Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-01-05


connected with the church and So
cety.
The new furnace a Lawson No 4
Columbia. manufactured by the Full
Ter & Warren company OF Troy, n.
Y. which has just been set up at tne
seminary building was started inns
week and Is giving excellent satlsiac-
ton. The new furnace Is larger than
the old one, taking In four-foot WOOD
without cutting, and Is bricked up ana
has also a CRATE. Weather conditions
have not yet been severe enough 10
test the full capacity of the new fur.
mace but 1t Is expected that 1t VIII
not be found wanting
Miss Harriet Fletcher, who has so
long and faithfully served the
Phoenix as Townshend correspondent,
has ceased from her literary pursuits
and Mrs. S. II. Mcdonald has been en-
gagged to act In that capacity. The
Reformer scribe wishes to extend TO
the new correspondent cordial greet
ing, and the assurance of a sympathy.
which possibly little experience will
prove not to be entirely inappropriate.
For even newspaper reporter has
more or less human nature To EN-
counter and often 1t Is more rather
| than less.
! Some declare that a woman's mind
is not logical. We should hesitate to
say that the assertion Is true. III Ii
| Is, there must be exceptions. FOR the
matrons who We're coasting recently
on Jennison's hill, certainly exhibited
some power of connecting cause and
effect. by their manner of disembark-
ing from the sled when part way down
the hill. They were agreed that
suuealing would be useless in making
landing half way down, so they roll
ed off. and the result vndicated their
logic-they stopped. Great Is logic no
matter what its gender.
The commodious residence OF j. C.
Taft was the scene on Thursday even
! ing of last week, of a most enjoyable
social function given by Mr.. and Mrs.
! Taft to commemorate the 18th birth
day of their nephew. Robert Cushman.
| About 80 of the young people were
present to enjoy the festivities OF the
evening. Games of various kinds were
played. and refreshments consisting of
! ice cream and cake We're served. one
| of the features of the occasion was
the birthday cake presented by Mr.
! Cushman to his son. This cake with
its appropriate Inscription was carved
at the proper moment and added not
little to the enjoyment of those pres
ent. The party broke up with many
kind wishes for the welfare of their
host. and firm conviction that good
time had been enjoyed. Wilbur Cush-
man of New York was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Taft last week and
attended the party.
The wise ones are saying, Il told
you So" and Just as | expected
and others who are not saving very
much are doing considerable think
ing: and 1t Is all about the late meat
market. which was but is not. From
the first an unlucky star seemed TO
dominate the markets horizon, until
now not even the star is left, Accord
ing to the notice which Deputy Sheriff
Knapp posted on the door of the mar
ket the remnants are to be sold at
public auction on Jan. 30. i'm front of
Townshend Inn, to satisfy the de-
mands of certain chattel mortgage
held by Lawyer Gibson of Brattleboro.
Mr.. Phelps, the one-time proprietor
of the market went TO Brattleboro be-
fore Christmas and has not yet re-
turned. Considerable sympathy Is felt
for Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps. and 1t Is with
much regret that the citizens contem-
plate the closing of the market. For
while we have excellent service from
|
town, il is a great convenience to have
a market in the village, We are Of the
opinion that a market starting in UNI
der more favorable circumstances and
adapting itself to existing conditions
could do a nice business.
In these days OF craze for the an
tiaue and the imported, II Is refresh
ing to find someone who has a gen.
uine enthusiasm for the home made
article. Landlord Burke does not be-
lieye that because thing is ugly and
from abroad that 1t is to be raved
over. He is willing even to run the
risk of being thought old-fashoned
because of the genuine satisfaction he
derives from picture he is having
framed to hang in the office at the
inn. This photograph. which shows
Mr. Burkes dog, "Coachy." with her
family. was taken last summer by Asa
Thompson of White Plains. n, Y,
while he was boarding at the inn.
The picture is well taken and has an
excellent finish, and is mounted on
large card so that with the mat 1t re-
auired a frame 25 inches by 80. out
side measurement. The frame. which
is of maple, in natural wood finish,
was made by Eugene Wetherby. and
is decorated with original designs
burned into the wood AT the ton is
a horse and wagon. with a small girl
for driver At the bottom directly be-
meath is the date 1905" A slender
vine adorns the rest of the frame. At
each corner the Joint is secured by a
small horseshoe of dark wood glued
on. and also decorated with designs
burned into the surface. Altogether 1t
makes an attractive picture and with
the exception of the glass. it is home