Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-12-07

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[ street.
Leon Whitney has sold the city
/ Lunch room 20 Leon Parsons and W, T.
/ whitney, who will run the establish
ment, still retaining in their employ The
former proprietor
The Boston Globe OF Saturday con
tanned picture Of Rev, Frank l., Mas.
seek, national king OF the knights OF
King Arthur. Mr., Masseek spoke AZ
7 the grand conclaye of the order which
was held in Emmanuel house, Boston,
last Friday,
AT the meeting OF the Woman 5
club Wednesday afternoon Col &. a.
Miles read a paper on The Valley Press
of A Century Ago, The paper showed
most entertaining and showed prinei'
pally the mental characteristics OF the
people OF century ago ms reflected IN
the press at that time.
Anthony +. Schwenk received his
commission as Judge OF probate late
Saturday morning from Governor froe'
por. The appointment was no surpis'
| 10 the people of the town as u was
understood that Mr.. schwenk, In addi'
lion TO his excellent qualifications Tor
the office, had the support OF influential
members Of his party In the district
Since the first of November ~
families have been quarantined on ae'
count of whooping cough. At present
there are three cases Of typhoid fever
nj the Memorial hospital, all on the
road 10 recovery, and one convalescent
ease in West Brattleboro. Three oi
| the children of W. Searles are IN the
isolation building or the hospital on
the road 20 recovery from mild cases
of diphtheria.
A food sale will be held Wednesday
afternoon Dee. 10 under the direction
of the civics committee at the close
of the regular meeting Of the Woman :
| club. Christmas puddings VIII be a
! speciality Orders for food may be
sent Mrs. H. X. Brown or any member
of the committee before Dee. L. This
sale is for the purpose of raising money
for village improvements and it is hop
ed that il will be well patronized.
Sheriff A. II. Thompson has ap'
pointed the following deputies: NJ. +.
Davis, A. ". J. wilkins, +. r. Thayer
and Chauncey /. Knapp of Brattleboro
| c. +. Mann of West Dover; W. W. Van
Ness of Townshcnd; Earl Davis of New
fame; o. r. Chase of Nottingham; Her
bert F. Willis of jamaica; Adm F.
Miller of Dummerston; d. j. Melon
aid and Frank B. Phelps of Rocking
ham and ]. W. Melcndy of London
derry.
Lillian G. Dyer was granted di-
vorce Friday in the Rutland county
court from Maj. II. Edward Dyer who
is well known in Brattleboro through
his frequent visits here. The petition,
filed last August. alleged intolerable Sc
verify and the attorneys reached an
agreement whereby Mrs. Dyer will re.
ceive $4,000 in cash and the custody
of her two daughters aged 10 and II
years. Dyer was captain of Company
A., V. n. c., for some time and at
present is major of the second battalion
of the Vermont regiment.
The annual meeting of the Sedg-
wick post. G. A. r., was held in the
post hall Wednesday evening. The fol
Z lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Commander. j. NJ. Tucker;
/ senior vice commander, Henry Allen;
/ Junior vice-commander, Roscoe Fisher;
! auartermaster. A. b. Ashley; surgeon,
/ Dr. Henry Tucker; chaplain, h. j.
/ Knowlton: officer of the day, John JOY;
officer of the guard, Harry Rowe. IT
/ is expected that the installation of the
officers will take place about the first
of January. J. p. Elmer and CT. Piper
were elected delegates to the depart
ment convention with Roscoe Fisher
and Harry Rowe as alternates.
/ The death of Mrs. Eunice Wilkins,
: at the great age of "a wears, took place
Yesterday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. +. +. Reed of 4 Pond
street Mrs. wilkins died of old age,
and had been confined to her bed 10
months. She was born, in Shelburne
/ Nav q. 1912, daughter of Moses Mitch
| ell. and lived in Greenfield for a time
when quite young. Her husband was
Capt Jesse wilkins who died in 1886.
They were married in 1874 and lived
for MANY wears in Guilford, Vt. For
the past IA years Mrs Wilkins had
made her home with Mrs. Reed her
only living daughter, in Brattleboro,
Athol, Leominster and Greenfield. The
funeral will take place this afternoon
at o clock and the burial will be in
Guilford-Greenfeld Gazette, Dec, l..
Assistant Judges Frank L. Worden
of Halifax and Fred B. Pier of Jamaica
were at the county clerk s office Sat
urdav administering the oaths of office
to various county officers who were
elected at the September election but
whose term of office began Saturday
Those who furnished bonds and took
oaths of office were: States Attorney
Robert c. Bacon of Brattleboro; high
sheriff, Arthur H. Thompson of Bellows
Falls: first bailiff, John A. Davis of
Brattleboro; Judges of probate, u. II.
Allbee of Westminster and Anthony f.
Schwenk of Brattleboro; road commits
sioners, George A. Weston of Bellows
Falls. Prescott Eames of Brattleboro,
and James w. Gould, Williamsville; Jail
commissioners, P. II. Rutter of Towns
bend. and 0. L. Sherman and j. II,
Merrifeld of Williamsville; county
treasurer, George c. Averill of Brattle-
boro; county auditor, F. A. Dewitt of
Newfane. Fred B. Pingree was APP
pointed probation officer by the judges
to succeed Robert C. Bacon. Bonds
were furnished by each one of from
$4,000 to $4,000, satisfactory to Judges
Worden and Pier.
The Lorne Elwyn stock company
has been playing a week stand at the
auditorium this week to crowded houses
and all who have attended the shows
have been well pleased The company
is far in advance of the usual "rep
shows Lorne Elwyn, who plays the
leading parts, is an actor of consider
able ability. He apneared at his best