Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-01-19

-E. ID. Whitney has sold n six'eylin'
der steyens'Duryca touring sar TO
James iartness of Springfield, w.
Sylvester A. Long will lecture at
the auditorium Tuesday evening, Jan,
%, in the Y. NJ, G, A. star course,
The next meeting of the Protective
grange will take place Wednesday even.
ing. The lecturer will have charge OF
the program,
The women of the Baptist society
are planning 10 hold chicken pie sup
per in their rooms ON Wednesday even.
ing, Jan. 81.
The first meeting of the creditors
of the Brattleboro manufacturing com
pany will take place next Tuesday be-
fore Referee r. ID. Il. Stowe,
-Beauscant commandcry, X. t..
worked the Red Cross degree ON five
candidates mt the regular cnmmunica'
ton in Masonic hall Wednesday even
ing,
The Ladies' Enterprise society
will meet with Mrs. T.. L, Hopkinson
next Tuesday, instead of Wednesday, at
4 p. m. supper will be served from q
to 7,3O and n social evening will follow
Increased pensions have been
granted through John Hunt s agency to
Chester IIulett, South Londonderry;
Thomas Ashwell. Westminster; Frank
Ray, Wilmington; Phimcas Allen, Ja'
maica.
The officers of Leo council, knights
of Columbus. were installed Tuesday
evening in Red Men S hall by state
Deputy j. 4. Ridden of Bellows Falls,
II was voted TO hold sociable and
"ladies night Feb, 1.
Lewis Watson Baxter, formerly of
Dover. n. H.. but now of this town, and
Miss Florence Hall Crittendcn of Mon
tague. Mass. were married Monday
afternoon at the Universalist parson'
age by Rev. Frank l.. Masseck
The members of the Woman 5 Ali
ance are invited to meet with Mrs
Charles Warder n High street Friday
evening. Jan. 10, at 7.30 o clock There
will be business session followed by
birthday social.
One of the children of II. H. Spaul'
ding on Elliot street has been i'll with
diphtheria since last Friday. The
house is quarantined, but Mr.. Spaulding
who has not been home since the child
was i'll, is attending to his work as
usual.
The renovation of the audience
room of the Baptist church is practic'
ally completed, and the case of the new
pipe organ is now being erected. IL rs
expected that the formal dedication will
take place about the middle of Febru-
AIRY.
AT stated meeting of Bingham
chapter. O. +. s., Tuesday evening two
candidates were initiated and several
petitions received. One hundred par
took of the public supper which was
served before the meeting, adding $50
to the piano fund.
George w. Pierce will lead the
mems class at the Universalist church
Sunday noon in a discussion of state
legislation. All men are cordially in
vited to attend, bring all the questions
they can think of and pump the senator
for all he is worth.
--Fenton s guessing contest ends to-
morrow night, and the money in the
window will be counted by r. l.. Greene
of the Peoples National bank Monday
afternoon. The winner will be an
nounced rs soon as the quantities of
guesses which have been made can be
thoroughly examined.
Subscribers to the Snowflake corn
canning factory received yesterday a
dividend of five per cent. on their in
vestment, the third of that amount to
be declared since the factory started.
Baxter Brothers, proprietors of the fac
tory, have distributed this year among
the farmers in this section about $780,
900 in payment for the corn which they
raised.
Over Niagara Falls, a big, new
scenic production by Jos. lie Brandt, au-
thor of On the Stroke of Twelve and
other successful plays, will be the at
traction at the auditorium Saturday,
Jan. %, matinee and night. Messrs.
Rowland & Clifford who are owners and
proprietors of the production, have
equipped it with most gorgeous dis
play of scenery, and mechanical and
electrical effects; prominent among
them is an exact reproduction of Mag
ara Falls, which is said to be very real
istic. A strong company of well-known
players has been secured, and every
thing points to a most pleasing produe-
ton.
ON petition of j. l.. Barney, admin
istrator of the estates Of Charlotte Lucy
and Elizabeth b. Barney of Guilford,
| : boo Of
mandamus citing State Treasurer J. l..
Bacon to appear and show why he could
not return to the estates the sums of
$210.35 and $27l.73, respectively, which
were paid as an inheritance tax. At
hearing in the probate court June 2S it
was decided that the state of Vermont
had no right to collect the tax for the
reason that the funds in question were
in Massachusetts and subject to tax
alton there. The probate court, how
ever, had no authority to order the re-
turn of the money, so a petition for
writ of mandamus was brought.
The 55th annual Universalist fair
will be held Thursday evening, Jan. 20,
1906, in Festival hall, and will take the
form of a flower fete. The booths,
where fancy and useful articles, candy,
flowers, grabs, lemonade and frappe will
be sold, are to be decorated with flow
ers and crepe paper. The hall will be
hung with bright colored streamers, and
the stage will be turned into an attract
i've arbor The most novel attraction
will be the Gypsy camp, where baskets
will be for sale, and futures will be told
by gypsies in full costume. A turkey
and chicken pie supper will be served
from $50 to s o. clock, and Leitsinger s
orchestra will play during the supper