Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-30

IL very low and not expected to rally. lie
IL one Of the lasi, II not the iasi, Of the
old river men who used to run nAi boats be.
tween Brattleboro aud Hartford, carrying
provisions before the building Of the rail
roads, lie Is cared for by Mrs. Leonidas
Miller In Gin,
AZ the meeting of the Connecticut Valley
alumni Of the medical department Of the
University Of Vermont. DIR. " 4. Wood was
present aud was one II the speakers during
the evening A banquet was served during
the session and DIR. Wood was appointed one
of eommitte. 10 make arrangements for
the next meeting,
A coal tresiie IL being built By the Boston
Maine railroad and the bill for the lumber
IA being filled by Mt. iiermon school. the
work being done entirely by the students
under competent foremen. II Is said by good
lumhermen that there are but few timber lots
In the country tina, could MI this order, as
many OF the timbers are "a feet long by IL
inches square.
Mr.. Leisure has given up his store In Win.
chester and has taken position with q
Wholesale produce company which Is TO have
headquarters In Boston. G. y. Plaistridge
who formerly was In business here, Is 10
remain al the store in Winchester and will
take an active interest In the business. lie
IL TO have sole management OF the furniture
and undertaking department.
Miss Fidelia Fo,on died at the old Holton
homestead last week Thursday after q short
Illness OF pneumonia. Miss Holion was 50
years Of age and had always lived In the
home OF her childhood She was one OF
Ia children Of Horace and Dolly Dickinson
iiolion and was the last member OF the fam.
lily. She was one Of the best types OF q
strong New England character. and was for
many years teacher in the public schools.
The many friends OF Seleetman A. W.
Proctor made him the victim Of genuine
surprise party Tuesday evening. lie was in
vited TO go TO the Sons OF Veterans hall.
supposedly TO work. but he found the hall
Allied with interested friends who smilingly
reminded him that another milestone in his
lfe's journey had just been passed. Re-
freshments were served and the evening was
spent socially with games, etc.
The mercury dropped to Ia below satur.
day morning. II may not be uninterestinr
to know that 81 years ago last week, March
1924, the temperature was below zero on
South Main street, the lowest being 90 be.
low, March is. In week and half,
April 5. the ground was becoming bare;
In three weeks and a half, April II, IL was
dusty and the month from March "a ended
with week in which il was above so five
days between April is and 24-s7 April %.
Charles A. Moulton died March IL at the
home OF Wallace Morgan Of Wendell and the
funeral was held Tuesday, March 20, at the
Milers Falls home OF Mrs. John Eagan, his
only daughter. He has long been identified
in the social and business interests at the
Farms, until six years ago when he had
nervous breakdown, forcing him to retire
from active business. Since that time he
has gradually failed. He is survived by
widow, a daughter and one son, Charles
A., of Athol. The burial was at Mortified
Farms.
The Better Farming Special is really
farmers institute on wheels and consists of
five cars and engine furnished free by the
Boston & Maine railroad The train will
carry speakers and exhibits to illustrate i'm
portant facts There will be three divisions'
Horticulture, Crop Production, Dairying and
Animal Husbandry. The train will start at
Mt. Hermon Wednesday, April 4. Among
those who will accompany the train in this
state are: J. Lewis Ellsworth, secretary of
the state board of agriculture; and represent
atives from the agricultural college, p II.
Smith, NJ A. Blake, S. B. Haskell and Prof,
Cooley The train will arrive at Mt. Her.
mon at a. m. and leave at 1910 q. m.