Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-12-28

nut street next Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock, Supper will be served
from six to eight,
Anthony +. Schwenk was in Town
shend this morning ON the chaneery
case of |. 4. Chase against John Pei
dock and DIR. +. H. osgood. The attor-
neys for the plaintiffs were Waterman
and Gibson and A. j, ,sehwenk for the
defence.
The almond-eyed celestial who has
been running the Chinese laundry on
Elliot street for the past few weeks,
has left town. No notice ms To when
he will return is given and several who
have laundry there are wondering what
has become of the washing ms well rs
of the chinaman.
"A load of Es,ey's pianos and or
gans was being taken TO the station
for shipment Wednesday afternoon
when the sled skiddcd just below the
Brattleboro House and the load was
dumped into the road. All the instr'-
ments were taken back 10 the factory
to be examined before being shipped
away.
After Jan. |. tickets may be bought
of the local ear conductors for 20 cents
which will allow the holder TO 60 to
| Centeryille on the cars, skate fer two
hours and half nj the rink and then
return on the ears. The entire cost OF
the ear rides and skating will be only
% cents which is a marked reduction
| from the price at present
The annual meeting of the Friend
ship circle, d. of r., was held Dee ~
when the following officers were elect
ed: President, Mrs. Myra Stone; hrst
Vice president, Mrs. Ida Spear; second
vice president, Mrs. Ida Hophnson;
secretary, Mrs. Ida Sargent; treasurer,
Mrs. Ida Gibson; directors, Mrs. SUSIE
Cook, Mrs. Nellie Cooper, Mrs, Abbie
Norcross and Mrs. n. X. Staples.
The final hearing in the foreclosure
ease of Charles G. Abbey Of Chicopee,
Mass. against 7. Frank and Nellie a.
I Turner of this town, was held IN the
county clerk S office yesterday before
Special Master z. II. Allbee of Bellows
Falls. The. findings will be kept AMI
given TO the county court at the Aprll
term. II. q. Barber was counsel TOT
the plaintiff and L. W. Gibson and H. J'
Waterman for the defendants.
The trial calendar of the January
term of the supreme court was issued
Wednesday. Ii is the smallest on rec
ord, due to the fact that the time Tor
holding court was placed about two
weeks earlier by the legislature ana
many LAWYERS did not set the eases
for argument. Court will open IN Mont
pelier Tuesday, Jan. :. The only Wlnd,
ham county ease set for trial is That OF
William Tudor against George Tudor
for trespass.
United States Judge James l.. Mar
tin, before whom hearing was held
last Monday in Montpelier on the peti'
ton TO stav the execution in the VIII
son. Clement Islander ease or to i'm
pound the money in the hands OF the
eourt until the case can be heard by the
circuit court of appeals on exceptions
has denied the petition on the grounas
that he had no legal right to stay sucf
an execution. Max l.. Powell, attor-
new for the plaintiff in the ease, WI
take M the matter at once and collect
the sum involved, it being $1,000 WIFI
costs.
-Brattleboro lodge, n. Z. o. T., heiC
its regular meeting Wednesday evenini
+ for the purpose of electlng olhcers 10
the ensuing year After the omcer
were elected the remainder OF the eve
, ming was spent in dancing and social
The officers will be installed at tn
, first meeting in January on which oe
, easion il is expected that the ofheer
from the state lodge will be present
The officers elected were the following
!, Warden. +. c. Davis, vice warden, MIS-
Katherine Supple; secretary, Martin y
Stafford; financial secretary, \. Il. lay
; lor; treasurer, Mrs. w. H. Haywood
. chaplain. Mrs. f. G. Davis; guide, Lo
! fms f. Stafford; guardian, Mrs. Ada {
! Niles: sentinel, Harvey Noble; trustee
for three years, Miss Annie . Men
representatives to the grand lodg
meeting, which will be held in TIM
> town in April, C, R. Simonds and Har
vey Noble.
Small boy liberty is being restrain
ed in some towns by the passing OF reg
I ulations as to snow balling. In Brat
tleboro, VT, the use of this natura
L ammunition has been forbidden on tn
streets and in Greenfield the etfor
:, is being made to hold it down to IN
! limits of good natured sport on IN
school grounds, the promiscuous throw
:, ing of snow-balls being forbidden 1
! school yards and on certain street
Il leading from them. The privilege !
: one too dear to childhood to be abolish
l ed but there are rights of =" non'bel
ligerents' to be protected and SO tn
t sport has to be put under restrain
e The school-child in. particular, VIII
n is not in the fray has right to NJ
: endowment of school grounds and pass
$ ing in the streets to and from schoo
: seems to need shelter that the sell
r restraint of the larger boy cannot b
Q depended upon to give.--Greenheia NJ
y corder.
Mrs. Smaller f. Lawton gave a dc
u lightful party last evening to 80 youn
> neonle for whom she had acted as chat
eron on many occasions The even
was held in the chapel of the Retrea
J. and the room was beautifully decor
II ated. Around the sides OF the ma
IS with its numerous alcoves were banke
n a profusion of hemlock and other eve
l. greens and from tne corners OF the ROOF
. TO the chandelier were draped festoor
8 of WV. Japanese lanterns were sus
IS pended from the ivy ropes and anon
# the dark green branches of hemloc
# countless little incandescent globes burr
t. ed green, blue, red and white, glvin
a the whole room weird and beautlf'
e effect. Numerous coy and seclude
n hooks were furnished for Resin
Is places between the dances which too
e up the evening Light refreshmen
were served The party broke up at