Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-11-30
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP,

Nearly 80 football enthusiasts from
this town attended the Dartmouth
Brown game Saturday
Entries are now being taken for
the billiard and pool tournaments which
will be started in the Vermont Wheel
club rooms within Il short time.
Miss Abbie Griilin's sale of fancy
aud useful articles will be held in Ret.
ting block, High street, beginning We'd
nesdoy, Dee. 5, instead Of at nj Main
Street.
r.. G. Bacon received Monday from
Governor Proctor his commission as
states attorney for Windham county.
Mr.. Bacon will assume the duties of
the Office tomorrow.
AT the meeting of the woman 5
auxiliary of the Y. NJ. G. A., next
Wednesday afternoon musicale will
be given in charge of Mrs. w. II. Bond.
All women are invited.
The women of the Baptist society
will hold their fair and food sale in
grange hall Thursday evening Dee. 10,
when supper will be served and useful
and fancy articles placed on sale.
"A special meeting of the W. c. 4.
L., is called for next Tuesday afternoon
at three o clock mt its rooms in Emer-
son block. There will be important
business and a large attendance is so
licited.
"A pit is being dug near the south
end of Swift q company S building for
the purpose of installing a dynamo to
pump water into the tank across the
track. The gasoline engine which has
been used in the past will be repaired
and kept as an auxiliary to the dynamo.
The grange dramatic club will hold
meeting in grange hall Friday eve
ming, Dee. Z. at S clock. After the
meeting there will be "A sociable with
cards and dancing Every member of
the grange is cordially invited to be
present.
A new hydrant was installed We'd
nesday at the corner of Main and Fiat
streets which protects large portion
of the business section. While digging
the trench for the pipes the workmen
uncovered an old blind drain which
had been built so long its location was
forgotten.
George Field found a dead doe near
the Samuel Adams place in Dummerston
Saturday morning The animal evl'
IDENTIFY had been shot in one leg during
the open season and had died as re-
suit Of blood poisoning. 1t had been
dead but a short time when discovered,
The matter was reported to the state
fish and game commissioner
An average sized crowd was pres
emf at the Baptist church Tuesday eve
ming at the open night. Guy hirkham
of Springfield, Mass, delivered an TN
teresting talk on the Art of Architec'
ture. After the lecture refreshments
were served and musical program
was given. Three new members were
admitted, at a business meeting
Professor George \. Cross OF
Haverhill, Mass, gave the thlrd ana
last in his series of lectures under the
auspices of the High school seniors IN
Grange hall Monday evening. Inc SUD,
iect OF the lecture was Paris and IL was
fully as interesting as any oil the pre-
vions ones. Beautiful stereopticon
views of the places of interest were
shown In this lecture, as formerly
Professor Cross proved himself an eA'
cellent lecturer, enlivening his narrative
with many humorous anecdotes
At the first annual meeting of the
Vermont branch of the American Nat'
;opaI Red Cross society, IN Burlington
Tuesday. DR.. H. d. Holton OF brattie.
boro was elected president. Inc report az
If the treasurer showed that SI,ooi.5o
had been sent by the Vermont society
IN the relief of San Francisco at the
time of the recent disaster in addition
70 sunplies valued at $4,000. Congress,
man Haskips of Brattleboro was elected
deleqate to the convention OF the nat
ionaI society in Washington Dec. l.
Thomas II. Callahan, "a, who was
struck by train and killed IN west
Swanzev. N. H., last Thursday was
horn in Brattleboro Oct. l, lso2 ana
went TO Ashuelot, N. H., with his par
ents when young child. He served
three years in the regular army as a
member of the 9th coast artillery, pc
inc honorably discharged about a year
AGO. Since then he had been employed
in a naper mill in Putney. The funeral
was held in Ashuelot Sunday and the
body was brought to Brattleporo lof
burial in the Catholic cemetery
The stock book of the Brattleporo
Trust company was opened TUESDAY
In 10 minutes the stock had been over
subscribed by about $l0,0oO ana ~ 1
hook was closed. The stock IS diVlded
among 1870 stockholders who VIII hola
tbeir first meeting Wednesday, Dec 20,
at 10 clock in the company DAM
inc rooms on Main street. At tha'
time a board of directors Will be cnoseh;
The call for the first meeting IS sigheo
hv Charles A. Boyden, j. H. Martin, "
Il Gorham. G. S. Foster, 0. y. kandall'
q Eels. +. L. Stockwell, U. M. Law
Ton q, S. Howe and M. j. Moran.
"A southbound freight tram over
4ho West River road was delayed some
time Monday afternoon because d WIZ me-
On a steel coal car worked ioos9' ~
train was just below Townshend w Iian
tbe wheel dropped down upon the 'ie 70
and began Knocking off the heads u
tbe railespikes. When the accident was
snt the train was stopped and aiter
the Wheel had been picked up and pla:-
o d0 mon the rail it proceeded TO inis
loco where the ear was slde- :
p iaiI = new wheel was put in place OF
tbo worn out one. The sectloh sans
was sent up to the scene Oh 1mc ave- 70.
dent and the broken spikes were io
placed.
The Thanksgiving food and flower
=. rhicb the women of the Congreega-
say SAIL church hold annually took place
Monday and Tuesday Wh esd of
amount of eatables was DISPOSE al
pics cakes, cookies, canned irul1S a.,