Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-12-14

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viii hold its annual meeting next We'd
nesday evening.
Fort Dummer colony, Pilgrim Fa-
theirs, holds It's next regular meeting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stone, 10 Myrtle street, next Tuesday
evening
Carpenters were at work Monday
putting IN several new lockers in the
baggage room NJ the local station. They
will be- used hv the men connected
with the baggage Office,
The Ladies Enterprise society
will meet with Mrs. c, II. Evans on
Maple street next Tuesday instead Of
Wednesday afternoon nj 4 O'Clock.
supper viii be served from 9 to s.
s.. ". Edgett and company have
sold for Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pierson n
cottage house and LOT on Southern ave-
nue. TO Emily \, odcll. Mrs, odell buys
for AN investment and will take immc-
diate possession.
The second "ladies night" of the
season will take place in the Vermont
Wheel club rooms this evening. The
evening will be devoted TO whist and
prizes aggregatng SEQ will be given.
There will be no dancing.
President RI. II. Bowman and Sec
rotary j. Frank Drake of the Spring
field, Mass, board Of trade, who spoke
in Brattleboro u few weeks ago, Will
address the Winchester, n. H., board OF
trade this evening. Leitsinger's or
chcstra will furnish music,
Donald NJ. Flower of IIartland, VT"
preached at the Universalist church
SUNDAY. Mr.. Flower is n candidate for
the pulpit made vacant by the resigna-
ton Of the Rev. I. H. Masseck. His
sermon was clean cut and impressive.
\ good sized audience attended.
The regular meeting of the Wo-
man S club will be held Wednesday af-
ternoon in the Brooks House. Mrs
Christie b. Crowcll will tell of Califor-
mia 5 catastrophe. Mrs Crowell was at
her former home near San Francisco
mt the time of the earthquake and her
description is sure to be extremely IN
teresting
D. f. Tasker has been in Spring
field, Mass, this week to act as one OF
the Judges at the poultry show of the
Springfield Fanciers' club. The other
Judges are ID. J. Lambert Of Apponaug,
r. l., 4. +. Peirce of Winchester, n. H.,
and Lester Tomkins of Concord, Mass.
The show opened Wednesday morning
and will close tomorrow night.
st. Michael s court, Catholic order
of Foresters, held its annual meeting
for the election of officers in Red Men $
hall Tuesday evening. The following
officers were elected: Chief ranger
Edward J. Lavelle; vice chief ranger,
William o. Young; recording secretary,
Thomas A. Austin; financial secretary,
David S. Carey; treasurer, IL. Is. Haus;
delegate to the state convention. David
O'Keefe; alternate, David S. Carey;
trustees. Peter Lavelle, James Blake
and James Grady.
Edward Long who played basket
ball on the local team last season, will
arrive this afternoon in time to play
with the locals tonight. "Socks" Da-
vev will lead rather strenuous life
for the next week or two. Tomorrow
night he is due to help out Turner's
Falls against the All Americans of
Troy, n. Y, Thursday night he will
play with the Springfield, VT, team
against the Newport. N. H., bunch and
Friday night he will play with the
Athletics in Newport against the New
port team.
Constable b. II. Patten of West
Rutland came to Brattleboro Saturday
with Jed Hoadley of West Rutland, an
ESCAPED inmate of the Brattleboro he
treat. Hoadley left the institution last
October. Since his escape the officers
had not the slightest idea of his
whereabouts until Friday when he was
found at his former hcme by the con-
stable, who took him to Rutland and
placed him in the county Jail. While
in Jail Hoadley said that he had been
in New York a good share of the time
since his escape.
State S Attorney Robert c. Bacon
was in Londonderry Wednesday look
ing after the interests of the state in
the prosecution of s. NJ Holden for the
illegal sale of intoxicating liquor Hol-
den has been running an inn at South
Londonderry and it is alleged has been
a large amount of different
kinds of liquor. Probable cause was
found and the accused was bound over
to the April term of the county court
under $500 bonds. J. G. Martin was
counsel for the defence and the trial
was held before Justice f. j. Dean.
Miss Mary oates Cone of Hartford,
Conn, delivered the second in her Sc
ries of lectures before the Brattleboro
school union in the Congrega-
tional chapel Wednesday evening The
subject of her lecture was the Primary
and Junior Lesson. Miss Cone handles
her subjects well and those who attend
her lectures are well pleased. The lee
tures are given as a normal course for
the Sunday school teachers of the town
in all the churches. Many helpful sug-
gestions are received from Miss Cone
in the way of teaching Sunday school
classes.
The Central Vermont train due to
arrive in Brattleboro at 1908 a. M,
was held up in somewhat novel man
ner near Vernon Saturday ,morning.
Two boys by the name of Jaquith were
hauling water from a well when the
sled to which their horse was attached
became stuck on the tracks just as the
train was approaching. The elder boy
snatched a red toque from the head of
his brother and ran down the track,
signalling frantically to the engineer
He Immediately applied the air brakes
and stopped the train just as the pilot
Of the locomotive struck the sled
With the assistance of the train crew
the sled was quickly removed from the
track and the train proceeded to Brat
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