Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15

the Estey organ factory.
The grange sewing society will
meet Wednesday afternoon for the cleo
tion of officers. All women connected
with the grange requested to be pres
ent.
Major y. W. Childs has built two
cottages on Amcs hill near liillcrest
Land rented them for the season. He ox'
poets TO break ground for another In n
short time.
Baxter q. Reed expects TO open his
new hotel in Bernardston, Mass, about
Aug. |. Mr.. Reed has already had
quantities of applications from people
desiring a summer boarding house.
AT the 5srd annual assembly Of the
Grand Council of Royal and Select Mas
tiers of Vermont in Burlington Tuesday
Isaac ID. Bailey of Brattleboro was
chosen grand conductor ON Wednes'
day Mr.. Bailey was elected venerable
chief of the Vermont Masonic Veter-
ans association.
"A number of local golfers have re.
ceived invitations 10 the fourth annual
men 5 open amateur golf tournament
10 he held under the auspices of the
| Massachusetts Golf association ON the
grounds Of the Country club of Spring
| field, Mass, june 81 TO 80 inclusive, Ii
| is possible that the Wantastiquet club
will be represented in the tournament.
e. r, Thaycr and A. w, Rockwell
were arrested Wednesday by Sheriff +.
W. Mcclure on an action of trover
brought by Il. W, Gibson in behalf of
Warren Doolittle to recover the value
of n piano taken by Messrs. Thayer and
Rockwell. on advice of +. +. Barber,
from Deputy Sheriff c. |. Knapp, who
had the instrument in his possession
under writ of attachment.
The public Improvement commit
tee of the board of trade held meet
ing Tuesday evening TO discuss plans
for Identifying the town. No definite
action was taken but various methods
were talked over, and it is probable
that steps will be taken within short
time. The board of trade is trying TO
secure for temporary headquarters the
room in the town hall building now
used by the board of listers.
"A PHEASANT was 'fNh'
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. +. A:
Foster by the members of the Ladies
Enterprise society, the occasion taking
the form of a reception to Mrs. \. a.
Cheney, who leaves soon for Portland,
Me. During the afternoon Mrs. Cheney
was presented with a $40 gold piece
as token Of friendship and esteem.
Later bountiful collation. was served
on the lawn and photograph taken OF
those present.
The first tea of the season was
served by Mrs James +. Hooker at the
Wantastiquet Golf club house Friday |
afternoon. The threatening sky Kept /
away many who would otherwise have
been there, but a large number were |
present to enjoy Mrs. Hooker's hospi- |
tality. Leitsinger's orchestra fur
nished music at a corner of the piazza, |
and the table was spread in the center.
Refreshments were hot coffee and iced |
tea. sandwiches and ices, served in a /
most tempting manner.
u A. Burns was arrested Wednes-
day evening by Officer Il, X, Thayer on
the charge of being an absconding debt |
or. the complaint being made by +. =.
Young to whom Burns owed bill of
$500 for groceries Burns was ar
raipned before Justice w. 5. Newton |
Wednesday evening and the ease was
continued until yesterday morning. /
Burns settled in the meantime, how
ever, by paying the full amount of the
bill and costs A. C. Spencer was coun-
sci for Mr.. Young and F. Z. Barber
for the defendant,
Mrs. Jennie B. Powers went to AM
dover. VT, last week, accompanied by
Sheriff Bond of Chester, where she shot
a horse that was found to be IN
worse condition than any animal that
has come under her observation during
her experience as humane agent. She
ordered n horse killed in Stoddard
Monday. and Investigated cases OF
cruelty in Hinsdale and Winchester
Wednesday apd Thursday. Today she
has gone to Athens and Grafton. VT,
and will spend Sunday in Brattleboro.
Cheshire Republican.
A hearing on the account of E. ).
Hall. trustee of the n. F. Skies estate,
was held before Referee f. d. Il.
Stowe Monday in regard to declaring
a second dividend Referee Stowe de-
cided to declare dividend of 30 per
cent. amounting to $4,000, payable the
odd The first dividend was per cent.
1t was decided to hold special hear
ing on the claims of Mrs. Emma Buck
man and George l.. Townshend. which
claims were not presented until after
the first dividend was declared, but no
date for the hearing was set.
The Middlebury Baptist society re-
ceived Wednesday the gift of $4,000
marble church edifice from Colonel ;.
A. Ilsley, who was formerly regular
summer visitor at Pine Grove Springs,
Spofford lake. Colonel Ilsley moved to
Middlebury from New York city five
wears ago and has proven generous
benefactor to the town. Last year he
presented Middlebury with $4,000
soldiers monument, and previous to
that time purchased and made extern
siye improvements on the Middlebury
fair grounds, thereby placing the Ad-
olson county agricultural society on
splendid basis.
C. G. Fits has filed motion to
dismiss the appeal taken by Will Garlic
ton of Brooklyn, n. y, from the decis-
ion of the commissioners of the estate
of Adora Carleton of Halifax on the
claim of E. S. Niles of Boston. The
motion to dismiss is on the grounds
that the appeal does not mention any
court to which it was taken, that there
is no prayer for appeal to county court,
that it does not appear that the admin
istrator has declined to appeal to coun-
ty court, that the order allowing the