Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-10

lie claimed that the fallfoAus through ~
system Of free passes issued TO members
Of the legislature and TO influential eltfens'
through the lobby, and In other ways eN'
ercises an undue influence upon legislation
and in effect decides the policy OF the state
on questions affecting railroad interests even
remotely He claimed that the property OF
the railroads Is so much undervalued that
they escape a large part OF the tax which
they ought 10 pay and thus throw heavier
burden upon the private citizen. He urged
the people To take the government of the
state into their own hands while al the
same time treating the railroad larry ana
Justly. He supported his statements by
quoting figures and proofs which he SAID
could not be refuted.
In conclusion Col Churchill appealed TO
the Young men Of the state 10 help him
in the Rght for honest government. The
speaker was warmly applauded at the close
Of his remarks and many took advantage OF
the opportunity to meet the young candidate,
A number OF Brattleboro people attended the
rally.
John Cunningham is working in Harris
vile.
Miss Florence Staples is visiting in Proyi'
dence, X. i.
Inc EOresttlr lultllifu AND
Wednesday evening.
Charles Mann and family spent Sunday
with Mr. Mann's mother.
Miss Clara stearns returned Monday from
visit in Hardwiek. Mass.
| George L. Robertson is at Old Orchard
Beach, Ne, for two weeks.
Frank Elliot has recently moved to the
Deyo house on Canal street.
Dowley Gray is at Spofford lake for q
few days with Roger Holland.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Park Of High street spent
| Thursday in Greenfield, Mass.
| Mr.. and Mrs Leon Drinkwine are enter
tanning two nieces from Boston.
Miss Clara stearns is spending few days
with an aunt in Hardwick, Mass.
! Miss Florence Brtton recently visited IN
Millers Falls and Gardner, Mass.
| d. c. Minis returned home Friday aftei
spending several weeks in Sullivan.
Walter Fisher of Winchester, Mass, is Z
guest of his uncle, Albert +. Fisher
Mrs. Daniel Duggan burned her foot bad
ly a few days ago with hot fiat iron.
| A party of about 20 went from here OF
the excursion to Revere Beach Friday.
John o. Train and Miss Grace o Hara o.
Holyoke recently visited P. II. Mann.
W. r. Howe Of Chicago is with his famil.
at the home Of his father G. s. Howe.
Mrs. Dolan and Miss Minnie McGinnii
will spend Sunday in Wallingford, VI.
There will be no Sunday services at th'
Congregational church until September
stephen Mcdonald visited his parents II
Brandon, VT, from Friday until Monday.
Miss Eva Robertson returned home Mon
day accompanied by three young friends.
John Cole Of Meriden, Conn., recently Wis
tied his mother and sister Mrs. John Ra
leigh.
Mrs. James Redding has been entertaining
her cousin, Mrs. A. F. Beucke, of Holyoke
Mass.
Mrs. Clarence Davis of South Deerfelt
was an over Sunday guest at T. o. Dicker
mans.
! Miss Florence Goddard spent saturda!
and Sunday with Miss Marcia Beers IL
Vernon.
Benjamin F. Adams of Washington, D. G.
is with his father, William Adams, to remaii
a month.
Misses Ruth Hall and Florence o'Nei
have positions as teachers in schools in ia
maica, VT.
Ned Mccormick of Holyoke, Mass, spen
Sunday with his brothers, James and DAME
Mccormick
Miss Mamie Sullivan of Trenton, \. J.
recently visited few days with her aunt
Mrs. Griffin.
A band of people called gypsies hav'
canned on the river road for an indefinite
length of time.
Mrs. Webb Hall has returned to her hom'
in Bellows Falls after three weeks visi
at W. H. Hall S.
Mrs. E. W. Marley has moved from tn,
L. ", Goss tenement to one in Park blocl
on Canal street
Mrs. Adelia Estey has been entertaining
her niece, Miss Thomas, of Buffalo, n. y
for few weeks
Professor and Mrs. Mason entertained Mr.
and Mrs. Blair and daughter of Peterbort
one day last week.
Miss Elizabeth L. Gray is taking vaca
ton from her duties in the Estey organ
works in Brattleboro.
Henry Black, who has been employed il
Hotel Ashuelot for several months, has closed
his engagement there
Mrs johnson and two daughters Of Gard
ner Mass, are visiting with Mrs. Johnson
HOtutI, MIS-. lJbliti paiS'
David Minis is with his son, Myron F
Minis and family for an outing OF two week
on Chebeaque Island, Me-
Among those from out of town In attend
ance at the waltz party were Mr.. and Mrs
H. D. Walker of Brattleboro.
Mrs. Jack Simpson and two children o
Providence, r. l.. are visiting at Mrs. Simp
sons brothers, F. J. Veber's,
Mrs. Elizabeth Stearns of West Chester
field recently spent several days at Will
d. Stearns's on Mortified road.
Napoleon Belleville of birmingham, Mass.
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. DOM
nique Beleville of High street.
Miss Antoinette Bergeron will finish wori
at Brightwood mills this week to. take va
cation before the opening Of school.
Mrs. Sophia A. Doolittle of Binghamton
In. Y, is visiting her sister, Mrs. ii. ii
Day, and her niece, Mrs. A. A. Boidt.
Miss Matte Fisk has returned to he
home in Springfield after spending severa
weeks at the home of Edward Stebbins.
Mrs. John Roberts and daughter, Mis-
Allie. returned to Boston Saturday a1te
spending few days at their home here.
Miss Cora Dexter has finished work a
book keeper and stenographer, with TN
Granite State Moving Machine company.
Rev. W. F. White and son, Emmons hav
gone to Rensselaerville, N. u, where tne'
join Mrs. White to spend the month OF Au
gust.
1t is stated on good authority that Judg
Gardner s. Howe will be candidate 10
state senator from the 18th New Hampshire
district.