Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-01-12

II. NJ. Wood thinks he has u Barred
Plymouth Rock hen worth pensioning
ms she has laid 81 eggs in ~ consecu
tive days.
-Cratus Weatherhead, who recently
bought a lot of Mrs. Abby Fuller on
Canal street, plans TO erect two'tene'
ment house in the spring.
The meeting of the Alliance study
class will be held in the parsonage Mon
dav evening at 730. Subject, The
Earliest Religion. All are invited.
Joseph Savary, who is employed
in william Lanahan s barber shop, cut
severe cash in the foretinger of his
left hand Wednesday while sharpening
razor.
bingham chapter, o. +. s., will give
n public supper in Masonic hall Tues
day evening beginning at 6 O'Clock.
The proceeds will 90 10 the fund for
piano for the hall
Joseph. young son of Mr., and Mrs.
Timothy Aher of Forest street, was
taken in with scarlet fever Tuesday.
This is the only case in town aside from
those at the isolation building Of the
hospital,
The largest crowd of the season
attended the Centerville skating rink
Saturday evening All of the skates
were in use and many people were
among the spectators. Music was fur
nished by members Of the First Regi-
ment band.
The annual meeting of the Valley
Fair association aud advisory board Of
directors win take place next Friday
morning at II o clock in the Brooks
House. 1t will be followed by the an
uual dinner. At this meeting officers
will be elected for the ensuing year and
revision of the check list made.
Prof. Sylvester a. Long is.coming to
the auditorium soon. Last season he
lccturcd in Detroit and Cincinnati
twice and was recalled for third lee
ture in indianapolis He is certainly q
man to hear His lectures arouse high
aspirations and resolves yet he does not
preach. The date of the lecture is Jan.
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John +. Gale Of Guilford, guardian
of Lester J. Stafford who disappeared
mvstefiously Oct. 10, 1904, has with
/ drawn the offer of reward of $500 for
the recovery of the missing man. Mr.
! Gale believes Stafford is dead and he
has been suspicious Of foul play but
he also believes that if the body is re-
covered it will be by accident
George W. Pierce plans to hold the
! first meeting of the Windham County
! Fish & Game association Saturday af
ternoon, Jan. 81. at clock in the
Brooks House. At this time eonsti
tuition will be adopted and officers elect
ed for the ensuing year. Over 25O PEG
pie have signifed their intention OF
joining the association.
Business at the Centerville roller
rink has been very good indeed. The
band will be in attendance Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday evenings mex
week. Women and beginners are tax
ing advantage of the afternoon lesson;
by competent instructor. Manager
Hildreth is recovering from his injury
but is not yet able to be at the rink regu
larry.
-Elihu II. Blanchard, 81, died at tbs
Home for Aged and Disabled Tuesday
after a week s illness with pneumonia
He was born in Hinsdale, n. H., son OF
Benjamin and Sally Hill Blanchard ant
had lived in that town greater par
of his life. He leaves a widow who Is
also an inmate of the home. Funera
services were held there this morning
and the body was taken to Hinsdale FOL
burial.
The annual meeting of the PEG
Pile s National bank was held Tuesday
forenoon when the following officers
were chosen: Directors, o. l.. Sher
man, s. A. Smith. G. f. Greene, w. IL
Bracket. II. p. Wellman, J. G. Estey
and C. r. Crosby; president, 0. l.. Sher
man; viee.president, J. G. Estey
cashier. w. II. Braekett; assistant
cashier, c. L. Stickney; teller, F. G
Adams; bookkeeper, L. G.. Tasker.
Charles D. Gale, 90, the oldest male
resident of Spencer, Mass, died at hi'
home in the south part of the tow
Tuesday. He had been active until
few months ago and had assisted II
the farm work. For many years Mr.
Spencer drove a stage between Worces
ter. Mass, and BrattleborO. He at
tended the Valley fair last year an'
was probably the oldest person in at
tendance. Two sons, Charles Z. Gall
and John W. Gale, both of Spencer
survive.
Festival hall will be turned into ;
rendezvous for both young and oil
Monday evening, Jan. 30, when mas
querade ball, to which everyone is in
vited viii take place Leitsingers or
chestra of 10 pieces has been engages
and will devote an hour to one of 1t
best concert programs. Dancing vii
follow. Buchholz of Springfield, Mass
will be here with costumes. The com
mittee in charge will spare no plans o
expense to make the affair the even
of the season.
Miss Margaret Daley of Ney
York. representative of the eXecutiv
board of the National Garment Work
ers has been in town this week con
ferring with the officers of the loca
union in regard to the schedule 0
wages which will prevail at the Hook
err, Corser & Mitchell factory the con
ing year 1t is expected that the seal
submitted by the national associatio
will be entirely satisfactory to tn
owners of the factory and that no labo
troubles will result.
) The members of Protective grang
, met at their hall last evening ostensibl
l for dramatic club purposes, but reall
Q to spring a surprise on Master II. "
} Sargent and Mrs. Sargent, the 25th al
, niversary of whose wedding day ha
! been reached The surprise was su,
! cessfully accomplished. George v
e Pierce presented the worthy coupi'
j. who had just returned from Burlingto
and Montpelier, with solid silve
Z nnlnl howl and ladle as a teStimnnii