Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-01
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

lllNtr 10 tnhflcs IL. Grant OF the
IL. Grant Granite company.
The charter of the Cheshire Ex
press company has been amended SO NJ
to allow IL to do business between MI
parts of Windham and Cheshire coun
ties.
The women of the Baptist societ,
Z are planning TO have a strawberry sup
per at an early date. They will hole
the first food sale of the season in tn,
\. Nj. {. A. rooms tomorrow Afternoon
from 2.30 to . o clock.
The hearing ON c. II. Thompson ;,
! application for discharge from bank
! ruptcy, scheduled to take place last
Saturday before Referee +. ID. T.
Stowe, was continued ON account OF
Mr.. Thompson S illness.
Joseph +. Brockington will sell his
household goods at auction tomorrow
afternoon at | o clock at his home, 81
High street. Most of the goods are
nearly new. The sale will take place
positively, rain or shine.
r. c. Leitsinger is taking com
lplete course of piano tuning, repair
ing and tone regulating at the Boston
school of piano tuning under the per.
sonal instruction of Charles p. Dolan,
formerly head concert tuner for Chick.
ering X Sons, Boston.
Cards were received in Brattleboro
this morning announcing the marriage
in Providence, Il. l., yesterday of Isaac
d. Bailey of Brattleboro and Elizabeth
De Eette Perry Of Providence. Mr.
and Mrs, Bailey win begin housekeep.
ing in Mr.. Bailey's house on Elliot
street.
-Brattleboro people are awaiting
with interest the decision of Governor
c. j. Bell ON the petition for the par.
don of John f. Mccarthy, who is serv-
ing time in states prison for compile
| ity in the Newfane bank robbery. 1t
would seem as if sufficient time had
elapsed to allow the governor TO make
up his mind one way or the other
The Boston Sunday Globe contained
n picture and sketch of John 5. Hunt
of Millers Falls, Mass, who brings the
Globes to Brattleboro from Millers
Falls every Sunday morning. Mr.. Hunt
began carrying the papers II years ago,
using single team at that time, and
has never missed Sunday since then
He now makes the trip in an automo-
bile
There was hearing before Justice
r. C. Bacon Saturday in the case of
state against Fred Starkey of Newfane,
charged with criminal assault upon
Clara Knapp, l2-year-old girl State s
Attorney II. ID. Ryder appeared as
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for the defendant. After hearing part
of the evidence Justice Bacon continued
the case until tomorrow.
The funeral of Mrs. Mandana Scott,
Sc, widow of Rufus Scott of the we'll
known Scott farm in Dummerston, was
held at the home of her niece, Mrs.
David Cooley, on Birge street Sunday
afternoon, Rev. George B. Lawson of |
floating. Mrs. Scott was born in Yer
non April 10, 1920, and is survived by
one son, c. w. Scott, of Greenfield. Her
death took place last Friday.
A number of local G. A. r. vet |
Grams are planning to attend the 10th |
national encampment in Minneapolis
beginning Monday, Aug. 10. The of
fetal train will leave this state Satur-
day, Aug. II. and if the number of pas
sengers warrants will be special train
running direct to Minneapolis. The
Lvndonville band of 80 pieces will ac-
company the Vermont delegation. The
rates and privileges of the trip are not
limited to members of the G. A. r. and |
Woman s Relief corps but are open to
all.
The new freight house of the Cen
trail Vermont railroad is practically
and the local office force will
begin moving into it tomorrow. The
new building contains nearly twice as
much storage room as the old house and
is much more conveniently arranged. 1t
is equipped with large sliding doors on
each side, is well lighted and has a
hardwood floor An attractive office
room is being fitted up in the south end.
As soon as the old building is vacated
Adams & Crosby will complete the
work of tearing it down, using the ma
terial in the construction of their new
blocks.
There was hearing in the probate
office Monday before Justice K. Z. Ba'
con in the case of Everett d. Prouty
against Melvin Dalrymple, an action
brought to recover payment for haullns
lumber from Marlboro South pond to
tbe Brattleboro station and from the Es-
few lot in Marlboro to the Estey organ
factory The evidence of the plalntlff
tended to show that balance OF S94
was due Prouty, it being the defend
amt g claim that this matter was adj !
iusted through a horse trade. Justice
Bacon gave Judgment for the plaintlff
and the defendant took an appeal. =.
W. Gibson appeared for Prouty and Z.
E. Barber for Dalrymple.
A meeting of 16 Brattleboro policy
holders in the Mutual Life insurance
company of New York was held In the
Brooks House Monday morning, Dr.
Henry D. Holton presiding. 1t was de-
,ided to form permanent organization !
FOR the purpose of protecting the inter
,sts of the policy-holders in BrattIe-
,oro and vicinity, and the following ON
sers were chosen: President, DR.. II.
D Holton; secretary and treasurer. Ed
win D whitney; executive committee,
r Adams, G. G. Fits and =. Y.
1rosbv. DR.. Holton was elected dele
rate TO attend the meeting in Burning,
,on TODAY when state organization VIII
be perfected. q
The annual meeting of the stock
FOLDERS of the Brattleboro 4 Wnltena,l !;
Railroad company was held in this town I
"a tnrdav. 1902 stockholders being. pres =
,nt Of he annual dinner served IN the
House. Judge E. L. Waterman !,
vas elected president in place, OF ., the .
are Charles r. Thompson, and the otnei =
az :. $50 &c follows: Vice-president, .