Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

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crest ON Ames hill for the summer sea
son Monday.
The postolce will be open from .
10 10 Wednesday morning. The ear
riers viii make no delivery.
The past and present residents of
Highland street will hold their annual
Fourth of july picnic ON the lawn of
Mrs. 4. $. Morse.
Charles Il. Crosby bought Of Il. IL.
Putnam yesterday the Fort drummer
farm about mile below the village.
The property consists of 80 acres Dor
dering the Central Vermont railroad
track.
Patrick Ryan OF Guilford under
went an extremely delicate operation
far the removal of cancer of the
throat ut the Lynch hospital Monday.
He now seems to be making good re-
covery.
About 200 attended the picnic OF
the Universalist Sunday school at Cen.
trail park, Vernon, yesterday. The day
was enioyably spent in various pas
times, the picnickers returning to
Brattleboro ON the 5.35 train.
Patrick Lynch sustained severe
cash in the side of his head Wednesday
while AT work in the Brattleboro Cabi.
net company 5 factory. The accident
was caused by board which he was
carrying coming IN contact with rap
idly moving belt.
w. A. Morse has put in place this
week large sign on the top of the
building occupied by the Dewitt Gro
Gerry company. The sign is lis feet
Ilong and bears the words, Dewitt
Grocery Co., Wholesale Groeers IN
gold letters two feet high II is the
largest sign in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brooks and
daughter, Evelyn, of Vernon were driv.
ING from West Brattleboro Sunday
when their horse took fright at an au-
tomobile and overturned the wagon,
throwing Mr.. Brooks and his daughter
out and bruising the latter severely.
The horse was stopped before it ran
great distance and no damage was done
to the wagon.
-Elbridge G.. Park, SO, who died
suddenly at his home in Somerville,
Mass, Monday night, was brother
Iin.law of Miss Helen Chandler of this
town, his wife being Maria Chandler,
who formerly lived here. Mr.. Park
had been the proprietor of restaurant
| in Boston for many years and was a
large real estate owner. He is sur
vived by widow and one son, Arthur
Park.
! Sixteen members of the Smith
sonian club spent delightful day
Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Fordyce
1 Smith AT Mortified Farms. One of the
pleasant features of the day was a poem
composed for the occasion by Mrs. John
Goodenough. Mrs, Parke Swift OF
Athol Joined the party and Mrs. Stark
weather and Mrs Houghton of the
Farms were also present, making q in
| all. The club expects to meet again
the last Wednesday in June, 1907
The annual meeting of the Brattle-
boro society of seamstresses, needlewo-
men and shopgirls was held in Festival
hall last evening when the following
Officers were chosen: President, Mrs. A.
J. Currier; vice. president, Miss Addie
Fay; secretary, Miss Helen Leahy;
treasurer. Mrs. A. S. Thompson; exeeu-
tive committee, Mrs. A. j. Currier, Mrs.
| Fisher and Miss Abbie Pratt. 1t was
voted to change the time of the annual
meeting from August until June. The
present membership of the society IS
! 400.
Daniel Francis Aher of this town
and Miss Rose Elizabeth Game OF
Springfield, Vt, were married at st.
Charles's Roman Catholic church IN
Springfield Tuesday morning, Rev. X. >.
Cahill of Waterbury performing the
ceremony. Miss Agnes Cainc, sister
of the bride, was bridesmaid, and Mar
tin Aher, brother of the groom, best
man. After short wedding trip Mr.
and Mrs. Aher will return to Brattleboro
and begin housekeeping on Pearl street.
Mr.. Aher has been employed as clerk
in II. B. Haus S grocery store for sew
eral years.
The machinery, stock and fixtures
of the Brattleboro Manufacturing com
pany were sold at auction Wednesday
morning by w. S. Smith, trustee, a.
w. j. wilkins acting as auctioneer,
The total amount received from the
sale was $l,560 Charles Miner
bought all the machinery for $3.50,
bidding against several Hebrews from
Boston. Mr.. Miner is planning to be-
gin the manufacture of hosiery in the
quarters formerly occupied by the
Brattleboro Manufacturing company as
soon as he can make suitable arrange
ments.
A petition signed by about 100
clerks asking for ene-half holiday
week during the summer months was
presented to the board of trade Tues
day. The matter was referred to the
committee on local trade and Secretary
Fox was delegated to confer with the
merchants on Main street for the pur-
pose of ascertaining their attitude on
the matter. Mr.. Fox found that more
than half of the merchants were OPP
posed to the idea and as no agreement
could be reached unless practically all
of the merchants were agreeable, the
matter was dropped.
Protective grange held regular
meeting Wednesday evening. The over
seer, H. W. Spaulding, had charge of
the program, which included PIANO
solos by Hugh Thayer and song by
Guy Thayer. The question, In what
way Does Grange Benefit Commun-
ityf, was discussed by Frank E. Bar
Der, o. T. Ware, P. 8. Eames, G. S.
Hopkins, George W. Pierce and Mrs.
Carrie Hamilton. The farce, Per Tele-
phone, followed with parts taken by
Miss Gertrude Barker, Miss Zetta
Weld, Miss Blanche Drown, Fred
Spaulding, ir., and Vern Hart Win
chester. The Awkward Squad was act
ed by Fred Spaulding, jr., Robert Ann
don, Oscar Whitney, Harland Miller,
Clarence Bruce, Rollan Holbrook and