Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-04
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

and Rebekahs attended services in IN,
Methodist church Sunday morning.
Horace, youngest SON of W. II. Wei
come, was struck in the face by base
ball ON the island Saturday Afternoon
and had three teeth knocked out.
p L. Samson has finished work 70,
the Estey Organ company and will oper
hsh market in the Ninton building on
South Main street in a short time.
The quarantine card was taken
down Friday from the house ON Elliot
street occupied by Mrs. William Met
tey, one of whose children has been IN
with diphtheria.
"A partition suit brought by Fred
{. Gale against Frank d. Fiske TO set
tie the question of ownership of tho
island is returnable in the court al
Keene, n. H., today.
The board of civil authority met in
the office of Haskins & Schwenk Sat.
urday evening to revise the check list
which was used at the village meeting
Tuesday. Only two names were added
TO the list.
George +. Warner took possession
Tuesday of the bakery which he recent.
ly bought of c. +. Wright. Mr. Wright
has not yet decided what he will do
but he intends to remain in Brattle.
boro for time at least.
Mrs. Mary Howe Burton will sing
at a concert in STAFFORD June o for
the purpose of raising money to defray
the expenses of an evangelistic cam.
paign which is planned to be held in
that town June 8 to IL.
The reduction in fare on the West
River railroad, which was announced in
the Reformer several weeks ago, went
into effect Tuesday The fare is now
three cents a mile-the same as it is on
all other divisions of the Central Yer.
mont. 1t was formerly five cents.
IS. w. Edgett 4 Co. have sold 20
acre farm in West Brattleboro for j.
W. Bracewell, the purchaser being Ida
M. Cove of Lebanon, n. H., who will
move here shortly Edgett & Co. have
sold for A. l. Laughton a 30,acre tim
Der lot in Dummerston to Z. H. Miller.
The lead which was stolen from
Crosby & Parker week ago Sunday,
was returned to its original resting
place last Sunday. The metal looked
as if someone had tried to cut il into
small pieces and being unsuccessful had
decided to return it to its rightful own
ers.
Rachel Perry, 50, wife of Charles
T. Perry, died last Friday at her home
on the Putney road after a long illness.
Funeral services were held Sunday af-
ternoon at 2 clock, Rev. George b.
Lawson officiating. Miss Emma J.
Gregg sang two solos. Burial took
place in Locust Ridge cemetery.
The funeral of the late Azor Mar
shall was held from his home on High
street Monday afternoon at o clock,
Rev. f. @. S. Osgood officiating. Burial
took place in Prospect Hill cemetery,
the bearers being W. H. Bracket, q.
A. Harris, c. w. Richardson and Z. b.
Barrows.
There was not large attendance
at the ball given in Festival hall Mon
day evening for the benefit of the San
Francisco sufferers, but about $40 was
realized. Leitsinger' s orchestra gave an
excellent concert from until o clock,
and the Brattleboro male quartet sang
two selections. Dancing was enjoyed
from 9 until / clock by between ~
and 40 couples.
At the regular session of the pro-
bate court Saturday the will OF Jane
E. Atwater was allowed, and +, u. y.
Stowe appointed executor with H. H.
Gordon and I4ucius A. Moore apprals-
ers and commissioners. The will of Ed
ward w. Fox was allowed, and George
E. Fox appointed executor. Mrs, Mary
r Warmer was ordered to the Brattle-
Dor Retreat to be supported at the eX-
pense of the state,
Five of the section hands employed
in the local depot yard went out on
strike Tuesday morning. A short time
1go they asked for an increase from
II. % to $3.50 a day, and when their
demands were not granted May ! they
1uit work. 1t was expected that all OF
The section hands on the New London
division would go out, but evidently
majority of them believed IN waiting
mill the railroad company had time TO
consider the matter more fully.
The petition Of E. G. Dunklee for
IN Injunction restraining the Sunset
lake water company from flowing the
voter of Stickney brook into Pleasant
valley brook was denied Saturday by
Jndpe T. NJ. Tyler, who, at the same
fine, granted the water company Pc
tition for the appointment OF a COM
mission TO determine the question Oh
damages caused by the foWage. pc
faro fbe commission was appointed,
however, the parties interested enect e
! settlement. G. G. Fits appeared lor
the water company, and H. Y. baipoi
for Mr.. Dunklee.
-BrattIeboro Private school was hot
!, session Yesterday or today on ac-
aount of the absence OF the prlnclpa,,
Miss Christa NJ. Park, VINO mas gun ~
Ihanv. N. Y, to confer with MI NY;
nod If the shorthand department o.
tbo Albany Business college as to met9-
,ds for teaching advanced shorthahu'
,snociallv court reporting. BratllepoIo
pI;vo+o school has sent conslderacle
number of pupils to this college TO mn,
~ tboir courses. but the new STUDY
~ on dertaken by Miss Park will enaple
them to 60 directly into once once " VAT Al.
Miss Park will be accompanied - Miss
Pany Coolidge of South Main street
Tho woman Is missionary and ana
,a.iotr ~ of tbe First Baptist church held
' ." aSyuu U meeting Monday afternoon moor
md elected the following oincers os;aaut
dent, Mrs. J. J. Estey; vle Weep Miss
Mrs W. B. Smith; secretary rs -H,o
Tettie Cheney; treasurer, MISS ,, nItn
Tbomas The chairmen OF comlil9 Ms
noI ns follows. Foreign missions, MIS-