Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-12-21
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

mont National bank has been thorough
" renovated this week and presents
4 neat appearance.
AN office has been fitted up on the
second floor of the Dewitt Grocery
company s building for the use of the
Vermont Pigeon 4 SQUAD company.
The Brattleboro Private school
closed today for 4 vacation The win
ter term will begin Dec. 81. Miss Park
and Charles will spend their vacation
in Townshend.
The Cutler company of North WI
braham, Mass, which controls the Val
ley Grain company of this town, Fri
day purchased the stock and store
houses of Prentice & Co., of Milford,
Mass, and will run the business under
the name of the Milford Grain COM
pany.
AT a meeting of the state board
of health in Burlington last week. Dr.
G. $. Caverlcy of Rutland was reelected
president for two years and DR.. Ii. d.
Holton of Brattleboro chosen secretary.
DR.. IIolton was appointed a committee
on vital statistics, laboratory and school
for health officers.
The annual meeting of Sunshine
society, branch No ,, will be held IN
the Home for the Aged next Thursday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock. The meeting
will be followed by an entertainment
and Christmas tree for the inmates.
ANY gifts designed for friends there
may be left at the Home or with Miss
Emma Gregg any time before Thursday
- As fine string of pickerel as
ever delighted the anglers eye was on
exhibition in the window of Cakes
barber shop Monday forenoon. The
string numbered nearly 40 and all were
nearly the same size, there being no
especially large or small ones. The fish
were caught in Kilburn pond in New
Hampshire.
The resolutions adopted by the
Vermont state grange at its annual
meeting in Burlington last week con-
tanned the following in relation to a
local publication; Resolved, That
we are grateful to the agricultural
press of this country, especially the
organ of our state grange, Tie New
England Farmer, for its unfailing in
terest in the life and welfare Of the
farmer and we urge all Patrons OF
Husbandry to become its loyal sup
porters.
The midwinter Canadian eXeur-
sons TO Montreal and Quebec over the
Central Vermont railroad will be held
Dee, % to Jan. 81, inclusive. Round
trip tickets will be sold at the follow
;rg rodnced rates: From South YER
non TO Montreal and return, $500; to
Quebec and return, $l0.95. The same
rates from Vernon; from Northheld,
Mass the rate is five cents more.
From New London the rate is $500 and
S12 so. The 10 a. m. fast train from
New London will connect at Whlte
piyor Junction with the New England
States Limited running through 10
Montreal. Tickets will be good Tor
stopover privileges in Canada.
AT the annual meeting of Brat
4Ieboro aerie. No. 1912, Fraternal order
of Eagles. Monday evening the follow
mo officers were elected: President,
r. A, Johnson; vice president, 4. N
White; CHAMPAIGN, +. d. Torrey; secre-
tarv, i. f. Whitney; treasurer, n r.
White; conductor, G H Mellen; inside
onard Charles Colt outside guard, y.
+ Schorling; trustees, l.. II. Slater,
Gaoroe Cain and w. J. Belden; acre
musician. DR.. E. r. Lynch. These OIL
GERS will be installed at the first regu-
lar meeting in January. Ten applica-
tions for membership were received,
and committee was appointed 10 see
about having a concert ana Dali ''
Easter time.
Thomas j. Heaphy, who has been
connected with the Brooks House for
ovnr % wears. has resigned as manager
and will probably finish his duties
about Jan, 49, He has not completed
lis nlans but will engage in the hotei
business for himself probably buying
house. Mr. Heaphy began work III
the Brooks House as bellboy and was
soon promoted to the position of porter
in which capacity he served until three
wears AGO last July when he was mace
manager. Under his management the
hotel has been extremely successful
and i now rated as one OF the best APP
nninted hostelries in New England out
side the larger cities. Mr.. Heaphy Is
thoroughly conversant with every ue-
fail of the hotel business ana cannot
! help being successful wherever ne de-
n;des TO locate. Crosby & Adams, pro
nrietors of the Brooks House, have mol
VET decided on his successor.
Mrs. Sarah (Larrabee) Canedy, 81,
wife of Harvey L. Canedy died at mel mel
home at As Main street Saturday aoou'
: noon after a long illness with tuoerco-
losis Mrs. Canedy was member Oh q
FAMILY of five children and was porn
i in Marlboro. Feb. 3, 1856 Her parents
we're Timothy and Susan (Stacy) Lara
hee At an early date Mrs. Canedy
moved with her parents to HallfaS
where she gained her education ,I IN tne
+. nublic schools. She married harvey
f. Canedy of this town Sept. ~, 1912 1919
and directly after her marriage moved
- Rrattleboro where she had lived ever
, since She leaves besides her husband,
her mother, Mrs. Susan Larrabee u
West Halifax, two brothers, Mervll a
Iorrabee of Brattleboro and Aiper'
7 arraboe of Halifax, sister, Mrs. EN-
mo mo- pratt of South Halifax and seven
children. Charles, Leon, Robert, ger
trnde Grace. Ethel and Edith Canedy
al of This town. The funeral was helu
a. +ba house at o'clock TUESDAY
morning. Rev. Fl. R. Miles oflelatlng,
The body was taken TO West haiiiaA
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