Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-24


Willard treasurer, Mrs, Henry Miles.
Posters are up announcing the plano re'
eital 10 DO given In Academy hall ON the
evening Of August rs by Miss Mabel stod'
dard assisted by Mrs Anna stoddard Nc
Kay, coniralto. and Miss May X. Howe,
pianist. full house ought TO be assured.
Harry Franklin is building a small house
near his dwelling whore he expects to employ
several guards 10 help grind some Of the
corn brought TO his mill II Is understood
that corn can be ground In these small mills
without reference TO the supply Of water In
the mill pond
ON Saturday Of last week Merle Willis Of
Jamaica and Miss Hope Chase OF Towns
bend were married at Newiane, Mr.. Willis
taught The upper department Of the village
school last term while Mrs, Willis has
taught successfully for several terms In the
Holland district. The best wishes Of their
friends go with them.
News was received Monday Of the death
Of Mrs. Eta Howard widow Of Wilcox
Howard, at her home In Orange Mass. Mrs.
Howard was formerly Miss Eta Bowles Of
Newfane and after her marriage to Mr. How
ard lived for many years on the farm across
the river now owned by Henry Cobb, Since
1898 the family have resided In Orange
Mass, where Mr.. Howard died q little over
year ago. Mrs, Howard is survived by
three children; David, Mary, wife OF Charles
Houghton' formerly of this town, and Maud,
wife Of Elmer Wiley, all Of whom are now
living in Orange.
The mercury and the tempers in town
registered very. high for week but the
thunder storm Tuesday afternoon cleared
the atmosphere somewhat and caused both
TO fall a little The storm seems TO have
a a. sk.aa
large birch tree was felled by the light.
ming Although the storm extended over
comparatively small radius, IL was very Sc
we're. One bolt seems TO have passed
through the air for some distance not far
from the ground, several families being
startled by the thunder which instead Of
being continued roar was quick like
the swapping OF pistol but very severe.
Miss Moore, who was in the kitchen at o.
w, Folletts, says that she felt distinct |
shock in both feet which made her lame
for few minutes The sun was still shin
ing when the report came but II was soon
followed by the much needed rain. few |
more days Of drought would have complete
~ ruined many gardens
On Wednesday evening between 90 and |
30 Of the members Of West River grange \
went to Newfane to attend the grange
meeting. The program was furnished by
this grange and was as follows Piano
solo The Thunder Storm, Mrs. +. L. 0s.
good; recitation, Luther Stone duet, Mrs.
Osgood and Mrs. Miles; reading, Ethel
Sparks; pantomime, Reveries Of Bachelor
George Gale; play, The Inter
-upted Proposal. In the pantomime the
wo peasant girls were Mrs. 0sgood and
ethel Sparks, Eta March was the girl in
,lue and white, Mrs. Lyman Gale the coun.
sh ,rt &
real, and Harry Sparks the bachelor. In
he interrupted Proposal the part OF Miss
Stone was taken by Eta Marsh, that of Mr..
Stone by Fred 0sgood while Mrs. Stone
vas Florence Folett. Mr.. Hodgen was Mr..
Toward. Raymond Truesdell was Mr.. Tracy
nd Mrs. Lyman Gale, Mrs. Ramsey. The
arts were all well taken. Refreshments (
of ice.cream, cake and lemonade {
fere served by the Newfane grange. All {
eport exceedingly good time.
The following guests registered at the
'ownshend Inn last week: Miss Barbara
-orton, Meriden, Conn; Mrs, W. B.
oorum, Putney; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Ad
ms, ST. Louis, Mo-; Il. r. Howe Putney;
apt Rodney Norton Burke, Meriden, Ct;
7. NJ Houghton, Keene, n H.; A. Z. Bry.
Mt, Keene; E. D. Bryant, Montreal; Z. C.
Wilbur, New York; A. ]. Trip, New York;
II. Tucker, Brattleboro; Charles II. Sen
", Burlington; Herbert W. Fay, Boston;
E. Drury Providence, r. l.; c. A. Low.
i, Londonderry; J. L. Rathbone, Brattle- c
oro; NJ p. Grout Newfane; s. G. Pelk-
sy, Orono, Mass; NJ. P, Benson, Bond. II
lie: Mrs. John NJ. Hubbard and grand
lildren, Chicago; Mrs. ]. NJ. Cowles, New
aven, Ct. A. l.. REGARD Haydenville,
ass; George W. Burnett Brattleboro; l..
Holden, Brattleboro; j. A. Thsyer, New n
,swich; II. n. Eldridge Springfield,
ass; F. A. McCormac, Holyoke Mass; o
R. Gotta, North Adams, Mass; f. II.
GORE, Bennington; J. A. Mason, Bur b
ngton, Vt. S. J. Ricket, Saxtons
,rt W. Fay, Boston; John Stoneware
alker, Portland; A. +. Allen, Jamaica.