Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-18
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

year ~ 5os as against 3i1 last year.
III. NJ. Wood 5 sporting goods sior,
in Frost block has been equipped with
new plate glass front this week.
The sale Of seats for David Hen
derson s Comedians nj the auditorium
Friday and Saturday Of next week, be
gins AT the box office, Tuesday evening
May 80.
"A regular meeting of Sedgwick
woman s relief corps will be held next
Thursday evening. This will be the
last meeting before Memorial day aud
a full attendance is desired.
Judge J. NJ. Tyler has appointed T.
II. Allbee Of Bellows Falls special com
missioner 10 determine the amount due
in equity in the case of Frank H.
White against Samuel Wiswall.
John and Guy Tasker have bought
an Emerson power canoe which they
will use on the Connecticut river this
summer. The canoe is Is feet long and
has a motor of between l l2 and .
horsepower
Thermometer in this section reg
istered between IS and 30 degrees early
Tuesday morning and a heavy, white
frost covered the ground. At noon the
following day the mercury ran as high
as 90 in the shade.
The high school dramatic club re-
peated the play, A Box of Monkeys, in
Grange hall last Friday evening before
large audience which showed much
appreciation of the performance. A
dance followed. The entertainment
Melted about $50 for the athletic asso-
citation.
DIR. c. S. Caverey of Rutland, DIR.
T. r. Stiles of st. lohnsbury and DIR.
II. d. Holton of this town, members of
the state board of health. held a meet
ing in Brattleboro Tuesday for the pur-
pose of perfecting arrangements for the
health officers school which will be
held in Burlington in July.
e. c. Robertson and G. 5. Howe of
Hinsdale. y. H., and Warren Butler of
Chesterfield, n. H., have been appoint
ed by the probate court of Ches'
hire county to make division of the
island, which is owned by +. G. Gale
and +. d. Fiske. The commissioners
will visit the property tomorrow.
1t would be particularly appropri'
ate for Windham county to SEND TO the
nominating convention a solid Hasklns
delegation. This ought to be done not
only as a matter of county politics and
county pride. but as a merited tribute
to Colonel Hasklns excellent RECORD
in congress. During his three terms OF
service he has been tested thoroughiy,
and has always made good.-beiiows
rails llmes'
There was hearing before Judge -.
Nj. Tyler Saturday on the motloh vi a.
p. Carpenter, counsel Tor u II. DaVcn'
port, for dismissal OF the foreclosure
proceedings instituted by T.. IL. Daven-
port, who holds mortgage on the YAK
street property occupied ps ms nephew i
The defendants counsel many aeieeI
to withdraw the MOTION lor uisnissai
and to file an answer 10 the petition On
the first day of the September term Oh
court.
The chemical engine was called out
Tuesday afternoon on account of fire
on tbe railroad bank in the rear of
TYLER street. No damage was done but
the flames were famed by high WING
and at one time tnfea'eneu 'no n Luz
mgs. A iine VI hose We" of North
with the MIGRANT a' .ne so, nrI,, * min.
and Tyler streets pu. hee g.. maro
utes elapsed peiore .ne h mn hrarant
able to turn on the water' a.. =. Il nf a
was finally opened WIN .ne ne; s she If
crow-bar and the ire extingulsh . A.
property had been tnreateheu s .ne so
lay at the hydrant might nave n"u
rious results.
Martin McCue OF CrattspuIy,
brother of Mrs. William l.. Dustah VINO
committed suicide by Jumping INTO tie
Connecticut river at Brattleboro March
II, was brought to the brattieoo NJ %u
treat last Friday afternoon Nell
was IN bra Az poay of his sister and
searcn ~ NY shnrt +;ma afterward. be-
Went lnsahe eno oods with a revolver
ing 1ou1o III ohI marercbief Michael
wrapped III ,n" of McCne and Mrs.
Mcoanrey, la'h h:a ,;fo and mother in
Dustan, kliieu nns w." na,o in At of in
Waterbury 20 YEAS cd a natient in
sani1s, at hm+ 10 now in state asylum
the ne.lc , ~
IN waterbury u
james Lathis, banana Peu1ai
who claims to live in Hinsdale, ~ H.,
was arrested Saturday afternoon by
E. r. Thayer on the charge
If being an absconding debtor. ne
remained in the lookup over SUNDAY
and on Monday morning. applea LOT
hearing before justice Ssin a. After hear,
who signed tne coin ,it;na Snencer imme-
ing the evidence 9u1 1ath;s there being
diateiy discha q Iis;na him him on the charge
no cause for holding MN o - Tho case