Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-09
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

ale ON Oak Grove avenue,
The body of Mrs. Ellen Mullen
who died in llinsdale, y. H., Sunday
was brought 90 Braitleboro Tuesda,
for burial in the Catholic cemetary.
George Wheeler, who recent,
bought the business OF the Brook
House billiard room uf Frank d. Waite
sold out last week. The billiard room
will be run by the hotel for the present
William :. Allen OF Vermont woi
the ten dollar prize from Leslie Z
Weekly for the best news photo fol
their issue Of March :, il being a pie
ture Of the ruins of the Rutland fire.
John Lanow has opened barber
shop in the front of Leon Parsons I
pool room in Emerson s block on FL
liot street. He has purchased part OF
the fixtures that were in the shop OF
w, f. Spring.
For the benefit Of an inspector of
the post office department the local
Office kept account of the number of
pieces Of mail handled last Thursday
and Friday. and the total for the two
days was 4s,3l9.
Mrs. Mary Howe Burton, who was
TO have given a song recital at Mt
Holyoke college last Friday evening"
was prevented from doing so by illness.
, II is expected that the recital will take
place week from tonight
John J. Eckels. who protested the
vote of Judge ii. II. Wheeler at the
town meeting Tuesday, afterward filed
his objection in writing with DIR. ii.
ID. Holton, who has referred the CUES.
ton to Attorney General =, c. Fits
for an opinion,
| Monday evening at 7.30 the Ep'
worth league will hold n Gate social at
the home of C. d. Smith, Cedar
street. A cordial invitation is extended
to the young people, members and
/ friends of the NJ. Il. church. Ice cream
and cake will be on sale.
Rev. j. j. Lewis, who has been
heard in Brattleboro in his famous
Passion Play lecture, will deliver new
and already celebrated lecture. That
Reminds Me, Tuesday evening in the
Universalist church under the auspices
of the Knights of King Arthur,
A drainage tile at the corner of
Chase and Linden streets burst Sun.
dav. and the water washed trench
under the road, finally coming out
through the wall near the driveway
to the Retreat grounds. Quantities OF
sand were washed on to the Retreat
lawn as a result of the break.
= John and Guy Tasker are planning
to purchase motor boat for use on
the Connecticut river, and will attend
the Boston Automobile and Power Boat
show next week for the purpose of ex,
amininp the different makes. Several
other people. who have cottages on the
Connecticut, are also thinking of buy
ing motor boats.
The attraction at the auditorium
for the week of March 10 will be the
ever popular Bennett Moufton company
in new repertoire of plays. A stand
ard attraction for the past 20 years
This seasons company Is fully up-'e
date in every way. A carload OF ne"
and elegant scenery ensures patrons
proper production of all the plays, ano
between acts some new vaudeville NOV
elites will be given.
The next meeting of the Brsrtle
lboro ministerial union will be held II
1.-THE Y. NJ. c. A. rooms Monday, begin
ming at 10 a. m, with Rev. II. r. Miles
presiding. The program will consist OF
a paper on The Sunday School by Rev
r. L. Leavitt of Bellows Falls; BOOB
review, Bacon's Story of Paul, heV
IR. W. Roundy of Ludlow; paper, Inc
Religious Side Of the Y. M. {. A.
Charles F.. w. Cunningham, secretary
of the local association Lunch VII
be served at 1:15.
The body of Mrs. Eliza Hills, II
widow of Patrick Lillis, formerly
laborer in this town, was brought mere
Saturday from Hartford, Conn.,, fo'
burial in the Catholic cemetery. Ih'
funeral was held Sunday morning a
9 O'Clock, Rev. Father Donaghue OH
ciafinr. The bearers were Job Long
John Lynch, FRANK Hagan, and WI
liam Martin. Mrs LilIis WIS resi-
dent of Brattleboro for many years
but of late had been living with ne
son James of Hartford, Conn. Sh,
also leaves two other sons, John +. o.
4 Ans town and thomas OF Meriden
Conn.
a patient by the name of Collins
whose home in is Hartland, ESCAPED
from the Brattleboro Retreat shorti,
aftpr midnight Wednesday morning
Leaving his room on the third floor n
went to the library window and al
temnted to let himself to the groun'
Nv means of a rope made of strips Q
eiotb and a strap. When about hall
wav TO the ground the strap broke
and the noise of the patients fall a,
traeted the attention OF the ATTEND
mis- Before they were able to ge
out of the building Collins had dlsal
noared Int he was found short lin
afterward hiding near the frelgh
aenot He told Night Waterman Wai
ron that he had had dream whic
told him that the signals at the statio !
were wrongly set, and that ne cohsl9
cred it his duty to have them rieh'eo
Frank S. Pratt of this town las
,roeL hogan examination of the voucn
arS II the state auditors ONCE 9.
NTontnelier. In this work he Is ac'
ing as representative of T. w. Glen
an7 and the task will probably last 70
On month ont at least. According to tn tn
Montnelier Journal Mr.. Pratt says Tn
artant IA which he will carry the worl
WIFI will be 8 governed somewhat BY the ne Re-
s M Of his first investigations. In
man who is making the lnvestiealioa
saws the Journal, has high rePu.a
+;on as an accountant and mas pee
o o,un in connection with cases 1
! .ha eonrts He is one of the princip:a
factors in preventing dlsehas c,o,
the bankruptcy case OF hnot' en- oiV .
son. the former Burlington nm ..o
s.aaLhrnkers against whom two case