss Hudson, white
With belt and collar of red. white and |
,lue hearts; Miss Rogers, green with I
cart and collar of red with hearts of /
White; Miss Eula Torrey, white with 1
learts of red: Miss Ethel Thomas, blue /
With hearts of pink. white and green;
hrs. Parker, black with hearts of blue
nd gold. The entertainment consist
d of reading by Mrs Hudson; recita
ion by Miss Rogers: reading by Mrs,
Inderson recitation by Miss Hudson.
n the game of hearts, in which all
the prize was won by
William A. Holt, he having secured the
reatest number of points In the don
ey contest which followed, the prize
vas won by Eula Torrey. The remain
er of the evening was spent in play
ne various games. Refreshments were
erved and the party disbanded at a
,te hour feeling that they had spent
very pleasant evening
A ticket nominating town officers
. be voted for at the coming annual
)wn meeting was filed last Saturday
light in the office of Town Clerk Will
am S. Newton. The nominations are
S follows: Moderator, II. D. Holton;
Jerk. William S. Newton; selectmen,
ames +. Hooker, Warren L. Walker
nd Edwin H. Putnam; treasurer, W. :
I. Bracket; overseer of the poor, J.
j. Stockwell; first constable, Il. h.
hayer; second constable, Merton
[icott; tax collector, Robert E. Cor
on: listers, Herbert B. Chamberlain,
ohm l.. Barney, w. G. Horton, A. ].
urrier and f. w. Blodgett; auditors, I
|. B. Chamberlain, C. L. Piper and c. 4
. Staples; trustee of public money, J
i. S. Newton; fence viewers, r. H. !
argent, Bert S. Miller and Charles r. +.
ldrich; grand jurors, r. G. Bacon
nd F. G. Taylor; inspector of leather,
y H. Kinson; pound keeper, John L. :
tewart; inspector of lumber, A. W.
ockwell; road commissioner, p. 5. ,
ames; town agent, J. L. Martin;
,hool director, David T. Perry. 1t will
G seen from the nominations that the
Ranges are very few, the most impor-
mt one, perhaps, the substitution of
lie name of E. w. Blodgett as lister in
lace of Azor Marshall, who refuses to =,
IN again. The ticket is known as the >
eople s ticket and is the only one in
he field.
Lucy Belle Tenney, SO, died early
Tednesday morning at the home of her .
arents on Walnut street after long
lness with tuberculosis. She had been !
poor health for about three years 7
nd since March IS of last year had
cen confined to her bed. Miss Tenney