Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-04-13
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

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All interested In the formation OF
n local baseball team are requested "a
meet In the Y, NJ. G, A. rooms this
evening at $50,
There will be nm auction sale of u
considerable quantity of household fur
niture In the Brattleboro house yard
Saturday, April 81,
The meeting Of the Alliance study
class will be held in the parsonage
Monday evening at $50 o'clock, Sub
iect, Egypt and the Gods.
The exchange sale of tickets for
the First Regiment band mnstrcls
opens Friday morning, April 20, at the
box Office. II will continue all day and
evening. The regular sale opens Sat
urday, April 81.
The first meeting Of the creditors
of the bankrupt estate of Truman
Barnes was held Saturday in the Office
OF Referee +. d. l.. Stowe. W. d.
Smith was elected trustee, having 27l
votes to r. O. Bacon l0i.
AT the annual meeting of the
Greenfield Country club Saturday even.
ing il was voted TO increase the annual
dues from s. TO $40, and the entrance
fee from $40 TO 500. The club now has
a membership of 200 with 20 ON the
waiting list,
The April number of Fur News,
published in Somerville, \. j., contains
a letter ON mink and fisher trapping
by Dennison II. Davis of Brattleboro,
and the first installment of an article
on fox hunting in Vermont by Ora
Knapp Of East Dummerston.
THE funeral of Mrs. Gustavus
Lundberg was held from her late home
on Central street Saturday afternoon at
clock, Rev. Il. L. Masseck ofliciat
ing. The bearers were +. A. Bagg, NJ
ID. Grout, J. A. Amidon and C. +. Reed
Burial was in Meeting House Hill Gem
etery.
Dispositions of T. J. Turner, Bert
Ware, l.. j. Johnson and Fred Greasy
were taken Tuesday before Justice +.
ID. +. Stowe in the ease of G. c. Abbey
of Chicopee, Mass, against 7. Frank
and Nellie A. Turner, in an action
brought to foreclose mortgage on GER
tain real estate in this town.
John G. Baker goes to Boston to-
day with horse which he sold yester-
day to A. II. Brown, who owns a large
livery stable in that city. The horse
formerly belonged to G. II. Belden but
Mr.. Baker was so taken with the APP
pearance of the animal that he bought
it the first of the week. The horse is
light bay and an exceptionally stylish
mover.
Rev. Oscar F. Koch, pastor of the
Swedish Lutheran church, left Wednes-
day for Chambers Valley, Pa, where
he has taken pastorate. His place
here will be taken by Rev. 0. Lawson,
who will preach his first sermon in the
local church May Is. Mr.. Lawson is
now in Sweden 20 make arrangements
for moving his family to this country,
but he has been engaged in ministerial
work in Brockton, Mass.
About 60 members and invited
guests attended the season s last meet
ing of the Congregational club in the
Brooks House Tuesday evening. Sup
per was served at clock and it was
followed by program of old home mu-
sic. including selections by the Brat
tleboro male quartet, vocal solos by
Mrs. Katherine O'Connor Weeks, Fred
c.. and George f. Adams and a piano
solo by Miss Helen Crosby. Fred,
George and Crosby Adams also sang
the Stein Song.
John F. Anderson of Philadelphia,
principal owner of the famous Tono'
pah, Nevada, gold mine, was visitor
at his former home in this town We'd
nesday. Mr.. Anderson recently sold
a block of Tonopah stock for $780,
900 but still owns 81 per cent. of the
whole amount. His wealth is estimated
at about $10,000,000. Mr.. Anderson
came to Brattleboro on the late tram
Tuesday evening and left for New
York Wednesday afternoon. His trip
here was ON business.
1t is understood on good author,
itv that the Central Vermont Railroad
company intends to make this spring
several important Improvements IN
their service, says the Amherst CORE
spondent of the Springfield Republican.
Several new locomotives of the latest
and most improved type for use on this
division have been already ordered.
Much will be done to the roadbed OF
the New London Northern division this
year. Thousands of ties have been dis
tributed along the railroad and large
force of men will be soon set to work
to make the needed Improvements and
repairs.
Sedgwick post, G. A. R., celebrat-
ed the 10th anniversary of the organl-
zation of the Grand Army of the Re
public with appropriate exercises IN e.
4. R. hall last Friday evening. Coz.
II. f. Taylor, who presided, read a ms,
tory of the organization, and brlet
speeches were made by James +. Hook
or DR.. II. D. Holton, L. f. Adams,
d T. Perry and Col. Henry Marsh OF
Northampton, Mass, who was a mem
her of the 18th Vermont regiment. DR..
Holton showed a picture OF the monu-
ment which is to be erected on the
Valley fair grounds to mark the sue
of the old camp grounds where 50
many troops were mustered INTO service
during the civil war. Following the
exercises refreshments were served py
tbe Woman S Relief corps. Inc eXer-
Uses were well attended, many asso-
ciate members being among those pres
emit
An eiectment suit brought by. I.
Raymond of Holyoke, Mass, against
Watson S. French, was tried Monday
AND " d'T Tuesday in the probate office be-
fore Justice R. c. Bacon and a jury
comnosed of E. B. Barrows, W. r.
Ranks. H. E. Bond, G. W. Puffer, W.
= Mitchell and H. w. Sargent. The
or;dence showed that Mr.. Raymond
made contract with MI. frehcn ~