Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21

The Springfield Elevator company
is putting in new hydraulic elevator
for L. Crosby 4 company at their grain
store ON Depot street. A shaft will be
sunk to the depth Of 80 feet to receive
the plunger of the elevator.
Work on the front wall of the
American building has been at a
standstil the past week because OF a
shortage Of pressed brick. A consign.
ment Of brick is on the road, however,
and the remainder OF the front OF the
building win be completed as soon as
Ii arrives.
AT business meeting of the we.
man 5 society of the Congregational
church yesterday the resignation OF
Mrs. 4. l.. Waterman, who has served
as president Of the society for the past
three years, was accepted with regret,
The following officers were elected;
President, Mrs. ii. Z. Bond; vice.presi.
dent, Mrs. II. X. Miles; secretary, Mrs.
q. G. Averill; treasurer, Mrs. 4. Il.
Parker.
AT the nterdenominational Sun.
day school convention which is being
held at Saxtons River today and to.
morrow Rev. II. r. Miles, Rev. +. l..
Masseck, Mrs. +. Il. Perry, Mrs. l.. w.
Hawley, Mrs. A. II. Webb and Mrs. +.
w. Kuech are scheduled to speak.
Three sessions will be held today
morning, afternoon and evening. The
conference will close tomorrow at noon.
l.. .ttaplapuA from this
town.
Catherine Anne Gallagher, 65, wife
of Thomas Geiss, died this morning
early at the Brattleboro Retreat where
she had been for treatment. She was
native of County Roscommon, Ire.
land, but came to this country when a
Young girl She came to Brattleboro
in 1865 and had made her home here
ever since. Mrs. Geiss is survived
by husband and one sister, Mrs. Jane
sherry. Funeral services will be held
Sunday morning in st. Miehael's Ro-
man Catholic church.
The three upper classes of the high
school held elections yesterday and
chose the following officers: Senior
class-Murray Frost, president; Miss
A. NJ. Mcdonald, vice.president; Miss
l.. Ranney, secretary; and Harold Sar,
gent. treasurer. Junior class-Hyland
Tasker, president; Miss Margaret Bar
Der, vice.president; Una Rice. seere'
tary: c. P. Jones, treasurer. Sopho'
more elass--A. Blood, president; Miss
Emma Barrows, vice-president; Miss
Helen Martin, secretary; and Merriii
Whitney, treasurer. The freshman
class has not held its election. The
Athletic association at a meeting held
Yesterday elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: President.
Murray Frost; vice-president, Warren
Crosby; treasurer, John Eckles; seere-
tary, Paul Jones.
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, who is in
NORTHAMPTON TO give an address before
the Daughters of the American Revolu'
ton, will come to Brattleboro Saturday,
to remain here until Tuesday as the
guest of Mrs. j. j. Estey, whom she
will accompany TO Burlington to attend
the meeting of the Vermont chapter,
ID. A. r. Mrs. Lockwood is one of the
authors Of Story of the Records, the
first complete history of the d. A. H.,
and is honorary vice-president general
for life of the National society. She
was the first historian general of the
National society and has had some OIL
cial relation with the board of manage
ment since its organization. Daughters
of the American Revolution and mem
bers of the Woman s club are invited
to call at Mrs. Estey's to meet Mrs.
Lockwood next Monday evening.